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7 verbatim requirements on continuances.
Eighth Judicial Circuit — David P. Kreider | Katherine L. Floyd | William E. Davis only. Practices change without notice; the court's own published text controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the published source, captured 2026-07-24; whitespace normalised only. No OCR was used. • Circuit-Wide Civil Division MG (Foreclosures) – Sales Circuit-Wide PROPOSED ORDERS TO CANCEL/RESCHEDULE FORECLOSURE SALE - All Motions to cancel or reschedule a foreclosure sale shall be electronically filed at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled sale date. Good cause must be shown for the granting of the Motion and all supporting documentation must be attached to the Motion. - A Proposed Order to cancel/reschedule a foreclosure sale shall be e-mailed to foreclosures@circuit8.org in WORD format at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled sale date. The subject line of the e-mail shall indicate: Motion to Cancel/Reschedule Sale, County and full Case Number. The body of the e-mail shall indicate County, full case number, style of case, the parties involved, and whether the parties stipulate to the Motion. If all parties stipulate, a hearing may not be required. A hearing is required when the parties do not stipulate. All proposed Orders to cancel/reschedule a foreclosure sale must contain a blank space for a new sale date (unless the case is being dismissed). All Orders to cancel/reschedule a foreclosure shall include a certificate of service at the bottom of the order. Please indicate the name of the party who is to receive the Order, as well as the party’s e-mail/e-service address OR mailing address, if a hard copy is required. EMERGENCY MOTIONS TO CANCEL SALE A copy of any “Emergency” Motion to cancel/reschedule a foreclosure sale that has been e-filed with the Clerk of Court and served upon opposing counsel should also be provided by e-mail to foreclosures@circuit8.org. If the Court determines that a hearing is necessary, the Foreclosure Manager will advise the moving party of an expedited date and time for the hearing. Alachua-Specific SCHEDULING SALE AND ISSUANCE OF DOCUMENTS POST SALE - Alachua County will conduct all Foreclosure Sales online at www.alachua.realforeclose.com. Please see Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Administrative Order No. 3.07 (May 28, 2015). All Foreclosure Sale Orders must be in compliance with said Administrative Order. - Once the Final Judgment has been entered, plaintiff may then electronically file the Notice of Sale for the scheduled sale date. The plaintiff is responsible for sending a copy of the Notice of Sale to the appropriate newspaper for publication. The Clerk will generate the Certificate of Sale, Certificate of Title, and Certificate of Disbursements after the sale is held. - The successful bidder at each sale shall enter the purchaser’s name and contact information for issuance of the Certificate of Title in the Real Auction database. Based upon the information entered and the outcome of the sale, the Clerk of Court generates the Certificate of Sale, Certificate of Disbursement, and Certificate of Title. The Clerk of Court will then electronically sign the forms and e-file them through the portal, mailing appropriate copies to those addresses not receiving email. Plaintiff shall provide envelopes to the Clerk of Court once the Notice of Sale is filed, including the case name, case number, and sale date on the package of envelopes. • Hearing requests should be made by email and the county name, full case number, style of the case, type of motion(s) being heard, the attorneys involved, and the amount of time requested. • Continuances are not routinely granted and are evaluated on a case-by-case basis. All requests must be made with specificity and show good cause. Generic requests are routinely denied without a hearing. All requests must comply with Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.460. All Motions to Continue Trial shall be filed with a client consent form signed by the client. A hearing will not be set on any Motion to Continue Trial if the Client Consent form has not been filed with the Clerk of Court. If you are seeking to continue or cancel a non-jury trial or foreclosure sale due to loss mitigation, you must include the following information in your motion: - The specific status of the loss mitigation (active, in review, etc.) and the timeframe within which the process is expected to be completed. Generic requests are routinely denied without a hearing. - The occupancy status of the property (verified within the last 60 days). - Efforts to confer with other parties and their position on your motion. • To cancel a hearing, you must immediately send a request to the Magistrate’s office for approval. If approved, you must also immediately file and serve a notice of cancellation on opposing counsel and any self-represented litigant. A party may not unilaterally cancel a hearing through filing a notice of cancelation. • Please refer to the notice of hearing for the meeting ID# and password. • Certificates of Sale, Certificates of Disbursement, Certificates of Title, and Notices of Sale shall be forwarded separately to the Clerk of Court in accordance with the Clerk’s procedures. Please do not send these documents to the Foreclosure Case Manager. The plaintiff is responsible for sending a copy of the Notice of Sale to the appropriate newspaper for publication. The Clerk will generate the Certificate of Sale, Certificate of Title, and Certificate of Disbursements after the sale is held. All Motions to cancel or reschedule a foreclosure sale shall be electronically filed at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled sale date. Good cause must be shown for the granting of the Motion and all supporting documentation must be attached to the Motion. Generic motions are routinely denied without a hearing. A copy of any “Emergency” Motion to cancel/reschedule a foreclosure sale that has been e-filed with the Clerk of Court and served upon opposing counsel should also be provided to foreclosures@circuit8.org. If the Court determines that a hearing is necessary, the Foreclosure Manager will advise the moving party of an expedited date and time for the hearing • To ensure timely review, motions to cancel or reschedule a foreclosure sale shall be electronically filed at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled sale date. Good cause must be shown for the granting of the Motion and all supporting documentation must be attached to the Motion. If you are seeking to cancel a sale due to a federal moratorium, you must include the following information in your motion: - Which moratorium applies to this specific property. - The current expiration of the moratorium. - The occupancy status of the property (verified within the last 60 days). - Efforts to confer with other parties and their position on your motion. A copy of any “Emergency” Motion to cancel/reschedule a foreclosure sale that has been e-filed with the Clerk of Court and served upon opposing counsel should also be provided to foreclosures@circuit8.org. If the Court determines that a hearing is necessary, the Foreclosure Manager will advise the moving party of an expedited date and time for the hearing. Please note that failure to timely file a motion does not constitute an emergency.
Circuit-Wide Civil Division MG (Foreclosures) – Sales Circuit-Wide PROPOSED ORDERS TO CANCEL/RESCHEDULE FORECLOSURE SALE - All Motions to cancel or reschedule a foreclosure sale shall be electronically filed at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled sale date. Good cause must be shown for the granting of the Motion and all supporting documentation must be attached to the Motion. - A Proposed Order to cancel/reschedule a foreclosure sale shall be e-mailed to foreclosures@circuit8.org in WORD format at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled sale date. The subject line of the e-mail shall indicate: Motion to Cancel/Reschedule Sale, County and full Case Number. The body of the e-mail shall indicate County, full case number, style of case, the parties involved, and whether the parties stipulate to the Motion. If all parties stipulate, a hearing may not be required. A hearing is requir
Reviewer note: Source sha256: 7cea07eb095bdc5ae03dda3c725fecd544d878d75450808971002e76111bc30c, 556f23b1b0b73f1828c24986d47d80851bc485075ea1ba6d7469929127658523. Corpus categories: PROPOSED_ORDERS | CONTINUANCES | FILING_OR_SERVICE, SCHEDULING_OR_CANCELLATION, CONTINUANCES | FILING_OR_SERVICE. Operative status as recorded: LIVE_PAGE_CURRENT_AS_CRAWLED. Published during the 2026-07-24 completeness pass. SOURCE DRIFT MEASURED 2026-07-24: the page(s) these requirements were captured from have been edited since capture. A live re-read found 38 of 41 published requirements (93%) still present on 2 source pages (/general-magistrates-hearing-officers/circuit-wide-civil-division-mg-foreclosures-sales/, /general-magistrates-hearing-officers/circuit-wide-civil-division-mg-foreclosures/). The missing text may have been reworded, moved, or withdrawn — BenchPath does not guess which. Confidence held at high because the overwhelming majority survived verbatim. Re-verify before relying on any single clause. SOURCE DRIFT MEASURED 2026-07-24: the page(s) these requirements were captured from have been edited since capture. A live re-read found 34 of 35 published requirements (97%) still present on 1 source page (/general-magistrates-hearing-officers/probate-judicial-practices-and-procedures/). The missing text may have been reworded, moved, or withdrawn — BenchPath does not guess which. Confidence held at high because the overwhelming majority survived verbatim. Re-verify before relying on any single clause.
Florida follows the federal summary-judgment standard. The motion must be served at least 40 days before the hearing; the nonmovant's response is due no later than 20 days before the hearing.
How Florida procedural deadlines are computed: exclude the trigger day; count every day for periods of 7 days or more; for periods under 7 days, skip intermediate weekends and legal holidays; roll forward when the last day is a weekend or holiday.
Judge Siperstein requires every motion to be set within 5 days of filing and heard within 60 days, or it may be deemed abandoned.