Judge Barnett requires plaintiffs awarded a default to deliver a proposed judgment within 20 days; small-claims pretrials run in person only, Tuesdays at 8:45 a.m.
Florida > Fifteenth Judicial Circuit > Palm Beach County > Palm Beach County Court > County Civil Division RB (Judge Michael A. Barnett)
"In any case in which the Court has awarded a Default...Plaintiff must provide the Court with a proposed judgment within 20 days" / "Pretrial Conference Hearings are held every Tuesday morning starting at 8:45am" / "the court is holding pretrial conference hearings in person only"
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Judge Wolfe enforces AO S-2024-062(28)(A) with teeth: every pretrial motion in a case transferred to TD-3 must be scheduled and heard by the original transferring judge — failure to do so timely is deemed a waiver.
Judge Rice mirrors the F-division waiver with an exception: all motions other than motions in limine must be filed AND heard before the Pretrial Conference or they are waived; limine motions must at least be filed by then.
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