Judge Barnett puts motions on a clock: set for hearing within 15 days of filing, heard within 30 — UMC runs Mondays and Wednesdays 9:00–10:00 a.m.
Florida > Fifteenth Judicial Circuit > Palm Beach County > Palm Beach County Court > County Civil Division RB (Judge Michael A. Barnett)
"Motions must be set for hearing within 15 days of the date they are filed, and the hearing must take place within 30 days" / "UMCs will be held 2 days of the week, Mondays and Wednesdays at 9:00 – 10:00 am"
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10 verbatim courtroom requirements from Judge Margaret R. Taylor's published division procedures.
Judge Taylor (under the shared County Criminal Standing Pretrial Order): continuance motions for in-custody defendants must be filed at least 48 hours before the court date to cancel jail transport, and all pleas are in person absent a pre-approved plea in absentia.
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