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Judge Stephens deems motions abandoned when they sit unset for five days — the fastest abandonment clock in the courthouse; hearings are set by CALLING the JA and come within 30 days.
Florida > Fifteenth Judicial Circuit > Palm Beach County > Palm Beach County Court > Division RH — also covering FS and NC/H (Judge Debra Moses Stephens)
"Motions are considered ABANDONED when they have been filed for 5 days but have not been set for a hearing." / "All hearings are set by calling the judicial assistant. This division provides hearings within 30 days."
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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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