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Under the restructured Rule 166a, the deadlines anchor to the MOTION'S FILING, not a noticed hearing: the response is due within 21 days after the motion is filed, any reply within 7 days after the response, the hearing or submission may not be set within 35 days of filing and must be set within 60 days (or 90 for docket need, good cause, or movant agreement), and each side must submit a proposed order before the hearing or submission date.
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(d) Response. (1) Time to File. Except on leave of court or agreement of the parties, the nonmovant must file a response within 21 days after the motion is filed. … (e) Reply. (1) Time to File. The movant may file a reply. Except on leave of court or agreement of the parties, the movant must file the reply within 7 days after the response is filed. … (g) Hearing or Submission. (1) Timing. A hearing or submission date must not be set within 35 days after the motion's filing. Unless the motion is withdrawn, the court must set the motion for a hearing or submission within: (A) 60 days after the motion's filing; or (B) 90 days after the motion's filing: (i) if the court's docket so requires; (ii) on a showing of good cause; or (iii) if the movant agrees. … (3) Proposed Order. The parties must each submit a proposed order before the hearing or submission date.
Reviewer note: The current compilation carries the RESTRUCTURED rule (traditional/no-evidence structure with filing-anchored deadlines) — older secondary sources describing 21-day notice-of-hearing are superseded.
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.
1 summarised requirement on continuances.
1 summarised requirement on continuances.