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13 rules for “Ex Parte Motion

Judge PreferencesBroward County · Judge Alberto Ribas, Jr.

Judge Alberto Ribas, Jr. — Dependency Divisions JO/32/JJ Procedures (17th Circuit, Broward)

Judge Alberto Ribas, Jr. — Dependency Divisions JO/32/JJ Procedures (17th Circuit, Broward)

High confidence· verified July 19, 2026
Divisional InstructionsBroward County · Division 08 — Circuit Civil · Judge Carlos Augusto Rodriguez

Judge Carlos Augusto Rodriguez — Division 08 procedures (Circuit Civil)

Division 08 procedures before Judge Carlos Augusto Rodriguez (Circuit Civil, Broward). Verbatim requirements: scheduling, conferral, orders, appearance format.

High confidence· verified July 19, 202617th Jud. Cir. (Broward), Division 08 Procedures — Judge Carlos Augusto Rodriguez (official published division doc)
Divisional InstructionsBroward County · Division 07 — Circuit Civil — Complex · Judge David A. Haimes

Judge David A. Haimes — Division 07 procedures (Circuit Civil — Complex)

Division 07 procedures before Judge David A. Haimes (Circuit Civil — Complex, Broward). Verbatim requirements: scheduling, conferral, orders, appearance format.

High confidence· verified July 19, 202617th Jud. Cir. (Broward), Division 07 Procedures — Judge David A. Haimes (official published division doc)
Judge PreferencesMiami-Dade County · Judge Michaelle Gonzalez-Paulson

Judge Michaelle Gonzalez-Paulson — Courtroom Procedures & Requirements (11th Circuit, Miami-Dade) [947-261]

Judge Michaelle Gonzalez-Paulson — Courtroom Procedures & Requirements (11th Circuit, Miami-Dade)

High confidence· verified July 19, 2026
Judge PreferencesMiami-Dade County · Judge Mavel Ruiz

Judge Mavel Ruiz — Courtroom Procedures & Requirements (11th Circuit, Miami-Dade) [1093-4]

Judge Mavel Ruiz — Courtroom Procedures & Requirements (11th Circuit, Miami-Dade)

High confidence· verified July 19, 2026
Judge PreferencesCollier County · Judge Janeice T. Martin

Judge Janeice T. Martin — Practice Preferences & Procedures (20th Circuit, Collier)

Judge-specific practice preferences and procedures for the 20th Judicial Circuit; verbatim key requirements with hashed source documents.

High confidence· verified July 19, 2026
Divisional InstructionsPasco County · Section G/J2/J6/Q4 — Pasco Circuit Civil (Judge Kimberly Byrd) · Judge Kimberly Byrd

Judge Kimberly Byrd — Practice Preferences (Pasco Circuit Civil, Section G/J2/J6/Q4)

Practice preferences before Judge Kimberly Byrd (Pasco Circuit Civil, Section G/J2/J6/Q4, 6th Circuit). Verbatim: scheduling/JAWS, hearing format, materials deadlines, proposed orders.

High confidence· verified July 8, 20266th Jud. Cir. (Pasco), Judge Kimberly Byrd Practice Preferences (Section G/J2/J6/Q4; official published PDF)
Divisional InstructionsOrange County · Division 1 — Probate/Guardianship/Mental Health · Judge Mark S. Blechman

Judge Mark S. Blechman — Division 1 procedures (Probate/Guardianship/Mental Health)

Division 1 procedures before Judge Mark S. Blechman (Probate/Guardianship/Mental Health, 9th Circuit). Verbatim requirements: scheduling, conferral, orders, appearance format.

High confidence· verified July 8, 20269th Jud. Cir. (Orange/Osceola), Division 1 Guidelines & Procedures — Judge Mark S. Blechman (official published doc)
Divisional InstructionsOsceola County · Division 20-B — Osceola Circuit Civil · Judge Christine E. Arendas

Judge Christine E. Arendas — Division 20-B procedures (Osceola Circuit Civil)

Division 20-B procedures before Judge Christine E. Arendas (Osceola Circuit Civil, 9th Judicial Circuit). Verbatim requirements: scheduling, conferral, orders, appearance format.

High confidence· verified July 6, 20269th Jud. Cir. (Orange/Osceola), Division 20-B Guidelines & Procedures — Judge Christine E. Arendas (official published doc)
Local RulesBroward County

Local Rule 11 — County civil ex parte motions to compel discovery

Where a motion to compel alleges complete failure to respond to discovery with no extension requested, a county judge may enter an EX PARTE order compelling compliance within 10 days — the source of the "ten (10) days… failing which sanctions may be imposed" language quoted across Broward county-civil division procedures.

High confidence· verified July 5, 202617th Jud. Cir. Local Rule 11
Divisional InstructionsBroward County · Division 102 — County Civil · Judge Woody R. Clermont

Judge Woody R. Clermont — Division 102 procedures (County Civil)

Division 102 procedures before Judge Woody R. Clermont (County Civil, Broward). Verbatim requirements: scheduling, conferral, orders, appearance format.

High confidence· verified July 5, 202617th Jud. Cir. (Broward), Division 102 Procedures — Judge Woody R. Clermont (official published division doc)
Judge PreferencesPalm Beach County · Family Division FC · Judge Karen M. Miller

QDRO Channel Split: Attorneys via OLS, Pro Se by Mail — NO EXCEPTIONS — Division FC

Judge Miller's QDRO rule is absolute: after the motion and plan-administrator pre-approval letter are filed, attorneys upload proposed orders via OLS while pro se litigants mail theirs in — "NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE." The Court also never acts on letters, notes, or e-mails.

High confidence· verified July 5, 202615th Jud. Cir., Family Division FC Divisional Procedures
Remote / Zoom HearingsDuval County · Circuit Civil Division CV-F · Judge James H. Daniel

Zoom Free Under 30 Minutes; Hearings Cannot Be Cancelled Without the Court — Division CV-F

Judge Daniel allows phone/Zoom for non-evidentiary hearings of 30 minutes or less without permission — but longer or evidentiary matters need leave 5 days ahead, ex parte hearings are suspended, and no set hearing may be cancelled without the Court's consent.

High confidence· verified July 5, 20264th Jud. Cir., Div. CV-F Judicial Practices & Procedures (updated Apr. 29, 2026), § B, E