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Confirm the motion is one the law allows ex parte
The class is narrow — clerk defaults, some emergency injunctive relief, and specific local rules such as Broward's county-civil ex parte motions to compel.
Rule: Local Rule 11 — County civil ex parte motions to compel discovery →Read the division's ex parte submission instructions
Divisions vary sharply: some route ex parte matters through chambers queues, others refuse them outside enumerated classes.
File the motion with a proposed order and state the ex parte basis plainly
Rule: E-Filing Through the Statewide Portal — Florida Courts E-Filing Portal →Serve immediately unless service itself is excused by the authority permitting ex parte relief
Rule: E-Service of Pleadings and Documents — Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.516 →If the order enters, serve it on every party at once
Steps marked “check the division's instructions” vary by judge — that variance is exactly what BenchPath tracks. Search your county and division for the specific requirements before relying on the generic sequence. Not legal advice.