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Foreclosure Motion Calendar

Before filing

  1. 1

    Find the division's foreclosure calendar days, times, and caps on its page

    Divisions publish their own grids — e.g., 11th Circuit CA 05 hears foreclosure motions Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.; CA 10/46 Wednesdays only at 9:00 a.m.

    Rule: Judge Vivianne Del Rio — Section CA 05 motion calendars →
  2. 2

    Confirm which motions belong on the foreclosure calendar versus special set

    Sale-related and case-dispositive motions are often special-set; short foreclosure motions ride the calendar.

Scheduling

  1. 3

    Notice the hearing through the division's scheduler with the required lead time

    Lead times run three to seven business days depending on the division; courtMAP-style systems enforce their own caps.

Before the hearing

  1. 4

    Handle original note and mortgage exactly as the division instructs — never mail chambers unasked

    Divisions specify clerk delivery with tracking (11th Circuit CA 02 directs originals to the Clerk's Notes-and-Mortgages unit; CA 21 requires hand delivery or FedEx).

    Rule: Judge Lourdes Simon — Section CA 02 motion calendars →

At the hearing

  1. 5

    Respect the per-case time limit and motion caps

    Five minutes per case with one-or-two-motion caps is the common foreclosure-calendar pattern; check the grid.

After the hearing

  1. 6

    Upload the judgment or order through the division's channel after ruling

    Rule: Proposed Orders: Word Format via Online Services — Division AO →

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.