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Procedures/Preferences

SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS FOR EVIDENTIARY AND NON-EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS: 

Memos shall be efiled and uploaded to JAWS.  Memos SHALL NOT EXCEED 10 PAGES.  Memos SHALL NOT be mailed, hand delivered or emailed to the J.A.  Please do NOT submit briefing notebook.  Documents in support are to be efiled at least two (2) working days prior to the hearing.  Due to present work-place constraints, mailed, hand delivered or emailed submissions will not be reviewed.  
           
HEARING REQUESTS:

For hearings exceeding 30 minutes or evidentiary hearings, please contact the JA, Patricia DePagter, for available dates and times.


AT A GLANCE SCHEDULING ON JAWS - IMPORTANT: Please review admin order S-2024-021

UMC's

Methods of Conducting
Remote Hearings

15 & 30 
Minute Hearings
Requesting Hearing exceeding 30 Minutes Cancelling Hearings within 24 Hours of Hearing Cancelling Hearings prior to 24 Hours of Hearing
Set on JAWS under UMC dropdown. Hearings can only be scheduled if they can be heard within
5-10
minutes

The Court’s Zoom 

link is https://zoom.us/j/8901592416


Zoom Meeting ID is 

890-159-2416.


Password is not required.
If joining by phone, dial
1-786-635-1003
Meeting ID # 890-159-2416
INCLUDE ZOOM INFORMATION
ON NOTICES OF

HEARING.

Dates and times can be found on JAWS under the dropdown of “DAILY- 15 or 30 Minute hearings” Notice of Hearing MUST include the title of the motion, date motion was filed and zoom information.  
                   
DO NOT SCHEDULE MATTERS THAT
CAN BE HEARD
IN 10 MINUTES
OR LESS.
Must be approved by the Court. Email the JA to request hearing times and include
the title of the motion(s), the date the motion(s) was filed and the amount of time requested.
Email JA a copy of the FILED Notice of Cancellation OR 
Call the JA to advise of cancellation. Leave a message if necessary and then follow up with a notice of cancellation.     
Scheduling party must cancel on JAWS and Email efiled notice of cancellation to the JA.

 

AT A GLANCE PREFERENCES
Cancelling Trial and Pre-Trial Emergency Motion Providing Judge with documents for Hearings Setting Jury Trial and Pre-Trial on JAWS How to upload Orders to E-PORTAL for Electronic Signature

If case settled, one of the parties must email JA with efiled documentation.
 

 

 

 
After Motion is filed
with clerk AND
properly flagged as an EMERGENCY, email JA a courtesy copy.

Please refer to Judge Polo’s webpage.

           

 

DONE VIA UNIFORM
ORDER BY THE
COURT OR AT
THE COURT’S INSTRUCTION.

MyFloridaCourtAccess.com

Submit AGREED Orders
only. Upload in PDF
format only to
Proposed Documents,
verifying you are
uploading to Division C.

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