Schedule
Counsels are advised that failure to promptly schedule matters may be a violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct. See, Rule 4-3.2 Expediting Litigation and the Comment.
"Dilatory practices bring the administration of justice into disrepute. Although there will be occasions when a lawyer may properly seek a postponement for personal reasons, it is not proper for a lawyer to routinely fail to expedite litigation solely for the convenience of the advocates. Nor will a failure to expedite be reasonable if done for the purpose of frustrating an opposing party’s attempt to obtain rightful redress or repose. It is not a justification that similar conduct is often tolerated by the bench and bar. The question is whether a competent lawyer acting in good faith would regard the course of action as having some substantial purpose other than delay. Realizing financial or other benefit from otherwise improper delay in litigation is not a legitimate interest of the client.”
AVAILABLE ON JAWS ARE:
• UMC
• 15/30 Minute Hearing Docket
• Adoption Docket
• Termination of Parental Rights
Note: If an Adoption hearing or Termination of Parental Rights hearing requires more than 15 minutes, please contact chambers before scheduling on a 15/30 Minute Hearing Docket
Please verify all available dates on JAWS before contacting chambers
If you need a court date or hearing that is further out than what is available on JAWS or a hearing longer than 30 minutes, please contact the Judicial Assistant via email at famlawdivf@fljud13.org with all parties copied in the email.
POST-JUDGMENT HEARINGS
All Post-Judgment cases except for Child Support matters, have to be referred to a General Magistrate first. If the referral is objected to, then the matter may be scheduled with Judge Kiser. If this procedure is not followed, your motion will not be heard.
ALL Post-Judgment Child Support matters MUST go before the General Magistrate or Hearing Officer with no referral required and objections may not be filed. (See Administrative Order S-2013-075)
TRIAL SCHEDULE
Please contact chambers at famlawdivf@fljud13.org to obtain available trial dates.
Parties are required to prepare the Order Setting Trial. This order can be found at https://www.fljud13.org/Forms.aspx
The parties will be required to submit a Pretrial Conference Order through the E-Portal, If the parties cannot agree to a form of the order, you may each submit your "proposed" order to the Judicial Assistant in a Word Format for Judge Kiser to make the final decision.