AJ Divisional News

ATTENTION: ALL special set hearings will be in person.
Calendar Calls are in Person at 9:00 a.m. in courtroom 11D

Time slots for UMC and Special Set hearings will be added to the OLS on the 14th of December

Any hearing materials that one may deem necessary to be reviewed by the presiding Judge Maxine Cheesman in preparation of a Special Set hearing, UMC and/or Trial must be sent (in HARD COPY) to the Judge's Office at least (7) seven business days prior to the hearing. The materials will need to be mailed to avoid cancellation.

Scheduling, Continuances and Pretrial Deadlines:

Each Calendar Call due date has a designated Trial Period in which the case(s) will be heard.

TRIAL CONTINUANCES: If a case cannot be ready for trial by the Calendar Call despite all good faith efforts, a motion to continue trial must be set for a Differentiated Case Management (DCM) Conference as described in the 15th Circuit's Administrative Order 3.110 (as amended). Any motion to continue the trial must comply with Fla. R. Civ. P. Rule 1.460, including verifications signed by the client(s). The Motion must be filed and the DCM Case Management Conference set no more than 30 DAYS from the last Defendant being served or as soon as circumstances giving rise to the need for a continuance becomes known and only for good cause. Every motion for a continuance must include a proposed Amended DCMO resetting each pretrial deadline that remains applicable and indicating the month the case can be ready for trial. DO NOT FORGET TO REVOEW RULE 1.200 

Administrative Order 3.110 Power Point Sheet ( Cheat Sheet)

The parties must upload the Joint Status report at least 7 days in advance of a DCM Conference through the OLS feature of the Circuit's Online Scheduling System. The parties are to be prepared at the DCM Conference to address the topics listed in Rule 1.200(a) and for the court, at its discretion, to hear or set for hearing any pending motions.

PLEASE NOTE: WE DO NOT HAVE CMC ON CALENDAR CALL DATES- YOU WILL NEED TO SET BEFORE THE CALENDAR CALL ON UMC OR ON DCM DOCKET.

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