Judge John D. Fry
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
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Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Motion
- 1 copy • Email • Upon Filing
Motion, Memoranda, Supporting Authorities
- 1 copy • Mail • At Least 2 Business Days Before Hearing
Courtesy copies
Court-wide- 1 copy
Motion For Rehearing
Court-wide- 1 copy • Email • Upon Filing
Adjournments
- Motions for continuance must be received at least three business days before the scheduled court date.
Communication
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Document Format Requirements1 rule
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All matters noticed or ordered for a hearing or conference before a judge or quasi-judicial officer or court administration program shall contain, in boldface, 14- point Times New Roman or Courier font, the following:
Summary: The ADA notice must appear in boldface 14-point Times New Roman or Courier font.
Document Filing Requirements6 rules
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If you file a motion that the Judge needs to see or act upon, you must provide a copy with a proposed order to the email provided above and to the opposing party.
Summary: Motions submitted for the Judge to see or act upon must be accompanied by a proposed order.
Document Type
Motion
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All motions shall state whether speedy trial is or has been waived.
Summary: Continuance motions must state whether speedy trial is or has been waived.
Document Type
Motion For Continuance
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All Motions to Withdraw and Notice of Hearing must include: 1. Certificate of service to the Defendant; 2. Include the full address of where Notice is being sent to Defendant; 3. Manner of delivery (Email address, Physical Address and U.S. Mail, FedEx , UPS, etc. and/or Hand Delivery). The Court will not hear any Motion to Withdraw without proper notice.
Summary: Motions to withdraw and their notices of hearing must include a certificate of service to the defendant with the defendant's full address and manner of delivery, or the court will not hear the motion.
Document Type
Motion To Withdraw
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All Motions that are agreed shall be titled "AGREED ORDER" and the title of the motion.
Summary: Agreed motions must be titled 'AGREED ORDER' together with the title of the motion.
Document Type
Agreed Motion
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All matters noticed or ordered for a hearing or conference before a judge or quasi-judicial officer or court administration program shall contain, in boldface, 14- point Times New Roman or Courier font, the following: American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A). If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator, Room 20140, 201 S.E. Sixth Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301, 954-831-7721 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification. If the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days. If you have a hearing or voice disability you can contact the court through the Florida Relay Service by calling 711.
Summary: All hearing and conference notices and orders must contain the prescribed ADA accommodation notice language.
Document Type
Notice Of Hearing
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If the defendant is in - custody, please advise when scheduling via telephone or to our division email and include language in notice of hearing.
Summary: When the defendant is in custody, the party must advise the court when scheduling (by telephone or division email) and include that language in the notice of hearing.
Document Type
Notice Of Hearing
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
All motions must be e-filed through the E-filing Portal and appear on the Clerk's system before any courtesy copies or agreed orders are provided to the Court.
The Court will not entertain motions that have not been e-filed. All motions must be submitted to the Clerk of Court via the E-filing Portal and must appear on the Clerk of the Court's system before any materials, including courtesy copies and agreed orders, are provided to the Court.
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Motions for termination or modification of probation must be filed through the E-Portal before requesting a hearing, with a copy sent to the division email.
All Motions shall be filed with the e-portal prior to requesting a hearing, and a copy sent to our division email.
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Page 1 | TERMINATION OR MODIFICATION OF PROBATION
Pro se litigants must file all requests, motions, and correspondence intended for the Judge's review with the Clerk of Courts.
All Requests, Motions and any other Correspondence to be presented to the Judge for review shall be filed with the Clerk of Courts.
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Filing Timing and Cure Windows
The moving party must complete the notice of hearing within 24 hours after the hearing date is confirmed.
Once the date is confirmed, a notice of hearing shall be completed by the moving party within 24 hours.
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Page 1 | ALL DIVISION PROCEDURES
Pretrial motions must be heard at least seven business days before trial or may be deemed waived, and the moving attorney must promptly file, serve, and obtain a qualifying hearing time.
All Pretrial Motions MUST BE HEARD no less than seven (7) BUSINESS days prior to trial or may be deemed waived. IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MOVING ATTORNEY TO PROMPTLY FILE AND SERVE SUCH MOTIONS AND OBTAIN A HEARING TIME that is a minimum seven (7) BUSINESS days before trial.
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Page 1 | PRETRIAL MOTIONS
Exhibits for trial or evidentiary hearings must be filed with a Notice of Filing at least five days in advance, with a copy to the other side.
For exhibits to be used at jury or non-jury trial and evidentiary hearings, please file the exhibits with a Notice of Filing in the court file at least five days in advance of scheduled trial or evidentiary hearing date, with a copy to the other side.
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Page 1 | EXHIBITS FOR EVIDENTIARY PROCEEDINGS
Hearing requests made less than 14 business days before trial may be deemed a waiver, and the State needs a minimum of 14 days to issue hearing subpoenas.
Requesting a hearing less than 14 business days before a trial may be deemed a waiver. Please note the State needs a minimum of 14 days to issue subpoenas for hearings, and consideration shall be afforded to the State when requesting a hearing in a timely manner.
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Courtesy Copy Requirements
Hard copies of the motion, memoranda, and supporting authorities must be mailed or hand-delivered to the Judge at least two business days before an evidentiary hearing.
If an evidentiary hearing has been set, a hard copy of the motion, accompanying memoranda, cases or other supporting authorities must be provided to the Judge by mail or hand delivered at least two (2) business days prior to the scheduled hearing.
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Page 1 | ALL DIVISION PROCEDURES
A copy of any motion the Judge needs to see or act upon, with a proposed order, must be emailed to the division email and provided to the opposing party.
When a motion is e-filed the Judge does not always receive a copy. If you file a motion that the Judge needs to see or act upon, you must provide a copy with a proposed order to the email provided above and to the opposing party.
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Adjournment & Extension Requirements
Motions for continuance must be received at least three business days before the scheduled court date.
Motions for Continuance must be received at least three (3) business days prior to the scheduled Court date.
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Chambers Communication Rules
The prosecutor must be copied on every email to the division.
(ALWAYS COPY THE PROSECUTOR ON EVERY EMAIL).
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Page 1 | ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEYS ASSIGNED TO OUR DIVISION
Emergency motions must be filed with the Clerk and emailed to divmw@17th.flcourts.org, and will not be addressed unless the motion is ex parte compliant or the other side is copied on the email.
Emergency Motions and other urgent matters should be filed with the Clerk and sent to divmw@17th.flcourts.org. Please note that the Motion will not be addressed unless it is an ex parte motion in compliance with the rules, or the other side is copied on the email.
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Page 1 | EMERGENCY AND OTHER URGENT MATTERS
Parties may not ask the Judicial Assistant or other court personnel to relay messages or ex-parte information to the Judge.
The Court staff will not have ex-parte communications with anyone and is not permitted to relay ex-parte information to the Judge. Please do not ask this Court's Judicial Assistant or other Court personnel to communicate any message to the Judge.
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Page 1 | EX-PARTE COMMUNICATIONS
Advance notice must be given by telephone or division email if an interpreter other than Spanish or Creole is required, to avoid possible case delay.
If an interpreter other than Spanish or Creole is required, please provide as much advance notice via telephone or our division email, so as not to have your case possibly delayed.
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Page 1 | INTERPRETER
Motions for termination or modification of probation must be emailed to the division email with a copy to the State and a request for a hearing time.
All Motions for Termination or Modification of Probation shall be sent to our division email with a copy to the State with a request for a hearing time.
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Page 1 | TERMINATION OR MODIFICATION OF PROBATION
Hearing dates are obtained by emailing the judicial assistant, with a courtesy copy to the opposing party.
In order to obtain a hearing date, an email shall be sent to the judicial assistant with courtesy copy to the opposing party.
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Page 1 | ALL DIVISION PROCEDURES
Hearing and trial requests must be made by email to divmw@17th.flcourts.org with the State or opposing counsel copied.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST TO HAVE A HEARING/TRIAL, PLEASE CONTACT divmw@17th.flcourts.org AND REMEMBER TO COPY THE STATE OR OPPOSING COUNSEL(see names/emails below).
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Pro se litigants may contact the Judge's Assistant to follow up on filings, but must not ask court personnel to relay messages to the Judge.
Contact the Judge's Assistant to follow up upon filing and please do not ask this Court's Judicial Assistant or other Court personnel to communicate any message to the Judge.
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Page 1 | Pro-Se Litigants
Questions or concerns not addressed by the division procedures may be directed to the division email and the State.
Please feel free to contact our division email at divmw@17th.flcourts.org and the State, if you have any questions or concerns not addressed above.
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Page 1 | ALL OTHER MATTERS NOT ADDRESSED ABOVE