Court Rules
Judge

Judge Jill K. Levy

Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies

Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Broward County

Limits & Logistics

Document Limits

MotionCourt-wide
4 pgs
ResponseCourt-wide
3 pgs
Motion Requesting Relief From Page LimitationCourt-wide
2 pgs
Statement Of Material FactsCourt-wide
12 pgs
Opposing Statement Of Material FactsCourt-wide
12 pgs

Courtesy Copies

Courtesy Copy, Agreed Order

  • Only After Motion Appears In Clerk System

Motion

  • 1 copy • Email • Upon Filing

Motion, Memoranda, Supporting Authorities

  • 1 copy • Hand Delivery • At Least 2 Business Days Before Hearing

Notice Of Hearing

  • 1 copy • Email • Upon Filing

Adjournments

Court-wide

Request must include

Reason For Request
1Calendar Daysnotice

Communication

Phone

Chambers

954-831-7302
Scheduling
Email

Chambers

Scheduling
Email
Court-wide
calendar@17th.flcourts.org
Technical Issues
Filters:AllMandatoryImportantProposed OrdersEvidence/Witnesses

Document Filing Requirements5 rules

Filing Requirements

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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.

Summary: A motion the Judge needs to see or act upon must be accompanied by a proposed order.

Document Type

Motion

Content & Formatting
Proposed Order
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Filing Requirements

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Prior to the hearing date, a proposed order must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant and must include a paragraph with the last known address of the Defendant.

Summary: Before the withdrawal hearing, a proposed order must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant and must include a paragraph with the Defendant's last known address.

Document Type

Motion To Withdraw

Content & Formatting
Proposed Order
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Filing Requirements

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All Motions to Continue Hearings must be efiled and a Proposed or Agreed Order emailed to the Judicial Assistant. Once the Judge reviews the motion and order, the parties will be informed of the ruling.

Summary: A proposed or agreed order must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant with motions to continue hearings, and the Court will inform the parties of the ruling after review.

Document Type

Motion To Continue

Content & Formatting
Proposed Order
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Filing Requirements

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If the Assigned Assistant State Attorney has no objections, an AGREED ORDER shall be emailed to the Judicial Assistant for the Judge to review. If the ASA objects, a hearing shall be set.

Summary: If the ASA has no objections to a deposition motion, an agreed order must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant for review; if the ASA objects, a hearing must be set.

Document Type

Motion For Deposition

Content & Formatting
Proposed Order
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Filing Requirements

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Once the date is confirmed, a notice of hearing shall be completed by the moving party.

Summary: Once the hearing date is confirmed, the moving party must complete a notice of hearing.

Document Type

Notice Of Hearing

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
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Filing & Service rules

Electronic Filing Rules

Emergency motions and urgent matters must be filed with the Clerk and emailed to the Judicial Assistant and all parties, and ex parte motions will not be addressed unless in compliance with the rules.

Emergency Motions and Urgent matters should be filed with the Clerk and emailed to the Judicial Assistant and all parties. Please note that ex parte Motions will not be addressed unless it is in compliance with the rules.

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Page 1 | EMERGENCY AND OTHER URGENT MATTERS

All motions must be e-filed through the Clerk of Court's E-filing Portal; the Court will not entertain motions that have not been e-filed.

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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Page 1 | SCHEDULING HEARINGS

All motions to continue hearings (other than trials) must be e-filed.

All Motions to Continue Hearings must be efiled and a Proposed or Agreed Order emailed to the Judicial Assistant.

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Page 1 | MOTION TO CONTINUE

All motions for depositions must be e-filed.

All motions for depositions must be efiled.

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Page 1 | MOTION FOR DEPOSITIONS

If the Court approves the cancellation, the setting party must e-file a Notice of Cancellation, after which the Judicial Assistant will cancel the hearing.

If approved by the Court, the setting party will efile a Notice of Cancellation. Then, the Judicial Assistant will cancel the hearing.

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Page 1 | CANCELLATIONS

Alternatively, memoranda and related papers may be uploaded as Supporting Documents through the CMS portal.

Otherwise, Memoranda and related papers may be uploaded as "Supporting Documents" through the CMS portal.

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Page 1 | EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS

Filing Timing and Cure Windows

All pretrial motions must be heard no later than seven (7) days before trial or may be deemed waived.

ALL PRETRIAL MOTIONS MUST BE HEARD NO LATER THAN SEVEN (7) DAYS PRIOR TO THE TRIAL OR MAY BE DEEMED WAIVED.

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Page 1 | PRETRIAL MOTIONS

Exhibits for trial or evidentiary hearings must be filed with a Notice of Filing in the Court File at least 2 business days in advance of the scheduled proceeding.

For exhibits to be used at Jury or non-jury trial or evidentiary hearings, please file the exhibits with a Notice of Filing in the Court File at least two (2) business days in advance of the scheduled Trial or Evidentiary hearing date, with a copy to the other side.

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Page 1 | EXHIBITS FOR EVIDENTIARY PROCEEDINGS

Spanish or Haitian Creole interpreters must be requested from the Court Interpreter's Office at (954) 831-7290 no later than 2 business days before the court proceeding.

To request a spoken language Spanish or Haitian Creole court interpreter, contact the Court Interpreter's Office at: (954) 831-7290 no later than two (2) business days prior to the court proceeding.

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Page 1 | INTERPRETERS

The State requires a minimum of 14 days to issue subpoenas.

Please note the State needs a minimum of 14 days to issue subpoenas.

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Page 1 | PRETRIAL MOTIONS

All other spoken language interpreters must be requested by email to InterpreterRequest@17th.flcourts.org at least 7 days before the scheduled proceeding.

For all other spoken language interpreters, email the Court Interpreter's Office at: InterpreterRequest@17th.flcourts.org at least seven (7) days in advance of the scheduled proceeding.

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Page 1 | INTERPRETERS

Service and Proof of Service Rules

Emergency motions and urgent matters must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant and all parties.

Emergency Motions and Urgent matters should be filed with the Clerk and emailed to the Judicial Assistant and all parties.

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Page 1 | EMERGENCY AND OTHER URGENT MATTERS

Motions to withdraw as attorney of record must be set for hearing with notice to the client and all parties, unless a new lawyer is substituting.

Motions to Withdraw as attorney of record must be set for a hearing with notice to the Client and all parties, unless a new lawyer is substituting.

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Page 1 | MOTIONS TO WITHDRAW AS ATTORNEY OF RECORD

A copy of the filed exhibits must be provided to the other side.

For exhibits to be used at Jury or non-jury trial or evidentiary hearings, please file the exhibits with a Notice of Filing in the Court File at least two (2) business days in advance of the scheduled Trial or Evidentiary hearing date, with a copy to the other side.

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Page 1 | EXHIBITS FOR EVIDENTIARY PROCEEDINGS

The moving attorney is responsible for promptly filing and serving pretrial motions and obtaining a hearing time.

IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MOVING ATTORNEY TO PROMPTLY FILE AND SERVE SUCH MOTIONS AND OBTAIN A HEARING TIME.

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Page 1 | PRETRIAL MOTIONS

Courtesy Copy Requirements

A copy of the e-filed notice of hearing must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant or the hearing will not appear on the Judge's docket.

A copy of the efiled Notice of Hearing must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant for the hearing to appear on the Judge's docket.

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Page 1 | SCHEDULING HEARINGS

For evidentiary hearings, a hard copy of the motion, memoranda, and supporting authorities must be provided to the Judge by mail or hand delivery at least 2 business days before the 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 | EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS

Courtesy copies and agreed orders may only be provided to the Court after the motion appears on the Clerk of Court's system.

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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Page 1 | SCHEDULING HEARINGS

If a filed motion is one the Judge needs to see or act upon, a copy must be emailed to the division email address and 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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Page 1 | SCHEDULING HEARINGS

Chambers Communication Rules

To obtain a hearing date, an email must be sent to 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 | SCHEDULING HEARINGS

All motions for continuance of trials must be set for a hearing by contacting the Judicial Assistant via email.

All Motions for Continuance of Trials must be set for a hearing by contacting the Judicial Assistant via email.

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Page 1 | MOTION TO CONTINUE

Filing a notice of cancellation alone is insufficient; the scheduling party must first email the Judicial Assistant explaining the reason for the desired cancellation.

Filing a Notice of Cancellation is not sufficient to cancel a hearing. First, the Scheduling party shall send an email to the Judicial Assistant explaining the reason for the desired cancellation.

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Page 1 | CANCELLATIONS

Represented defendants must communicate with the office through their attorney rather than contacting the office directly.

Defendants represented by an attorney should contact their attorney to communicate with our office.

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Page 1 | COMMUNICATION WITH OFFICE

Every email communication with the division must include the assigned Assistant State Attorney (Letters A-K: Kevin Nakfour; Letters L-Z: Susan Curry).

All email communications must include the Assistant State Attorney assigned to this division: Letters A-K: Kevin Nakfour, ASA knakfour@sao17.state.fl.us Letters L-Z: Susan Curry, ASA sucurry@sao17.state.fl.us

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Page 1 | COMMUNICATION WITH OFFICE

Parties must inform the Judicial Assistant of any drop off or upload of hearing materials.

You must inform the Judicial Assistant of any drop off or upload.

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Page 1 | EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS

Unrepresented (pro se) individuals may contact the office directly for scheduling matters.

Unrepresented individuals may contact the office for scheduling matters.

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Page 1 | COMMUNICATION WITH OFFICE

All parties may contact the judicial assistant by telephone at 954-831-7302.

All parties may contact the judicial assistant via either telephone at 954-831-7302 or via email at divmp@17th.flcourts.org

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Page 1 | COMMUNICATION WITH OFFICE

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 99 rules apply across Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Broward County. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Motion
    Must include
    case number

    Motions must state the facts with specificity, list all of the defendant's cases, the charges for each case, and the legal reason for custody; boilerplate motions are not allowed.

  • Applies to
    Motion
    Must include
    case number

    A separate motion must be filed for each individual case number, including the new law charge and VOP case numbers.

  • Applies to
    Motion
    Must include
    certificate of conference

    Counsel must certify a good-faith attempt to resolve the issue with opposing counsel; if contact was unsuccessful, counsel must certify at least three contact attempts plus a follow-up email.

Communication

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  • Contact
    Phone to chambers

    Counsel must contact the Division Judge's judicial assistant to be placed on an in-custody docket and must provide a working phone number and email address.

  • Contact
    Phone to chambers

    When setting a hearing, counsel must give the Division Judge's judicial assistant a good-faith estimate of the anticipated hearing length.

  • Contact
    Email to chambers

    Out-of-jurisdiction bond and change-of-plea matters are heard by Judge Andrew Siegel and must be set through Sabrina Albert at Salbert@17th.flcourts.org.

E-Filing

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  • Applies to
    Motion

    A copy of the motion must be e-filed with the Clerk's office.

  • Applies to
    Notice of change of plea

    The notice of change of plea must be e-filed with the Clerk's office.

  • Applies to
    Motion

    For motions seeking to exceed page limits, proposed orders may be uploaded to CMS, the motion must be uploaded as a supporting document, and no hearing is required.

Formatting

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  • Margins
    top 1 in, bottom 1 in, left 1 in, right 1 in

    All motions and responses must be double-spaced with at least one-inch margins and a font size of at least 12 points.

  • Format
    PDF

    PDF submissions containing more than one item must be bookmarked.

  • Uploaded orders must not duplicate header and footer content because CMS inserts that content automatically.

About Judge Jill K. Levy

Judge Jill K. Levy serves on the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, which handles circuit and county court matters in Broward County.

Practitioners will find the judge's published procedures in the document titled 'division-mp', which outlines the procedures for a specific division.

Common questions about Judge Jill K. Levy's rules

Are courtesy copies required for Judge Jill K. Levy?

Courtesy-copy rule applies for notice of hearings. Details: 1 copy, delivery upon filing, by email. A copy of the e-filed notice of hearing must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant or the hearing will not appear on the Judge's docket.

View ruleSource: page 1, section SCHEDULING HEARINGS

What must be included with motion filings before Judge Jill K. Levy?

The rule requires proposed order. A motion the Judge needs to see or act upon must be accompanied by a proposed order.

View ruleSource: page 1, section SCHEDULING HEARINGS

What must be included with motion to withdraw filings before Judge Jill K. Levy?

The rule requires proposed order. Before the withdrawal hearing, a proposed order must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant and must include a paragraph with the Defendant's last known address.

View ruleSource: page 1, section MOTIONS TO WITHDRAW AS ATTORNEY OF RECORD

How may parties contact Judge Jill K. Levy's chambers?

The rule addresses email communications with Judge Jill K. Levy's chambers. To obtain a hearing date, an email must be sent to the judicial assistant with a courtesy copy to the opposing party.

View ruleSource: page 1, section SCHEDULING HEARINGS

Is electronic filing required before Judge Jill K. Levy?

Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. All motions must be e-filed through the Clerk of Court's E-filing Portal; the Court will not entertain motions that have not been e-filed.

View ruleSource: page 1, section SCHEDULING HEARINGS

What filing deadlines apply to pretrial motion filings before Judge Jill K. Levy?

All pretrial motions must be heard no later than seven (7) days before trial or may be deemed waived.

View ruleSource: page 1, section PRETRIAL MOTIONS

What rule applies to service for motion to withdraw before Judge Jill K. Levy?

The rule addresses service method, recipient, or timing requirements. Details: recipient: all parties. Motions to withdraw as attorney of record must be set for hearing with notice to the client and all parties, unless a new lawyer is substituting.

View ruleSource: page 1, section MOTIONS TO WITHDRAW AS ATTORNEY OF RECORD
Complete rules summary for Judge Jill K. Levy

All parties may contact the judicial assistant by telephone at 954-831-7302.

Represented defendants must communicate with the office through their attorney rather than contacting the office directly.

Unrepresented (pro se) individuals may contact the office directly for scheduling matters.

Every email communication with the division must include the assigned Assistant State Attorney (Letters A-K: Kevin Nakfour; Letters L-Z: Susan Curry).

All motions must be e-filed through the Clerk of Court's E-filing Portal; the Court will not entertain motions that have not been e-filed.

Courtesy copies and agreed orders may only be provided to the Court after the motion appears on the Clerk of Court's system.

If a filed motion is one the Judge needs to see or act upon, a copy must be emailed to the division email address and to the opposing party.

A motion the Judge needs to see or act upon must be accompanied by a proposed order.

To obtain a hearing date, an email must be sent to the judicial assistant with a courtesy copy to the opposing party.

Once the hearing date is confirmed, the moving party must complete a notice of hearing.

A copy of the e-filed notice of hearing must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant or the hearing will not appear on the Judge's docket.

All pretrial motions must be heard no later than seven (7) days before trial or may be deemed waived.

The moving attorney is responsible for promptly filing and serving pretrial motions and obtaining a hearing time.

The State requires a minimum of 14 days to issue subpoenas.

For evidentiary hearings, a hard copy of the motion, memoranda, and supporting authorities must be provided to the Judge by mail or hand delivery at least 2 business days before the hearing.

Alternatively, memoranda and related papers may be uploaded as Supporting Documents through the CMS portal.

Parties must inform the Judicial Assistant of any drop off or upload of hearing materials.

Exhibits for trial or evidentiary hearings must be filed with a Notice of Filing in the Court File at least 2 business days in advance of the scheduled proceeding.

A copy of the filed exhibits must be provided to the other side.

All motions for depositions must be e-filed.

If the ASA has no objections to a deposition motion, an agreed order must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant for review; if the ASA objects, a hearing must be set.

Motions to withdraw as attorney of record must be set for hearing with notice to the client and all parties, unless a new lawyer is substituting.

Before the withdrawal hearing, a proposed order must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant and must include a paragraph with the Defendant's last known address.

All motions for continuance of trials must be set for a hearing by contacting the Judicial Assistant via email.

All motions to continue hearings (other than trials) must be e-filed.

A proposed or agreed order must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant with motions to continue hearings, and the Court will inform the parties of the ruling after review.

Filing a notice of cancellation alone is insufficient; the scheduling party must first email the Judicial Assistant explaining the reason for the desired cancellation.

If the Court approves the cancellation, the setting party must e-file a Notice of Cancellation, after which the Judicial Assistant will cancel the hearing.

Emergency motions and urgent matters must be filed with the Clerk and emailed to the Judicial Assistant and all parties, and ex parte motions will not be addressed unless in compliance with the rules.

Emergency motions and urgent matters must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant and all parties.

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