Judge Margaret H. Schreiber
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
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Memoranda, Case Law, Other Hearing Materials
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Memoranda, Case Law, Other Materials
Court-wide- At Least 5 Court Days Before Scheduled Hearing
Adjournments
- A continuance motion should be set for hearing during Ex Parte and Short Matters before the pretrial conference and ordinarily will not be entertained at that conference.
- Joint stipulations extending discovery or motion cutoffs may be summarily denied in the Court's discretion.
- The Trial Order must be complied with strictly unless a timely motion and court order modify its conditions, and joint stipulations extending its deadlines will not be enforced if disputed.
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Document Format Requirements8 rules
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Exhibits must be marked with letters for identification and numbers when moved into evidence, using two letters after all single letters are exhausted.
All Exhibits shall be marked utilizing LETTERS and shall be moved in as numbers. For example, what is marked for identification purposes only as Petitioner’s A, will be moved into evidence as Petitioner’s Exhibit 1. If all letters are utilized, exhibits should be marked with two letters, such as AA.
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Exhibits used at an in-person hearing must be tagged with the clerk’s yellow tags.
If the hearing is in person, all exhibits must be tagged with the yellow tags utilized by the clerk.
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Hearing materials must contain electronic bookmarks.
Hearing materials must be electronically bookmarked and electronically submitted via email to 35orange@ninthcircuit.org unless the Court requests a paper submission.
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Electronically submitted proposed orders and cover letters must be in Word format and have filenames identifying the case number, abbreviated case style, and document type.
Proposed orders and cover letters submitted electronically to 35orange@ninthcircuit.org must be in Word format. The Word file name must: (a) include the case number [e.g., 20**-CA-*******], (b) abbreviated case style [e.g., Doe v. Jones], and (c) whether the file is a “Proposed Order” or “Cover Letter”.
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Jury instructions must have a case-style cover page, specified margins, 12-point New Roman single spacing, completed party names, no Notes for Use section, and no unresolved blanks or bracketed terms.
Jury instructions must include a cover page with the case style and be formatted with 1” margins at the top and bottom, and not less than 1.25” margins at the left and right, in 12-Point New Roman font, single-spaced. The parties’ names must be filled in where appropriate. “Notes for Use” must be deleted. Any blanks or bracketed terms contained in the standard jury instructions must be filled in or deleted if inapplicable.
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Providing proposed orders in Microsoft Word format is advised, but not stated as mandatory.
Providing proposed Orders in Microsoft Word is also advised.
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Voluminous hearing submissions should be delivered to chambers promptly on a thumb drive if needed.
Voluminous submissions should be timely delivered to Chambers on a thumb drive, if necessary.
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Pertinent sections of case authority shall be highlighted.
Summary: Pertinent sections of authority in a trial brief must be highlighted.
Document Filing Requirements27 rules
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Counsel must complete the mandatory meet-and-confer process before securing hearing time, and a motion must contain the required Certificate of Conferral in addition to the hearing-setting Certificate of Compliance.
e. All counsel must comply with Admin. Order 2012-03’s mandatory “meet and confer” requirements before securing hearing time. The Certificate of Compliance for the setting of a hearing is in addition to the Certificate of Conferral required by Rule 1.202(b), Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, which must be contained in the motion.
Document Type
Motion
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An evidentiary-hearing request must identify the hearing as evidentiary, and the notice of hearing must expressly state that evidentiary hearing status.
j. For evidentiary hearings, the hearing request must indicate that an evidentiary hearing is being requested, and the notice of hearing must expressly state that the hearing will be evidentiary (e.g., “Notice of Evidentiary Hearing”).
Document Type
Hearing Request
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A cover letter submitted with the motion must state the opposing party’s position before requesting a chambers ruling.
You must indicate the position of the other party in a cover letter submitted with your motion before submitting an order for a ruling in chambers.
Document Type
Cover Letter
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If three attempts to obtain the opposing party’s position are unsuccessful, the motion must describe those efforts.
If you are unable to obtain the opposing party’s position after three attempts, then indicate the efforts to obtain the other party’s position in your motion.
Document Type
Motion
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Only the party that set a hearing may cancel it, by filing a Notice of Cancellation and sending a copy to the Judicial Assistant.
Only the party setting the hearing may cancel the hearing. A Notice of Cancellation must be filed and a copy of the notice of cancellation sent to the Judicial Assistant.
Document Type
Notice Of Cancellation
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A request for a chambers ruling must be identified in an email to the Judicial Assistant and accompanied by a proposed order.
If you are requesting the Court rule on the motion in chambers, please indicate as such in your email to the Judicial Assistant and submit a proposed order.
Document Type
Motion
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Every videoconference hearing notice must include the specified WebEx meeting address.
For all videoconference hearings, the notice of hearing shall contain the following information: https://ninthcircuit.webex.com/meet/division35
Document Type
Notice Of Hearing
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A notice for a videoconference hearing must expressly identify the hearing as a videoconference hearing and include the specified log-in information.
The hearing notice must expressly state that the hearing will be by videoconference and contain the log-in information set forth in this Section.
Document Type
Notice Of Hearing
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An emergency motion must include a Certificate of Emergency with the specified certification and acknowledgment.
The motion must contain a “Certificate of Emergency” wherein counsel of record certifies that he or she believes the facts and circumstances to constitute an emergency for which immediate hearing time is required and understands that designating a matter as an emergency may result in the Court cancelling or rescheduling other matters both professional and personal so as to accommodate the parties.
Document Type
Emergency Motion
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An emergency motion must include a detailed explanation of the emergency circumstances.
The body of the motion must contain a detailed explanation of the circumstances constituting the emergency.
Document Type
Emergency Motion
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A discovery motion must include or attach the specific discovery request, the specific objection, and argument addressing them.
Discovery motions shall include with the motion or as an attachment the specific discovery request and the specific objection thereto along with argument regarding same.
Document Type
Discovery Motion
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The filing attorney must submit a memorandum of law identifying unresolved motion-in-limine items and supporting them with arguments and case law.
Counsel filing the MIL shall submit to the Court a written memorandum of law, with supporting case law, (1) identifying each item in the MIL that has not been agreed to by opposing counsel at the meet and confer, and (2) setting forth any arguments and case law in support of the disputed items in the MIL.
Document Type
Memorandum Of Law
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A notice of hearing on a motion in limine must identify the issues remaining in dispute after counsel confer.
Notices of hearing on MIL must specifically identify the specific issues which remain in controversy after counsel has conferred.
Document Type
Notice Of Hearing
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The party filing a motion in limine must prepare a proposed order after a contested hearing that reflects the court’s rulings.
The party filing the MIL will prepare the proposed order after any contested hearing reflecting the Court’s rulings.
Document Type
Proposed Order
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A motion in limine may not be scheduled unless it contains a certification of a good-faith attempt to resolve each issue without court action.
MIL may not be scheduled for a hearing unless they contain a certification of a good faith attempt as to each item to resolve the matter without Court action.
Document Type
Motion In Limine
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A proposed order must include a complete certificate of service for Florida Courts e-Filing Portal recipients and the specified U.S.-mail language and certificate deadline for other recipients.
The proposed order must contain a complete certificate of service indicating service to all parties receiving service through the Florida Courts e-Filing Portal. If there are parties not receiving service through the Florida Courts e-Filing Portal, the proposed order must contain the following language: “Counsel for Movant(s) shall serve a copy of this Order via U.S. Mail to all parties not receiving Page 11 of 17 ===== PAGE 12 ===== service of Court filings through the Florida Courts e-Filing Portal and shall file a Certificate of Service within three (3) days from the date of this Order.”
Document Type
Proposed Order
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Each order must state the Court's subject and ruling in the caption, and an agreed order's title must also identify its substance.
All orders must describe, in the caption, the subject and ruling of the Court, e.g., “Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Liability.” See Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.100(c)(1). If “agreed orders” are provided, the title must indicate the substance of the order in addition to the indication that it is an “agreed order.”
Document Type
Order
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A Notice of Settlement does not close the case; a notice of voluntary dismissal, an order of dismissal based on a joint stipulation for stipulation, or a final judgment resolving all parties and claims is required.
A Notice of Settlement is not sufficient to close the case. A notice of voluntary dismissal, an order of dismissal based on a joint stipulation for stipulation, or a final judgment as to all parties and claims is required.
Document Type
Notice Of Voluntary Dismissal
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Plaintiff's counsel must immediately notify the court of any settlement or resolution involving any matter or parties on the trial docket.
Plaintiff’s counsel has the duty to immediately notify the Court of any settlement or resolution as to any matter or as to any parties to any matter on the trial docket.
Document Type
Notice Of Settlement
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Demonstrative aids must be clerk-marked and shown to opposing counsel and the Court before trial week.
Any demonstrative aid that is to be used at trial must be marked by the Clerk and exhibited to opposing counsel and the Court prior to the week of trial.
Document Type
Demonstrative Aid
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Before setting a hearing at Ex Parte and Short Matters, the parties must satisfy the “meet and confer” requirement set forth in Admin. Order 2012-03-01 and include a Certificate of Compliance in the notice of hearing.
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Summary: Before setting an Ex Parte and Short Matters hearing, the parties must satisfy the meet-and-confer requirement and include a Certificate of Compliance in the notice of hearing.
Document Type
Notice Of Hearing
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All such motions must comply with the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure including, but not limited to, a certification of a good faith attempt to resolve that matter without Court action.
Summary: Discovery motions must include a certification of a good-faith attempt to resolve the matter without court action.
Document Type
Discovery Motion
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Subsequent to the meeting referred to above, counsel filing the MIL shall prepare and file a stipulation indicating in writing which of the items in the MIL is agreed to by the opposing party and signed by the opposing party. An agreed order may then be submitted for entry.
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Summary: After the meet-and-confer, counsel filing a motion in limine must file a signed stipulation identifying items agreed to by the opposing party; an agreed order may then be submitted for entry.
Document Type
Stipulation
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Proposed orders submitted after a hearing or in connection with unopposed or agreed motions must be accompanied by an e-filed cover letter (the cover letter must have the filing stamp across the top) setting forth the date of the hearing, with a copy to all counsel and pro se parties. The cover letter must indicate whether all parties agree to the content of the order. The cover letter (but not the proposed order) must be e-filed.
Summary: Post-hearing or unopposed/agreed proposed orders require an e-filed cover letter with a top filing stamp, hearing date, copies to counsel and pro se parties, and an indication of agreement, while the proposed order itself is not e-filed through that cover letter.
Document Type
Cover Letter
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Prior to the pretrial conference, parties shall email to 35orange@ninthcircuit.org a completed and signed Pretrial Check List and Order Controlling Trial.
Summary: Before the pretrial conference, each party must email a completed and signed Pretrial Check List to 35orange@ninthcircuit.org.
Document Type
Pretrial Checklist
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Agreed upon motions to cancel foreclosure sales do not require a hearing and may be considered in chambers with a proposed order. However, all proposed orders canceling a foreclosure sale must also include a new date for sale, even if a borrower is in loan modification.
Summary: An agreed motion to cancel a foreclosure sale may be considered without a hearing if accompanied by a proposed order that includes a new sale date.
Document Type
Proposed Order
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Any legal basis or case that has not been set forth in the previously filed motion, memoranda, or responses shall be considered waived unless that case law was decided subsequent to the submittal of the memoranda or responses.
Summary: Legal grounds and cases not raised in the previously filed motion, memoranda, or responses are waived unless the case was decided afterward.
Document Type
Motion In Limine Response
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
Specified categories of hearing materials must be emailed at least five business days before the hearing.
The following materials shall be submitted via email at least five (5) business days before the scheduled hearing: (a) any videos, photographs, or printed or scanned color documents; (b) materials filed ten (10) or fewer business days before the hearing; (c) filings that are more than 250 pages, inclusive of exhibits; (d) materials submitted for in camera review; and (e) legal authority that is unavailable on Westlaw or Lexis.
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Page 10 | 9. Hearing Notebooks, Exhibits, Legal Memoranda, and Citations
Exhibits for evidentiary proceedings and non-jury trials must be submitted in both hard-copy and electronic formats.
Exhibits for evidentiary proceedings, including non-jury trials, must be submitted in BOTH hard copy (for the trial clerk) and electronic format (for the Judge) as provided in Section A(2)(h) above.
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Page 10 | 9. Hearing Notebooks, Exhibits, Legal Memoranda, and Citations
A trial brief must be emailed to 35orange@ninthcircuit.org no later than five business days before trial.
If a trial brief is to be filed with the Court it must be submitted via email to 35orange@ninthcircuit.org no later than five (5) business days before the trial is to commence.
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Page 15 | 4. Trial Briefs
Hearing materials must be electronically bookmarked and emailed to the court unless the court requests paper submission.
Hearing materials must be electronically bookmarked and electronically submitted via email to 35orange@ninthcircuit.org unless the Court requests a paper submission.
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Page 10 | 9. Hearing Notebooks, Exhibits, Legal Memoranda, and Citations
Proposed orders must be submitted electronically by email in Word format to the chambers email address.
Proposed orders must be submitted electronically in Word format by email to 35orange@ninthcircuit.org
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Page 11 | 11. Orders and Rulings of the Court
A hard copy of any PowerPoint presentation used in opening statement must be filed with the Clerk for the appellate record.
If a Power Point presentation is to be used in opening statement, a hard copy must be filed with the Clerk to create an appellate record.
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Page 16 | 6. Opening Statements and Closing Arguments
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
A motion must be filed and visible on the docket before its hearing can be scheduled, including a true Ex Parte motion.
d. Prior to scheduling a hearing, the motion(s) must be filed and visible on the docket. True Ex Parte motions (e.g., motions for injunctive relief without notice, or for execution on a judgment) still must be filed and visible on the docket to be acted on by the Court.
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Page 3 | A. HEARINGS — 1. Setting of Hearings
Motions, notices of hearing, and hearing materials must be emailed no later than two days before the hearing.
Motions to be heard, along with the notice of hearing and any hearing materials, must be emailed to no later than two (2) days prior to the date of the hearing.
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Page 8 | A. HEARINGS — 5. Ex Parte and Short Matters
If no response or objection is served or filed and the omission continues for ten days after a motion to compel is filed, the movant may submit a proposed order compelling a response within ten days without other relief.
If no response or objection to discovery requests has been served or filed and the lack of any response continues for ten (10) days after the filing of a motion to compel, the moving party may send the motion to compel with a proposed order compelling a response within ten (10) days and granting no other relief
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Page 9 | Discovery
Discovery and trial-related hearings must be filed and heard before the pretrial conference.
All hearings related to discovery or trial matters must be filed and heard prior to the pre-trial conference.
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Page 9 | Discovery
A requested post-hearing proposed order must be sent for review and approval within three business days and submitted to the Court with copies to all other counsel and pro se parties within seven days of the hearing, unless the Court sets a different deadline.
If counsel are asked to prepare a proposed order during or after a hearing, the order shall be drafted and sent to opposing counsel or pro se parties for review and approval within three (3) business days and must be submitted to the Court within seven (7) days of the hearing with a copy to all other counsel and pro se parties, unless the Court specifies a different deadline.
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Page 11 | 11. Orders and Rulings of the Court
If the parties cannot agree on an order's form, both sides must submit their proposed orders to the Court with a cover letter stating the disagreement within seven days of the hearing.
If the parties are unable to agree on the form of the order, both sides shall present their proposed orders to the Court for consideration within seven (7) days of the hearing with a cover letter so stating.
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Page 11 | 11. Orders and Rulings of the Court
Discovery- and trial-related hearings must be filed and heard by the Trial Order deadline, or before the pretrial conference when the Trial Order states no deadline.
All hearings related to discovery or trial matters must be filed and heard by the time specified in the Trial Order or prior to the pre-trial conference if the Trial Order does not specify a deadline.
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Page 11 | 10. Limitation on Hearings
For cases filed on or after January 1, 2025, the Uniform Trial and Case Management Orders must be issued within three business days after the complaint is filed.
For all cases filed on or after January 1, 2025, a Uniform Trial and Case Management Orders shall be issued within three (3) business days of the complaint being filed.
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Page 12 | B. SETTING OF TRIALS
The trial-brief filing deadline is five business days before the trial commences.
If a trial brief is to be filed with the Court it must be submitted via email to 35orange@ninthcircuit.org no later than five (5) business days before the trial is to commence.
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Page 15 | 4. Trial Briefs
Joint proposed jury instructions and the verdict form must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant at 35orange@ninthcircuit.org in Word format no later than 24 business hours before trial.
Joint Proposed Jury Instructions and Verdict Form must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant at 35orange@ninthcircuit.org in Word format no later than 24 business hours before the trial.
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Page 17 | D. TRIALS
A motion in limine that is not timely filed and timely set for hearing will be treated as denied, subject to a timely trial objection.
Any MIL not timely filed and timely set for hearing will be considered denied without prejudice to a timely trial objection.
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Page 10 | 8. Motions in Limine (“MIL”)
Competing proposed orders requested during or after a hearing must be submitted within the Court's established timeframe with copies to all other counsel and pro se parties.
If the parties are asked to submit competing proposed orders during or after a hearing, the orders shall be submitted within the timeframe established by the Court, with a copy to all other counsel and pro se parties.
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Page 11 | 11. Orders and Rulings of the Court
A separately filed case management report must be emailed to 35orange@ninthcircuit.org no later than five days before the hearing.
In the latter event, the report must be emailed to 35orange@ninthcircuit.org no later than five (5) days prior to the date of the hearing.
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Page 8 | A. HEARINGS — 5. Ex Parte and Short Matters
Hearing materials intended for reliance must be filed at least five business days before the hearing.
All Materials that a party intends to rely on at a hearing must be filed at least five (5) business days before the hearing.
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Page 10 | 9. Hearing Notebooks, Exhibits, Legal Memoranda, and Citations
A motion that is not set for hearing within a reasonable time will be treated as abandoned.
Any motions filed but not set for hearing within a reasonable time will be considered abandoned.
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Page 9 | Discovery
Opposing counsel has five business days to file an optional written response to a motion in limine.
Opposing counsel will have five (5) business days to file a written response if they wish.
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Page 10 | 8. Motions in Limine (“MIL”)
The court may enter the proposed order without a hearing or direct a hearing on objections.
The Court may enter the order without the need for a hearing or may direct a hearing on the objections.
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Page 9 | Discovery
Service and Proof of Service Rules
The proposed order must be accompanied by a clearly identified e-filed cover letter, and both documents must be sent contemporaneously to all other parties.
The proposed order shall be accompanied by a cover letter (which letter has been efiled and is clearly noted as such) and both the letter and order shall be contemporaneously sent to all other parties.
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Page 9 | Discovery
All materials submitted to the Court must be provided contemporaneously to all other parties in the same form, including highlighting.
All materials provided to the Court must be contemporaneously provided to all other parties in the same form provided to the Court, including any highlighting.
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Page 11 | 9. Hearings
The email submitting a proposed order must be copied to all parties and should identify whether the order's form or content is agreed upon.
The email submitting a proposed order must be copied to all parties to the case, and should specifically indicate whether the form and/or content of the order is agreed or not.
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Page 11 | 11. Orders and Rulings of the Court
Filing Bundling Requirements
Case law and memoranda first provided during a hearing may be excluded from consideration at the Court's discretion.
Case law and memoranda provided to the Court and opposing parties for the first time during the hearing may not (in the Court’s discretion) be considered.
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Page 11 | 9. Hearings
Counsel are encouraged to timely file written argument with the Court supporting and opposing their positions.
Therefore, counsel are encouraged to timely file written argument supporting and opposing their positions with the Court.
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Page 11 | 9. Hearings
Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
A party may not file a discovery objection without an accompanying motion.
Accordingly, noticing “objections” to discovery without an accompanying motion is prohibited.
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Page 9 | Discovery
Filing a protective-order motion without attempting to obtain an immediate hearing does not by itself protect against pending discovery.
The filing of a motion for protective order, without attempting to set it for immediate hearing, is insufficient to protect from any discovery requested.
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Page 9 | Discovery
A hearing must be scheduled when a motion to compel seeks additional relief such as fees, costs, sanctions, or waiver of objections.
If additional relief (such as fees, costs, sanctions, or waiver of objections) is requested, a hearing on the motion must be scheduled.
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Page 9 | Discovery
Motions concerning trial matters will not be heard during the actual trial period absent extraordinary circumstances.
No motions directed towards matters involving the trial will be heard during the actual trial period absent extraordinary circumstances.
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Page 11 | 10. Limitation on Hearings
Counsel must meet and confer on every requested motion in limine before it is set for hearing.
Before setting any MIL for hearing, counsel must meet either and confer on each and every requested Motion in Limine.
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Page 9 | 8. Motions in Limine (“MIL”)
Adjournment & Extension Requirements
The Trial Order must be complied with strictly unless a timely motion and court order modify its conditions, and joint stipulations extending its deadlines will not be enforced if disputed.
THE COURT EXPECTS STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH THE TRIAL ORDER ABSENT A TIMELY MOTION AND ORDER OF COURT MODIFYING THE CONDITIONS THEREIN. Joint stipulations to extend times set forth in the Trial Order will not be enforced in the event of a dispute between the parties: the Court will enforce the Trial Order.
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Page 13 | B. SETTING OF TRIALS
A continuance motion must specifically establish good cause; continuances are rarely granted, successive requests are highly disfavored, and lack of diligence is not sufficient grounds.
Any motion for continuance must specifically set forth good cause justifying the continuance. Rule 1.460, Fla. R. Civ. P. provides, in relevant part: “Motions to continue trial are disfavored and should rarely be granted, and then only upon good cause shown. Successive continuances are highly disfavored. Lack of due diligence in preparing for trial is not grounds to continue the case.”
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Page 13 | B. SETTING OF TRIALS
A trial-continuance motion must include written client consent or specifically state good cause explaining why consent could not be obtained.
Motions for continuance of a trial will not be considered unless accompanied by written consent of the client or unless the motion specifically states good cause as to why such consent could not be obtained.
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Page 13 | B. SETTING OF TRIALS
Joint stipulations extending discovery or motion cutoffs may be summarily denied in the Court's discretion.
Joint stipulations to extend the discovery cut-off or the motions cut-off dates set forth in the Trial Order are subject to summary denial, in the Court’s discretion.
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Page 11 | 10. Limitation on Hearings
A delay in notifying the court about inadequate trial time, conflicts, or other issues may waive objections to the trial date.
Delays in advising the Court about inadequate time, conflicts, or other issues may be considered a waiver of any objection to the trial date.
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Page 13 | B. SETTING OF TRIALS
Counsel should immediately request a status hearing or case-management conference if the ordered trial date does not leave enough time to complete discovery.
If the Court issues a Trial Order pursuant to a notice/motion for trial and either party believes that the trial date will not allow sufficient time to complete discovery, counsel should immediately request a status hearing or case management conference to determine a potential alternate trial date.
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Page 13 | B. SETTING OF TRIALS
A continuance motion based on additional discovery should identify the specific incomplete discovery, because generalized claims of insufficient time or mere party agreement are insufficient.
If additional discovery is required, the motion should specifically describe the incomplete discovery that forms the basis for the requested continuance. Generalized statements that more time is needed, or mere agreement of the parties, will not support the granting of a continuance.
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Page 13 | B. SETTING OF TRIALS
A continuance motion should be set for hearing during Ex Parte and Short Matters before the pretrial conference and ordinarily will not be entertained at that conference.
Motions to continue should be set during Ex Parte and Short Matters before the date of the pretrial conference. The Court typically does not entertain motions for continuance at the pretrial conference
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Page 13 | B. SETTING OF TRIALS
Chambers Communication Rules
Ex Parte and Short Matter hearings must be coordinated with opposing counsel, and the notice of hearing must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant for addition to the schedule and confirmation.
b. Ex Parte and Short Matter hearings are not scheduled with the Judicial Assistant, but must be coordinated with opposing counsel. You must email the NOH to the JA at 35orange@ninthcircuit.org to be added to the schedule and receive confirmation that your case has been added to the list.
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Page 3 | A. HEARINGS — 1. Setting of Hearings
A request for a chambers ruling must be submitted by email to the Judicial Assistant.
If you are requesting the Court rule on the motion in chambers, please indicate as such in your email to the Judicial Assistant and submit a proposed order.
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Page 5 | A. HEARINGS
Counsel may contact the Judicial Assistant to request an emergency hearing when the circumstances warrant.
Counsel may contact the Judicial Assistant for an emergency hearing where the circumstances warrant, and the following will apply:
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Page 7 | A. HEARINGS — 4. Emergency and Time-Sensitive Hearings
Anyone needing accommodation for hearing or voice impairment must contact Court Administration at least five (5) business days before a hearing or 30 days before a trial.
Please contact Court Administration no later than five (5) business days in advance of the hearing (30 days prior to a trial) to arrange accommodation for hearing or voice impairment.
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Page 13 | B. SETTING OF TRIALS
Hearing materials must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant and opposing counsel no later than five days before the hearing and in the form required by paragraph A.9.
h. Hearing materials shall be emailed to 35orange@ninthcircuit.org and to opposing counsel not less than five (5) days prior to the hearing in the form required by paragraph A.9 below.
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Page 4 | A. HEARINGS — 1. Setting of Hearings
A regularly set hearing must be confirmed by the Judicial Assistant before the parties may file a notice of hearing, and an unconfirmed hearing will not be heard.
Regularly set hearings must be confirmed by the JA before parties may file a notice of hearing. Hearings set by notice of hearing but not confirmed with the JA may not be heard.
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A hearing request will not be confirmed if required information is missing, and Judge Schreiber must approve every hearing request before confirmation.
If your request is missing any of the above information, it will not be confirmed. Judge Schreiber approves ALL hearing requests prior to confirmation of your hearing.
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To secure hearing time, counsel must first coordinate with opposing counsel and then email the Judicial Assistant the specified hearing-request information.
g. To secure a hearing time, coordinate with opposing counsel, then email 35orange@ninthcircuit.org with the following in the body of the email:
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Page 4 | A. HEARINGS — 1. Setting of Hearings
An emergency motion must be emailed to 35orange@ninthcircuit.org before the court will set a hearing.
The motion must be emailed to 35orange@ninthcircuit.org before a hearing will be set.
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The filing party must email a copy of any motion for rehearing, reconsideration, or new trial to the Court at 35orange@ninthcircuit.org.
Upon the filing of a motion for rehearing, reconsideration, or new trial, the party filing the motion must email a copy of the motion to 35orange@ninthcircuit.org for review by the Court.
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