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Procedures/Preferences

Important Notice Regarding Administrative Order S-2024-046:
Administrative Order S-2024-046, promulgated by the Chief Judge of the Thirteenth Circuit and applicable to all Circuit Civil divisions, establishes requirements that apply to your case.  Please familiarize yourself and your office staff with this order. 
 

COURT HEARINGS
Unless otherwise directed by the Court, all Jury Trials, Non-Jury Trials, Evidentiary Hearings, Pre Trial Conferences, and all hearings related to discovery will be held in person. Further, any matter scheduled for longer than 30 minutes, will be conducted in-person.  Please contact the Judicial Assistant to schedule these matters.
 

Unless instructed otherwise by the Court, all other hearings will be conducted electronically via Zoom. Please see the Zoom information below:
 

ZOOM Link: https://fljud13-org.zoom.us/j/6413809174?omn=87039325112
Meeting ID: 641 380 9174
*No password is required.
 

AT A GLANCE SCHEDULING ON JAWS


UMC's

Method of
Conducting
Remote
Hearings

15 & 30
Minute Hearings

Requesting Hearing Exceeding 30 Minutes

Cancelling Hearings within 24 Hours of Hearing

Cancelling Hearings prior to 24 Hours of Hearing

Set on JAWS.
Matters can only be scheduled if they can be heard within 5 minutes

*Motions to withdraw may be scheduled here

Remote hearings will be conducted via Zoom.  The Court’s Zoom link is
https://fljud13-org.zoom.us/j/6413809174?omn=87039325112
and Zoom Meeting
ID is
641 380 9174
No additional
password is
required for
attendance; you will
be placed in the
"waiting room" and Judge Ward will
"join" you into the meeting when the hearing commences.

 

Attorneys:
Set on JAWS
Pro-Se Litigants:
 E-mail JA

**Please do not schedule Motions to Withdraw here          

Attorneys and
Self-Represented Litigants: Must be approved by the court; E-mail request to JA

E-mail JA a copy of the
Notice of Cancellation

Scheduling party can cancel on JAWS.
If hearing was scheduled via
E-mail, notice of cancellation must be
e-mailed

***If you are having an issue with scheduling in JAWS, please contact the JA via email at circivdivo@fljud13.org.
 

AT A GLANCE PREFERENCES 


Cancelling Trial and Pre-Trial

Emergency Motion

Providing Judge with documents for Hearings 30 Minutes or less

Providing Judge with documents for Hearings more than 30 Minutes

How to upload Orders to the E-Portal for Electronic Signature

If case has settled, one of the parties must e-mail JA with documentation.
 

 

After Motion is filed with clerk, email JA to notify.

Documents 10 pages
or less may be e-mailed, documents more than 10 pages must be received at least three business days prior to hearing via mail or hand delivery.

Deliver hard copy at least three business days prior to hearing via mail or
hand delivery. 

Submit AGREED Orders only, Upload in PDF format to
Documents for
Judicial Review
,
Verifying correct division letter. Send copy of proposed order to JA with all parties in agreeance of order.

 

CANCELLATION OF HEARING
When a non court ordered hearing or other court appearance needs to be cancelled, a Notice of Cancellation MUST be immediately e-filed with the Clerk of Court AND a courtesy copy of said Notice of Cancellation emailed to the division at circivdivo@fljud13.org.  If your hearing is more than 24 hours out, the scheduling party is responsible for cancelling the hearing in JAWS.
 

SUBMITTING PROPOSED ORDERS
Proposed Orders that are agreed upon by the parties can be submitted to the Judge for signature through the Florida ePortal as a “PDF” formatted document. It is the responsibility of the attorney to provide copies of electronically signed orders to any pro se parties. Once the proposed order has been uploaded for signature, please send a copy to the JA with the approval from all parties.
 

Proposed Orders that are NOT agreed upon by the parties, or competing orders, should be submitted to the Judicial Assistant by email and attached as a “WORD” formatted document, which will be forwarded to the Judge upon receipt of both proposed competing orders. 

 

Important Notice Regarding Administrative Order S-2024-046:
Administrative Order S-2024-046, promulgated by the Chief Judge of the Thirteenth Circuit and applicable to all Circuit Civil divisions, establishes requirements that apply to your case.  Please familiarize yourself and your office staff with this order.