Kimberly Byrd

Honorable Judge Kimberly Sharpe Byrd
Judicial Practice Preferences
Section G, J2, J6 & Q3
Judicial Assistant: Shannon McGrady
CrCivW1@jud6.org
Office Telephone Number (727) 847-8092
Hearing Line Number (352) 309-7685
Mailing address: 7530 Little Road, Room 214, New Port Richey, FL 34654
Overnight mail should be sent to room 201 (Court Administration) instead of room 214
Hearing address: 7530 Little Road, Hearing Room 2L, New Port Richey, FL 34654
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Scheduling Hearings
II. Hearing Materials
III. Proposed Orders/ Judicial Automated Workflow System (JAWS)
IV. Telephonic Instructions
V. Motions Considered Without a Hearing
VI. Emergency Motions
VII. Civil Jury Trials, Civil Non Jury Trials And Foreclosure Trials
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I. Scheduling Hearings
• This section does not schedule hearings via JAWS.
• To obtain special set hearing dates and times, please email CrCivW1@jud6.org.
• Prior to confirming your hearing date and drafting a notice of hearing, you must clear the
hearing date with all interested parties and have previously filed the Motion with the Clerk’s
office.
• Until the Motion(s) appear as filed on the Clerk’s Docket, you cannot set the matter for
hearing.
• The notice of hearing should be filed within 24 hours of securing the date and served on all
parties on the service list.
• If you are canceling a hearing, you must notify the JA via email and file a notice of
cancelation.
II. Hearing Materials
• At least 48 hours before a hearing, hearing materials should be submitted to the Judicial
Assistant via email. Hearing Materials should include a copy of the notice of hearing, a
courtesy copy of the motion and any applicable case law. If a party has voluminous hearing
materials and wishes to submit hard copies, that is permitted and a package can be mailed to
our physical address. Orders should not be submitted until after the hearing.
III. Submitting Orders in JAWS
• It is the Court’s preference that proposed orders be uploaded to JAWS (Judicial Automated
Workflow System). Once your order is uploaded it will either be reviewed and signed with
Judge Byrd’s electronic signature or rejected with an explanation.
• You must always upload an explanatory cover letter and every proposed order must state
whether opposing counsel has agreed to the form and content.
• All documents are to be uploaded as PDF Documents.
• Orders submitted following a hearing should state that fact including the date of the hearing.
• Electronically conformed copies will only be provided to the email addresses which have been
properly associated to the case in JAWS. It is the responsibility of the party uploading a
proposed order to confirm that all email addresses have been added to JAWS. The Clerk and
JA DO NOT maintain the associated party database.
• If there are any parties without an email service address, it is the responsibility of the party
submitting the order to serve those parties via U.S. Mail. The following language should be
included on the service list:
“Plaintiff/Defendant will serve a conformed copy via U.S. Mail to the following: “
• The Judicial Assistant cannot assist you with JAWS troubleshooting. You may review the
webpage: http://www.jud6.org/legalcommunity/JAWS/howto.html or contact the JAWS help
desk at 727-453-4357 for assistance.
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• Any order or judgment which requires a sale date be filled in by the clerk, you must fill in the
sale date prior to submitting. Do not leave this blank or the order will be rejected. Please contact
Dade City Clerk, Tabitha Torres at (352) 521-4408 x4798 for foreclosure sale dates.
IV. Telephonic Instructions
• Most hearings are being conducted telephonically. Some evident

[Excerpt — full preferences at the official source link.]