Michael Davis

ALL ZOOM MEETINGS NOW INCLUDE TOLL FREE NUMBERS FOR PARTICIPANTS CALLING IN BY PHONE

DO NOT ask the judicial assistant to get involved in the scheduling of unilaterally online hearings. The CMS system was created so that both parties can coordinate the hearings. The judicial assistant is not an arbitrator of your scheduling disputes. Set a hearing on UMC.
NOTICE OF CANCELLATIONS FOR UMC AND SPECIAL SET HEARINGS:
When you file a Notice of Cancellation, the judge wants the notice to state the reason for the cancellation.
It is the responsibility of the NOTICING PARTY TO TIMELY CANCEL A HEARING through the Online Scheduling System and TIMELY NOTIFY THE COURT of a cancellation. Filing a Notice of Cancellation, without also canceling the Online Scheduling System, is insufficient; if you do not cancel the hearing online, that time will not be available online for others to schedule their hearings. The Court is not notified by the Clerk of Court! If a hearing is canceled, please send an email to div24@17th.flcourts.org, with the copy of the Notice of Cancellation.
C. EMERGENCY AND OTHER URGENT MATTERS
TRUE EMERGENCY:
ALL parties MUST follow Administrative Order, 2014-32-CIV.
If you have a true emergency, please email Division 24 and write in the subject area URGENT // EMERGENCY. The email will be sent to the judge for review.
D. SUBMISSION OF ORDERS AND JUDGMENTS
ALL ORDERS must be submitted electronically through the Local Broward Portal’s Court Management System (“CMS”). Please remember when you submit orders through CMS, the orders do not go to the Judicial Assistant, the orders go directly to the Judge.
The Judge signs the order when the order is uploaded to CMS because the parties have agreed on the language of the order and the Judge ministerially signs the Order.
AGREED ORDERS:
All AGREED ORDERS must be submitted through CMS. The sender MUST certify the submitted order is in fact an agreed order, and must contain the date of the hearing and type of motion. The Court reserves the right to reject any Agreed Order and may set the matter for a hearing.
Please Note: the Court disfavors Agreed Orders continuing trial or special set hearings.
DISAGREEMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORDER:
You must send the orders in the same email to Division 24 to the Judge notifying the Court that the parties DO NOT AGREE.
(Please ensure the Proposed Order is in Word Format and includes
all parties in the email).
REMEMBER! The Judge signs the order when the order is uploaded to CMS because the parties have agreed on the language of the order and the Judge ministerially signs the order.
TRANSFER ORDER:
If cases are filed and assigned to different civil divisions which concern the same issue or common issues, the cases can be transferred as follows:
(a) The plaintiff or defendant must submit a notice in each case indicating the parties and the case number of the similar case(s).
(b) The party seeking the transfer must file a motion and schedule a hearing in the division with the lowest/earliest case number.
Administrative Order No. 2017-35-Civ - Amended Administrative Order Establishing Procedures for Direct Filing or Reassignment of Circuit Civil Cases to a Complex Business or Complex Tort Division.
E. SETTING CASE FOR TRIAL AND TRIAL PROCEDURES
TRIAL ORDERS: The parties are to schedule a Status Conference on Motion Calendar for the Court to place a case on a Trial Docket. Alternatively, the parties can agree to be placed on a trial period by emailing the court requesting a particular trial period. The email should be sent to div24@17th.flcourts.org. The Court may also set the matter for trial at a Case Management Conference or at any other time once the case is at issue.
FINAL ORDER OF DISMISSAL, a NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL or a NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT TO REMOVE YOUR CASE FROM THE DOCKET
When the Order is signed. Please send an email to

Please follow the instructions provided in Local Rule 10, the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure (see Rule 1.610), and the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar. For judgments on liquidated damages, the Court requires proof of service, evidence of the debt, the complaint, and notice of hearing for entry of judgment. Orders uploaded to CMS for signature shall include the Motion in supporting documents.
CONFIDENTIAL PAPERWORK FOR THE JUDGE TO REVIEW:
Submit your documents by email to div24@17th.flcourts.org.
“IN CAMERA” INSPECTION OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
Submit your documents by email to div24@17th.flcourts.org. If you upload the documents to CMS, the other side can see it.
CONFIDENTIAL PLEADINGS:
If you wish to file confidential pleadings, you must schedule a hearing on UMC, inform the Judge what documents need to be confidential, then the judge will issue an order notifying the clerk's office. Please follow the procedures below:
1. Check the Clerk’s system to be sure that the Judge’s order is filed.
2. Go to the Attorneys Portal and look under forms for “Notice of Confidential Information within Court Filing”.
3. When locating the Notice, list the documentation to be sealed, and write on the Notice “See Judge’s Order on file” and then file the Notice of Confidential with the documentation in the Clerk’s Office.
4. If you need assistance you can call 954-831-5795.
I.APPELLATE DIVISION:
Phone calls to Judicial Assistants regarding the status of filed documents are inappropriate. It is for that reason that ALL parties are directed to review the Guidelines for Communications with the Appellate Division and to govern himself/herself accordingly. The Guidelines for Communications with the Appellate Division provides that parties shall not “call or email Judges, Judicial Assistants, or Staff Counsel.” Instead, the parties shall bring matters to the Court’s attention by filing an appropriate motion and following the procedures set forth in Administrative Order Number 2019-06-GEN.
J. MISCELLANEOUS

Please do not ask this Court’s Judicial Assistant or other court personnel to communicate any message to the Judge. This is prohibited ex-parte communication. The Court’s staff is not permitted to relay ex-parte information to the Judge.
CLERK OF COURT
For questions regarding any civil matters, please send an email to CircuitCivileClerk@browardclerk.org. Any questions will be answered through that email address only.
CMS: if you encounter technical difficulties submitting an order or uploading documents to CMS, or any other problem please send an email to calendar@17th.flcourts.org for further assistance.