Michele Towbin Singer

Circuit Judgepublished

SEVENTEENTH Judicial Circuit · Broward County · Circuit Civil — Div. 21

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Michele Towbin-Singer
Circuit Court Judge
Circuit Civil Division
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit
Court of Florida
Broward County Courthouse
201 S.E. 6th Street
#214
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(954) 831-7825
Judge Michele Towbin Singer
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE
Judicial Assistant: Amanda Abrams
Chambers: WW15125 // Courtroom: WW15170
Division (21) E-mail: div21@17th.flcourts.org or aabrams@17th.flcourts.org
CIRCUIT CIVIL DIVISION (21) PROCEDURES
REVISED DECEMBER 2025
PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE PROCEDURES BEFORE CONTACTING CHAMBERS
ALL HEARINGS including Uniform Motion Calendar, Case Management, Lack of Prosecution, and Special Set Hearings and Calendar Call will be held through ZOOM Video Conference, unless the parties email the JA to advise that the parties want to appear in person. The parties MUST email the JA at least 24 hours (not including weekends and court holidays) prior to the hearing to advise they would like to appear in person or as a hybrid (both in person & zoom).
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COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE JUDICIAL OFFICE
The Court or JA cannot accept ex-parte communications or provide you with legal advice. An ex-parte communication occurs when a party to a case, or someone involved with a party, talks or writes to or otherwise communicates directly with the judge about the issues in the case without the other parties' knowledge. You must include all parties involved when communicating with the Court. If you need the contact information, please refer to www.BrowardClerk.org for specific case information.
Table of Contents:
1. Clerk of Court
32. Settled/Stipulation of Dismissal
2. CMS
33. Notice of Cancellations (UMC/Special Set Hearings)
3. E-Filing Portal
34. Supporting Documents
4. Supporting Documents
35. Hearing Materials
5. Uniform Motion Calendar
36. Special Set Hearings
6. Self-Represented (Pro Se) Parties
37. Motion for Summary Judgment
7. Pro Se Registration Form
38. Scheduling Order Attorney Fees & Costs
8. Online Scheduling
39. Motions for Rehearing/Reconsideration
9. Unilaterally Set Online Hearings
40. Ex-Parte Communications
10. Limits on the Number of Cases
41. Ex-Parte Motions
11. Add on to an Existing Hearing
42. Petition for Approval of Minor Settlement
12. Uniform Case Management
43. Writ of Bodily Attachment
13. Emergency Motions
44. Motions to Withdraw
14. Zoom Information
45. Motions for Continuances
15. As to the Use of Technology
46. Motions for Default Final Judgment
16. Calendar Calls
47. Evidentiary Hearings
17. Jury Trials/Backup Trials
48. Notice of Hearing
18. Backup Trials
49. Orders
19. Court Reporters
50. Consolidation Orders
20. Motions in Limine
51. Transfer Order
21. Expert Challenges (Daubert)
52. Confidential Paperwork for the Judge to Review
22. Using Zoom in Trial
53. In Camera Inspection of Supporting Documents
23. Exhibits for Non-Jury Trials/Evidentiary Hearings
54. Confidential Pleadings
24. Notice for Trial
55. Removal of Servicing Parties from State Portal
25. Electronic Equipment in the Courtroom
56. Appellate Division
26. How to upload a Video to CMS
57. Communications with Chambers
27. Trial Evidence
58. Lack of Prosecution
28. Trial Order Errors
59. Case Management Conferences
29. Case is Rolled Over or Reset
60. Setting of Case Management by Parties
30. Case is Taken off the Trial Docket
61. Trial Docket Schedule 2025 - 2027
31. Pre- trial Stipulation Issues
1. 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.
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2. CMS: If you encounter technical difficulties submitting an order or uploading documents to CMS, or any other problem please send

Civil Division 21 Procedures (17th Jud. Cir.); Local Rule 10A (parties responsible to know division procedures)official source ↗

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Judge Michele Towbin Singer — Division 21 procedures (Circuit Civil)

Divisional Instructions21 — Division 21 — Circuit Civilhigh confidence

Judge Michele Towbin Singer — Division 21 (Circuit Civil), 17th Judicial Circuit, Broward County. Official division procedures, live-fetched and sha256-verified 2026-07-05 (sha256 102466640a2b…).

Key requirements (verbatim excerpts from the published procedures):
• "EXPERT CHALLENGES (DAUBERT) MUST be filed and served no later than forty- five (45) days before CALENDAR CALL and MUST be scheduled for hearing prior to CALENDAR CALL, VII (b) (3)."
• "MOTIONS IN LIMINE MUST be filed and served no later than thirty (30) days prior to CALENDAR CALL and MUST be scheduled for hearing before CALENDAR CALL, see Uniform Trial Order, VII (c)."
• "Failure to appear at a case management conference will result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings per Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.200(c)."
• "The case management order you have received is pursuant to the Supreme Court Administrative Order (AOSC20-23-Amendment-10.pdf), that all cases filed in January 2020 or later must have a trial date."
• "If the parties are having difficulty filling it out jointly, the parties MUST contact the JA or set a hearing on CMS as soon as possible to avoid possible sanctions from the Court."
• "Therefore, a FINAL ORDER OF DISMISSAL or NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL MUST be submitted through CMS for the Judge’s signature as soon as is practicable."

Full procedures: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTI77QTH8g7Y06-BqgQoX5ZEl16dBUQ8C76783NmpQAax2bvCuauj3Y3kGC6FRHbNAkO3OtRPnyf2vE/pub?embedded=true

17th Jud. Cir. (Broward), Division 21 Procedures — Judge Michele Towbin Singer (official published division doc)official source ↗

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