Judge Stacey Schulman

Applies to

Motion

Must include

case number

Motions must state the facts with specificity, list all of the defendant's cases, the charges for each case, and the legal reason for custody; boilerplate motions are not allowed.

Applies to

Notice of change of plea

For agreed in-custody pleas, defense counsel must file a notice of change of plea that clearly indicates the terms of the plea.

Applies to

Notice of change of plea

Defense counsel must file the notice of change of plea and clearly indicate the terms of the plea in it.

When setting a hearing, counsel must give the Division Judge's judicial assistant a good-faith estimate of the anticipated hearing length.

Contact

Email to chambers

Out-of-jurisdiction bond and change-of-plea matters are heard by Judge Andrew Siegel and must be set through Sabrina Albert at Salbert@17th.flcourts.org.

Contact

Phone to chambers

Counsel must notify the Division Judge's judicial assistant in advance if an interpreter is needed so arrangements can be made.

Applies to

Motion

A copy of the motion must be e-filed with the Clerk's office.

Applies to

Notice of change of plea

The notice of change of plea must be e-filed with the Clerk's office.

Applies to

Motion

For motions seeking to exceed page limits, proposed orders may be uploaded to CMS, the motion must be uploaded as a supporting document, and no hearing is required.

Margins

top 1 in, bottom 1 in, left 1 in, right 1 in

All motions and responses must be double-spaced with at least one-inch margins and a font size of at least 12 points.

Uploaded orders must not duplicate header and footer content because CMS inserts that content automatically.

Pursuant to the Uniform Pretrial Order, please review and mark all trial exhibits prior to the beginning of trial.