Judge Lauren Burke

All agreed and proposed orders must be submitted through the court's Online Scheduling System.

All agreed and proposed orders must be submitted through the Online Scheduling System.

Page 1 | Proposed Orders

By the day before jury selection, the parties must provide proposed jury instructions, any stipulations regarding facts and evidence, and all exhibits pre-marked.

The parties are charged with good faith cooperation to prepare and provide to the Court the day prior to jury selection:A set or sets of proposed jury instructions including any special instructions in WORD format Any stipulations regarding facts and evidence All exhibits shall be pre-marked

Page 1 | DVTD Calendar Call & Jury Trial Dates

Relied-upon case law and written responses must be filed or provided to the court and opposing counsel at least two business days before the hearing, by hand or by email.

All case law and written responses upon which the parties intend to rely for their scheduled hearings must be filed and/or provided to the Court, as well as opposing counsel, at least two (2) business days in advance of the hearing by hand or via email to CAD-divisionDVTD@pbcgov.org.

Page 1 | Motion Hearings

All discovery, including reciprocal discovery, must be completed seven days before the calendar call.

All discovery, including reciprocal discovery, shall be completed 7 days prior to Calendar Call.

Page 1 | DVTD Calendar Call & Jury Trial Dates

Evidentiary motions and motions in limine requiring more than five minutes per side must be filed and brought to the court's attention at least seven days before calendar call.

As per the Court's Divisional Instructions, all evidentiary motions and motions in limine requiring more than 5 minutes per side must be filed and brought to the Court's attention at least 7 days prior Calendar Call.

Page 1 | DVTD Calendar Call & Jury Trial Dates

Motions should be set to be heard no less than 3 days prior to the beginning of the trial period.

Motions should be set to be heard no less than 3 days prior to the beginning of the trial period.

Page 1 | DVTD Calendar Call & Jury Trial Dates

A party must keep the clerk and opposing parties informed of current mailing and email addresses, and future papers and pleadings will be served at the addresses on file with the clerk.

I understand that I must keep the clerk's office and the opposing party (or parties) notified of my current mailing and e-mail address(es) and that all future papers/pleadings in this lawsuit will be served at the address(es) on record at the clerk's office.

Civil cases

Page 1 | DESIGNATION OF CURRENT MAILING AND E-MAIL ADDRESS

Pro se litigants with email access are encouraged to file an email-designation form so the court may send orders by email instead of by U.S. mail.

Pro Se litigants that have access to email are encouraged to fill out and file with the Clerk an email designation form class="important". This will allow the Court to submit orders to the parties via email instead of sending in the U.S. Postal Service which will greatly reduce the time for the parties' communication with each other and the Court.

Page 1 | Phone Calls/Emails

Eligibility for the provider's sliding scale requires submission of a Social Security earnings statement.

To be eligible for the sliding scale, a social security earnings statement must be provided.

Page 1 | Court Provider Information

Request a DCF recommendation by emailing Paula Farrish and send a courtesy copy to Joshua Solomon.

To request a DCF recommendation please email Paula Farrish at Paula.Arce@myflfamilies.com and send a courtesy copy to her supervisor, Joshua Solomon at Joshua.Solomon@myflfamilies.com.

Page 1 | Motions to Modify No Contact Orders Involving Minor Children

Submit one PDF courtesy copy of the motion to the court by email.

Please submit a courtesy copy of the Motion as a "PDF" to the court by email.

Page 1 | Motion Hearings

All motions to modify no-contact orders involving minor children must be scheduled by emailing the Judicial Assistant.

Parties SHALL schedule ALL motions to modify no contact involving minor children, by contacting the Judicial Assistant to the Judge, at CAD-divisionDVTD@pbcgov.org.

Page 1 | Motions to Modify No Contact Orders Involving Minor Children

All motion hearings must be scheduled by emailing the Judicial Assistant.

Parties SHALL schedule ALL motion hearings by contacting the Judicial Assistant to the Judge, at CAD-divisionDVTD@pbcgov.org.

Page 1 | Motion Hearings

If you believe your final hearing will take more than 20 minutes, please contact Eric Thompson to special set a time to have the hearing heard.

If you believe your final hearing will take more than 20 minutes, please contact Eric Thompson to special set a time to have the hearing heard.

Page 1 | Injunction Hearings

Contact Eric Thompson by email for information about injunction hearings, continuance requests, or specially setting a continuance hearing.

Please Contact Eric Thompson at ejthomps@pbcgov.org for questions and/or information regarding Injunction hearings. This includes questions regarding requesting a continuance or specially setting a hearing regarding a continuance.

Page 1 | Injunction Hearings

In a COVID-19 emergency, notify the Court as soon as possible by emailing the Judicial Assistant.

In emergency situations, such as exposure and/or illness from Covid-19, please notify the Court as soon as possible. You can do this by emailing the Court's Judicial Assistant, CAD-divisionDVTD@pbcgov.org.

Page 1 | Please Take Notice

The division uses Zoom only when a significant issue requires remote attendance, and parties seeking a Zoom appearance should contact the Judicial Assistant.

This division ONLY utilizes Zoom for hearings, in which a significant issue requires remote attendance. Please contact the Judicial Assistant, if you believe you have an issue requiring Zoom appearance.

Page 1 | Questions and Advice

The parties may contact the court to convert a calendar call into an in-person plea conference when they plan to resolve the case by plea negotiation.

If the parties plan to resolve the case by plea negotiation, the parties may contact the Court to convert the Calendar Call to an in-person plea conference.

Page 1 | DVTD Calendar Call & Jury Trial Dates

Neither the judge nor the Judicial Assistant may provide legal advice about how to proceed with a case.

Neither the Judge nor the Judicial Assistant can give legal advice regarding how to proceed with the case.

Page 1 | Questions and Advice