Judge Rene Tew
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Document Filing Requirements4 rules
Please make sure that you register your email address and mailing address with the Clerk of the Court to receive notices of hearing and orders. You may obtain a copy of the Clerk's form at: Notice of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address.
An exhibit list must be prepared and submitted in advance (7 working days) of the hearing date.
Prior to submitting your proposed Recommended Order, please contact the other attorney/party to agree to the form and content of the Recommended Order.
The exhibits should be marked 1, 2, 3 etc. for those associated to the petitioner and A, B, C etc. for those associated to the respondent.
Filing & Service rules
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
Exhibit lists must be submitted at least 7 working days before the hearing date.
An exhibit list must be prepared and submitted in advance (7 working days) of the hearing date.
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A proposed Recommended Order must be submitted to the General Magistrate's office via CourtMAP no later than 14 days after the hearing date.
If the General Magistrate has instructed you to prepare the proposed Recommended Order of General Magistrate, or Recommended Order of Hearing Officer, on their ruling, the proposed Recommended Order must be submitted to the General Magistrate's office via CourtMap no later than fourteen (14) days after the date of the hearing.
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Hearings must be scheduled by the parties or attorneys within 15 days of the order of referral, or the General Magistrate's office will set the hearing at its earliest available date.
Hearings must be set by the parties or attorneys for a future date within fifteen (15) days from the date of the order of referral, otherwise the hearing will be set by the General Magistrate's office at the earliest available date.
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Failure to provide and/or file the exhibit list seven days before the hearing may result in the exhibits not being admitted at the hearing.
If you fail to provide a copy of the exhibit list and /or to file a copy of the exhibit list seven (7) days prior to the hearing, you may not be able to get the exhibits admitted on the day of the hearing.
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Service and Proof of Service Rules
Before a Zoom or telephonic hearing, parties presenting exhibits must contact the opposing attorney or party and agree on the exhibits to be admitted.
If you are going to be presenting exhibits at the zoom or telephonic hearing, you must contact the opposing attorney or party and agree to the exhibits that will be admitted.
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A copy of the exhibit list must be provided to the opposing party or their attorney.
In addition, you must provide a copy of the exhibit list to the opposing party or their attorney (if they are represented by counsel).
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Adjournment & Extension Requirements
Continuance requests must be heard or responded to by the General Magistrate, and a notice of cancellation is insufficient to cancel a hearing.
Any request for a continuance of a hearing before a General Magistrate must be heard or responded to by the General Magistrate. A notice of cancellation of hearing is insufficient and will not cancel a hearing.
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Chambers Communication Rules
A Zoom hearing request reserved via CourtMAP must be accompanied by an email to chambers explaining the reason, or a call to the General Magistrate's Office at 305-349-5667.
If you reserve the hearing date and time via CourtMAP on the appropriate calendar (marked as ZOOM hearings) you must send an email to 11thfcgm09@jud11.flcourts.org explaining the reason why you are requesting a ZOOM hearing, or you can call the General Magistrate's Office at 305-349-5667.
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If a case or referral is settled or withdrawn, the party must contact the General Magistrate's office.
If a case or referral is settled or withdrawn, please contact the General Magistrate's office.
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If the parties disagree on the proposed Recommended Order's form, they must contact the General Magistrate's office so the order can still be submitted within the 14-day period.
If there is a disagreement regarding the proposed form, please contact the General Magistrate's office to submit your proposed Recommended Order within the fourteen (14) day period.
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If there is a dispute as to the admissibility of the proposed exhibits, contact General Magistrate Rene Tew's office at 305-349-5667 to arrange a Zoom or telephonic hearing prior to the scheduled hearing to resolve the exhibit dispute.
If there is a dispute as to the admissibility of the proposed exhibits, contact General Magistrate Rene Tew's office at 305-349-5667 to arrange a Zoom or telephonic hearing prior to the scheduled hearing to resolve the exhibit dispute.
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ADA accommodation requests must be made to the Eleventh Judicial Circuit ADA Coordinator at least seven (7) days before the scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving notice if less than seven days remain.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in a proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court's ADA Coordinator, Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center, 175 NW 1st Ave., Suite 2400, Miami, FL 33128, Telephone (305) 349-7175; TDD (305) 349-7174, Fax (305) 349-7355, Email: ADA@jud11.flcourts.org at least seven (7) days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than seven (7) days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
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General Magistrate Rene Tew's office may be contacted by email at 11thfcgm09@jud11.flcourts.org or by phone at 305-349-5667 (Administrative Assistant Suzann Mudahy-Nicholson).
Administrative Assistant (AA): Suzann Mudahy-Nicholson; Email Address: 11thfcgm09@jud11.flcourts.org; Telephone: 305 349-5667
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