Judge Yadira Pedraza
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
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Document Filing Requirements2 rules
No matter that has been resolved will be taken off-calendar without a copy of the appropriate ORDER OR SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT being provided via e-mail to the Magistrate.
All proposed Recommended Orders should be agreed to by both parties. If the parties simply cannot agree on the proposed Recommended Order, then each party may submit their own Recommended Order.
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
In order to file a pleading or a motion, all attorneys and self-represented litigants must register at https://www.myflcourtaccess.com.
In order to file a pleading or a motion, all attorneys and self-represented litigants must register at https://www.myflcourtaccess.com.
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Proposed Recommended Orders must be submitted through courtMAP.
If you have been instructed to prepare and submit the proposed Recommended Order, the proposed Recommended Order must be submitted via courtMAP, no later than ten (15) days after the date of the hearing.
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All hearings in this Division must be scheduled through courtMAP, and the parties must agree on the date and time before scheduling.
This Division uses courtMAP. Hearings must be scheduled through courtMAP. The date and time of the hearing must be agreed upon by the parties prior to scheduling the hearing.
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Requests for audio recordings of hearings must be submitted electronically following the Court Reporting Services instructions on the 11th Judicial Circuit website.
All requests for copies of audio recordings of judicial proceedings by attorneys of record, parties to a case, and self-represented litigants shall be submitted electronically by following the instructions online under Court Reporting Services of the 11th Judicial Circuit website (jud11.flcourts.org).
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Filing Timing and Cure Windows
An exhibit list must be prepared and filed at least 48 hours before the hearing date, failing which exhibits may be excluded from evidence.
An exhibit list must be prepared and filed in advance (48 hours) of the hearing date. Failure to do any of these things may result in your exhibit getting excluded from evidence.
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If you have been instructed to prepare and submit the proposed Recommended Order, the proposed Recommended Order must be submitted via courtMAP, no later than ten (15) days after the date of the hearing.
If you have been instructed to prepare and submit the proposed Recommended Order, the proposed Recommended Order must be submitted via courtMAP, no later than ten (15) days after the date of the hearing.
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Hearings must be scheduled within 10 days of entry of the Order of Referral or the division will schedule them unilaterally for the earliest available date.
If you do not schedule your hearing within 10 days of the entry of the Order of Referral, the hearing will be scheduled unilaterally, without coordination with you, by the division, for the earliest available date.
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Service and Proof of Service Rules
Before the hearing, each party must provide copies of proposed exhibits to the opposing party and attempt to stipulate to exhibits.
Prior to the hearing, you must provide a copy of each of your proposed exhibits to the opposing party. You must also contact your opposing party and attempt to stipulate to exhibits.
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Filing Fees and Waivers
The final invoice for an audio recording must be paid before the recording is released to the requester.
Upon full review of the request and in accordance with Rule 2.420, a final invoice shall be sent to the requester, which must be paid prior to release of the audio recording.
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Adjournment & Extension Requirements
Continuances of hearings before the Magistrate require a filed Motion for Continuance to be heard by the Magistrate, and no hearing may be canceled without Magistrate approval (a Notice of Cancellation alone is insufficient).
Motions for Continuance of a hearing scheduled before the Magistrate must be heard by the Magistrate. No hearing will be continued or re-set without the appropriate Motion for Continuance filed first. If one side objects to the continuance, a hearing will be held on the Motion for Continuance. No hearing will be canceled without Magistrate approval. Your filing of a Notice of Cancellation is insufficient.
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Chambers Communication Rules
Motions for continuance must be filed with the Court and emailed to the Magistrate's division email address.
All MOTIONS FOR CONTINUANCE must be filed with the Court and emailed to 11THFCGM02@JUD11.FLCOURTS.ORG.
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Parties must register their email and physical mailing addresses with the Clerk of the Court to receive notices, recommended orders, and orders.
You must register your email address and physical mailing address with the Clerk of the Court in order to receive notices, recommended orders, and orders.
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Converting an in-person hearing to Zoom requires an email to the Magistrate's office, and the hearing remains in-person until the Magistrate's office directly confirms otherwise.
If a hearing has been scheduled for in-person but all parties agree to convert it to Zoom, an email must be sent to 11thfcgm02@jud11.flcourts.org. All parties are to presume the hearing is still an in-person hearing until you hear otherwise directly from the office of the Magistrate.
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Parties must notify the Magistrate immediately by email when a matter is resolved, settled, or dismissed.
If your matter gets resolved, settled or dismissed, please notify the Magistrate immediately at 11THFCGM02@JUD11.FLCOURTS.ORG.
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Persons with disabilities may obtain free accommodations by contacting the ADA Coordinator at least 7 days before a scheduled court appearance, or immediately if less than 7 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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The General Magistrate's office may be contacted by email at 11thfcgm02@jud11.flcourts.org.
You can contact the General Magistrate's office at 11thfcgm02@jud11.flcourts.org.
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