Discovery Served with the Statement of Claim / Complaint If a written discovery request is served upon a Defendant contemporaneously with Plaintiff's complaint, Defendant must serve its responses to the discovery within 45 days of the date of service of Plaintiff's Complaint. 1.
For further assistance, call County Civil Court at 561.355. 2500.
To cancel a hearing scheduled for UMC, the scheduling attorney's office must file a Notice of Cancellation and must log in to the 15th Judicial Circuit's Online Scheduling System, select "Uniform Motion Calendar "UMC" Scheduling; select "Cancel Hearings" and follow the directions on the screen.
The State is divided into 20 judicial circuits - Palm Beach County makes up the 15th Judicial Circuit.
It shall be the responsibility of the attorney or pro se litigant setting any UMC hearing to ascertain before sending notice that the judge will be available. This may be done by calling the judge's judicial assistant. 2. Hearings are limited to five (5) minutes per case.
Discovery materials are filed only in limited circumstances, including if ordered by the Court, if necessary, to the presentation or defense of a motion, or if required by law or rule. Whereas, in Florida state court, many of the documents identified above are required to be filed with the court.