Reemberto Diaz — Circuit Civil CA 30

Reemberto Diaz

• Division: Circuit Civil
• Section: CA 30
• Court Location: Osvaldo N. Soto Miami-Dade Justice Center
• Phone: (305) 349-7016
• Room: OSJC 21.266
• Judicial Assistant: Virginia Elguezabal

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!NQUIRIES MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE JUDICIAL ASSISTANT AT VELGUEZABAL@JUD11.FLCOURTS.ORG.( (Copy to all parties required)

Submission of Original Notes: Please do not deliver original loan documents in advance of a hearing or trial unless you are instructed to do so by the Court.

ALL CALENDAR CALLS ARE BEING CONDUCTED USING THE ZOOM PLATFORM.

IF THE CASE SETTLES, PLEASE EMAIL A NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT TO:  velguezabal@jud11.flcourts.org

ALL HEARINGS EXCEPT THE JURY TRIALS ARE GOING FORWARD BY ZOOM PLATFORM UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
ALL JURY TRIALS WILL GO FORWARD IN PERSON. (Certification is NOT necessary)

Notice of Lack of Prosecution & Order to Appear (FWOP): Absent a resolution of the case in its entirety or a Court Order, parties are required to appear regardless of filings. *FWOP calendars are held via Zoom*


USE COURTMAP TO SUBMIT PROPOSED AGREED ORDERS AND MOTIONS FOR EMERGENCY HEARINGS.

**OCTOBER, 2021 UPDATE**

NEW MANDATORY CASE MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES- EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY

In compliance with Florida Supreme Court Administrative Order 20-23A12 and the 11th Judicial Circuit Administrative Order 21-09, lawyers and litigants are required to follow the procedures outlined below:

A.   For cases filed BEFORE APRIL 30, 2021, you MUST submit CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT AND ORDER via CourtMAP under Proposed Orders.  THE CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT HAS TO BE E-FILED BEFORE SUBMITTING THE ORDER.
Word versions of the Case Management Report and Order are located below under the DOCUMENTS tab.

B. DO NOT submit a Case Management Report and Order if:
    1. There is already an EXISTING CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER setting forth all pretrial deadlines.
    2. Your case is already set for trial.
    3. Your case is currently on inactive status by court order.
    4. Your case is subject to current moratoria.
    5. Your case is subject to F.S. 51.011.
    6. If your case has been Noticed for Lack of Prosecution Hearing (FWOP) unless it is being attached to your WRITTEN GOOD CAUSE SHOWING.
    7. Your case is uncontested. 

C.   If your case meets any of the exceptions listed above, you must still follow the timeline requirements set forth in the 11th Judicial Circuit Administrative Order 21-09.

D.   If your case was filed ON OR AFTER APRIL 30, 2021, the Court will issue a Case Management Order with prescribed timelines.

• EVIDENCE PROCEDURES
• ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 21-09 CMC
• JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT
• CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER
• EXHIBITS WORKSHEET

• Bachelor of Arts, University of Miami, 1976 - Graduated with Cum Laude
• JD, Nova Southeastern University, 1980
• Admitted to Florida Bar, 1980
• Legal Experience, Diaz & Batista, P.A., 1983 - 1998
• Legal Experience, Reemberto Diaz, P.A., 1998 - 2006
• Circuit Court Judge, 2006 - Present

Judge	Section	Room	Telephone
Enriquez, Javier	CA 43, CA 58	OSJC 13.236	305-349-7157
Johnson, Charles Kenneth	D 002, FCJ 102, J 002	MDCC 14346	305-679-1786
Perkins, Joseph	CA 23	OSJC 23.237	305-349-7044
Thomas, William	CA 27	OSJC 22.266	305-349-7144

Additional Instructions

Submit the e-filed Emergency Motion thru courtMAP. 

Once the Court reviews the emergency motion, the parties will receive an email with instructions.

Go to courtMAP Motion Calendar Information

Type: Open

Notice Before Hearing: 7 Business Days

Files at Hearing: None

Day	Time	Cap	From	To
Thursday	8:30 AM	None	09/18/2017	Ongoing
Tuesday	8:30 AM	None	05/28/2019	Ongoing

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Additional Instructions

ALL MOTION CALENDAR HEARINGS ARE BEING CONDUCTED REMOTELY USING THE ZOOM PLATFORM.

ZOOM INVITE will be send 2 to 5 days prior to the hearing.

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT ANY ORDERS PRIOR TO THE HEARING BEING CONDUCTED.

DO NOT DELIVER ORIGINAL LOAN DOCUMENTS IN ADVANCE OF A HEARING OR TRIAL UNLESS YOU HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY THE COURT.

*     Motion Calendar and Foreclosure Motion Calendar is on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 a.m.

*     To Make Calendar:  Select available date and time via courtMAP.  The filed motion(s) and all documents in support must be attached when the hearing is scheduled. Once a green "Success" message appears, the hearing has made calendar.  You must still prepare, file, and serve a Notice of Hearing.

*     You must give 7 business days notice

*     Notice of Cancellations - Hearings must be cancelled on CourtMAP.  A notice of Cancellation must also be e-filed.

*     In order to check if your case made the court's calendar, please visit the Clerk of Court's website at:

             https://www2.miami-dadeclerk.com/ocs

Go to courtMAP Additional Instructions

 * Notices of Jury, Non-Jury, and Foreclosures Trials shall be set by the parties on CourtMAP once you have coordinated with opposing counsel

* Once the trial order is executed by the Court, you willreceive an order setting the matter for trial

E-FILING A NOTICE FOR TRIAL WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY SET A MATTER ON THE COURT'S TRIAL DOCKET.

SUBMITTING A JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT/ORDER WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY SET A MATTER ON THE COURT'S TRIAL DOCKET. PARTIES MUST FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES DETAILED HERE IN ORDER FOR A MATTER TO BE SET FOR TRIAL. 

ALL CALENDAR CALLS ARE BEING DONE BY ZOOM.

MOTIONS IN LIMINE ARE HEARD AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF TRIAL

SUBMISSION OF TRIAL EXHIBITS:

ZOOM TRIALS:
- All parties must upload their exhibits to the e-portal and file them in the Clerk’s docket at least five business days before the trial as per the Evidence Procedure found under the "documents" tab.  Exhibits must be fully prepared and submitted in advance to ensure an orderly and efficient trial process.
IN PERSON TRIALS: Do not file any exhibits.
-All parties are required to bring hard copies of their exhibits to trial. Exhibits must be pre-marked for identification as per the Exhibits Worksheet found under the "documents" tab.  Exhibits must be submitted on the first day of trial. Each party should provide the clerk with the exhibits they wish to have marked for identification, either in a binder or in individual folders. The clerk will then mark each exhibit accordingly.

IF THE CASE SETTLES, PLEASE EMAIL A NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT TO:  velguezabal@jud11.flcourts.org

Go to courtMAP Additional Instructions

Please file ALL proposed Orders via courtMAP under Proposed Orders.

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT ORDERS BEFORE THE HEARING.

DO NOT mail them to Chambers.

ALL proposed Orders MUST be submitted in WORD format on the courtMAP pre-generated blank Order form and must be accompanied with a motion and supporting documents or a letter of explanation.
ALL proposed Orders MUST be titled in the block marked “Generic Order – You must rename the Order Title”

*When submitting your proposed/agreed order, the title of the order must be typed in the title box provided by courtMAP, NOT in the body of the proposed/agreed order.  

*If you are submitting an AGREED order, please select the AGREED order option; otherwise, the order will not be titled "Agreed".

*NOTE: courtMAP automatically adds the case style, order title, judge's signature block and the done and ordered language to the order.  

Go to courtMAP Hearing Documents

• Request for Hearing Form

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Additional Instructions

SPECIAL SET HEARINGS ARE BEING CONDUCTED REMOTELY USING THE ZOOM PLATFORM

ZOOM INVITE will be send 2 to 5 days prior to the hearing.

COPIES OF ALL MOTIONS, RESPONSES, REPLIES, AND ALL OTHER PLEADINGS RELATED TO ANY UPCOMING HEARING NEEDS TO BE UPLOAD VIA COURTMAP UNDER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS AT LEAST FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO THE HEARING.

If you are attempting to schedule a hearing for more than one (1) hour, you must email the J.A. at velguezabal@jud11.flcourts.org (copying all parties).   Please fill out a Request for Special Set Hearing form, e-file the form with the clerk's office and email a copy to the JA together with the motion. 

TO SCHEDULE A SPECIAL SET HEARING:

The moving party MUST coordinate the date/time with opposing counsel based on the Court's availability (found on courtMAP) and shall submit a copy of the e-filed motion along with the Court's Request for Special Set form via courtMAP when selecting the proposed hearing date for the Court's approval (a notice of hearing SHOULD NOT accompany the submission). 

*Special set hearings are NOT scheduled until they are approved by the Court.  Once the Court has approved the proposed hearing date, the parties will receive an automated email indicating same. The parties will also be served with a notice of hearing which will be automatically e-filed.  

*If the proposed notice is rejected, the parties will receive a message along with the reason for the rejection.  

EVIDENTIARY HEARING:

If you are setting an evidentiary hearing, please email the JA at velguezabal@jud11.flcourts.org (copying all parties) to inform her that you had set an evidentiary hearing.  Please include a copy of the notice of hearing. 

A clerk will be requested for the hearing.

All exhibits MUST be uploaded at least five (5) days prior to the hearing as per the evidence procedure found under the "documents" section on the judge's website.

SPECIAL SET CANCELLATIONS:

If you are cancelling a special set hearing, the party who set the hearing must e-file a Notice of Cancellation and then cancel the hearing in Courtmap.

Go to courtMAP

Documents and forms this judge posts

• EVIDENCE PROCEDURES
• ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 21-09 CMC
• JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT
• CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER
• EXHIBITS WORKSHEET
• Request for Hearing Form