Trial Division 2: No Continuances After Transfer — Ever
Summary
Judge Goudie's TD-2 grants no continuances once a case transfers in — continuance motions belong to the letter-division judge — and parties may not contact trial divisions to solicit trial dates.
Applies to
Florida > Thirteenth Judicial Circuit > Hillsborough County > Trial Division 2 (Judge Lyann Goudie)
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"There will be no continuances granted once the case transfers into TD2." / "All pretrial motions, including Motions in Limine shall be heard by the letter division judge ... prior to jury selection in TD 2." / "Parties should not contact trial divisions on their own to suggest or obtain trial dates."
- Official source
- 13th Cir. — Judge Goudie (TD-2) Procedures & Preferences
- Source health
- Healthy · checked July 7, 2026
- Effective date
- —
- Last verified
- July 5, 2026Live fetch 2026-07-05; dual-researcher dossier, Fable 5 hash-verified
Reviewer note: Cross-model verified (accordion + PDF veins) 2026-07-05. 30-day recheck scheduled.
Change history
- July 7, 2026Monitor: content changed at 13th Cir. — Judge Goudie (TD-2) Procedures & Preferences. Review before republishing dependent rules.
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