Local Rule 10A — Motion conferral + certification (the load-bearing one)
Summary
Before setting any motion for hearing, counsel must attempt direct-communication resolution and certify a good-faith attempt to resolve or narrow the issues. Cited by nearly every Broward division-procedures document; approved by the Florida Supreme Court Jan. 23, 2018.
Requirement
Approved by the Supreme Court of Florida on January 23, 2018. Core requirement (verbatim fragments): prior to noticing a hearing the movant must make a "good faith attempt to resolve or narrow the issues contained in the motion" and include the required certification in the motion. Referenced ubiquitously in Broward division procedures (e.g., Divisions 03, 04, 12, 25, 42, 44, 62J, 60J, 61J, 71). Source PDF sha256 f9fb6357adb1…
Source of truth
…good faith attempt to resolve or narrow the issues contained in the motion.
- Official source
- 17th Circuit Local Rules (Broward)
- Source health
- Healthy · checked July 7, 2026
- Effective date
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- Last verified
- July 5, 2026Live fetch 2026-07-05; PDF sha256-hashed; Fable 5
Change history
- July 7, 2026Monitor: content changed at 17th Circuit Local Rules (Broward). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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