The Citizens Coalition Against Noise Pollution
Sample Notice of Hearing
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IN THE (CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA)
CIVIL DIVISION
[YOUR NAME],
Plaintiff,
CASE NO.: [COURT NUMBER ASSIGNS THIS WHEN FILED]
vs.
[DEFENDANT],
Defendant.
NOTICE OF HEARING
TO: [DEFENDANT OR ATTORNEY NAME AND ADDRESS]
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on ___, 2005, at ___, the Plaintiff will call up for hearing before the Honorable [JUDGE'S FULL NAME], at the ___ Courthouse, ___, City, State, Defendant's Motion To Dismiss.
Time reserved: [COURT DECIDES HOW MUCH TIME, TYPICALLY 15-30 minutes].
PLEASE BE GOVERNED ACCORDINGLY.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of this Notice was furnished by U.S. Mail to [DEFENDANT OR ATTORNEY AND ADDRESS] on ___, 2005.
___
[YOUR NAME]
[POST OFFICE BOX]
[CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE]
[CELL PHONE NUMBER]
Plaintiff Pro Se
Notes
You are calling up for hearing a motion filed by the other side, which is perfectly legitimate. However, when the other side files its motion to dismiss your case, it will probably set it for a hearing after contacting you to get a clear date and time. This is normal, all you want to do is get into a courtroom to let the judge know that your case has merit and should not be dismissed or, if the judge is inclined to dismiss your case because of some fatal flaw in your complaint, you would like a timeframe in which to amend the complaint and refile it. If a motion to dismiss arrives on your doorstep without a notice of hearing, then you need to get hearing time to make sure the judge doesn't dismiss your complaint without listening to your defense of it.
If the other side sets the hearing and calls for a court reporter to take it down, you are not responsible for paying for that court reporter, only for your own copy of the transcript, if in fact the hearing is ever transcribed.
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