Conservative groups are asking their supporters to bombard a Miami-Circuit judge with phone calls and e-mails encouraging her to grant a motion this week to stall a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on gay marriage.

An e-mail flyer by the Christian Family Coalition Florida questioned why Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Sarah Zabel moved a hearing on the motion to abate from April 23 to Tuesday so that it fell after qualifying time for candidates to file to challenge incumbents for judicial seats.