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Appendix A1, attorneys' fees upon default judgment in actions on promissory notes, contracts, and foreclosures, which provide for attorneys' fees: on a note or contract 20% of the first $5,000.00 in principal, or $400.00, whichever is greater; 15% of the next $10,000.00; 10% of the next $10,000.00; 5% of the next $25,000.00; 2% of the next $50,000.00; and 1% of the principal amount over $100,000.00; on a foreclosure the same amount increased by 10%, or $750.00, whichever is greater; a petition for compensation for additional services with an itemized statement of the services; and an action on a book account, when Civil Code § 1717 does not apply, governed by Civil Code § 1717.5.
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APPENDIX A: CIVIL APPENDIX A1 ATTORNEYS’ FEES UPON DEFAULT JUDGMENT A. Upon entry of default judgment the following attorneys’ fees shall be awarded under normal conditions, or included in the judgment by the Clerk, in actions on promissory notes, contracts, and foreclosures, which provide for attorneys’ fees: 1. Action on note or contract: 20% of the first $5,000.00 in principal, or $400.00, whichever is greater; 15% of the next $10,000.00 in principal; 10% of the next $10,000.00 in principal; 5% of the next $25,000.00 in principal; 2% of the next $50,000.00 in principal; 1% of the principal amount over $100,000.00. “Principal,” as used here means the principal obligation owing under the note or contract. 2. Foreclosure: the same amount as computed above, increased by 10%, or $750.00, whichever is greater. 3. A petition for compensation for additional services shall include an itemized statement of the services rendered or to be rendered by the attorney and a reference in the caption and prayer to the request for additional fees. An appearance by the attorney or the parties is not normally, but may be, required. In determining such fees, the court shall consider the experience of counsel, the time expended, the complexity of the issues, the amount involved and the results achieved. B. An action on a book account, when Civil Code § 1717 does not apply, shall be governed by Civil Code § 1717.5. (Effective July 1, 2004)
APPENDIX A: CIVIL APPENDIX A1 ATTORNEYS’ FEES UPON DEFAULT JUDGMENT A. Upon entry of default judgment the following attorneys’ fees shall be awarded under normal conditions, or included in the judgment by the Clerk, in actions on promissory notes, contracts, and foreclosures, which provide for attorneys’ fees: 1. Action on note or contract: 20% of the first $5,000.00 in principal, or $400.00, whic
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Division XI: information forms for data processing (Rule 11.2); required action - action taken on all calendared cases and a future date always set (Rule 11.19); and pro tem judges - an attorney named as a plaintiff in a civil or small claims case may not sit as a judge pro-tem during the case or within six months following its resolution, nor one named as a defendant in two or more such cases (Rule 11.22). Rules 11.1, 11.3 to 11.5, 11.7 to 11.18, 11.20 and 11.21 are repealed, and Rule 11.6 (voluntary arbitration; see Local Rule 10.2) was repealed and renumbered.
Duval County's indigent-defense and magistration rules under the Texas Fair Defense Act (S.B. 7): who may be booked into the county jail and on what paper; arrest-case numbering; presentment to a magistrate within 48 hours (art. 15.16); the magistrate's warnings, counsel inquiry, interpreter duty, indigence determination and appointment of counsel within 24 hours of a request; the alternative appointment plan under art. 26.04(g)-(h) with annual applications, seven attorney categories (capital, first and second degree, third degree/state jail/misdemeanor, competency, appeals, post-conviction, extradition), CLE and experience standards, random rotation within each category, written acceptance within 48 hours, first contact by the end of the next working day, replacement and suspension of counsel, fee applications within five days of completing services and the compensation attachment ($500 pleas; $175/$150 hourly; $1,400 per jury-trial day; appellate caps); bail schedules by offense class with a personal bond office (fee $20 or 3%), pre-trial supervision and revocation hearings within two working days; arraignment settings and notice; repeal of conflicting rules.