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Appendix A, Attorney Fee Schedule: a schedule the court may consider, but is not bound by, in default cases in which attorney's fees are awardable - 25% of a demand of $0 - $1,000, 15% of the amount in excess of $1,000 plus $250 for $1,001 - $7,500, 10% of the amount in excess of $7,500 plus $1,225 for $7,501 - $15,000, 4% of the amount in excess of $15,000 plus $1,975 for $15,001 - $25,000, and 2% of the amount in excess of $25,000 plus $2,275 over $25,000 (Heading)
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APPENDIX A Attorney Fee Schedule In default cases in which attorney’s fees are awardable, the court may consider the following schedule, but shall not be bound by it: TOTAL AMOUNT OF DEMAND ATTORNEY’S FEES $0 - $1,000 25% of the demand. $1,001 - $7,500 15% of the amount in excess of $1,000, plus $250. $7,501 - $15,000 10% of the amount in excess of $7,500, plus $1,225. $15,001 - $25,000 4% of the amount in excess of $15,000, plus $1,975. Over $25,000 2% of the amount in excess of $25,000, plus $2,275. (Adopted 7/1/08; amended 1/1/09)
APPENDIX A Attorney Fee Schedule In default cases in which attorney’s fees are awardable, the court may consider the following schedule, but shall not be bound by it: TOTAL AMOUNT OF DEMAND ATTORNEY’S FEES $0 - $1,000 25% of the demand. $1,001 - $7,500 15% of the amount in excess of $1,000, plus $250. $7,501 - $15,000 10% of the amount in excess of $7,500, plus $1,225. $15,001 - $25,000 4% of the
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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 Rules 11.1, 11.3 to 11.5, 11.7 to 11.18, 11.20 and 11.21 are repealed, and Rule 11.6 (voluntary arbitration; see Local Rule 10.2) was repealed and renumbered.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.