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Default, uncontested and compromise hearings conducted as scheduled by the Assigned Judge (7.1); default and uncontested hearings scheduled through the Superior Court Clerk's Office, with a letter of confirmation sent not less than ten (10) calendar days before the hearing (7.2); and attorney's fees in default proceedings - the schedule for judgments entered by the clerk in limited civil cases under Code of Civil Procedure §585(a) (35% of the first $1,500.00 principal, and so on) and fees in actions on book account (7.3).
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RULE 7 RULES APPLICABLE TO DEFAULT, UNCONTESTED, AND COMPROMISE PROCEEDINGS 7.1 DEFAULT CALENDAR Default, uncontested, and compromise hearings will be conducted at such times as scheduled by the Assigned Judge. (Eff. 1/1/1997; Rev. 7/1/2004) 7.2 PROCEDURE Default and uncontested hearings will be scheduled through the Superior Court Clerk’s Office. A letter of confirmation of the date, time and location of the hearing shall be sent to the Clerk of the Court not less than ten (10) calendar days prior to the scheduled hearing and shall be accompanied by all documents listed in California Rules of Court, Rule 3.1800(a). Failure to do so shall result in the hearing being dropped from the default calendar on the date scheduled. IN NO CASE WILL THE MATTER BE CALENDARED BY THE CLERK UNLESS THE DEFAULT HAS BEEN ENTERED AND FILED. (Eff. 1/1/1997; Rev. 7/1/2004, 1/1/2007) 7.3 ATTORNEY’S FEES IN DEFAULT PROCEEDINGS A. In limited civil cases, whenever the obligation sued upon provides for an attorney’s fee, the fee in each case where judgment is entered by the clerk pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure §585(a) shall be fixed pursuant to the following schedule: 35% of the first $1,500.00 principal prayed for in complaint 30% of the second $1,500.00 or any part thereof 25% of the third $1,500.00 or any party thereof 10% of the sum in excess of $4,500.00 SCHEDULE OF ATTORNEY’S FEES PRINCIPAL FEES PRINCIPAL FEES $50.00 $17.50 $9,000.00 $1,800.00 $100.00 $35.00 $9,500.00 $1,850.00 $200.00 $70.00 $10,000.00 $1,900.00 $400.00 $140.00 $10,500.00 $1,950.00 $600.00 $210.00 $11,000.00 $2,000.00 $800.00 $280.00 $11,500.00 $2,050.00 $1,000.00 $350.00 $12,000.00 $2,100.00 $1,500.00 $525.00 $12,500.00 $2,150.00 $1,600.00 $555.00 $13,000.00 $2,200.00 $1,800.00 $615.00 $13,500.00 $2,250.00 $2,000.00 $675.00 $14,000.00 $2,300.00 $2,200.00 $735.00 $14,500.00 $2,350.00 $2,400.00 $795.00 $15,000.00 $2,400.00 PRINCIPAL FEES PRINCIPAL FEES $2,600.00 $855.00 $15,500.00 $2,450.00 $2,800.00 $915.00 $16,000.00 $2,500.00 $3,000.00 $975.00 $16,500.00 $2,550.00 $3,200.00 $1,025.00 $17,000.00 $2,600.00 $3,400.00 $1,075.00 $17,500.00 $2,650.00 $3,600.00 $1,125.00 $18,000.00 $2,700.00 $3,800.00 $1,175.00 $18,500.00 $2,750.00 $4,000.00 $1,225.00 $19,000.00 $2,800.00 $4,200.00 $1,275.00 $19,500.00 $2,850.00 $4,400.00 $1,325.00 $20,000.00 $2,900.00 $4,600.00 $1,360.00 $20,500.00 $2,950.00 $4,800.00 $1,380.00 $21,000.00 $3,000.00 $5,000.00 $1,400.00 $21,500.00 $3,050.00 $5,500.00 $1,450.00 $22,000.00 $3,100.00 $6,000.00 $1,500.00 $22,500.00 $3,150.00 $6,500.00 $1,550.00 $23,000.00 $3,200.00 $7,000.00 $1,600.00 $23,500.00 $3,250.00 $7,500.00 $1,650.00 $24,000.00 $3,300.00 $8,000.00 $1,700.00 $24,500.00 $3,350.00 $8,500.00 $1,750.00 $25,000.00 $3,400.00 B. In an action on book account, attorney fees shall be fixed at the maximum permitted under Civil Code §1717.5. (Eff. 1/1/1997; Rev. 7/1/2008)
RULE 7 RULES APPLICABLE TO DEFAULT, UNCONTESTED, AND COMPROMISE PROCEEDINGS 7.1 DEFAULT CALENDAR Default, uncontested, and compromise hearings will be conducted at such times as scheduled by the Assigned Judge. (Eff. 1/1/1997; Rev. 7/1/2004) 7.2 PROCEDURE Default and uncontested hearings will be scheduled through the Superior Court Clerk’s Office. A letter of confirmation of the date, time and loc
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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.