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17 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1974-04.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval, Clay, Nassau). Administrative orders change without notice; the circuit's own order controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the order, captured live 2026-08-03 from the Duval Clerk's store; whitespace normalised only. • 2a The Clerk shall furnish the County Court Judge to whom civil cases have been assigned an accurate copy of the calendar not less than fifteen (IS) days prior to· any session of summary first ap- pearances,. and a current calendar with the respective files on such calendar, three (3) days prior to the date of the summary first appearance, updated by striking all cases on such calendar Where there is an affirmative showing that there was no service upon the defendant or defendants a 3. • (c) Where the plaintiff appears and the defendant does not, the deputy clerk shall enter the default and make an immediate docket entry thereof. • If the plaintiff be unrepresented by counsel, the deputy clerk shall advise and assist the plaintiff in completing the requisite forms and obtaining default judgments, including the entry of default judgments~ (d) Where a plaintiff appears and the file indicates no service of process, the deputy clerk shall ask the plaintiff if he wishes another summons -- and if so, if he wishes it served by mail or by the Sheriff. • (e) The deputy clerk shall inquire if the defendant owes the debt; and shall refer litigants and attorneys to the Judge in contested cases or in any case involving a matter requiring the Judge's attention. • (g) The deputy clerk shall be responsible for seeing that a copy of the progress docket is in the file at any time that the case may come before the judge; or, in the alternative, shall prepare accurate notations on the file reflecting tue progress of the case. • (i) The deputy clerk shall assist the Court, the parties and/or their attorneys as may be directed by the Court, and as may be not inconsistent with any specific provision of this order. • If the reviewing deputy clerk detects a problem requiring a judicial decision the file shall be delivered to the Judge together with a note directing his attention to that problem. • When a deputy. clerk checks out a court file, that person who actually physically removes that file shall place his or her name or initials on the check- out sheet. -4- ., I· -- 4 of 10 -- , ."', .~ c () 'VOl :fI4:J fG 244: • The Clerk's office shall deliver forth- with to any County Court Judge, any file that may be requested by that Judge. • If the defendant admits owing the debt, the County Judge shall inquire as to his will- ingness to make payment to reduce the debt; ascertain- ing the payment amounts and dates; and assisting the parties, whether represented or not, in completing stipulation forms. • The Clerk shall place all multiple offenses charged against a single defendant in one position on the court calendar where practicable; and -5- -- 5 of 10 -- '.:, ( ,;['374:3 fG ~45 .. • The Clerk shall make no changes in the Court I s calendar except upon. direction by the Court or the State Attorney, ~nd upon twenty-four (24) hour notification to all parties, exclusive-of-·"i:.h~ Clerk. • The Sheriff as the Executive Officer of the Court and the custodian of prisoners shall advise the Cou~.t of the bond status of all prisoners who are released from the County Jail and are required to appear in County Court at a particular session. -6- -- 6 of 10 -- y,j( :37 4:3 rc 246 ,'. • The Administrative Judge shall supply the Clerk the schedules and assignments of the County Judges as to subject matter and location every ninety (90) days. • The schedules shall be made available by the Clerk to the practicing Bar and public. • If the County Court so determines, the case will be set on the Court's calendar in the same division within thirty (30) days at which time, if the accused has not been arrested under a rendition warrant, he shall be brought before the same division of the Court and the Court will determine whether the defendant should be discharged or recommitted for a period not to exceed sixty (GO) days under Section 941.17, Florida Statutes. • If a defendant is arrested without a warrant, the Sheriff shall also bring the defendant before the
2a The Clerk shall furnish the County Court Judge to whom civil cases have been assigned an accurate copy of the calendar not less than fifteen (IS) days prior to· any session of summary first ap- pearances,. and a current calendar with the respective files on such calendar, three (3) days prior to the date of the summary first appearance, updated by striking all cases on such calendar Where there is an affirmative showing that there was no service upon the defendant or defendants a 3.
Reviewer note: Composed from the clerk's own bytes during the 4th's ledger close 2026-08-03 (sha256 8faeab25227d583f…).
2 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1986-33A.
1 verbatim requirement from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1987-09.