6 verbatim requirements from Amended 4th Circuit County Court Guidelines and Protocols during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval, Clay, Nassau). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.jud4.org/getContentAsset/d2ae2eeb-aa91-4a1c-8f7d-fb8a22ef868d/135b97c9-84fa-4e82-b956-0fbccec4aa1f/Amended_4_circuit.pdf?language=en, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Small Claims Pre-trials presently scheduled for Thursday, March 19, 2020 shall be rescheduted for April 28,2020 at 1 :30 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. in the Jury • Small Claims Pre{rials presently scheduled for Thursday, March 26, 2020 shall be rescheduled for May 5,2020 at l:30 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. in the Jury • The motion shall include a statement of the position of opposing parties conceming the request. • Attomeys or pro se litigants who have filed eviction proceedings in the County Court shall contact the individual division Judicial Assistants to request telephonic hearing times. • All claims of exemption between the period of March 17, 2020 through March 30, 2020 shall be heard by the individual Judges if available and if not, by the designated County Duty • Litigants and attomeys shall contact the individual division to set those matters.
Small Claims Pre-trials presently scheduled for Thursday, March 19, 2020 shall be rescheduted for April 28,2020 at 1 :30 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. in the Jury
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Judge Bell caps motions and responses at 5 pages for UMC hearings and 12 pages for special-set hearings.
Judge Alijewicz requires every motion for attorney's fees and/or costs to attach a document detailing time records — no records, no fee award.
Judge Corlew bars informal contact: every communication with the Court must be in writing, filed with the Clerk, with copies furnished to all parties — and no calls to the JA to schedule or cancel UMC.