11 verbatim requirements from Civil Procedures.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval, Clay, Nassau). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.jud4.org/getContentAsset/f11e49a9-21d5-45ba-aadb-b5a4ffea4494/135b97c9-84fa-4e82-b956-0fbccec4aa1f/CC-E-Civil-Procedures-2.pdf?language=en, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • If not, please do not hesitate to email Judge Nealis’ judicial assistant, Sharon Shoup. • These requests must be made at least five (5) working days in advance of the hearing. • All motions must appear on the docket prior to requesting hearing times. • A notice of a hearing set unilaterally due to a lack of cooperation must describe, in detail, the efforts made to reach agreement on the hearing date. • Unilaterally set hearings that do not describe efforts to agree on a hearing date may be cancelled by the Court without notice. • If there is an unrepresented party involved in the case not using e-Portal, the party presenting the proposed order shall be responsible for providing a conformed copy to the unrepresented party forthwith. • If all parties before the Court are using e-Portal, the proposed Order shall be emailed to the • Proposed orders following a hearing must be submitted within five (5) days via email to sshoup@coj.net. • The email must affirmatively state whether the other parties object or do not object to the form of the order. • Any party objecting to the form of an order must notify Court immediately via email and submit a competing order within 3 days • Those who chose to represent themselves should be aware that at no time shall you unilaterally communicate with the Court or the Judicial Assistant regarding your case.
If not, please do not hesitate to email Judge Nealis’ judicial assistant, Sharon Shoup.
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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.