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14 verbatim requirements from Civil Procedures.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval, Clay, Nassau). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.jud4.org/getContentAsset/af64d342-5826-4bf5-9c20-89fa7a9ad3cd/135b97c9-84fa-4e82-b956-0fbccec4aa1f/Civil-Procedures-DKH-Division-CC-Q_8_20_2025.pdf?language=en, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • The Court is not going to set hearings or require briefings on motions that do not comply with Fla. • Counsel shall respond promptly to inquiries and communications from opposing counsel. • Please do not request to set a hearing until you have confirmed an objection and/or made a good faith effort to determine if there is an objection, and that information should be relayed to the judicial assistant in your email. • The Motion must be e-filed with the Clerk’s office PRIOR to requesting hearing time. • Opposing counsel shall be copied on any communication with the Judicial • The party requesting the hearing shall punctually file the notice of hearing setting forth the following: o Time and Date of the hearing. o Motion/Motions and/or all matters to be heard. o Amount of time that has been reserved with the Judicial Assistant. o ZOOM information including Meeting ID OR physical address including hearing room IF the Court has authorized in person appearance. o Judge Hudson’s ZOOM Meeting room ID is 262-722-9756. • A notice of cancellation MUST be filed with the Clerk and emailed to the Judicial • Efforts must be made prior to filing, or upon receipt of a motion, to contact the opposing side to determine if the matter can be resolved in whole or in part. -- 3 of 5 -- • Absent written consent of the client, a hearing is required. • Any party who wishes the Court to consider a memorandum prior to the hearing shall submit it to the Judicial Assistant via email while copying the same to the opposing Counsel, or party if unrepresented, at least three (3) business days prior to the hearing. • NOTE- if more than 20 pages are being submitted for the Court’s consideration, a hard copy must be provided via hand-delivery or U.S. • The Motion MUST state whether the opposing party consents to the relief AND the language listed in the proposed Order. • All consent Orders MUST state AGREED or CONSENT in the title caption of the proposed Order. • Unrepresented or Pro Se parties: any requests must be made by filing a motion (handwritten or typed) with the Clerk. -- 5 of 5 --
The Court is not going to set hearings or require briefings on motions that do not comply with Fla.
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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.