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19 verbatim requirements from Division CR-D Trial Order.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval, Clay, Nassau). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.jud4.org/getContentAsset/45d9ff45-c915-41a7-909e-a59afaa13956/135b97c9-84fa-4e82-b956-0fbccec4aa1f/CR-D-Trial-Order-for-Website.pdf?language=en, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Mark Borello, the State of Florida and defense counsel (or pro se Defendant) shall comply with the following provisions of this Order: • The State of Florida and defense counsel are encouraged to engage in plea agreement discussions and if a plea agreement is reached, the Court shall be notified prior to entry of Plea for Court approval. • All evidentiary motions shall be filed one week prior to the scheduled Final Pre-Trial. • All witnesses, not already disclosed, shall be disclosed to opposing counsel within forty-five (45) days of the entry of this Order. • All motions in limine shall be filed prior to or on the date of the Final Pre-Trial Conference. • No amendment to any pleadings shall be permitted after the Final Pre-Trial Conference without approval of the Court. • Trial shall be conducted on the Thursday prior to Jury Selection. • All discovery shall be completed prior to the Final Pre-Trial unless extended by agreement of the parties or by order of the Court. • All Motions for Continuance shall be in writing and must be filed by the Final Pre-Trial Conference. • Jury selection shall commence at 10:00 a.m. on the designated Monday in courtroom 306. • Counsel for the defense shall make sure their client is appropriately dressed at least 15 minutes prior to the time for jury selection. • By 5:00 p.m. on Friday prior to trial the State and defense shall meet and review all exhibits that will be introduced at trial. • Counsel shall coordinate with the Deputy Clerk of the Court the pre-marking of all exhibits prior to the presentation of testimony. • It shall be the responsibility of counsel to make sure that appropriate evidence stickers are placed on each exhibit prior to the presentation of evidence. • State and the defense shall provide the Court and the Deputy Clerk of Court with exhibit lists and possible witnesses that may be called to testify during trial. • Counsel for the State and the defense shall provide the Court with requested Jury Instructions at the time of jury selection. • Defendant shall decide as a matter of trial strategy that a defendant should admit any lesser included offense at their trial, the Court shall be notified of this strategy prior to jury selection so that an appropriate inquiry can be made of the defendant’s agreement with that strategy. • In the event the State or the defense shall desire to impeach a witness by a prior inconsistent statement, a copy of the prior statement shall be furnished to the witness at trial while they are testifying. • Courtroom 306 and shall begin promptly at 9:00 am, unless notified otherwise.
Mark Borello, the State of Florida and defense counsel (or pro se Defendant) shall comply with the following provisions of this Order:
Reviewer note: Document sha256: 47d44c65b2e7f6ba4fea8bc13b5d4922a1f299b954e419f28809644f16b250dd. Extracted from the document's own text layer.
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.