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33 verbatim requirements from Division-B Procedures.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval, Clay, Nassau). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.jud4.org/getContentAsset/bb56e12b-b24f-4f15-bacc-d12b822552d9/135b97c9-84fa-4e82-b956-0fbccec4aa1f/Division-B-Procedures-Judge-Kallaher-updated-May-2024.pdf?language=en, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Motions must appear on Clerk’s docket prior to requesting hearing time. • Please do not file a notice of hearing until hearing confirmation is provided. • Cancellation of Hearing should be emailed to brewerm@clayclerk.com. • Hearing location: • Counsel shall inform the Court at the time of scheduling whether they are scheduling a non-evidentiary hearing and wish to schedule an in-person or Zoom hearing hosted by the Court. • Counsel shall file a notice of hearing within 3 days of hearing confirmation that meets all requirements of Rule 2.530(b), including the specific form of communication technology and directions for access. • All other remote hearing requests: • For non-evidentiary hearings exceeding 30 minutes, evidentiary hearings, trials, and requests for presentation of testimony through communication technology, a motion is required pursuant to Rule • All proposed orders must be entered no less than one week prior to hearing so that court calendars may be printed and published without further changes. • Submission of Evidence. • Evidence for Zoom hearings shall be delivered to the Court a minimum of five (5) business days prior to hearing. • Motions and Proposed Orders – Civil • All motions must be consented to or set for hearing. • Motion to Compel require strict compliance with First Amened Administrative • Order No. 88-2. • Agreed/Consented/Stipulated Orders must show consent on the face and contain signatures of all parties. • Motions to Set for Trial / Lengthy Hearings • Motions to set are currently considered by email and set for hearing, if needed. • Motion to Withdraw requires consent or at least a non-objection to the form of order from all parties; otherwise, a properly noticed hearing is required. • Hearings over 1 hour: • Counsel shall agree upon the motions to be heard and length of time needed or request a hearing on a motion to set. • Following consultation with counsel, a courtesy copy shall be provided to the JA along with a trial set memo, preferred trial week (schedule on website), and name/e-mail of preferred mediator. • All case related materials (binders, case law, foreclosure packets, etc.) should be mailed or hand delivered to the Court no later than five (5) days prior to hearing. • Evidence. • Counsel shall comply with the rules of evidence and procedure. • Exhibit Form. • The exhibit form found on the Court’s website shall be used for all evidentiary hearings. • Format of Exhibits. • Exhibits to be entered into evidence by stipulation shall be pre-marked as numbered exhibits. • All other exhibits shall be pre-marked for identification purposes as lettered exhibits. • It shall be the responsibility of counsel to make sure each item of evidence is appropriately labeled prior to presentation to the Court. -- 2 of 4 -- • Proposed Orders • Unless otherwise ordered, proposed orders shall be e-mailed to JA within 10 days of ruling. • The motion must appear on the Clerk’s docket prior to submitting a proposed order. • Civil and Criminal proposed orders should be emailed to the JA (brewerm@clayclerk.com). • Probate, Mental Health and Guardianship Orders: • Effective 3-1-22, all proposed orders for Probate, Mental Health and Guardianship cases must be submitted directly to the Judge’s queue through the Florida E-Filing Portal (filed different than a motion). • Filer must submit both a cover letter in PDF format and a proposed order in Word format. • If you would like to submit a courtesy copy of your motion, it must be submitted as an additional page(s) to the PDF cover letter resulting in one single PDF document. • In Probate cases, if a will or other document has been deposited separately with the Clerk of Court, the Petition for Administration must include language indicating that the documents have been deposited and provide the case number assigned to the deposit. • The proposed order shall include: 1) title with subject matter of the pleading or motion; 2) the date of the hearing, if any; 2) the name of the motion heard and date in which it was filed; and 3) page numbers. • The Court’s signature page shall contain substantive language, not just a signature page and allow sufficient space for an electronic signature. • All parties required to receive a copy of the order shall be so listed on the last page of the order with either their designated email address or mailing address. • Pro Se Parties/Mailing Orders: • The order’s certificate should reflect “Counsel to mail copies to:” and counsel shall mail copies of the conformed order to the parties. • Where permitted by Rule, Counsel shall be responsible for mailing conformed copies of any order that requires service by mail in which stamped envelopes have not been provided by counsel to the Court. • Default final judgments must be submitted by mail as the rule requires the • There shall be no ex parte communication concerning emergency motions/petitions. • Requests for relief must be in the form of a motion or pleading and filed with the Clerk. • The parties must also copy opposing counsel on any emails, correspondence and pleadings filed with the Court, without which the inquiry may not be considered. • The Court is prohibited from providing any party to a case with advice as to how to proceed or the rules of evidence or procedure. • Admin. 2.516(b)(1)(C), all pro se parties must serve a designation of a primary email address and may obtain a form to do so from the Clerk of Court. -- 4 of 4 --
Motions must appear on Clerk’s docket prior to requesting hearing time.
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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.