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26 verbatim requirements from Trial Order.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval, Clay, Nassau). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.jud4.org/getContentAsset/403d9620-b61d-4131-acfb-1df4a1a4c25f/135b97c9-84fa-4e82-b956-0fbccec4aa1f/Division-CR-E-Trial-Order.pdf?language=en, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • In order to assure the timely and just disposition of all pending cases in Division CR-E of the Fourth Judicial Circuit, 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 the plea for Court approval. • Plea forms shall be reviewed with the defendant, initialed and/or signed in all indicated locations prior to addressing the Court for the plea colloquy. • All motions of a non-evidentiary nature that do not require the completion of discovery shall be filed within 30 days of initial Arraignment of the • All motions requiring the taking of evidence shall be filed at least 2 weeks prior to the Final Pre-Trial • Conference, and a copy of the motion shall be delivered to the presiding Judge’s office (either by electronic filing submission, U.S. mail, email, fax, or hand delivery) when filed. • 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. • Consolidation of multiple cases or for Joinder of defendants for purposes of trial shall be filed at least 30 days before the Final Pre-Trial Conference. • Pre-Trial Conferences shall be conducted on the MONDAY prior to the scheduled trial date. • The attorneys who shall be trying the case shall be present, unless previously excused by the Court. • 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 10:30 a.m. on the Monday the case is set for trial. • Counsel for the defense shall make sure his/her client is appropriately dressed and present at least 15 minutes prior to the time for jury selection. • Defense shall meet and review all exhibits that either party seeks to introduce at trial. • Counsel shall coordinate with the Deputy Clerk of the Court in pre-marking of all exhibits prior to the presentation of testimony. • Those exhibits entered into evidence by stipulation shall be pre-marked into evidence as numbered exhibits. • Otherwise, if a party objects to the admission of an exhibit into evidence, those exhibits shall be pre-marked for identification purposes as lettered exhibits. • 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. • Prior to the presentation of evidence, the State and the Defense shall provide the Court and the Deputy Clerk of Court with Exhibit Lists. • Additionally, counsel for the State and Defense shall provide to the Deputy Clerk of Court prior to or at jury selection the list of possible witnesses that may testify in the case, so that those witness names may be disclosed to the jury panel by the Court during jury selection, in order to determine if any juror has knowledge of the witness. -- 2 of 3 -- 3 • Court with requested Jury Instructions no later than 5:00pm on the day of jury selection. • Further, following the Charge Conference in trial, once a revised and final version of the instructions has been created, the State shall provide those instructions to the Court on a flash drive in order to display the instructions to the jury on the courtroom video monitors during the Court’s reading of the instructions to the jury. • In the event counsel for a Defendant shall decide as a matter of trial strategy that a defendant should admit or stipulate to any element of the charged offense, or any lesser-included offense, the Court shall be notified of this strategy prior to jury selection so that an appropriate inquiry can be made of the • 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, and to the
In order to assure the timely and just disposition of all pending cases in Division CR-E of the Fourth Judicial Circuit, the State of Florida and Defense counsel (or pro se Defendant) shall comply with the following provisions of this Order:
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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.