8 verbatim requirements from AO 2020-16 Extension of Emergency Procedures Related to COVID-19 Virus, Cancellation of Jury Trials, and Restricting Access to Nassau County Courthouses Through July 2, 2020.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval, Clay, Nassau). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.jud4.org/getContentAsset/3f4e46d1-1b3b-49d3-8dbb-a747513c1264/135b97c9-84fa-4e82-b956-0fbccec4aa1f/Fourth-Amended-Notice.pdf?language=en, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Until further Order of Court, all In-Custody Defendants shall continue to appear for all hearings via Zoom. • Effectiue Decernber t, zo2o, until further Order of the Court, all hearings involving Out-Of-Custody Defendants shall take place by Zoom. • I, AOSCzo-23 (Amendment 8) entered November 23,2o2o. , All regular personnel, including all attorneys, interpreters, witnesses, probation officers and court reporters shall continue to appear via Zoom. • Should any Defendant object to attending any hearingiaZoom, counsel for said defendant shall set forth the objection in writing or ore tenus on the record. • However, for cases in which an Out-Of-Custody Defend.ant uishes to tend.er a plea, such a Defendant shall appear for the hearing at the Duual County • Defendant to tender a plea shall be scheduled on the presiding division's day(s) for addressing cases involving Out-Of-Custody Defendants. • No later than NOON the day before any hearing at which an Out-Of-Custody • Defendant will appear before the Court from Courtroom J-3 to tender a plea, defense counsel shall provide to the appropriate Judicial Assistant the name of the Defendant to tender the plea so that said Defendant's attendance may be made known to the appropriate bailiffs.
Until further Order of Court, all In-Custody Defendants shall continue to appear for all hearings via Zoom.
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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.