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10 verbatim requirements from Practices and Procedures.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval, Clay, Nassau). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.jud4.org/getContentAsset/c054c1c5-7093-4f88-84f2-82521cc5467c/135b97c9-84fa-4e82-b956-0fbccec4aa1f/Practices-and-Procedures.pdf?language=en, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • An email to request an administrative pass or add a case to the calendar must be sent by 2:00 the day before the next scheduled appearance. • Final pretrial conferences may not be administratively passed or cancelled. • Counsel must prepare for calendar ending early on Monday, i.e. show up at 9:00 a.m. • Motions to impose pretrial detention by revoking bail must have some evidentiary support, such as attaching a sworn arrest and booking report or filing a timely request for judicial notice. • What are the undisputed facts, or facts that must be taken as true, that are pertinent to granting or denying the relief sought? iii. • What are the disputed facts, if any, pertinent to granting or denying the relief sought that must be resolved before the court rules? iv. • For sentences involving a withhold of adjudication of guilt, jail time must be a special condition of probation. • Motions for continuance must show good cause, and they must be made in good faith. • The Court must be provided with a scoresheet prior to imposition of sentence, Navarro v. • The first and last name of anyone who wants to participate in a hearing by Zoom must be displayed to be admitted.
An email to request an administrative pass or add a case to the calendar must be sent by 2:00 the day before the next scheduled appearance.
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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.