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4 verbatim requirements from CV-E_Procedures for Scheduling and Hearing Motions Requiring Evidentiary Hearing.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval, Clay, Nassau). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.jud4.org/getContentAsset/6684e006-be2e-4db3-93c3-06965a5c3ab2/135b97c9-84fa-4e82-b956-0fbccec4aa1f/Procedures-for-Scheduling-and-Hearing-Motions-Requiring-Evidentiary-Hearing.pdf?language=en, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • When counsel for the parties agree or the Court finds from a review of the motion or matter and the relevant Court record that the motion or matter requires an evidentiary hearing, the hearing on the motion or matter must be continued and rescheduled – delaying resolution of the motion or matter for weeks or months, depending on the amount of hearing time needed to present all relevant witness testimony and proffered evidence for the Court to consider in its ruling and whether limited pre- hearing discovery relevant to the motion or matter to be heard at the evidentiary hearing is necessary. • To promote judicial efficiency in scheduling a hearing on the motion(s), counsel for the parties shall attempt to reach an agreement on whether an evidentiary hearing is needed for the • If counsel for the parties are in complete agreement that an evidentiary hearing is not required, then counsel for the parties shall schedule a non-evidentiary hearing pursuant to • However, if there is a complete agreement, or disagreement, over whether an evidentiary hearing is required, then counsel for the parties during this Rule 1.202 1 See Sections III.
When counsel for the parties agree or the Court finds from a review of the motion or matter and the relevant Court record that the motion or matter requires an evidentiary hearing, the hearing on the motion or matter must be continued and rescheduled – delaying resolution of the motion or matter for weeks or months, depending on the amount of hearing time needed to present all relevant witness testimony and proffered evidence for the Court to consider in its ruling and whether limited pre- hearing discovery relevant to the motion or matter to be heard at the evidentiary hearing is necessary.
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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.