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5 verbatim requirements from Summons - Circuit Civil - Individual.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval, Clay, Nassau). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.jud4.org/getContentAsset/2cacc608-ee38-4c1b-984b-8d490d018ef0/135b97c9-84fa-4e82-b956-0fbccec4aa1f/Summons-Circuit-Civil-Individual.pdf?language=en, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Your written response, including the case number given above and the names of the parties, must be filed if you want the court to hear your side of the case. • If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case, and your wages, money, and property may thereafter be taken without further warning from the court. • If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney referral service or a legal aid office (listed in the phone book). -- 1 of 3 -- • If you choose to file a written response yourself, at the same time you file your written response to the court you must also mail or take a copy of your written response to the “Plaintiff/Plaintiff’s Attorney” named below. • Email crtintrp@coj.net, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
Your written response, including the case number given above and the names of the parties, must be filed if you want the court to hear your side of the case.
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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.