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29 verbatim requirements from FC-H Policies and Procedures.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval, Clay, Nassau). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.jud4.org/getContentAsset/03424ad9-70fe-4883-a4d1-3abfd66cc695/135b97c9-84fa-4e82-b956-0fbccec4aa1f/Updated-Civil-Policies-and-Procedures-CV-H-070225.pdf?language=en, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • These division procedures are intended to most efficiently and effectively apply the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, which shall control if there is any conflict between the two. • If the case settles, the parties shall immediately notify the Court so that it may be removed from the trial calendar. • Once a hearing time is set, the moving party shall file and serve a Notice of • Hearing within 2 business days emailing a courtesy copy to the Judicial Assistant after it has been filed. • Notices of hearing must clearly state whether the hearing will occur in person or via ZOOM. • If the parties cancel a hearing, the parties shall immediately file a Notice of • Please note that certain categories of hearing may not be removed from the calendar once set, including Motions to Compel discovery responses. • Any party seeking to leave to attend such hearings via ZOOM or other remote means must file a motion for leave to attend remotely stating the grounds justifying remote attendance. • Any party seeking to appear remotely for a hearing shall move the Court for permission at the time the hearing is requested. • If permission to appear remotely is granted, the counsel attending remotely shall comply with Rule 2.530 of the Florida Rules of • Providing the Court with a courtesy copy of a motion, accompanying memoranda or case law would assist the Court in deciding a motion more -- 4 of 8 -- expeditiously, the attorney should provide those materials at least 5 days prior to the hearing via electronic submission. • Any attachments containing case law shall be received by the Court at least 5 days prior to the hearing, with copies provided to all other parties at the same time. • The party filing the motion shall provide a copy for review by U.S. • If a hearing is required, the Court will schedule a hearing with the parties. • Upon the filing of one of these motions, the non-moving party may either file a response within 14 days or send a copy of the Motion to the Judicial Assistant via e-mail for ruling. • The moving party shall e-mail the Judicial Assistant (and copy all other parties) with the motion, response and reply when the motion is ripe for determination. • Proposed orders to the Court shall be submitted via the Florida Courts E- • Prior to filing a Motion to Compel the moving party shall confer in good faith with the non-moving party in an attempt to resolve the discovery dispute. • Florida law does not provide for “General Objections.” Any objections to discovery requests must be specific and detailed. • For any privilege objections made, the party asserting the privilege must also submit a privilege log adequately describing the document/basis for the privilege asserted. • If there is an unrepresented party involved in the case not using e-Portal, the proposed Order must be submitted to the Court in writing, with sufficient copies for an original to be entered by the Court and a copy for each party not using e-Portal. • Further, the party presenting the proposed Order, shall be responsible for providing addressed, stamped envelopes for parties not using the e-Portal; • Order shall be submitted to the Court via the Florida Courts e-Portal. • The proposed Order service list must contain e-filing addresses for opposing counsel/unrepresented party. • If an unrepresented party does not receive e-filings, counsel must immediately mail or hand deliver to the Court an addressed, stamped envelope. • In any event, submit a proposed order in what you intend as a final form so that the Court, if it agrees with the form of the proposed order, may enter same without need of further editing (i.e. do not title the submittal “Proposed Order On….”, etc.) • All proposed Orders presented following a hearing MUST INCLUDE A • All counsel and unrepresented parties must be copied on the cover letter, including any proposed Order, at the same time provided to the Court. • If counsel does not have an email address for an unrepresented party, counsel must mail or hand deliver the proposed Order and letter to the Court consistent with the instructions above.
These division procedures are intended to most efficiently and effectively apply the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, which shall control if there is any conflict between the two.
Reviewer note: Document sha256: c4e7edc91c32f3f894fd568939ae7b94f53593b22e4a813ff7662f9871bcdfa1. Extracted from the document's own text layer.
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.