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13 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1974-03.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1974-03 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • The hearing Bt which parties in Summary Procedure cases first appC?ar 1 pursuant to the Rules of Summary Procerlure shall herp.inafter be referred to ns: • Bs!'!ed on st.<lti.r;.tic!1 from the pnst 16 monthn eJ'lCD Jud:;e ~~ill AC'1t1ire at least 40 ne'.: • DUring these weeks each Judge must set aside the time from 8:30 o'clock a.m. to 2:00 o'clock p.m. for handling these assignments. • In and.ition to the foregoing duties and many others not mentioned here, each Judge's: secretary must be in the office as much as possible in order to answer the Judge's phone which se~ms to ring constantly. • To summarize, since Summary First Appearances must be held, and sinep. the .Judges have verJ little time along with the <1..ttorneys and the pubUe to devote to them, we must look to the Clerk of County Court for assistance in a~eas which are basically clerical in nature. • Morgan Slaughter, Clerk of the ,County Cout't. shall provide no less than two deputy clerks for each session of Summary First • An additional deputy clerk shall be provided for each 35 cases or fraction thereof in excess of the first 35 cases appearing on the calendar for any given session of Summary First Appearances. • Court at Summary First Appearances shall be furnished to the Court not less than five days prior to the date of said Summary First Appearanc~s, in order that the Court may consult ~th and instruct said deputy clerks on practiceR and procedures to be followed well in advance of p.ach session of Summary First • Said furnishing of name~ shall continue until the Court is satisfied that all clerks who assist at Summary First Appearances are well versed in practices and procedures to ~e followed and until the Honorable -.s. • The Court shall be furnished with n completed~ accurate copy of the calendar not less than 15 days prior to any session of Summary First • Appearances shall include, but are not limited t~ the following: a. • One or more clerks shall sit in front of the Judge at the clerk's table, call the cases, assist the parties and/or their attorneys in arriving at settlements.·advise and assist litigants nnd attorneys in connection with obtaining default judgments, deferred orders, judgment~ with ordr.rs stayin?, writs and other procedures involving the disposition of cases, refer litigants and attorneys to the Judge in contested cases or in any case involving a matter requiring the Judge's attention. -3- -- 3 of 4 -- .' -:.,' ),'-'-- (~\ , ( :;:3715 rGHOB " OFFICIAL RECORDS.. ., b. • One deputy clet'k shall sit next to the Judge, ,maintain his calendar, pt'epare and hand to the pat'ties nnd attorneys notices of trial and otherwise assi!lt the Court, the litigants and attorneys as the Court mny direct. c.
The hearing Bt which parties in Summary Procedure cases first appC?ar 1 pursuant to the Rules of Summary Procerlure shall herp.inafter be referred to ns:
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: b858dbbb2cd84b45a95d71605be8652c87927084ad04105f247bbc0a2eec4d97. Extracted from the order's own text layer. Identity confirmed by the document's /Title.
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.