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13 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1977-03.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1977-03 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • The Constitution of the State of Florida in Section 9 of Article V mandates that: "The Supreme Court shall establish by rule uniform criteria for the determination of the need for additional judges " To a~sist the Court in the imp le- mentation of this provision, the Legislature enacted Section • All sworn complaints by law enforcement agencies charging the commission of a criminal offense. uniform traffic citations charging criminal traffic offenses, warrants, notices to appear (Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.125), matters of original criminal appellate jurisdiction of the circuit court, original indictments and original informations (in which no previous case number has been issued by the clerk of the court) shall be filed with the clerk of the circuit or county court as appropriate (i.e., instruments charging a felony shall be filed with the clerk of the circuit court, and instruments charging a mis~emeanor shall be filed with the clerk of the county court), each of which shall be a case for the purpose of this Order. • Upon the filing of a case, as defined above, the • clerk of the court shall assign a case number which is also placed on a copy of the instrcrnent t'l.,:.=o'" io:- ....~ 1. ~ ..:!e~ i'\.. ~r:?d ::o::::-th- with to the state attorney. -3- -- 3 of 5 -- (j1 ,v .. ____ .• ~_~ • Criminal Procedure 3.115 which specifies that the state attorney shall provide the personnel or procedure for criminal intake in the judicial system.] • (a) A copy of a sworn complaint by a law enforce- ment agency which alleges a child to be delinquent and an original petition which alleges a child to be dependent or ungovernable shall be filed by the law enforcement agency making the complaint or the agency or person filing the petition with the clerk of the circuit court for the county in which the child was taken into custody or in which the complaint or petition is made within twenty-four (24) hours after the ~hild is taken into custody or the complaint or petition is made excluding Saturdays~ Sundays, and legal holidays, each of which shall be a case for the purpose of this Order. • (b) Upon the filing of a copy of a sworn complaint by a law enforcement agency with the clerk of the circuit court, the clerk shall forthwith assign a uniform case number to said complaint, forward a copy to the state attorney, and forward a copy to the Intake Office of the Department of Health and • (c) Upon the filing of an original proceeding by petition, the clerk of the court shall assign a uniform case number . • (d) Each letter of recommendation, written notice, ...... :" ,:"f-ah:.tp shall bear the uniform case number, -4- -- 4 of 5 -- . • OffICIAL RECORDS .. and a copy shall be filed with the clerk of the circuit court by the issuing agency; the issuing agency shall then furnish copies to the appropriate agencies as required by statute. • (e) In cases in which a delinquency complaint is filed by a law enforcement agency and the state attorney determines not to file a petition, the state attorney shall advise the clerk of the circuit court in writing that no petition will be filed. • (f) Upon the filing of a petition based on the allegations of a previously filed complaint, the agency filing the petition shall include the app~opriate uniform case number. on said petition. • Upon the filing of the initial pleading, the clerk of the court shall assign a uniform case number to said pleading. • This order shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on • February 1, 1977, and shall continue in effect until further order of this Court. ustice ((" ATTEST: - "')..~kZ -5- -- 5 of 5 --
The Constitution of the State of Florida in Section 9 of Article V mandates that: "The Supreme Court shall establish by rule uniform criteria for the determination of the need for additional judges " To a~sist the Court in the imp le- mentation of this provision, the Legislature enacted Section
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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.