2 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1977-10.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1977-10 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Any defendant, in custody, scheduled to appear at first appearance hearing who is in a hospital at the time of the hearing shall, for the limited purposes of a probable cause determination and assignment of a Circuit Court arraignment date, be treated as if he were actually before ~he Court. • Any such defendant shall appear, if still' in custody, at the next first appearance immediately upon his return from the hospital.
Any defendant, in custody, scheduled to appear at first appearance hearing who is in a hospital at the time of the hearing shall, for the limited purposes of a probable cause determination and assignment of a Circuit Court arraignment date, be treated as if he were actually before ~he Court.
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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.