2 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1977-11.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1977-11 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • The attorney of record for a defendant in a criminai trial shall not be relieved of his duties, or be permitted to withdraw, except for good cause shown upon written motion and hearing until or • Upon motion the Court shall determine what pleadings, records, exhibits, evidence and other matters, including the extent of the transcript of trial proceedings, that are within the scope of the assignments of error that are necessary and germane to an appeal to be transferred to the Clerk of the appropriate Ap~el1ate Court.
The attorney of record for a defendant in a criminai trial shall not be relieved of his duties, or be permitted to withdraw, except for good cause shown upon written motion and hearing until or
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 93798061c472d02d6265c7d147163149b7d476366199b16ede20c2a193db67b4. 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.