5 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1977-17.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1977-17 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • All motions to expu~ge records of pre-January 1, 1973 arrests shall be presented to the Chief Judge of the Fourth • The assignment shall be made according to a schedule rotating through all divisions alphabetically. • All records relating ~o assignment of cases shall be kept in the Office of the Chief Judge of the • January I, 1973 arrest, the motion shall be handled in the division in which the case was originally filed or in the division in which it would have been handled had it been filed. • No County Court shall entertain a Motion to Expunge a record of arrest involving any felony charge unless the transaction giving rise to the felony cha~ge(s} resulted in a case being filed by the State Attorney as a prosecution for a misdemeanor, municipal ordinance, or traffic offense.
All motions to expu~ge records of pre-January 1, 1973 arrests shall be presented to the Chief Judge of the Fourth
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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.