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13 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1986-02.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1986-02 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • S794.011, S800.04, S827.03 or S827.04, Florida Statutes, "ho is under 16 years of age must submit to for law enforce- ment or discovery purposes.,. • WHEREAS, efforts should be made to limit the number of inter- views a victim of child abuse and sexual abuse under the age of sixteen must participate in for law enforcement or discovery pur- poses in order to protect the victim from the psychological damage of repeated in.terrogation; and • ORDERED that such efforts shall be made on behalf. of the ! . victim under the age of sixteen and shall follo>1 the guideline!, , as set forth below. • There shall be one investigative interview conducted for ·the purposes of criminal proceedings. • 5827.03 or S827.04, Florida Statutes, shall coordinate their in- vestigations to facilitate this provision. • All efforts shall be -: .... made to .reduce the number of agency representatives participating in the interviewing of the child. • There shall be one full and complete pre-file interview conducted by or on behalf of the State Attorney's Office. • There shall additionally be one full and complete pre- trial interview cdnducted by or on behalf of the State Attorney's • There shall be one discovery deposition permitted to be taken by the representative of the person alleged to be responsi- bile for the abuse, subject to the limitations provided below. • Interviews shall be conducted in a setting and manner designed to minimize the traumatic effect of the interview on the victim. • Additional interviews shall" be allowed only by order of the trial judge upon motion for good cause shown, unless there is no objection to said interview by the victim's custodial parent, legal guardian, guardian ad litem or State Attorney. • Additional interviews shall be limited in scope as much as possible to assure minimal impact on the victim. ·INTERVIEW·, for the purposes·of this order, means any pro- cedure in which the victim is required to provide a detailed ac- count or demonstration of the nature and circumstances of the abuse, but does not include: the history obtained for the purposes of med-. ical or psychological diagnosis or treatment I any initial contact with the victim by law enforcement or the Florida Department of • Nothing contained in this order shall prevent the trial court ~rom limiting the discovery deposition pursuant to the applicable~ provisions of Rule 1.280(c) of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure,
S794.011, S800.04, S827.03 or S827.04, Florida Statutes, "ho is under 16 years of age must submit to for law enforce- ment or discovery purposes.,.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: b3bddfb651a74b6d1af358af8066aaf0e71258e8fdecaf6ac1fea74f64f6850f. 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.