Loading…
16 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1995-05.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1995-05 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • O > m g WHEREAS, Section 57.081, Florida Statutes, mandates that indigent persons who are parties or intervenors in any judicial proceeding or who initiate_such proceedings shall receive the services of the Court and the Clerk of the Circuit Court (the ”Clerk") without charge; and • Upon any request to the Clerk for indigent status f I i` YW *i l' ' "_[ ` 777 -- 1 of 7 -- involving the filing of a Circuit case, the Clerk shall issue a 2 certification of insolvency so that the case may be filed. § 2. • The Clerk shall stamp or so otherwise indicate on the m Court case file that a person involved with the case is seeking • The Clerk shall provide to the person seeking indigent status a financial affidavit that must be completed by the person seeking indigent status. • The completed financial affidavit shall be filed in the Court case at the time of the filing. • A separate affidavit shall be accompanied by any document the Plaintiff/Petitioner may be able to obtain or produce reflecting thereon his/her income. • The affidavit shall also verify any sums of money paid by the affiant for preparation of the pleadings filed, and to whom said funds were paid. • In cases in which the Plaintiff/Petitioner has paid more than the amount of the filing fee to a person or entity for the preparation of his/her pleadings, the Clerk shall inform the • If the fee is not paid within seven (7) days, the file shall be forwarded to the assigned Judge for dismissal. • Clerk shall forward the file to the assigned Judge for the Judge's consideration, if it appears that the Plaintiff/Petitioner’s income exceeds 125% of current Federal poverty stands. • If the Judge determines that the person is not indigent $ from the information provided in the financial affidavit and a hearing on the issue is not necessary, the Judge shall issue an § Order declaring the person solvent and revoking the initial m certification of insolvency. • If payment of the appropriate fee is not made to the Clerk within seven (7) days after the service of the revocation Order, the cause shall automatically be dismissed without prejudice. • In all cases where a litigant is determined to be indigent, the Clerk shall only issue copies of the indigent’s pleadings to the named party or parties to the lawsuit. • In the event that multiple Plaintiff/Petitioners in a case seek indigent status, each party must comply with the terms of this Order before the Clerk will accept any pleading for filing under 57.081, Florida Statutes. • Pursuant to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.080(g) and the Committee Notes interpreting that rule, the Clerk shall not ‘ serve copies for litigious persons appearing in proper person who are familiar with the requirements of the Rules of Court. • In addition to income guidelines, clients may not exceed the
O > m g WHEREAS, Section 57.081, Florida Statutes, mandates that indigent persons who are parties or intervenors in any judicial proceeding or who initiate_such proceedings shall receive the services of the Court and the Clerk of the Circuit Court (the ”Clerk") without charge; and
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 78726ea8b3135f14e82d011fffd50191065e72587837b4e14e140d154ad74c98. 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.