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30 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1995-16.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1995-16 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • This Order shall take effect January 1, 1996, and remain in effect thereafter until further Order of the Court. • Setting Status Conference." This Order shall be in substantial compliance with Form A attached hereto. • H be a proposed "Order on Status Conference," which Order shall be in • The Petitioner’s attorney shall also be responsible for meeting with the opposing party, either through his or her counsel, or in proper person if not represented, for the purpose of attempting to enter into a stipulated Order on Status • Order on Status Conference, which will call for the setting of the case for trial in a fashion that will allow the trial to take place within 180 days of the filing of the Petition, they shall do so. • If no stipulated Order is submitted, the parties shall appear at the • After the entry of the Order on Status Conference, the parties shall be bound by the schedule contained therein. • N shall be made except under extraordinary circumstances. § 4. • Nothing herein shall apply to Petitions for Name ° Change, or Petitions for Adoptions which are not contested. *6 • If at any time it appears an attorney enters the case on behalf of either party, the case shall be referred to the appropriate divisional judicial assistant for setting of a status conference or other hearing. • Notice of the same shall be provided substantially in the form attached hereto as Form "D". • If you are able to agree on time limits whereby the trial of this cause will be completed within 180 days of the filing of this action, you will do so. • N with the requirements hereof, they shall appear at the Status • This case shall be set for trial such that the trial will be completed by , 19__. • Before a hearing can be scheduled with the 2 General Master on your petition or motion, you must first meet with • You must also bring the original and two copies of your proposed Final Judgment, together with two standard size, stamped, envelopes. • In order to schedule a hearing before the General Master, you must meet with the Coordinator. • You are required to appear before the General Master on , 1996, at _.m., Room 400, • Any hearing of more than one hour must be approved by the presiding m judge before it is set. • S n If one party desires a continuance of a non—jury trial and the other scheduling party objects, then the party seeking the continuance must file a motion for continuance and notice it for a brief hearing pgfggg the day of the scheduled non—jury trial or, if this is not feasible, at the time of the original trial. • Continuances should be few. and all jiismss. in writing unless made at a trial gpg, except for good cause shown, shall be signed by the party rgggesting the contiggagcg. • There shall be no egg gagte communication concerning this request. • A notice of hearing must state the style of the motion(s) to be heard and the amount of time reserved on the judge’s calendar. • A notice of hearing shall not merely reference “all pending motions." • Notice of all hearings must be given to any guardian eg litem appointed in the case. • Do not cross-notice or "piggyback" motions without confirming with the judge’s judicial assistant that the calendar will accommodate the hearing of additional matters at the scheduled time. • If the hearing is cancelled, the attorney who obtained the x cancellation shall immediately notify all other parties. 00 ° G • Adoptions shall be scheduled on the regular calendar or, at the option of the presiding judge, may be heard at the end of the gx parte calendar. 3 -- 23 of 31 -- • W . . . # Motions to compel discovery and motions for protective order 2 must be set on the regular calendar and like other contested motions, cannot be heard during gp parte. • The motion must contain _ a certificate by the attorney for the moving party that he or she g has contacted opposing counsel and attempted without success to resolve the matter without a hearing. 0tu
This Order shall take effect January 1, 1996, and remain in effect thereafter until further Order of the 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.