4 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1998-12.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1998-12 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • WHEREAS, the Fourth Judicial Circuit wishes to improve the judicial system with better services to the Clay County community by providing an increase in the quality and quantity of mediation, and in order to do so, it must have access to the mediation-arbitration account funds that are under the supervision ofthe ChiefJudge granted by statute; • That, as stated in section 44.108.(2003), Florida Statutes, "mediation should be accessible to all parties regardless of financial status" and in order to be accessible universally to all parties, the Fourth Judicial Circuit must have full access to the two Clay County mediation- arbitration account funds that have been earmarked for the Court’s mediation program in Clay • That this Fourth Amended Administrative Order shall be recorded by the Clerk of the • Court, in the Official Records of Duval County, in the State of Florida, and shall take effect immediately and remain in full force and effect unless and until otherwise ordered by the Court.
WHEREAS, the Fourth Judicial Circuit wishes to improve the judicial system with better services to the Clay County community by providing an increase in the quality and quantity of mediation, and in order to do so, it must have access to the mediation-arbitration account funds that are under the supervision ofthe ChiefJudge granted by statute;
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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.