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30 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2001-05.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2001-05 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • The Program shall operate as described and governed by this Order as set forth below; • That this Order shall take effect immediately and remain in effect for the duration of the pilot program, and all terms and conditions set forth in this Administrative Order shall apply unless otherwise ordered by the Court; and • That this Order shall be recorded in the Official Records of Duval County in the State of • Florida, and copies shall be furnished to the Duval County Court Clerk, H. • Participation in the Program is mandatory absent extenuating circumstances or specific reasons why an individual or fimi cannot or should not participate, as presented directly to the Chief Judge and approved by him, for all parties to Program Cases, and all participating parties shall be deemed to consent to the entry of this Order, and to be bound by its provisions, by entering into an E-file Subscriber Agreement with the Vendor. • The following terms in this Order shall be defined as follows: l . • Upon receipt by the lg Vendor of a properly executed Master Service Agreement, the Vendor shall assign to the pany’s 2 designated representative a confidential Personal Identification Number (“PIN”), which may be used to file, serve, receive, review and electronically file pleadings, orders and other documents filed in the 0, Program Case. • No attorney or party representative shall knowingly authorize or permit his/her PIN to gz be utilized by anyone other than the authorized attomeys or employees of the attorneys’ law firm. *6 gl II. • Program. shall be filed electronically through the Vendor’s system. • Such electronic filing shall be conducted in addition to conventional filing with the Court Clerk and electronic service shall be conducted in addition to conventional service. • Electronic filing and/or service shall not be considered to substitute for conventional filing and service during the pilot period. • The Vendor shall then convert those documents to electronic form and file them with the • M choosing to file via facsimile through the Vendor shall be charged fees reflecting the Vendor’s then-current published rates for filing in this manner. lt shall be the responsibility of the filer to make arrangements with the Vendor for payment of any such fees. • Parties shall receive all documents E-Served upon them via access to the Vendor’s system. • Electronic service shall not substitute for conventional service during this pilot period. • Originals of all documents filed or served electronically, including original signatures, shall be filed with the clcrk’s ofiice throughout the duration of this Pilot • Statutory filing tees for any instrument requiring payment of such fee to the Clerk of the Court, in order to achieve valid filing status, shall be paid upon conventional filing of the instrument. • Any pleading filed electronically shall be considered as filed with the Clerk of the Court when the last page of the transmission is received by the • (Eastem Time), and only documents filed on days when the court is open for business, shall be deemed to have been filed on that day. • Confidential Document -- 8 of 14 -- . only documents served on days when the court is open for business, shall be deemed to have been { served on that day. • All electronically filed documents, to the extent practicable, shall be formatted in accordance with the applicable rules governing formatting of paper pleadings, and in such other or further format as the Court may require from time to time. • The date and time of the hearing or trial in connection with which the document is submitted shall be designated on the cover page of each document. • Every pleading, document. and instrument filed in the system shall be deemed to have been signed by the attomey or declarant and shall bear a typographical signature of such person, along with the typed name, address, telephone number, and Florida Bar number of a signing attorney. • Typographical signatures shall be treated as personal signatures for all purposes under the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. • Documents filed on behalf of multiple co—counsel fiom diiierent firms shall contain the typed signature of al counsel but be e·filed only by one ofthe listed .·;<@. • The title of each electronically filed pleading, shall include: l) the party or parties filing the paper; 2) the nature of the paper; 3) the party or parties against whom relief, if any, is sought; and 4) the nature of the relief sought (i.e., "Jolm Doe`s Motion to Compel • The caption and signature page of any document filed shall contain the name of the attorney and, if applicable, the name of the law firm representing the party and the name ofthe party on whose behalf the document is filed. • Electronic filing of documents by the Court shall not substitute for conventional filing. • All documents to be filed under seal. lf any part ofa document is filed under seal. the party filing the document shall file electronically only the portion that is not under seal with appropriate indication of the portion that has been filed under seal reflected in the electronically filed portion of the document. • The portion(s) of the document being filed under seal shall then be filed with the Clerk in paper fomi.
The Program shall operate as described and governed by this Order as set forth below;
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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.