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7 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2004-21.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2004-21 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • W court shall determine the iiiidigence of each person applying for appointment of a public defender or private attorney or any otlier court-related services based on indigence”; • In determihing whether an applicant is indigent, the clerk shall detennine hether any of the following facts exist, and the existence of any suc facts creates a presumption that the applicant is not indigent: ‘ l. • WHEREAS, applibation of such rule of statutory construction dictates that any applicant who may otherwise be determined indigent by virtue of sub·section 27.52(b), shall nonetheless be presumed ng to be indigeht if the facts listed in sub-section 27.52(c) are found to exist. • (A) The Clerk ofihe Court shall perform his ministerial duty to make initial determinations of indigence pursuant to the tenns of Section 27.52, Florida Statutes. • 27.52(b), if such persons presiuned not to be indigent by subsection 27.52(c), the later subsection shall govern the Clerk’s iJiitial determination of indigence. • (C) Any appliczirrt seeking to contest the Clerk’s initial determination of indigence shall proceed as otherwise alloxived by law. -- 2 of 4 -- • E GurdeltnesI or ll the person is receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families-Cash Assistance, poverty related veterans benefits, or Social Security Income (SSI) or 2 The person IS unable to pay for the services of an attorney without substantial hardship to his or her family. tc) ln determining whether an applicant is indigent, the clerk shall determine whether any ot the IOIIOWITIQ facts exist, and the existence of any such facts creates a presumption that the applicant IS not indigent:
W court shall determine the iiiidigence of each person applying for appointment of a public defender or private attorney or any otlier court-related services based on indigence”;
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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.