4th Cir. Admin. Order 2020-32 — ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2020-32 RE: NIDIA CRUZ VEXACTIOUS LITIGANT · BenchPath

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4th Cir. Admin. Order 2020-32 — ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2020-32 RE: NIDIA CRUZ VEXACTIOUS LITIGANT

High confidence· verified July 26, 2026Administrative Orders4th Jud. Cir. Admin. Order 2020-32 (Duval Clerk repository)

Summary

9 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2020-32 (a further document filed under the same order number).

Applies to

Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2020-32 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-26; whitespace normalised only. • WHEREAS, Nidia Cruz has commenced, prosecuted or maintained, pro se, five (5) actions within the past five (5) year "period that “have been finally and adversely detennined against” her, and therefore she meets the criteria for a “vexatious litigant” pursuant to §68.093(2)(d)(l), Florida Statutes, such that her filing privileges must be restricted; • Judges who have held hearings in these actions, as well as the clerks who are required to file these documents, all of which are valuable judicial resources, and therefore amounts to an abuse of her filing privileges and for which sanctions are provided by Florida law and shall be imposed as follows: • Nidia Cruz is abusing that service and is taking valuable resources at the expense of others who must have access to the judicial system as well. • OR BK 19507 PAGE 1182 (B) Effective immediately, Nidia Cruz shall be barred from filing further pleadings, claims, petitions, notices, or any other types of cases with the Clerk of the Court, unless she causes counsel who is a member in good standing of the Florida Bar to file and serve a notice of appearance of counsel within twenty (20) daysin any of the pending claims; furthermore, Nidia Cruz shall have such counsel sign all of her pleadings, claims, petitions, notices or any other filings and appear on her behalf in all of his pending cases recorded or filed in the Fourth Judicial Circuit; • (C) Pursuant to §68.093, Florida Statutes, unless the Chief Judge deems a new case, petition or action is not for purposes of harassment or delay, Nidia Cruz shall be prohibited from commencing any further actions pro se and she shall be denied recording or filing by the Clerk of the Court; • (D) Effective immediately, Nidia Cruz shall be prohibited from filing or recording any new papers, petitions or actions in the Fourth Judicial Circuit unless (a) the filings are legitimate; • (F) Pursuant to §68.093(6), Florida Statutes, the “clerk of. . .court shall provide copies of all prefiling orders to the Clerk of the Florida Supreme Court, who shall maintain a registry of all vexatious litigants.” 4 -- 4 of 5 -- • OR BK 19507 PAGE 1183 (G) This Administrative Order shall be recorded by the Clerk of the Court in the • Official Records of Clay, Duval, and Nassau Counties in the State of Florida, and shall take effect immediately and remain in full force and effect until further order of this

Source of truth

WHEREAS, Nidia Cruz has commenced, prosecuted or maintained, pro se, five (5) actions within the past five (5) year "period that “have been finally and adversely detennined against” her, and therefore she meets the criteria for a “vexatious litigant” pursuant to §68.093(2)(d)(l), Florida Statutes, such that her filing privileges must be restricted;

Official source: Duval County Clerk of Courts — Fourth Circuit administrative orders
Source health: Healthy · checked July 26, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: July 26, 2026benchpath-duval-variants-2026-07-26

Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 515cd63e3749e16890390415478115f6aef7d9f90d97c1450033ea21ed15040a. Extracted from the order's own text layer. One of several documents the Clerk publishes under order number 2020-32.