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23 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2022-04.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2022-04 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • WHEREAS, according to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.201(2), “In deciding whether an action is complex, the court must consider whether the action is likely to involve: • (B) A party seeking to transfer a case and related cases to the Division CV-K shall file a motion in writing and - (1) list the case number, style, court division, and trial judge of each related case; • The request must be made to the Chief Judge who may approve or deny the request or refer it to the Administrative Judge. • The notice must be served on an attomey for each party, each self- represented party, and each assigned trial judge. • Cases may not be reassigned to the Division CV-K if the case is set for trial within sixty (60) days of the motion or if the Chief Judge in consultation with the • Without leave of the Chief Judge or the Administrative Judge, each of the following must not exceed twenty (20) pages: a motion to transfer filed tmder subdivision (l)(A), a response, and a reply. • A party must, upon filing, serve a motion, response, reply, or other document on the Chief Judge, the Administrative Judge, and the presiding judge in each related case in which transfer is sought, and all parties in each related case. • Any date of a hearing on a motion to transfer must be noticed to all parties in all related cases. • The Chief Judge in consultation with the Administrative Judge shall assign a judge to preside over a matter that is assigned to the Division CV-K. • After an order of transfer is filed, the trial judge must take no further action in the case except for good cause stated in the order after conferring with the judge assigned to preside over the litigation in the Division CV-K. • (3) The Division CV-K Judge’s authority terminates upon case closure or upon transfer to the trial court.- (4) Motions for sanctions for conduct in the complex civil litigation proceedings shall be brought before the Division CV-K Judge. • (5) Post-resolution events such as motions for attomey’s fees pursuant to offers of settlement, settlement enforcement, judgment collection, and proceedings supplementary shall proceed before the trial judge. • K Judge must confer, or order the parties to confer, with the trial judge regarding potential trial dates or other matters regarding the transfer. • The trial judge must cooperate reasonably with the Division CV-K Judge who must defer appropriately to the trial judge’s docket. • The trial judge must not continue or postpone a trial setting without the concurrence of the Division CV-K Judge. • Transfer to the Trial Court (A) Division CV-K is generally for pretrial coordination; however, for purposes of trial, the Division CV-K Judge shall choose among the following options: 6 l l l l t -- 6 of 8 -- (1) By stipulation and agreement of the parties, a single case may be tried by the Division CV-K Judge as a bellwether case; • (4) Where no stipulation and consensus is available, upon completion of all pretrial labor including jury instructions, related cases shall be transferred to a trial court. • No case in which the Division CV-K Judge has issued a final and appealable decision shall be returned to the trial court until after any motion for rehearing or new trial. has been disposed of. • CV-K shall be transferred to a trial coiut upon the disposition becoming final. • But the trial court must support its action with specific findings and conclusions in a written order or stated on the record. • This Administrative Order Number 2022-04 shall take effect immediately and shall remain in full force and effect until further Order of the Court. • All terms and conditions set forth in this Order shall apply unless otherwise ordered by the Court. • This Administrative Order Nmnber 2022-04 shall be recorded by the Clerk of the Court, in the Official Records of Duval County, in the State of Florida. .
WHEREAS, according to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.201(2), “In deciding whether an action is complex, the court must consider whether the action is likely to involve:
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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.