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19 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2023-17.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2023-17 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • AOSC20-23, Amendment 12, further encourages all judges where consistent with public health and safety to “Implement scheduling practices that promote the conduct of as many jury trials as feasible and “[c]ommunicate to the local Bar that lawyers must strictly comply with Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration • When a complaint is filed in any civil case in County Court, the Clerk of Court’s office shall issue an Order Setting Case Management Plan for Non-Complex Cases in Duval • The plaintiff shall serve the Order Setting Case Management Plan for Non-Complex Cases in Duval County Court on all defendants along with the summons and complaint. • To have a case declared complex, the parties shall follow the procedures in Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.201. • All civil cases shall be designated as non-complex unless one or more parties file a motion to have the case designated as a complex case, and the - request is approved by order of the Court. • Court will direct that the plaintiff must and any party may file a notice that the action is at issue, pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.440(b), and ready to be set for trial. • Memorandum no later than ten (10) days after the date the case is at issue as defined by • This Second Amended Administrative Order No. 2023-17 shall be recorded\by the Clerk of Court, in the Official Records of Duval County in the State of Florida, shall take effect on August 15, 2023, and shall remain in full force and effect until further order of this • If a case is declared complex, the parties shall follow the procedures in Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.201, rather than this Case • Within 60 days of filing the motion/objection or, if such motion/objection was previously filed, within 60 days of date of entry of this Order approving this • Case Management Plan, counsel must schedule with the Court’s Judicial Assistant a hearing on the motion/objection. • Non-movant shall timely submit a proposed order if the motion/objection is deemed abandoned and denied. • Plaintiff must and any party may file a notice that the action is at issue and ready to be set for trial pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.440 (b) and any party filing a notice for trial shall also submit to the Court a completed Trial Set • The parties shall strictly comply with the terms of this Case Management Plan, unless otherwise ordered by the Court. • All counsel and unrepresented parties shall familiarize themselves and comply with the requirements of the Fourth Judicial Circuit’s Second Amended Administrative Order • The parties may not, individually or by agreement, alter or extend the deadlines in this Order, or waive any of the provisions of this Order. • Plaintiff shall and any party may file a notice that the action is at issue and ready to be set for trial pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure l.440(b) and submit to the Court a completed Trial Set Memorandum no later than ten (10) days after the date the case is at issue as defined by Florida Rule of Civil Procedure • All counsel and unrepresented parties shall familiarize themselves with the current edition of the Florida Handbook on Civil Discovery Practice and seek to resolve discovery issues without Court intervention whenever possible. • When serving the Complaint on a party, Plaintiff must also serve a copy of this Order Setting Case Management Plan for Non-Complex Cases in Duval County Court on that party.
AOSC20-23, Amendment 12, further encourages all judges where consistent with public health and safety to “Implement scheduling practices that promote the conduct of as many jury trials as feasible and “[c]ommunicate to the local Bar that lawyers must strictly comply with Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration
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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.