10 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 8.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 8 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Courtrooms 509 and 510, Duval County Courthouse, shall be the venues for all such hearings. • For at least the next few months, the Clerk of Court shall post all such hearings and pertinent information related thereto at the public section of the Duval Clerk’s website, duvalclerkcom. • If they have not already done so, Plaintiifs must immediately re-notice said hearings to all party-Defendants attaching thereto the COVID Addendum pertaining to access and virtual attendance at the hearing. • No less than three (3) business days before any scheduled hearing, the Plaintiff shall email to the Foreclosure Division a copy of the Case Management Order filled out to the extent that counsel is capable of doing so. • All actions taken by the Court at the CMC shall be recorded thereon. • No less than three (3) business days before the trial or other final hearing, any exhibits or other pertinent documents shall be emailed to the Foreclosure Division at co___3;ugt. • The Original Note and Mortgage and any other documents establishing standing or ownership shall be physically filed with l l ll 3 .v~M,= .»~.“_=<- t l pie; ‘ii • The party offering the exhibit/document shall ensure that any interested party/person who does not have email access will receive copies by US mail or other delivery service at least three (3) business days before the hearing. • Court, they must be emailed to the Foreclosure Division at iEixtge;1*_§i_4.;QL1_1eg at least three (3) business days before the hearing, with copies also sent to all other parties. • If the sender or the recipient do not have email capabilities, then copies will be physically delivered (USPS or other) at least three (3) business days before the hearing.
Courtrooms 509 and 510, Duval County Courthouse, shall be the venues for all such hearings.
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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.