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7 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 88-2.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 88-2 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Rules of Civil Procedure, counsel for the moving party shall confer with counsel for opposing party in a good-faith effort to resolve by agreement the issues raised, and shall file with the court at the time of filing of the motion a statement certifying that he or she has so conferred with opposing counsel and that counsel have been unable to resolve the dispute. • When a hearing on a motion to compel has been placed on a judge's calendar, the hearing may not be cancelled without the judge’s consent. • As provided in Section (4) of Rule 1.380, if the motion is granted, the court shall award expenses which may include attomey’s fees. • The moving party’s notice of hearing on a motion to compel shall include the following statement: • 1.380(a)(2) by conferring, or attempting to confer, in good faith with the opposing party in an effort to resolve the discovery dispute without court action; and (2) is aware of the provisions in First Amended Administrative Order No. 88-2 that the hearing noticed hereby may not be cancelled by the agreement of the parties or counsel, but only by first obtaining the judge’s consent. • 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, shall take effect immediately, and shall remain in filll force and effect until further order of this Court.
Rules of Civil Procedure, counsel for the moving party shall confer with counsel for opposing party in a good-faith effort to resolve by agreement the issues raised, and shall file with the court at the time of filing of the motion a statement certifying that he or she has so conferred with opposing counsel and that counsel have been unable to resolve the dispute.
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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.