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2 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order SC20-16.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order SC20-16 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic, the Governor of Florida has declared a state of emergency exists, and the Surgeon General and State Health Officer have declared a public health emergency exists, and the Florida State Courts System must take steps to mitigate the effects of the COVID-l9 on legal proceedings and participants in those legal proceedings; and • State of Florida, must be in the presence of Witnesses for purposes of administering an oath for depositions and other legal testimony, so long as the notary or other -- 1 of 3 -- qualified person can both see and hear the Witness via audio-video communications equipment for purposes of readily identifying the Witness; and
Disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic, the Governor of Florida has declared a state of emergency exists, and the Surgeon General and State Health Officer have declared a public health emergency exists, and the Florida State Courts System must take steps to mitigate the effects of the COVID-l9 on legal proceedings and participants in those legal proceedings; and
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: b28aa12145916031fcf98329628d0e91ad974e11167f546825bafe8f89b1c119. Extracted from the order's own text layer. Identity confirmed by the document's /Title.
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.