Loading…
33 verbatim requirements from the procedure documents published under "Judge Gary L. Wilkinson".
Fourth Judicial Circuit, Clay County. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the documents linked under "Judge Gary L. Wilkinson" on https://www.jud4.org/ex-parte-dates-judge-s-procedures/clay-judges, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • SCHEDULING TEMPORARY NEEDS: • All Temporary Needs must be scheduled with the General Magistrate. • You must contact the General Magistrate’s Office directly for scheduling at magistrate@clayclerk.com or 904-269-6302. • EMERGENCY MOTIONS: • Emergency Motions must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant for review. • The Judicial Assistant will contact the parties on whether the Motion will be heard on an emergency basis or will be heard on the next available time of the regular court calendar or if the Motion is denied as an emergency and will be referred to the General Magistrate. -- 1 of 3 -- 2 • Pretrial Conference date where they will then be scheduled a time certain trial date during the trial week. • Pretrial Conferences must be attended in person by the attorneys of record, unless a thorough, complete Pretrial Stipulation is timely filed and submitted to the Court in compliance with the trial order. • Pretrial Stipulations are required to be submitted to the Court 3 days prior to the pretrial conference. • Word format. o Do not send a proposed Order until the Motion is on the clerk docket. o If there are pro se litigants, you are required to mail-in proposed Orders along with providing the required amount of copies and self-addressed stamped envelopes for distribution for all parties. • Agreed/Consent/Stipulated Orders must show on its face that all interested • Parties consent or do not object and will contain signatures of the Parties. -- 2 of 3 -- 3 • UNCONTESTED FINAL HEARINGS (DOM) • These hearings are permitted to take place via Zoom at ex parte. • The attorney and testifying party must appear together from the attorney’s office. • If there are minor children of the parties, both parents must have completed an authorized parenting course and filed the certificate, pursuant to Fla. • Parenting Plan must include language in compliance with Fla. • The rules and statues generally require that the Court only consider motions scheduled for hearings which are served on all of the parties. • The Code also prohibits Judges from considering ex parte communications. o Ex parte means from one side without notice to the adverse party and outside the presence of the parties concerning a pending or impending matter. • Requests for relief must be in the form of a motion or formal pleading and filed with the Clerk of the Court. o The opposing counsel/party must be copied on any correspondence and pleadings filed, without which the inquiry may not be considered. • Email to the Court’s Office may be used for scheduling and agreements between the parties. o The opposing counsel/party must be copied on any emails, without which the inquiry may not be considered. • The Court is prohibited from providing any party to a case with advice as to how to proceed or the rules of evidence or procedure or act as an advocate on behalf of any party to a case. • Pro se parties may wish to contact an attorney, Legal Aid or Family Court • The party requesting the hearing shall email the Court’s Judicial • Assistant at claxtonk@clayclerk.com and copy the assistant(s) for opposing counsel, or the pro se parties, and must provide the case number, the motion(s) to be set for hearing, corresponding docket number(s), and how much time is being requested. • For non-evidentiary hearings scheduled for thirty (30) minutes or less, counsel shall typically be permitted to appear in-person or via Zoom, regardless of whether they are local or out-of-town pursuant to Rule • Should counsel desire to attend a non-evidentiary hearing scheduled for more than thirty (30) minutes via telephone or Zoom, counsel must seek leave of Court by filing a written Motion and providing a courtesy copy of the Motion setting forth good cause to grant the Motion pursuant to Rule 2.530, • Should counsel desire to participate in an evidentiary hearing and present testimony through Zoom or other communication technology, regardless of the duration of the hearing, counsel must seek leave of Court by filing a written motion setting forth good cause to grant the motion pursuant to Rule 2.530(b)(2), Fla. • Any hearing notebooks, legal memorandums or briefs, along with hard copies of the significant cited authorities, must be provided to the Court at least three (3) business days before the hearing, or immediately if the hearing is scheduled within that time period. • (i) Counsel with full authority to resolve the matter shall confer before scheduling the hearing on the motion to attempt to resolve or otherwise narrow the issues raised in the motion and include a • It shall be the responsibility of counsel who schedules the hearing to arrange the conference. • (iii) Counsel must respond promptly to inquiries and communications from opposing counsel who notices the hearing and is attempting to schedule the conference. • If counsel who notices the hearing is unable to reach opposing counsel to conduct the conference after three (3) good faith attempts, counsel who notices the hearing must identify in the Certificate of Conferral • (iv) Counsel must file with the Notice of Hearing a “Certificate of Conferral Prior to Scheduling the Motion for Hearing” certifying that the meet and confer occurred (or did not occur and setting out the good faith attempts to schedule the conference) and identifying the date of the conference, the names of the participating attorneys, and the specific results obtained. • (v) Counsel who notices the hearing shall ensure that the Court and the Court’s Judicial Assistant are aware of any narrowing of the issues or other resolution as a result of the conference. • DO NOT assume the hearing is automatically removed from the Court’s calendar. • If you do not receive an email confirming the cancellation, please try contacting the Judicial Assistant again. • Cancellation of a hearing MUST be confirmed with and by the Court. • Counsel shall also notify the Court of any pending hearings that will be canceled as a result of the settlement. -- 4 of 7 -- • If counsel is asked to prepare an order, the order should be drafted and circulated to opposing counsel within three (3) working days and must be submitted to the Court within seven (7) days of the hearing, with a copy to opposing counsel. • ALL PROPOSED ORDERS PRESENTED FOLLOWING HEARING, whether submitted to the Court in writing or via email as contemplated supra, MUST INCLUDE A COVER LETTER • Proposed agreed or consent orders, or orders on motions not objected to, without a hearing may be submitted to the Court with a cover letter, which must be copied to all opposing counsel/unrepresented parties. • A courtesy copy of the motion, joint stipulation, etc. related to the proposed Order must be provided. • The letter must state that opposing counsel/unrepresented party has been provided with the same materials being provided to the Court and whether opposing counsel/unrepresented party agrees with the language of the proposed Order. • The service list on the Order must contain e-filing addresses for opposing counsel/unrepresented parties. • All Motions to Withdraw must set forth reasons for withdrawal and be set for hearing, with proper notice to the client, in accordance with Fla. • If the motion is granted, the attorney moving to withdraw shall prepare a written order setting forth the client’s last known address, telephone number, and email address. • All Substitutions of Counsel, even if they are within the same firm, must include the client’s written signature indicating knowledge and consent. -- 5 of 7 -- 6
SCHEDULING TEMPORARY NEEDS: • All Temporary Needs must be scheduled with the General Magistrate. • You must contact the General Magistrate’s Office directly for scheduling at magistrate@clayclerk.com or 904-269-6302.
Reviewer note: Page sha256: 2a4d274fd16955060e38f246d86bfb10bcf96384a2f0d91ea4b3197b7287f06a. Requirements taken from the judge's own procedure documents' text layers.
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.