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40 verbatim requirements from the procedure documents published under "Senior Judge".
Fourth Judicial Circuit, Clay County. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the documents linked under "Senior Judge" on https://www.jud4.org/ex-parte-dates-judge-s-procedures/clay-judges, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Please do not file a notice of hearing until hearing confirmation is provided. • Hearing location and courier mailing address: • Counsel shall inform the Court at the time of scheduling whether they are scheduling a non-evidentiary hearing and wish to schedule an in-person or Zoom hearing hosted by the Court. • Counsel shall file a notice of hearing within 3 days of hearing confirmation that meets all requirements of Rule 2.530(b), including the specific form of communication technology and directions for access. • All other remote hearing requests: • For non-evidentiary hearings exceeding 30 minutes, evidentiary hearings, trials, and requests for presentation of testimony through communication technology, a motion is required pursuant to Rule 2.530(b)(2), Fla. • All proposed orders must be entered no less than one week prior to hearing so that court calendars may be printed and published without further changes. • Counsel shall agree upon the motions to be heard and length of time needed or request a hearing on a motion to set. • Certificate of service must reflect copies of motion and hearing provided to client. • Motion/Order to Cancel Sale must be received no less than 3 days prior to sale date. • Motions to Compel/Protective Order. • Counsel shall review the Court’s CME Guidelines prior to requests for scheduling of objections/motions relating to CME’s. • Hearing materials, binders, foreclosure packets. • All case related materials (binders, case law, foreclosure packets, etc.) should be mailed or hand delivered to the Court no later than five (5) days prior to hearing. • Default Judgments. • The Court is required to mail conformed copies of final judgments to defaulted parties pursuant to Fla. • Counsel shall submit these proposed orders by mail/hand delivery with copies for conformation and stamped envelopes. • Evidence. • Counsel shall comply with the rules of evidence and procedure. • Exhibit Form. • Evidence for Zoom hearings shall be delivered to the Court a minimum of five (5) business days prior to hearing. • Exhibits to be entered into evidence by stipulation shall be pre-marked as numbered exhibits. • All other exhibits shall be pre-marked for identification purposes as lettered exhibits. • It shall be counsel’s responsibility to make sure each item of evidence is appropriately labeled prior to hearing. • Pretrial Stipulation • Pretrial Stipulation is required and must be submitted three days prior to pretrial conference. • Proposed Orders • Unless otherwise ordered, all agreed/unopposed proposed orders (except default final judgments) shall be submitted through the e-portal. • Proposed orders under advised shall be emailed directly to the JA. • The motion must appear on the Clerk’s docket prior to submitting a proposed order. • Form. • The proposed order shall include: 1) title with subject matter of the pleading or motion; 2) the date of the hearing, if any; 2) the name of the motion heard and date in which it was filed; and 3) page numbers. • The Court’s signature page shall contain substantive language, not just a signature page, and allow sufficient space for an electronic signature. • All parties required to receive a copy of the order shall be so listed on the last page of the order with either their designated email address or mailing address (preferred method). • The order’s -- 2 of 3 -- certificate should reflect “Counsel to mail copies to:” and counsel shall mail copies of the conformed order to the parties. • Where permitted by Rule, Counsel shall be responsible for mailing conformed copies of any order that requires service by mail in which stamped envelopes have not been provided by counsel to the Court. • Default final judgments must be submitted to the Court by mail as the rule requires the Court to mail. • Counsel must request permission of the Court to cancel a hearing. • Once confirmed, Counsel must immediately file a Notice of Cancellation of the hearing. • There shall be no ex parte communication concerning emergency motions/petitions. • Requests for relief must be in the form of a motion or pleading and filed with the Clerk. • The parties must also copy opposing counsel on any emails, correspondence and pleadings filed with the Court, 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. • Admin. 2.516(b)(1)(C), all pro se parties must serve a designation of a primary e-mail address and may obtain a form to do so from the Clerk of Court. -- 3 of 3 -- • Concise factual statement of the nature of the action, which shall include the date and place of accrual, identity of parties as they relate to the action and a brief general statement of each party's case or contention. • The statement shall be in such form and contain such necessary information of the claims to be tried, including any counter-claims, cross-claims, or third party claims: • All parties seeking attorney's fees at the time of trial or final hearing or subsequent thereto must file verified statements as to the manner and time spent, along with a detailed list of costs. • The examination must not be referred to in front of the jury as an "independent medical exam." • Requests for an examination must set forth the time, place, manner, conditions, and scope of the examination as well as the name of, and the qualifications of, the person conducting the examination with some specificity. • If examinations under these rules are requested such written request should be made no later than 70 days before the pretrial date to allow time for objections, hearings on same, and an opportunity to reset the examination. • P. 1.360(a)(1)(A) must be filed no later than 30 days from the written request assuming service of process has occurred at least 15 days prior to the request being served. • The objections must state the specific reasons for the objections. • A hearing must be immediately requested on any objection filed.
Please do not file a notice of hearing until hearing confirmation is provided. • Hearing location and courier mailing address:
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.