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22 verbatim requirements from the procedure documents published under "CC-H Judge Kelly E. Eckley-Moulder".
Fourth Judicial Circuit, Duval County. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the documents linked under "CC-H Judge Kelly E. Eckley-Moulder" on https://www.jud4.org/ex-parte-dates-judge-s-procedures/duval-judges, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • The Motion must appear on the docket prior to requesting hearing times. • DO NOT assume the hearing is automatically removed from the Court calendar. • However, voluminous pleadings (more than 20 pages, including attachments) must not be emailed. • Any binders containing case law shall be received by the Court at least 5 days prior to the hearing. • If there is an unrepresented party involved in the case not using e-Portal, the party presenting the proposed Order, shall be responsible for providing stamped, addressed envelopes to the Judicial • Proposed Orders without a hearing may be submitted to the Court in Microsoft Word or through the e-portal 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 Motion must state that opposing counsel/unrepresented party has been provided with the same materials being provided to the Court and whether (i) opposing counsel/unrepresented party consents to the relief requested in the order and, if so, (ii) 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. • If an unrepresented party does not receive e-filings, counsel must immediately provide stamped, addressed envelopes to the Judicial Assistant for the opposing party. • All consent Orders shall include the word “Consent” or “Agreed” in the caption of the proposed • All attorneys shall be available to handle their assigned cases as called by the Court, pursuant to #2 below. • Private counsel, RCC, specialty counsel, and cases that require the use of a certified court interpreter shall be called first in order to accommodate the need of them to appear in front of multiple judges at the same time. i. • There shall be no talking in the courtroom while courtroom proceedings are in progress. • Any discussions with inmate must occur prior to the defendant being brought into the courtroom. • Any request for recording by the media must be done pursuant to the Administrative Order in place. • At Arraignment, the State shall be prepared to advise the Court of the following: a. • Once a case is set for trial, the Court will set the case for a Final Pre-Trial and issue a Trial Order which the parties must abide by. -- 1 of 2 -- • At the Final Pre-Trial, all trial counsel and defendant must be physically present. • Any ex parte motions which can be resolved without the need for a hearing MUST indicate that the assigned ASA has been contacted regarding the motion and MUST state the position of the ASA on the relief being requested. • If an attorney would like to add, remove, or pass a case to another date, that attorney must consult with opposing counsel prior to requesting the change. • Jerin@coj.net at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled court date with opposing counsel included in the email. -- 2 of 2 --
The Motion must appear on the docket prior to requesting hearing times.
Reviewer note: Page sha256: a8e70ab94dc6af2d448a0aced7dd9edd3f06b98067c2c2d2a2cad89942b6704f. 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.