Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Clay, Duval and Nassau Counties Filing Bundling Requirements

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Civil cases

The court encourages parties, where possible, to coordinate and submit one copy of supporting materials.

The Court encourages all parties to work together where possible to submit one copy of the supporting materials necessary for the Court’s consideration.

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Civil cases

file the respective proposed orders as exhibits attached to a “Notice of Filing Plaintiff’s/Defendant’s Proposed Order on Defendant’s/Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment” cover pleading;

Summary: The parties must file their respective proposed orders as exhibits attached to the specified Notice of Filing cover pleading.

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Civil cases

file the respective proposed orders as exhibits attached to a “Notice of Filing Plaintiff/Defendant’s Proposed Order on Defendant’s/Plaintiff’s Motion __________________” cover pleading in the court file;

Summary: The respective proposed orders must be filed as exhibits attached to the specified Notice of Filing Proposed Order cover pleading.

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Motions (and emergency) to Cancel Sales shall be provided at the earliest possible time to allow adequate time for review and action.

Summary: A motion to cancel sale, including an emergency motion, must be submitted as early as possible to permit adequate review and action.

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No additional motions will be added to a previously scheduled hearing without prior approval by the Court. Unilaterally (without the Court’s permission) adding a motion to an already scheduled hearing is not permissible and the added motion will not be heard.

Summary: An additional motion may not be added to an already scheduled hearing without the court’s prior approval, and an unapproved motion will not be heard.

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If materials for the hearing are collectively over 20 pages, please have a binder delivered to the courthouse no later than two (2) weeks prior to the hearing.

Summary: Hearing materials exceeding 20 pages collectively must be delivered in a binder to the courthouse no later than two weeks before the hearing.

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The parties should seek to file all exhibits jointly, but in the absence of a joint filing, must file uni- laterally at least 2 calendar days in advance.

Summary: The parties should file exhibits jointly; if they do not, each must file unilaterally at least 2 calendar days before the evidentiary hearing.

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The exhibits should be organized pursuant to the instructions set forth in Judge Fahlgren’s division procedures, and should be hand delivered or mailed to Robert M. Foster Justice Center at Magistrate Wallace’s attention.

Summary: Exhibits should be organized under Judge Fahlgren’s division procedures and delivered by hand or mail to the Justice Center for Magistrate Wallace.

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Civil cases

Emailed exhibits should be sent as one PDF file, or as few PDFs as possible, and include an index, cover sheets before each exhibit, and should be easily identified.

Summary: Emailed exhibits should be bundled into one PDF or otherwise consolidated into as few PDF files as possible.

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Emailed exhibits should be sent as one PDF file, or as few PDFs as possible, and include an index, cover sheets before each exhibit, and should be easily identified.

Summary: Emailed exhibits should be consolidated into as few PDF files as possible, include an index and exhibit cover sheets, and be clearly identified.

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Civil cases

Therefore, counsel are encouraged to timely file written argument supporting and opposing their positions with the Court.

Summary: Counsel are encouraged to timely file written argument supporting and opposing their positions.

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Civil cases

The party requesting the in camera review is encouraged to spread out the requests in batches for in camera review and otherwise make the work for the Court more manageable to the extent possible and need not request review of all documents in a single grouping.

Summary: The requesting party is encouraged, but not required, to divide in camera review requests into manageable batches rather than requesting review of all documents at once.

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Civil cases

- Witness Lists can be attached as exhibits.

Summary: The parties may attach the plaintiff’s and defendant’s trial witness lists to the joint pre-trial stipulation as exhibits.

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The Court encourages all parties to work together where possible to submit one copy of the supporting materials necessary for the Court’s consideration.

Summary: Parties are encouraged, where possible, to work together and submit one copy of supporting materials for the court’s consideration.