Rules of Court
Duval County, Division CV-G
SECTION 0 | INTRODUCTION
SECTION 1 | EX-PARTE HOURS
COVID-19 UPDATE: Ex Parte hours have been temporarily suspended. To set a matter that would generally be set during this time, please contact the Judicial Assistant by email to schedule. Setting matters for trial will be handled by email. Once a Motion to Set has been e-filed and docketed, please email a completed Trial Set Memorandum to the Judicial Assistant that includes your choice of trial week and mediator.
SECTION 2 | TELEPHONIC APPEARANCES
To request to appear telephonically at a hearing, a motion must be filed a minimum of three business days prior to the hearing. You may then submit a proposed order to the Judicial Assistant via her email with a copy of the motion and a cover letter. Your motion must reflect that you have conferred with all opposing counsel and their position. Your motion must reflect the name of the attorney who will be attending the hearing telephonically if the motion is granted.
The only hearings that do not require a motion for telephonic appearance are motions to set matters for trial. For these hearings, the movant must appear in person and all other attorneys may appear telephonically without filing a motion.
COVID-19 UPDATE: The requirement to file a motion for leave to appear telephonically is temporarily suspended.
SECTION 3 | SETTING MATTERS FOR TRIAL (JURY AND NON-JURY)
(ii) the proposed trial week(s).
In either event, the Court will then prepare and e-file the Trial Order.
If the case settles, the parties shall immediately notify the Court so that it may be removed from the trial calendar.
COVID-19 UPDATE: Setting matters for trial will be handled by email. Once a Motion to Set has been e-filed and docketed, please email a completed Trial Set Memorandum to the Judicial Assistant that includes your choice of trial week and mediator.
SECTION 4 | SCHEDULING HEARINGS
Once a hearing time is set, no party may add or notice additional matters for that time without the express consent of all parties.
If the parties cancel a hearing, the parties shall immediately file a Notice of Cancellation and e-mail the Notice to the Judicial Assistant. It is imperative the Court have the opportunity to repost the hearing time for use in other cases.
The Court’s hearing schedule has very little, and sometimes no time in-between hearings. Please arrive early and allow plenty of time for parking. Failure to timely appear for a hearing may result in the motion being denied (if moving party) or the motion being heard without you (if the non-moving party). Moreover, the Court will enforce the time limits set for each hearing. Any matters not resolved during the schedule hearing time will have to be re-scheduled or decided after an opportunity for written briefing.
SECTION 5 | USE OF SPECIAL MAGISTRATES
SECTION 6 | COURTESY COPIES
Motions, pleadings and memoranda may be provided by e-mail as well as U.S. Mail or hand delivery. Any binders containing case law shall be received by the Court at least 5 days prior to the hearing, with copies provided to all other parties at the same time. Failure to abide by these terms may result in the hearing being canceled by the Court without notice.
The Court encourages all parties to work together where possible to submit one copy of the supporting materials necessary for the Court’s consideration.
COVID-19 UPDATE: Courtesy Copies that are hand delivered shall be left in the Civil Cart that is located directly in front of the 1st Floor Security Desk. Counsel shall notify the Judicial Assistant as soon as the materials have been delivered.
SECTION 7 | MOTIONS FOR REHEARING, NEW TRIAL OR EMERGENCY MOTIONS
SECTION 8 | DISCOVERY DISPUTES
Prior to filing a Motion to Compel the moving party shall confer in good faith with the non-moving party in an attempt to resolve the discovery dispute. The Court does not believe this is merely a “box to check” before filing such a motion. Indeed, the Court fully expects that the description of the good faith conferral may be the lengthiest part of the Motion to Compel. If, for any reason, the moving party is unable to confer with counsel for the non-moving party, there should be a detailed description in the motion of all actions taken by the moving party to confer. The good faith requirement imposes the obligation upon all counsel to promptly reply to a ‘meet-and-confer’ request and to provide availability for that meeting.
Once a Motion to Compel or Motion to Sanctions is scheduled on the Court’s calendar, it will only be removed if the case is completely resolved and settled by the parties.
SECTION 9 | PROPOSED ORDERS FOLLOWING HEARINGS
2. If all parties before the Court are using e-Portal, the proposed Order may be emailed to the Court in Microsoft Word format; and
3. The proposed Order service list must contain e-filing addresses for opposing counsel/unrepresented party. If an unrepresented party does not receive e-filings, counsel must immediately mail or hand deliver to the Court an addressed, stamped envelope.
2. That all opposing counsel/unrepresented parties have been provided with the same materials being provided to the Court, and whether the parties agree with the language of the proposed Order.
SECTION 10 | TRIAL TECHNOLOGY
SECTION 11 | ZOOM
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