Civil Orders Within 10 Days; Remote Requests 5 Days Ahead — Division CC-A
Summary
Judge Ferguson's civil side: proposed orders with agree-or-disagree cover letters within ten days of hearing, remote-appearance requests at least five days before, and all hearing materials three business days out.
Applies to
Florida > Fourth Judicial Circuit > Duval County > Duval County Court > Division CC-A (Judge Emmet F. Ferguson, III)
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"Proposed orders must be submitted within ten (lO) days after any hearing." / "Counsel must submit a request for remote appearance to the Court no later than five (5) days prior to the hearing." / "The Court must receive all materials for the hearing no later than three (3) business days before the hearing."
- Official source
- CC-A Civil Procedures (Judge Ferguson) — PDF
- Source health
- Healthy · checked July 7, 2026
- Effective date
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- Last verified
- July 5, 2026Live fetch + sha256 of official PDF — 2026-07-05
Reviewer note: Verified against the live official PDF on 2026-07-05. 30-day recheck scheduled.
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