tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post8333584046847669920..comments2024-03-29T11:42:58.082-04:00Comments on THE BLOG: JUST WONDERINGRumpolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-24851737548363299652008-01-31T16:09:00.000-05:002008-01-31T16:09:00.000-05:00John McCain will trounce either Obama or Clinton i...John McCain will trounce either Obama or Clinton in the general election. The thought of higher taxes, retreat and defeat in Iraq, weakness on the war on terror and government intrusion in the private sector should make all the Dems that read this blog vote Republican.<BR/><BR/>Wake up Dems!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-28969936922559726202008-01-30T22:59:00.000-05:002008-01-30T22:59:00.000-05:00Re: Karen Thurman, i haven't lived here long, but ...Re: Karen Thurman, i haven't lived here long, but nothing ever seems to have consequences. This woman should be impeached, fired, voted out, dumped. She is a egomaniacal idiot and FL has no say in who will be president. Imagine how many would have voted if our vote actually counted.<BR/><BR/>Isn't there any way to deal with her politically?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-6982842074985907752008-01-30T20:38:00.000-05:002008-01-30T20:38:00.000-05:00One of the most pleasant judges in the building: D...One of the most pleasant judges in the building: Dava Tunis. Gives you the date you want/need for the case to be ready and is really pleasant to deal with. Also treats our clients like human beings.<BR/><BR/><BR/> Only time she seems to press either the State (thankfully) or the defense, is when months have gone by with no work done on a case. In that catergory is the ever funny-and funnier-Stan Blake. Then there's Reemberto Diaz who is wonderful too. Trying a case in front of any of them is like being in REAL court. All of them will deny contiuances for no good cause by the State (& defense).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-8597205176127833852008-01-30T20:16:00.000-05:002008-01-30T20:16:00.000-05:00Thanks Karen. Too bad our votes didn't count for ...Thanks Karen. Too bad our votes didn't count for squat. We really appreciate the Party's disenfranchising us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-32067204814303518162008-01-30T16:10:00.000-05:002008-01-30T16:10:00.000-05:00What a loss. Firtel is gone.Leesfield is hartless ...What a loss. Firtel is gone.<BR/><BR/>Leesfield is hartless and a real blah useless judge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-91565529792291744992008-01-30T14:23:00.000-05:002008-01-30T14:23:00.000-05:00I am a "c" student in law school and have an inqu...I am a "c" student in law school and have an inquiring mind. Why are judges prohibited from exercising their right of free speech? shouldn't you be allowed to say whatever you want if you are not at work, or if a public official, not during working hours or on government property? could someone answer these for me- this is not covered in con law. thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-19601702015950337022008-01-30T13:02:00.000-05:002008-01-30T13:02:00.000-05:00if a cop cashes my check for a depo appearance, an...if a cop cashes my check for a depo appearance, and fails to show or call to re-schedule, does that constitute petty theft?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-18692176904432855992008-01-30T10:07:00.000-05:002008-01-30T10:07:00.000-05:00BARACK BARACK BARACK!BARACK BARACK BARACK!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-27240031145497081662008-01-30T09:39:00.000-05:002008-01-30T09:39:00.000-05:00Breaking News Rumpoles picks for Judicial seats in...Breaking News Rumpoles picks for Judicial seats in 2006 lose, oh wait opps...Rumpoles pick for President John Edwards Loses.<BR/><BR/>John Edwards drops out Rumpole election picks wrong again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-84874343038569011052008-01-30T08:14:00.000-05:002008-01-30T08:14:00.000-05:00What ever happened to Brunson? Everyone had one in...What ever happened to Brunson? Everyone had one in their case load.<BR/><BR/>How many red files are hiding in the ceilings of the State Attorney's Office? Its like the meadowlands up there!<BR/><BR/>Remember when Steve Talpins made it personal? Little man was funny.<BR/><BR/>I miss the days of prosecutors dating tennis players. Frankly, I think Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is hot! Maybe he will get stalked.<BR/><BR/>Commitments are for marriage, not the State. <BR/><BR/>Back to work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-28650229480516256482008-01-30T08:09:00.000-05:002008-01-30T08:09:00.000-05:00How nice, 2 judges (6:24pm and 7:42pm) post their ...How nice, 2 judges (6:24pm and 7:42pm) post their thoughts here and can't even put their names because of the assholes out there that would ignore their thoughts and just trash them. How embarassing for our little world. <BR/><BR/>Congratulations to us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-9173985131166708622008-01-30T07:55:00.000-05:002008-01-30T07:55:00.000-05:00most pleasant judge in building -- leesfield. What...most pleasant judge in building -- leesfield. What a shame firtel is gone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-12549528271043918222008-01-30T07:02:00.000-05:002008-01-30T07:02:00.000-05:00Dear Florida Democrat,It's a great night to be a F...Dear Florida Democrat,<BR/><BR/>It's a great night to be a Florida Democrat.<BR/><BR/>For months, the skeptics balked: "No delegates? No candidates?"<BR/><BR/>Today, Florida Democrats responded: "No problem."<BR/><BR/>More than 1.7 million of us showed up to the polls and made our voices heard. <BR/><BR/>That's more than the number of Democrats who voted in any Democratic primary for anything in Florida history.<BR/><BR/>That's more than the number of people who voted in the "early state" contests in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina combined.<BR/><BR/>That's more than the entire population of New Hampshire.<BR/><BR/>The Republicans, despite five Presidential candidates campaigning for months here, barely managed to exceed our turnout.<BR/><BR/>That's saying something. Florida Democrats today informed the nation that no matter the challenge, we will be ready to deliver the change that America desperately needs in November. <BR/><BR/>Please contribute to the campaign to win today if you can. Your contribution doesn't have to be much - symbolically, anything you give today means an incredible amount. $20, $50, $100, $500 or whatever you can give. Together, we can do amazing things.<BR/><BR/>I want to thank all of you for voting and for doing the hard work that you did to get your Democratic friends, family, neighbors and co-workers to vote.<BR/><BR/>We made this primary count. More than anyone ever imagined.<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>Karen L. Thurman<BR/>Congresswoman Karen L. Thurman<BR/>Chair, Florida Democratic PartyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-36659044966378238912008-01-30T00:31:00.000-05:002008-01-30T00:31:00.000-05:00Anybody remember the days of DUI courtrooms witho...Anybody remember the days of DUI courtrooms without soundings? Especially in the days of Collars For Dollars? The courthouse was a zoo on Mondays. When soundings were started, it became alot more manageable. The same applies to the felony divisions that dont have soundings. To bring in an entire trial docket of attorneys and defendants (and family members) when EVERYONE knows you're case is not going to trial is ridiculous. Couple that with the fact that Mondays are the days when the largest amount of jurors are present, it is a recipe for disaster. Even worse when the Monday is a holiday. Yet, some felony judges dont have a sounding system. <BR/><BR/>Why not the following system?: Soundings are heard on Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m., ten days before trial. Assume 50 cases are setin a division. Half get continued. That leaves 25 on the docket.<BR/><BR/>Of those 25, the judge can guesstimate the probability as to which would be the priority cases right there during the sounding. (ones with speedy issues or in custody defendants). By Wednesday afternoon, you have a list and make a trial order. The order gets posted on a website or faxed to the attorney and posted on the courtroom door or judge's chambers. <BR/>Of the 25 on the list, only the top 5 or so are required to appear on Monday morning for trial. The others are on standby and only need to appear if the top cases on the list get resolved. This would hypothetically keep 20 defendants and thier attorneys from having to needlessly travel to the courthouse on a Monday morning for nothing. 20 defndants times 20 divisions means 400 people arent clogging up the building.<BR/><BR/>I think this is an easy way to make a big dent in the congestion problem. Which probably means it will never happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-51431771628465397822008-01-29T23:16:00.000-05:002008-01-29T23:16:00.000-05:00THE CAPTAIN REPORTS:The 4th Amendment is alive and...THE CAPTAIN REPORTS:<BR/><BR/>The 4th Amendment is alive and well ... in the City of Miami.<BR/><BR/>Today, voters in the City of Miami passed a Citizens' Bill of Rights.<BR/><BR/>There was little fanfare coming into the election, but the criminal defense bar can sleep well tonight with the knowledge that Chief Timoney and his posse are now required to work within the framework of Section XX of the City Charter.<BR/><BR/>Section A (3) reads: Unreasonable Searches and Seizures: The City shall not authorize any unreasonable search or seizure.<BR/><BR/>Section C provides for a remedy. It states that any employee who willfully violates the rights of anyone pursuant to this Bill of Rights thereby forfeits their job!<BR/><BR/>That's some heavy language.<BR/><BR/>We can all sleep a little better now.<BR/><BR/>Cap Out ...CAPTAIN JUSTICEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12179932096244679236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-72211818690629024522008-01-29T22:34:00.000-05:002008-01-29T22:34:00.000-05:00TO 6:24 PMExactly!!!! (see my comments at 3:20 pm)...TO 6:24 PM<BR/><BR/>Exactly!!!! <BR/><BR/>(see my comments at 3:20 pm)<BR/><BR/>Cap Out .....CAPTAIN JUSTICEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12179932096244679236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-10451144371348033122008-01-29T20:42:00.000-05:002008-01-29T20:42:00.000-05:00the defense bar are as bunch of complainers. More...the defense bar are as bunch of complainers. More cases, more money to be earned. We should be thanking the police!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-34907764856353863182008-01-29T19:47:00.000-05:002008-01-29T19:47:00.000-05:00The State Attorney should require police to file o...The State Attorney should require police to file open container and commercial vehicle sign cases as traffic infractions under state statute rather than as misdemeanors under county ordinances. Drinking in public, being in city park after hours, street vending and similar misdemeanors should no-actioned or dismissed upon filing to avoid clogging the calendars. The State Attorney should go back to Pam Thomas' practice, when she was chief of county court in the late 80's, of binfing down to infraction all driver license criminal violations except driver while license suspended along with all criminal tag violations. There is just too much garbage clogging the county courts and wasting resources that could be better employer prosecuting cases that involve real victims.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-2855808214153515032008-01-29T19:42:00.000-05:002008-01-29T19:42:00.000-05:00In civil, I had 830 calendars, the lawyers bitched...In civil, I had 830 calendars, the lawyers bitched and moaned. So i changed to 830 emergencies. In criminal, corrections can't get the inmates to REGJC by 830, so I set in chamber conferences then, again some of the lawyers bitch. Everyone will never be pleased or happy. Remember the voters of Dade County voted for a new zoo, but against a new courthouse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-61707730907352432302008-01-29T19:31:00.000-05:002008-01-29T19:31:00.000-05:00Howard Dean's head on a platter nest to Rumpole's ...Howard Dean's head on a platter nest to Rumpole's head would be a tasty offering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-79705247054807768682008-01-29T18:24:00.000-05:002008-01-29T18:24:00.000-05:00Just because one thinks out of the box doesn’t mea...Just because one thinks out of the box doesn’t mean the suggestion is logical or desirable…<BR/><BR/>A poster indicated that moving four of the eight DUI division’s trials to Tuesday would reduce the REG influx by 300 people? Please explain that conclusion. Most of the officers involved in DUI cases appear in multiple divisions on the same occasion. The same is true for defense counsel. This idea would most likely do little to reduce the population of officers on Monday because they would likely have to appear in one of the four divisions scheduled on Monday for either a DUI or DWLS case. I suspect that this idea would result in the officers not only appearing on Monday but would also ensure that they would have to return on Tuesday – thereby INCREASING the population flow on that day and doing little to reduce the population glow on Monday.<BR/><BR/>Many of the defense bar would be highly upset about four DUI Division judges moving their trial days to Tuesday because that would mean that the lawyers would have to appear for trials on Mondays and Tuesdays and then Soundings on Wednesdays. Most lawyers don’t make money sitting around REG waiting for their cases to be called. One day of trial calendars is more likely palatable than two days.<BR/><BR/>In an effort to accommodate the defense bar, soundings were all set for Wednesday morning so that the attorneys would not be summoned for Soundings over multiple days. The thought of reducing the population at REG by eliminating Soundings is the greatest fiction of all. I take it that you do not recall the 300 police officers congregated in the Pickle Barrel during the pre-Sounding dates. Without Soundings, you could add that population the Monday flow.<BR/><BR/>Truth be told, many in the defense bar have been resistant to judges staggering their calendars. When judges attempted to move their motion calendars to Thursday and Friday afternoons when REG is lightly populated many in the defense bar complained. Requiring the defense bar to spend multiple dates at REG cuts back on the ability to make money by meeting new clients, pursuing clients who owe money etc.<BR/><BR/>Traffic Infraction calendars, originally set for 8am and 8:30am have been set for later times so that those folks are not in the 8:00 -9:00am crunch time.<BR/><BR/>As far as trying to accommodate the attorneys at REG – the attorneys do get expedited access at the rear entrance. Additionally, the attorney’s window hours on the second floor have been expanded so that pleadings can be filed prior to 9am. <BR/><BR/>I do not see how the Chief Judges can secure additional parking lots. That is a bond issue if handled by the government or by private enterprise if someone wants to invest in the area. To attempt to mitigate the parking problem, juror summons notices encourage them to take Metrorail.<BR/><BR/>As for moving County Court Jury trials to branch courts – not feasible – there is no room large enough to serve as a jury room to accommodate jurors. Furthermore, the branch courts are as busy as REG.<BR/><BR/>Some have been critical of the County Court Division Judges. Although the DUI arrests may not be as high as they were 13 years ago, the number of other criminal traffic cases and misdemeanor cases has escalated enormously. Deportation consequences have affected the ability to resolves cases easily. There was no habitual misdemeanor offender statute back then. Increased caseloads and sentencing consequences results in more litigation. Unfortunately, our Court system is impacted by so many forces beyond our control. <BR/><BR/>Finally, please keep in mind, that what may be a palatable solution in the eyes of one attorney could likely be objected to by two other attorneys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-55209811076608284422008-01-29T17:09:00.000-05:002008-01-29T17:09:00.000-05:00The comment was derrogatory in nature. Any lawyer ...The comment was derrogatory in nature. Any lawyer who has been in rehab and wishes to speak about it, the blog is yours to use. However, it is also a private issue. If you would like to post your name, and then have people publically discuss your mental, emotional, and health issues on a public blog, please do so. However, I will not allow it without the individual's permission.Rumpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-35934567985066944582008-01-29T16:36:00.000-05:002008-01-29T16:36:00.000-05:00Good thinking Mr. Rump.We should not ever discuss ...Good thinking Mr. Rump.<BR/><BR/>We should not ever discuss anyone finishing rehab.<BR/><BR/>We should encourage everyone with a drug or alcohol problem to do whatever they can to do better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-59752385641881918732008-01-29T16:15:00.000-05:002008-01-29T16:15:00.000-05:00Rumpy- Your father knew Shumie's dog. Your father ...Rumpy- Your father knew Shumie's dog. Your father did business with Shumie's dog. But your father never trusted Shumie's dog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-60471758535555431642008-01-29T16:05:00.000-05:002008-01-29T16:05:00.000-05:00To 1:57 The answer is as simplistic as the mind of...To 1:57 <BR/><BR/>The answer is as simplistic as the mind of the questioner. This is Miami and it takes just one crazy lawyer.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com