EFILING EVILS

There are many good things about E-filing. No stamps. No mail. No clocked in copies. 
But there are so snafus. There is no standardized set of categories for motions. An amended motion for an Arthur hearing may be on the Menu in Duval County, but not Broward ("You want a bond? Surely you jest!").

But perhaps the biggest issue is the email addresses for the PDs and the SAO. 
After a flurry of comments via FACDL, we can report the following: 

SAO: Miamidadelostmotions@notjanetreno.com.  Ok, small joke. 

Here are the real addresses as of February, 2020. 

efilingstatus@pdmiami.com

Felonyservice@pdmiami.com

efiling@Miamisao.com

OK, lets try and work this out. First, we can imagine the conversation: 

"Hey Carlos, it's Kathy. Let's try and made the same e-filing portal. How about efiling at and then Miamisao or pdmiami?"
"Sorry Kathy, we like efilingstatus."
"But ours is easier."
"It's also easier not to file all those enhancements on cases. How about a little reasonableness in handling cases?"
"How about minding your own business?"
Click..click.  There is no bipartisanship even at the local level in Miami. It's easier to get Mitch McConnell show up at Nancy Pelosi's birthday party then get the PDs and ASAs to agree on anything. 


To resolve this problem, which is more intransigent than getting the West Bank issue resolved for the Israelis and Palestinians, why not felony@ and misd@ or misdemeanor@ and then the address for the SAO or PDs?

No, that would uniform and easy, and we cannot have that. 

So then lets have some fun. 

For the PDS we suggest

WemakemorethanAsas@pdmiami
pleaofferrejected@pdmiami
betterlawyers@pdmiami
notbennett@pdmiami
howaboutacontinuance@pdmiami


And for the SAO

Victimwantsthemax@miamisao
enhancement@miamisao
nodisco4you@miamisao
canyousayminman@miamisao
shewhocannotbenamed@miamisao
reelectkfr@miamisao

Coming up next: To save money Governor DeSantis suggests the PDs and SAO pool their money to buy office supplies. Carlos wants yellow legal pads while Kathy insists on white ones. Carlos wants blue gel roller pens, while Kathy wants black ballpoints....

E FILING HAS ARRIVED!

 The Dade Clerk's (Motto: "Hang on a minute will ya?") Website has this startling E-Filing announcement:

Clerk of Courts Harvey Ruvin, partnering with the Honorable Bertila Soto, Chief Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, is pleased to announce the commencement of a phased rollout effectiveFebruary 3, 2014 with Criminal Case Pleadings of the Circuit Criminal Felony Division available for electronic filing with Miami-Dade County via the Florida Courts eFiling statewide ePortal.  The phased rollout of Juvenile, Misdemeanor and Domestic Violence and, finally, Traffic divisions will follow. 

In using the Florida Courts eFiling Internet Portal, registered users will be able to submit Circuit Criminal documents in accordance with the Florida Supreme Court mandates SC11-399 and Administrative Order AO SC14-1. 

For your convenience you are invited to visit the eFiling Frequently Asked Questions, links to training videos and other materials of interest via our  eFiling Online Services Section.

For your convenience we have included the FAQ's and answers:

1. What entity has mandated the phasing and timing of eFiling?

A: Hippolita, the hot dog lady on the corner of 12th Street. 

The Florida Legislature then tagged along. 

2. What documents must be eFiled in accordance with SC11-399?

In the beginning, only exhibits to motions to suppress, motions to withdraw, and all common writs of ne exeat.  In the coming years the portal will accept notice of appearances, and discovery responses. In accordance with SC11-399 the Dade County system will not be compatible with any other system in Florida, nor with any system in the various divisions, eg., Civil, Juvenile. Family, Traffic, Appeals. Furthermore, all passwords must contain two letters in Sanskrit. 

3. What is the ePortal?

If you're sitting at your desk, look at the floor. There should be a metal round object on the floor. The ePortal is very similar to that receptacle. 

4. What about CJIS?

CIJIS will of course remain. The log in will be updated and simplified to look more like this:  C:/

5. How will conflicts and disputes about documents eFiled be resolved?

All traffic magistrates will now have a 6:45 AM "eFiling dispute resolution calendar." 

For example: Jesus Doe is arrested for drug trafficking. 

Attorney A working with Bondsman X eFiles a notice of appearance at 9:15 am Saturday morning. 

Attorney B working with Bondsman Y eFiles a notice of appearance at 10:01 Saturday morning. 

Attorney C working with Bondsman Z hand files a notice of appearance on Monday morning at 9:22 AM. 

Q: Which attorney has the right to $6,255 dollars in five dollar bills which was taken from the defendant (originally $11,455 but some of it didn't make it into property)?

A: None. The bondsman has already claimed the cash.