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Monday, March 16, 2020

MONDAY MARCH 16 2020 SECOND UPDATE NEW COURT ROOM SCHEDULE

UPDATE: HEY 19- Yesterday we supported criminalizing the use of the song I Sharona during this difficult time. We neglected to add the song "Hey 19" to the list of songs we do not want to hear used for song paradies during this time.  

UPDATE: COUNTY COURT CRIMINAL TO CLOSE EXCEPT FOR JAIL DIVISIONS AND BOND HEARINGS for next two weeks. All traffic infractions canceled for two weeks. 
Judges will rotate to handle emergency motions like motions to set aside Bench Warrants. 
DV and civil are not covered by this. We are working on what is going on there. 

Bailiffs and hourly employees are facing issues: They do not get paid unless the State closes the court system, which has not occurred. If the State of Florida does not authorize funding Bailiffs, hourly employees  then their pay is up in the air right now, as well as County employees like State PDs and ASAs on Dade County payroll.

We are still working on Juvenile Dependency and Delinquency courts and employees.  

Sayfie heeds our call and steps up and sets a judicial rotation. Well done Judge. 

Good afternoon all,



I hope this email finds you well. Please see the following Operational Plan for REG for the week of March 16-20. It is also being included as an attachment. This is being sent on behalf of Administrative Judge Nushin Sayfie. Please do not hesitate to contact either Judge Sayfie or myself with questions or concerns. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to the Criminal Division during this challenging time.



Operational Plan for REG Week of March16-20



Operational Courtrooms:



2-4 / 2-7 / 2-8

3-2

4-6 / 4-8

6-4

7-2



Tuesday, March 17



  • 2-4: Areces covering Areces and Blumstein
  • 2-7: Cruz covering Cruz, MFK and Pooler
  • 2-8: Watson covering Watson and Beovides
  • 3-2: Wolfson covering Wolfson and Diraimondo
  • 4-6: Tinkler Mendez covering de la O, Simon and Johnson
  • 4-8: Hersch covering Hersch and Schlesinger
  • 6-4: Miranda covering Venzer, Miranda and Altfield
  • 7-2: Milian covering Milian and Brinkley**



Wednesday, March 18



  • 2-4: Blumstein covering Areces and Blumstein
  • 2-7: Cruz covering Cruz, MFK and Pooler
  • 2-8: Beovides covering Watson and Beovides
  • 3-2: Diraimondo covering Wolfson and Diraimondo
  • 4-6: Johnson covering de la O, Simon and Johnson
  • 4-8: Schlesinger covering Hersch and Schlesinger
  • 6-4: Venzer covering Venzer, Miranda and Altfield
  • 7-2: Milian covering Milian and Brinkley**



Thursday, March 19



  • 2-4: Areces covering Areces and Blumstein
  • 2-7: Pooler covering Pooler, Cruz and MFK
  • 2-8: Watson covering Watson and Beovides
  • 3-2: Wolfson covering Wolfson and Diraimondo
  • 4-6: Tinkler Mendez covering de la O, Simon and Johnson
  • 4-8: Hersch covering Hersch and Schlesinger
  • 6-4: Venzer covering Venzer, Miranda and Altfield
  • 7-2: Milian covering Milian and Brinkley**



Friday, March 20



  • 2-4: Blumstein covering Areces and Blumstein
  • 2-7: MFK covering MFK, Cruz and Pooler
  • 2-8: Beovides covering Watson and Beovides
  • 3-2: Diraimondo covering Wolfson and Diraimondo
  • 4-6: Johnson covering de la O, Simon and Johnson
  • 4-8: Schlesinger covering Hersch and Schlesinger
  • 6-4: Altfield covering  Venzer, Altfield and Miranda
  • 7-2: Milian covering Milian and Brinkley**





IMPORTANT NOTES:



  1. Each judge should have their JA put a sign on their courtroom indicating that court will be held in another courtroom
  2. Only the court reporting firms for the operational courtrooms will be used
  3. Clerk’s Office need only staff the operational courtrooms each day (2-4 / 2-7 / 2-8 / 3-2 / 4-6 /

4-8 / 6-4 / 7-2)

  1. Corrections need only staff the operational courtrooms each day (2-4 / 2-7 / 2-8 / 3-2 / 4-6 /

4-8 / 6-4 / 7-2)





* Sayfie will be here everyday

**Brinkley / Tunis are available as floaters in other divisions all week

*** Glazer doing bond hearings this week


Rumpole wonders...who is MFK?

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Marlene Fernandez-Karavetsos

Rumpole said...

How in the world am I supposed to know that? I don't even know who that is. Never heard her name before. When did she become a judge??

Anonymous said...

Rump two suggestions- First bring back Sam Slom. Designate him court Covid Czar. Give him full authority to fill out scheduling and run the court houses. Let Soto do hearings. Let Slom run the show.

Second....nah. One is good enough. Sam can save us.