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Tuesday, May 19, 2020

NEW FELONY PROCEDURES

UPDATED: Ovalle and Herald report nearly 500 inmates in Dade jails have tested positive for Covid-19. That's a 41% infection rate for those of you keeping score at home. And the FACDL chatter is that prosecutors are pushing back at most bond motions because...better dead than Covid...

Presented, at great personal sacrifice without any snark or comment. They're are putting judges in Pods. It's like they are baiting us to comment, but we stand firm and present this as is.  


FELONY Corona Procedures for ARRAIGNMENTS/AC/Bond Reviews for LAWYERS, CORRECTIONS
& ALL VIRTUAL PARTIES (Courtroom 4-1)             
Effective May 15, 2020 and beyond    

Join Zoom Meeting                                                    Meeting ID: 996 0478 5521
https://zoom.us/j/99604785521

One tap mobile
+17866351003, 99604785521# US (Miami)

1.       9AM: AC’s, ARRAIGNMENTS (IN CUSTODY & UNREPRESENTED OUT OF CUSTODY), Bond Reviews

(Courtroom 1-5 will be hearing Bonds, Extraditions and In-State Fugitive Warrants Only. To access remotely  (312) 584-2401, 1051843#    OR     https://call.lifesizecloud.com/1051843 )

2.       The Court will go in Division order, AC then ARRTS then BOND REVIEWS. NO PASSING CASES SO PLEASE BE “THERE” ON TIME

3.       No DEFENDANTS will be present. CORRECTIONS will be “present” with all jail cards

4.       The PD will be appointed on all out of custody arraignments

5.       The Judge will reset cases for the following day at 10AM if there is a plea, release or other issue requiring the Defendant’s presence

6.       The Judge will set all cases for status on the date prearranged by the clerk unless otherwise indicated

7.       If the case is to be RESET for the 10AM 4-1 calendar, then CORRECTIONS must note this on the Jail Card and ensure the Defendant’s presence at the hearing via ZOOM.

8.       Please review Corona Procedures for SPECIAL SETS* for information on setting and accessing a SPECIAL SET HEARING

 Courtroom 4-1 Bench Phone Number: 305 548 4946
Or Call the Chambers of the Judge Assigned to that day’s calendar

FELONY Corona Procedures for *SPECIAL SETS - LAWYERS  
Effective May 15, 2020 and beyond  

1.       If the case was reset directly from the 9 AM 4-1 arraignment calendar then it will be heard on the 10AM calendar in 4-1 by the ASSIGNED JUDGE on the 4-1 Zoom Conference Room

2.       If the case is a SPECIAL SET from DIVISION it will be set in one of 3 courtrooms depending on the Division.

3.       To place a case on a SPECIAL SET calendar, you must go through the Division Judge.  Do not contact the the COC. All arrangements must be made through the Division Judge. Please make sure you have EXHAUSTED the possibility of an agreed order or ruling on the pleadings.  Please include 1. If your client’s presence is required 2. If your client needs an interpreter 3. Name, Case #, JLN, dob of your client 4. COPY YOUR OPPOSING COUNSEL ON THE REQUEST

4.       PLEASE DOUBLE AND TRIPLE CHECK THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO JA for accuracy.

5.       FOR PLEAS MDCR will be taking fingerprints at the facilities. Prosecutors must email scoresheets to the JUDGE/JA for signature and filing.


Pod 1: 4-1                                                    
Div.   1/Simon
          5/de la O                                          
          6/Cruz                                               
        18/Milian
                21/Wolfson
                70/Fernandez   

Pod 2: 4-2

Div.  2/Fernandez-Karavetsos
        3/Diraimondo                                  
        4/Pooler                                            
        7/Miranda
 9/Johnson
        10/Brinkley
        12/Areces

Pod 3: 4-7

Div.  11/Venzer
         13/Hersch                                        
         14/Watson                                      
         15/Beovides
         17/Blumstein
  19/James (covered by MTM)
         20/Altfield

Meeting ID: 996 0478 5521
One tap mobile +17866351003, 99604785521#
         
Bench Phone: 305 548 4946

       Meeting ID: 914 3160 2221
One tap mobile +17866351003, 91431602221#

Bench Phone: 305 548 4927

Meeting ID: 932 3462 8428
One tap mobile +17866351003, 93234628428#

 Bench Phone: 305 548 4984      

(See below for an abbreviated version of Special Set Procedures for Judges)                 
FELONY Corona Procedures for SPECIAL SETS - JUDGES 
Effective May 15, 2020 and beyond     

1.       The Judge must screen all requests for hearings and determine whether
a.       The issue can be ruled on without a hearing
b.       The issue necessitates a hearing

2.       The Judge/JA must RESERVE a time slot by contacting the POD coordinator.  Lawyers cannot request a reservation directly.  All requests must come from the Judge/JA.

3.       Requests must indicate a reasonable period of time for the hearing, being considerate of other colleagues that may also need access to the Courtroom.

4.       Once the time/date are reserved then the Judge/JA/Bailiff of the division are responsible for sending notice to the parties and agencies: lawyers, corrections, interpreter, court reporter, probation and the clerk.

5.       Effective 4/13/20 – the Court can hear matters in 4-1 via Zoom that are not emergencies or critical matters, at the discretion of the division judge and giving priority to other matters that are in fact critical or emergencies.

6.       You must use the new MEETING IDs provided.  These IDs will work with the new ZOOM simultaneous interpretation function and these IDs are being distributed to all parties & agencies.



10 comments:

Anonymous said...

That is too much to learn; my calculus exams were less complicated

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Anonymous said...

It's really not that complicated if you just use this
s = \sqrt{\frac{1}{N-1} \sum_{i=1}^N (x_i - \overline{x})^2
Where X= a Judge in a POD and N= the cube of the ages of the state and PD in the court at the time.

B PD said...

It's really easier if in scheduling a hearing you just do this-

x+sqrt1−x 2\-=sqrt2(2x2−1)= time of hearing
and to find the POD for the hearing simply do this

Substitutex=cos\alp,\alp∈[0:;π] Then  ∣x+1−x2∣=2(2x2−1)\Leftright∣cos\alp+sin\alp∣=2(2cos2\alp−1)\displaystyle Then\; |x+\sqrt{1-x^2}|=\sqrt{2}(2x^2-1)\Leftright |cos\alp +sin\alp |=\sqrt{2}(2cos^2\alp -1)
Then∣x+1−x2∣=2 (2x2 −1)\Leftright∣cos\alp+sin\alp∣= COURTROOM POD

duh

​as long as you factor (2cos 2 \alp−1) ∣N2cos(\alp−π4)∣=N2cos(2\alp)\Right\alp∈[0 ; π4]∪[3π4 ; π]\displaystyle |\N {\sqrt{2}}cos(\alp-\frac{\pi}{4})|=\N {\sqrt{2}}cos(2\alp )\Right \alp\in[0\: ;\: \frac{\pi}{4}]\cup [\frac{3\pi}{4}\: ;\: \pi] ∣N 2
cos(\alp−4 π

Took me like two minutes to get it on calendar with these simple formulas.


Anonymous said...

No , if A & B are a right angle, then A squared + Squared = C squared

Anonymous said...

Are these people serious?

Anonymous said...

Take your brains out of your butt! It is so hard to set up a virtual courtroom for each division when you have people in custody. Pods makes sense, you group courtrooms so that corrections can realistically move defendants around to get to defendants to a PC that is Zoom-enabled and that defendant's case within that pod can get heard. Pretty hard to do where so many in jail are positive for Covid. The easy way to set it up is to eliminate due process completely, the heavy lifting is giving a damn and creating a scenario that is both fair and equitable. In 2 months Judge Sayfie has brought the Circuit Criminal division out of the Dark Ages and into the light of the virtual world. Judge Faber has it easy, no misdemeanor defendants are in custody. He can open all of his divisions up precisely because no one is in custody. #quityourbitching. #lifegivesyoulemonsthenyoumakelemonade.

Anonymous said...

As to Miami jail, if only a judge had tried to improve the conditions there. Oh wait one did and the 11th Trumpistas reversed .

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Anonymous said...

This doesn't need to be so difficult. How about this? 10 people allowed in a courtroom: judge, clerk, 2 from corrections, 2 ASAs, 2 APDs, 1 bailiff and 1 lawyer at a time. Ta daaaaaaaaaa. Client's presence is waived and each lawyer shall be responsible for notifying client of court date. Hell, if you want, only have 1 ASA and 1 APD, to cover calendar.