2012 Admin Order 12-31-s
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that administrative order 11-27-S reassigning all cases where Roger Butcher or Marilyn M. Byrd appears as attorney of record for any party in front of Judge Fred Schott is hereby rescinded.
2012 Admin Order 12-28-b
Persons who have been assigned community service by the County Court of Brevard County as a condition of probation or otherwise, need medical insurance while performing such community service. It is therefore ORDERED; 1. Anyone required to perform community service as a condition of probation or otherwise, shall have costs of $15.00 for each fifty (50) hours of community service or portion thereof. 2. The Judicial Correction Services, Inc., shall collect these funds in the same manner as supervision costs and shall distribute these costs accordingly.
These costs are imposed automatically, and do not require a specific Order of Court at the time of sentencing.
2012 Admin Order 12-27-s
Pursuant to Rule 8.245, F.R.Juv.P., a party may make a written demand to participate in discovery in Child Dependency cases. This court has been informed of an Agreement submitted by the Department of Children and Families Child Legal Services, Jaime Rivera, Esq., the Office of Regional Conflict Counsel, and the Guardian ad Litem Program, to eliminate the necessity of filing a written demand for discovery in each Child Dependency case. more . . .
2012 Admin Order 12-25-s
IT IS ORDERED: For all homeowner-occupied residential mortgage foreclosure actions filed in Seminole County, Florida, and in which responsive pleadings or other filings asserting viable defenses or seeking any form of affirmative relief are filed by a homeowner Defendant, this order shall constitute an order of referral to mediation at Plaintiff’s expense. Counsel for plaintiff shall coordinate and schedule the case for mediation prior to the date the matter is set for final or summary judgment hearing. The plaintiff may schedule mediation with any Supreme Court Certified Civil Mediator. more . . .
2012 Admin Order 12-23-b
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that administrative order 10-23-B reassigning all cases where Todd Deratany appears as attorney of record for any party in front of Judge Michelle Vitt Baker is hereby rescinded.
2012 Admin Order 12-22-b
It is necessary for the Judicial Branch of Government to provide trials by jury in both civil and criminal cases as guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States of America, and the Constitution of the State of Florida. The Clerk of the Courts issues summons according to law to citizens selected for jury service during each scheduled trial period of the circuit and county courts. In the recent past, a significant percentage of citizens receiving summons failed to respond to the summons for various reasons and in the past, the summons have not been enforced. The percentage of prospective jurors not responding to the summons has made it difficult to provide adequate jury pools for trials scheduled for the response period. Section 40.23(3), Florida Statutes provides for a fine and/or contempt of court penalties for failure to respond to a jury summons without sufficient excuse. It is deemed necessary to enforce jury summons to secure the right to a trial by jury to all our citizens in Brevard County. more . . .
2012 Admin Order 12-18-b
This Administrative Order is further designed to harmonize competing interests of due process rights and expectations or privacy of detainees and inmates with society’s special need to protect persons responsible for the care and custody of detainees and inmates carrying infectious diseases, thus allowing immediate testing and disclosure of the detainee’s or inmate’s blood test results in the least intrusive way by means of this standing Administrative Order, within the parameters of the case law, legislative intent, and statutory authority. Fosman v. State, 664 So.2d 1163 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995).
2012 Admin Order 12-17-b
WHEREAS, in proceedings seeking an adoption under Chapter 63 of the Florida Statutes, if an unmarried biological father desires to contest the adoption plan, he must provide to the adoption entity (defined by Section 63.032(3) Florida Statutes) a copy of the verified response filed with the court as well as the claim of paternity filed with the Office of Vital Statistics. NOW THEREFORE, in any petition for adoption, there must be a certification by the petitioner whether or not the unmarried biological father has provided a copy of a verified response filed with the court as well as the claim of paternity filed with the Office of Vital Statistics to the adoption entity. FLORIDA STATUTES
2012 Admin Order 12-14-s
NOW THEREFORE, by authority vested in me as Chief Judge and pursuant to the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, it is ORDERED: 1. A Veterans’ Treatment Court shall be operational within the Seminole County Court Criminal Division to hear cases involving defendants who are veterans who are eligible for treatment, evaluation, or placement related to a behavioral health issue and who have been arrested for misdemeanors or criminal traffic offenses, with the exception of those charged with driving under the influence. Court approval will be considered upon the consent of the victim and the State Attorney and an agreement to participate by the defendant and the defendant’s attorney. Veterans’ Treatment Court may also hear cases in which a defendant is charged with a violation of county court probation for a nondriving under the influence offense with the consent of the county court judge of the criminal division to which the case is assigned. more . . .
2012 Admin Order 12-09-s
It is, therefore ORDERED: 1. Mental Health Court (“MHC”) shall be operational within Seminole County Court Criminal Division as a program for cases involving defendants who are suffering from mental illness or a developmental disability and arrested for misdemeanors or criminal traffic offenses, and certain approved third-degree felonies. A county Court Judge (“MHC Judge”), appointed by the Chief Judge, shall preside over MHC. MHC shall be made sua sponte by any court, by Court Services, by the Seminole county Jail Mental Health Specialist (masters level practitioners) at the Seminole County Jail, the state, the defense attorney, law enforcement, mental health providers, or any other interested person. Prior to the MHC Judge transferring the case to the MHC docket, the defendant must enter a written waiver of speedy trial, unless specifically objected to by defense counsel. more . . .