Following the JAABLOG update this morning requesting an answer to the PRR concerning the applicants for the recently filled GM positions,  the 17th Circuut responded earlier this evening, as follows:

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A telephonic status conference was held this afternoon at 4:00 PM in JQC v. Hawkins.

Here’s the update:

The JQC is standing on its Notice of Formal Charges, offering no amendments at this time.

Trial will be in the Broward County Courthouse either January 7th-8th, the week of January 20th, or February 13th-14th.

The litigants are available those days, but witnesses and JQC Commissioners need to be coordinated.  The JQC currently has a regularly scheduled meeting January 9th and 10th, possibly complicating a trial shortly after the New Year.

Witness Lists and exhibits from both sides are due December 2nd, with a twenty day window following for objections, etc.

Hawkins’ attorney David Bogenschutz anticipates “probably” asking for more than the usually allowed three character witness, while acknowledging the number of character witnesses at some point becomes “superfluous“.

The JQC website, linked above, should update shortly …

The receptionist for Joe D’Amico just told us after an in-person request to see the general counsel for the 17th Circuit that our public records request for the names and applications of all those that applied to replace Barbara Beilly as Family Court GM is “being reviewed“.

For some reason,  D’Amico is not otherwise responding to multiple calls and emails, after we specifically asked him to acknowledge receipt of the PRR on October 18th, which he did.  In fact, we also specified to send over the names first, if the applications had to be gathered and reviewed, which could be time consuming.

In any event,  we will be sure to post as soon as we learn who else was in the pool for consideration for the GM positions ultimately filled by both Rudy Morel and Allana Robinson Woods.

Stay tuned …