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2 verbatim requirements extracted from judge-jeffrey-w-hendriks__CovidTrialProc-2.pdf, across 1 topic.
Nineteenth Judicial Circuit (Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, St. Lucie). Check the order's own effective and rescission dates before relying on it. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the order, captured 2026-07-24; whitespace normalised only. No OCR was used anywhere in this chain. EXHIBITS & EVIDENCE • Lawyers will question from either, 1) counsel table, or 2) using the fixed podium provided for each side (two podiums per courtroom). Lawyers stand when speaking in court. Gloves and hand sanitizer will be available. Any time that audience seating is completely closed to spectators, the proceedings will be streamed to another courtroom for viewing by potential observers. Prior to jury selection, the parties should confer as to admissibility of evidence. The Court will make every attempt to receive stipulations from the parties on any issue that can be agreed upon. It is preferable that any paper evidence or photos be digitized for viewing on a screen. Unless otherwise ordered, evidence will not be published by passing exhibits to the jury for inspection. Jurors will be provided clean, sanitized pens and notepad for note-taking. No other person will touch these items until collected at the end of the trial. • Conduct of Evidentiary Portion of Trial Jurors will be masked during the trial. The witnesses will wear a face shield. They will remain on the witness stand while offering testimony. Attorney’s approaching the bench will put on a mask and stand at a designated spot in front of the bench. The “white noise” will be turned on allowing the conversation to be private. When handling exhibits, precautions should be taken. Sanitizer will be available and should be used immediately before and after handling exhibits. Jury Deliberations Jurors will remain masked. A room will be prepared so the jurors will be 6 feet apart. Gloves and hand sanitizer will be available for use when jurors handle exhibits.
Lawyers will question from either, 1) counsel table, or 2) using the fixed podium provided for each side (two podiums per courtroom). Lawyers stand when speaking in court. Gloves and hand sanitizer will be available. Any time that audience seating is completely closed to spectators, the proceedings will be streamed to another courtroom for viewing by potential observers. Prior to jury selection, the parties should confer as to admissibility of evidence. The Court will make every attempt to receive stipulations from the parties on any issue that can be agreed upon. It is preferable that any paper evidence or photos be digitized for viewing on a screen. Unless otherwise ordered, evidence will not be published by passing exhibits to the jury for inspection. Jurors will be provided clean, sanitized pens and notepad for note-taking. No other person will touch these items until c
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Judge Sherman requires TWO identical bound hard-copy sets of pre-marked exhibits for evidentiary hearings at least 7 days out — and anything over 50 pages must arrive as bound hard copies by mail.
Judge Hafele: exhibits in chambers three days before any evidentiary proceeding, courtesy copies two days out, all hearing materials three business days ahead, and interpreter requests seven days in advance.
Judge Mullinax wants physical copies of all documents and exhibits for in-person hearings/trials provided five days in advance; orders in Word (no macros/columns/tabs) within 48 hours, final judgments with a 3-inch top-right margin.