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19 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2020-18.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2020-18 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • WHEREAS, in order for the parties to be prepared for resuming jury trials on July 6, 2020, as currently ordered by the Supreme Court of Florida, depositions of witnesses must continue to be conducted by the Oflice of the State Attorney, the Oflice of the Public Defender, the Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, and members of the private bar; • As of thedate of this order, the requirements of Amended Administrative Order No. 95-4 which designates the location of depositions in criminal cases in'Duval County shall remain suspended. • OR BK 20120 PAGE 1459 . 3 This Administrative Order shall be recorded by the Clerk of the Court, in the Official • Records of Duval County, in the State of Florida, shall take effect immediately, and shall remain in full force and effect until further order of this court. • Depositions taken pursuant to these procedures may be used for impeachment purposes in any future legal proceeding and a witness so deposed shall not be subject to a subsequent deposition in the same matter. • Video depositions taken pursuant to these procedures shall be conducted through • Law enforcement ofiicers who do not wish to use personal or department equipment to appear at the deposition will have the option of personally appearing at the State Attorney's Ofiice to participate in the video deposition via laptops dedicated for that purpose.. • Video depositions shall he recorded at the request of the court rep_orter for the purpose of preparing a transcript. • Otherwise, video depositions shall be recorded only by agreement between the Assistant State Attorney (ASA) and Defense Counsel. • Witnesses shall not record the deposition by any electronic means, to include video or audio recordings. • Florida Supreme Court Administrative Order 20-16 suspends any actual or implied requirement that notaries, and other persons qualified to administer an oath in the State of Florida, must be in the presence of witnesses for purposes of administering an oath for depositions and other legal testimony, so long as the notary or other qualified person can both see and hear the witness via audio-video communications equipmenffor the purpose of readily identifying the witness. • To initiate the scheduling of a deposition, Defense Counsel shall send the ASA assigned to the criminal case a list of witnesses they wish to depose. • This list shall include the case name and number, any law enforcement witness’s employing agency and badge number, the order in which counsel would like to depose the witnesses, the amount -- 4 of 6 -- • The parties shall agree to a date and time for the deposition. • The standard protocol/settings for the ZOOM meeting invite shall be as follows: • Q Topic shall be “Deposition in case of State v. [Defendant’s Name], Case No. _- 202__-CFIMM-XJDQQCX" 0 Meeting ID—Generated Automatically 0 Video-—0n for Host and Participants 0 Audio—Telephone and Computer Audio 0 Calendar-—-Outlook (other calendar) 0 Advanced Options o Enable Waiting Room o Enable join before host o Mute participants on entry <5 Only authenticated users • Defense Counsel shall secure a court reporter for the deposition, provide the reporter with the login information for the remote technology, and also provide the reporter with a. formal Notice of Deposition. • The State Attorney’s Office and Public Defender's Office shall agree upon modification of the standard subpoena for depositions that will explain to wimesses the reason for taking the deposition via video, the process for attending the video deposition, and the invitation information. . -- 5 of 6 -- • The parties or the Court Reporter will instruct witnesses that the witness must be properly sequestered to ensure that the witness cannot visibly see or audibly hear or speak to another witness in this matter or any other person unrelated to the proceedings in this matter.
WHEREAS, in order for the parties to be prepared for resuming jury trials on July 6, 2020, as currently ordered by the Supreme Court of Florida, depositions of witnesses must continue to be conducted by the Oflice of the State Attorney, the Oflice of the Public Defender, the Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, and members of the private bar;
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