Opinion
Administrative Order 01-2.
Date: November 5, 2001.
BY ORDER OF THE COURT:
Effective January 1, 2002, the Court will temporarily discontinue the use of video teleconferencing for oral arguments. This is necessary because of significant and repeated technical difficulties the Court has experienced during oral arguments conducted by video teleconferencing. Although the Court is mindful of the advantages and cost savings associated with the use of video teleconferencing for oral arguments, a temporary suspension of this medium is necessary in order to address the technical problems. It is expected that once the technical difficulties have been identified and corrected, the Court will reinstitute the use of teleconferencing for oral arguments. A new administrative order will be issued when the Court is prepared to re-establish oral arguments through video teleconferencing. Administrative Order 94-1 dated October 3, 1994, and Administrative Order 96-4 dated December 19, 1996, are suspended until oral argument by video teleconferencing is reactivated by an administrative order of this Court.
Witness the Honorable Michael E. Allen, Chief Judge of the District Court of Appeal, First District., and the Seal of said Court, at Tallahassee, Florida, this 5th day of November, 2001.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is (a true copy of) the original court order.