Opinion
Case No. SC02-2435.
March 24, 2003.
ORAL ARGUMENT NOTICE
MAXIMUM OF TWENTY MINUTES TO THE SIDE
The Court has set the above case for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2003. In addition to paper briefs, per this Court's Administrative Order In Re: Mandatory Submission of Briefs on Computer Diskette dated February 5, 1999, counsel are directed, if you have not already done so, to include a copy of all briefs on a DOS formatted 3-1/2 inch diskette in Word Perfect 5.1 (or higher) format. PLEASE LABEL ENVELOPE TO AVOID ERASURE. Briefs submitted on diskette will be placed on the Court's Internet site (http://www.flcourts.org).
COUNSEL FOR THE PARTIES ARE EXPECTED TO APPEAR FOR ORAL ARGUMENT — If you anticipate any problem being present for oral argument on the date assigned, you should call this office within five days of the receipt of this notice. If we do not hear from you, the Court will expect you to appear for argument as scheduled.
DIVISION OF TIME — If there are multiple parties, counsel shall agree on a division of time.
PREPARATION FOR ORAL ARGUMENT — In preparing for your appearance before the Court, you should be conscious of the fact that the Justices have read all the briefs filed in this matter. More- over, each Justice has on the bench a concise summary of the facts of the case. Counsel for the moving party should, nevertheless, give a short, concise statement of the material facts and the points relied on for reversal.
MANUAL OF INTERNAL OPERATING PROCEDURES — I have enclosed a copy of those portions of our "revised" Manual which bear on procedures for oral argument.
SIMILAR CASES — If you are aware of any cases similar to yours pending in the Court, please advise this office immediately.
VIDEOTAPES — The Florida State University College of Law video-tapes all oral arguments and maintains an archive. A copy of any videotape, prior to September, 1997, is available for review in the FSU law library at no charge with two days' notice. Copies of tapes are available for $150 by calling FSU at 644-3405. Copies of tapes, subsequent to September, 1997, are available for $25 by calling Trish Moynihan at 1-800-322-WFSU ext. 353.
INTERNET BROADCASTS AND ARCHIVE — Oral arguments are broadcast live via the Internet in both audio and video. Links to the broadcasts, usage instructions, and an Internet archive are available by following the links provided on the Supreme Court's Home Pages (http://www.flcourts.org).
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Sara Gainey, 500 South Duval Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, 850-922-5518, within 2 working days of your receipt of this oral argument notice; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 1-800-955- 8771.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Most cordially, Thomas D. Hall