After court today I was going to delve into the details of the motion and response before the Florida Supreme Court in the FACDL case, but since the Court ruled on it today, that isn't so pressing To be specific, the FSC has ordered that Judge Davey's Order finding the Regional Counsel law unconstitutional is stayed pending further proceedings, and the RCs can will not have to cease taking new cases this month.
I'll get around to said details later, as they will still be relevant to the larger issues yet to be decided.
In the meantime, you can find the latest order at the FSC website at this link.
It is short and to the point. Since the stay was an automatic one and the Supreme Court does not find that FACDL showed compelling circumstances required to dissolve the stay, it is reinstated.
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This is disappointing to say the least. I sure hope it is not an indication of how the FSC will ultimately handle the suit...
This is very disappointing and I don't think it bodes well for the decision on the lawsuit. Particularly, as part of the basis for the relief was the unconstitutionality of the statute. But as for us, we are still without regional counsel and for what they are offering, I don't think they will get any experienced takers. I think the impression made by the attorneys who collected such huge fees between 7/04 and 9/05, in both dependency and criminal will continue to have a detrimental effect on private counsel who were involved in the JAC contract. No one is looking at the real reason for those huge fees, like attorneys getting off county contracts and collecting for reappointment as state contract counsel.
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