IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

IN AND FOR PASCO AND PINELLAS COUNTIES, FLORIDA

 

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2004-002 PI-CIR

  

RE:   FAMILY LAW CASES

 

            Administrative Order PI-CIR-02-58 provided for the assignment of family law cases by ZIP codes, and

 

            In order to ensure a more equitable distribution of family law cases, ZIP codes 33702, 33714, 33716, 33781 and 33782 need to be reassigned from Clearwater (North) family law sections to St. Petersburg (South) family law sections.

 

It is therefore ordered:        

 

            Paragraph 5 in Administrative Order PI-CIR-02-58 is hereby amended to read:

 

            5.  In order to provide for the continued equal distribution of family law cases among the eight family law sections, the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Pinellas County shall assign cases as follows.

 

Clearwater (North) family law sections 14, 22, 23 and 25 shall be randomly assigned cases from ZIP codes 33755, 33756, 33757, 33758, 33759, 33760, 33761, 33762, 33763, 33764, 33765, 33766, 33767, 33770, 33771, 33772, 33773, 33774, 33775, 33776, 33777, 33778, 33779, 33780, , 33784, 33785, 33786, 34660, 34677, 34681, 34682, 34683, 34684, 34685, 34688, 34689, 34695,  34697 and 34698.

 

St. Petersburg (South) family law sections 9, 12, 17 and 24 shall be randomly assigned cases from ZIP codes: 33701, 33702, 33703, 33704, 33705, 33706, 33707, 33708, 33709, 33710, 33711, 33712, 33713, 33714, 33715, 33716, 33744, 33730, 33731, 33732, 33733, 33734, 33736, 33737, 33738, 33740, 33741, 33742, 33743, 33744, 33781 and 33782.

             

            Cases with out of county ZIP codes and unknown ZIP Codes may be assigned to all eight family law sections and shall be assigned in a manner that balances the workload between the eight sections.

 

            All other terms and conditions of Administrative Order PI-CIR-02-58 shall remain in full effect.

 

            DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, this _____ day of January 2004, nunc pro tunc to January 26, 2004.        

 

 

                                                                                    _______________________________

                                                                                    David A. Demers, Chief Judge

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            The Honorable Karleen F. DeBlaker, Clerk of the Circuit Court

            The Honorable Robert H. Dillinger, Public Defender

            The Honorable Bernie McCabe, State Attorney

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