Opinion
CASE NO.: SC15-1570
10-30-2015
O.I.C.L., A MINOR CHILD Petitioner(s) v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Respondent(s)
AMENDED ORDER
Lower Tribunal No(s).: 4D15-53502014DP300726XXXXMB
The Court accepts jurisdiction of this case.
Petitioner's brief on the merits shall be filed on or before November 19, 2015; respondent's brief on the merits shall be filed on or before November 30, 2015; and petitioner's reply brief on the merits shall be filed on or before December 7, 2015.
The Clerk of the Fourth District Court of Appeal shall file the record which shall be properly indexed and paginated on or before November 30, 2015. The Clerk may provide the record in the format as currently maintained at the district court, either paper or electronic.
This Court has determined that this case involves the substantial interests of a child and that this matter should be given expedited consideration. The policy of this Court is that NO EXTENSIONS OF TIME SHALL BE GRANTED. Motions which would cause delay of this matter should only be filed in extreme circumstances. LABARGA, C.J., and PARIENTE, LEWIS, QUINCE, and CANADY, JJ., concur.
The above case is hereby scheduled for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 2, 2016. A maximum of twenty minutes to the side is allowed for the argument, but counsel is expected to use only so much of that time as is necessary.
NO CONTINUANCES WILL BE GRANTED EXCEPT UPON A SHOWING OF EXTREME HARDSHIP. A True Copy
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John A. Tomasino
Clerk, Supreme Court
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JAN PETER WEISS
LIAH S. FRAZIER
REBECCA KAPUSTA
STEPHANIE CHRISTINA ZIMMERMAN
HON. LONN WEISSBLUM, CLERK