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grievanceagain-stthe ofsuchtechnol0eY.thesametechnologywasused ata
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laterhearingin April1994.
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TheDepartmentof Justiceisauthorizedu.nder28 C.F.B.. Part35,SubpartF,
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.to investigatetheallegationsof thecomplaintinthismatter,todeterminethe
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oftheTwentiethJudicialCircuitwithtitleIIoftheADAand the
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implemontingregulation,iSsueflndings,a.nd. whe:reappropriate,
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negot.iate:andsecurevoluntarycomplianceaiTeemenLs. Furthermore,theAttorney
Geileralisauthorizedunder42U.S.C. 12133to bringacivilactionenforcingtitle
nof theADAshouldtheDepartmp.ntfailtosecurevoluntarycompliancepWiuant
to F.
ThepartiestothisAgreementaretheUnitedStateaofAmericaandtheChief
JuSticeoftheSuprem.eCoW'tofFlorida l.'IlS chiefadministrativeofficerofthejudicial
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(Art. V, 2, Fla. Const.)(hereinafter"Chief Justice"). IneonsidArationof
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bfthisAgreement,assetforthbelow.theAttorneyGeneralagTees to
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:rtf't;am fro.m furtherinvestigationorfromfilinga civilswtin this .j-:
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; : PursuanttotheprovisionoftheADAentitled"AlternativeMean!ofDiBpute
f;; .r !Res?1utio:o:,"42U.S.C.12212
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thepartieshaveenteredintothisAgreement. In
to compliancebyvoluntarymeans,thepartieshereby
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1. The Chief Just.:tce does notadmit by the signing of this Agreement that
theFloridaStateCourtsSystem'scurr8ntpoliciesandpracticesareinviolationin
anyreSpectwiththeADAoriteimplementingrerulation.
, TheADAappliesto theFloridaStateCourtsSystembecauseitisa
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asdefinedin42U.S.C.12131and'theDepartm,entof
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regulationimplementingtitleII, 28e.F.R35.104.
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, 3. ThepurposeoftheSettlementAgreementistoenSurethatperSQIUl
whoaredeaf orhardofhearing haveanequalopportunitytobenefitfroxnthe
progrtuhsandS<lrncesoftheFlQridaStateCourtsSystem.
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4. TheF10ndaStateCoUI't!1 Systemhasestablished,andwillcontinueto
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Itlainta!n.a policy,whichrequiresthatallFloridacourts thatreal
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thnetranscriptionservicesusedincourtproceedingsbeaccurateinordertoenSID'e
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participationbyaparty,witness,attomeYJjudicialemployee,judge,or
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jUror whois deaf or hard ofhearlng. The policystates that in ordertoensure :\ ."
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accuracyofreal-timetranscription.theFloridacourtsmustcomplywith
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theminimumguidelinesEhq setforthinthepolicy.
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BegioDinionthe dateof thisAgreement.allappropriatestate
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courtofi;ici.alsresponsiblefor condl,1c;tin(proceedingswillbeinstrnctedtocomply
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wj.ththepJ;ovi...c:ions of thisAgreement. :i
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6. TheFloridaSupremeCourt,throughitsadministrativearm,theOffice
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.oftheStateCourtsAdministrator,will:
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B. distributenoticeoftheAgreementandpolicytoallFlorida
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judgesandtrialcourtadministratorswithin30days ofthe
effP.Ctive date;and
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b. achedweandconducttrsiningforcefjudgesandtrialcourt
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administratorsonthepracticalapplicationoftheADAandthis
Agreementinjury a.odothercourtproceediIigs,attheir
nextregularlyscheduled
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, 7. TheDepartmentof JusticemayreviewCQmpliancewiththis
Agreeme,p.tat time. IfitdeterminesthatthisAireementoranyrequirement
. beenviolated)itmayinstituteacivi1actioDseekingspecific
.petformahceof theprovisionsof thisAgreementinanappropriateFederalcourt.
B. Failureby theDepartmentof Justiceto enforcethisentireAgreement
or8.nyprovisiontbereofwithrespecttoanydeadlineoranyotherprovision
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1rillnotbeconBtroedasa waiverof theDepartment'!rlehtto other
.deadlinesaJ1d provisions AgreemeD,t.
9. ThisAgreementisapublicdocument. Acopyof thisdocumentorany
informatloneontainedinitmay bemadea'vailableto any 'TheOfficeof the
State Administratorwillprovideacopyof this Agreementto anyperson
uponrequest. '
10. IntheeventthattheFloridaStateCom.Syst.emfails tocomplyin a
with any requirementof thisAgreementwithoutobtainiogsufficient
'WrittenaiX"eementwith theDepartmentasatemporarymodificationof the
relevanttermsof thisAgreement.all termsofthisAgreementwill become
.eIiforceablein anappropriateFederalco\Ut4' . ..
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11. effectivedateotthisAgreementis thedateofthelastsignature
below.
. 12. ThisA&reementconstitutestheentireagreementbetweentheparties
theIn;atterliraisedherein,andnootherstatement,promise,oraeree.ntent
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writtenororal,madebyeitbQrparty oragentsof eitherpartYJ thatisnotcontained
this Agreement,willbe enforceable. ThisAgr@ementis to the
set,forthinthefitstparagraph,anditdoesnotpurporttoremedyanyother
pdtential oftheADAoranyotherFederallaw. ThisAgreementdOOD not
atrectthecontinuingresponsibilityoftheFloridaStateCoartsSyste"Ol, orthe
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TwentiethJudicialCircuit,tocomplywith all aspectsoftheADA. .
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FortheFloridastateCourt8System: FortheUnitedStatesof America:
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Chief Justice JOHNL. WODATCH, Chief
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DeputyChief
ofthe Florida State Courts SY.9tem ROBERTJ.MArriER,Attorney
Courtof FlOrida DisabilityRights Sectiou
600SouthDuvslStreet CivilRightsDivision
TaUahaseee,Florida.32399.. 1925 U,S.DeparbnQntofJustice
P.O.Box66738
Washington, D.C. 200a5..6738
Date /'1"6 Date ;2o,llf?
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FloridaStateCourtsSystem
PolicyonCourtReal-TimeTranscriptionServices
for PersonsWhoAreDeaf or Hardof Hearing
It istb$polieyoftheFloridaStateCourtsSystemthatalljudiesandcourt
,taft'wil18.bidebythefollowingguideliDesinthosecourtproceedingBwherereal
tim'!tra.p.scriptiollservicesareutilizedasare8.BonableandDee5satymethodof
effectiveparticipationbya party,witness)attorney,judge,courtemployee,
orotherparticipantwhoisdeaforbardofhearingandentitledtoa.uxiliary
aids or services pursuantto Title nof theAmericanswithDisabilitiesActof 1990:
1. Ret\l-timetramcriptionservicesshouldbeperformedbyacourt
reporterwhoisspeciallytrainedinthisskill.
2. Thedeviceselectedshoulddisplaytextinamannerthataccomplishes
fullICCe$S to theserviceAnd Ahouldbeanon-glare
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display-typecomputermonitor;
,alarge-screenimagefromadataprojectionpanelandoverheadprojGCtor;orother
that e1fectivecommunication. Itisrecommendedthatthemonitor
15inchesorlarger. ThesUeofthemonitorshouldtakeintoaccountthenumber
ofperSOll!view.i.D.iit. Thedisplayofthetextshouldbedarklettersonalight
background,doublespaced)withmixedeaSeasappropriateforthecontextofthe
proceedings. Thedisplayfontortypesizeshouldbea minimumof18poiDtB. The
real-timetranscriptionserviceshoulddisplaynotlessthanfour(4) andnomore
than17tines of textat. 8.llJ'onetime. Thedisplayviewshouldbelimitedtotext
thatrAla:tes tothereal-timetranscriptionservice;nosysteminformationshouldbe
visibl(ltotheuser.
8. Textdispla.yedonthemonitorshouldappearwithinthree(3)
fromthetimeof steno-typeinput. Thistime&amerequirementincludestimefor
anyand&11 relatedspellchecksincludingphonetietranslationfor untranslates.
4. Atthecommencementoftheproceeding,thecourtshoulddetermine
effectivecommuilieationisoccurring. courtshc;>uldinstructtheperson
the,erviceand otherpArticipantsinthe toalertthecourt
shouldatre.,nslationorotherproblemoccurthatiD1p.edes thepersonreceivingthe
HrVicefrom effectivelyparticiatingiIithatperson'sappropriateroleinthe
proceeding. Furthermore.ifthecourtreporterbecomes.awarethatan unacceptable
numberofunttanslatesorotherproblemisoccuttingwiththerealtime
trflnBcriptionservice,thecourtreportershouldimmediatelyalertthecourt. Should
thereal-time servicebecomeineffective,thecourtl$houlddetermio.e
the ortheproblemandimplementanycorrectiveactionthecourtdeems
,reuonableornecessary.
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6. The teporter, prior to the beginning ofthe proceeding, should review
the case file and build a good client/.job dictionary. This llame job. dictionary should
be 'used I.t each subsequent proceeding in a partieu.lftr The job dictionary
.should be update(J d\ltine- tJ),e course of the proceeding to indude untranslates that
be corrected by any of the parties during the proceedinp. Such updates should
operable throughout the remainder of the proceeding's rea}fttime transcription.
service and euried over to any future proceedings.
6. The real-time transcription service and correctiollB that were displayed
0Ii the or moDitor during the proceedini .a1u.st bt preserved in a. manner to
what was actually displayed. Any corrections that were not vie"'ed but that
later become a 9art of the official court record must be Dlaix:l.tained separately from
th;e record of displayed ten. At the ofatly proceeding (other than juror
de,Uberations) in which real-time transcription service hll$ been provided to en.BU%'e
communication for a person who is deaf or hard ofhearing, the reporter
shall preserve the record of the real-time transcription service in accordance with
rule 2.075(e), Florida Rules ofJudicial Administration, unless otherwise directed by
therourt.
. 7. Ifreal-time transcription services are reqtJired fur a juror who is deaf'
or hard of hearing, Ii court reporter shall be in the jury room duriDgjury
deliberatiOn!, The role oftbe reporter, when in the jury roox;n, is not as a reporter
of the official record; tlierefore the real-time tran.scrlptiOD. service ofjury
deliberatiQns must be deleted immediately upon the conclwion ofjury
The. reporter shall not counsel, advise, attempt to explain terms, or interject
personal opinion. Furthermore, the reporter shall not read back the realtUne
transcription service from the proceeding or jury without express
judicial approval ot authorization.
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