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FYI and update on Schiavo v. Bush

Uniform Case	Pinellas Case	Section	Case Type	Type
522003CA008212XXCICI	03008212CI	020	DECLARATORY	CI
Style:	SCHIAVO MICHAEL
vs.	BUSH JEB
Jury Trial	STIP	NOTH	Reason	Type Disp.
		Y
Filling Date	Appeal Date	Judg. Date	Reop Date	Docket Date
10/21/03	11/14/03
Case/Cat
DECLARATORY JUDGMENT

10 Docket Entries, 11/20/03 to 11/20/03

Pages	Date	P/D	Docket Entry	Ver
	11/20/03	DEFENDANT	BRIEF OF JEB BUSH	F
	11/20/03	DEFENDANT	DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL	N
	11/20/03	DEFENDANT	AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES	F
	11/20/03	DEFENDANT	FAX ANSWER OF: JEB BUSH AND	N
	11/20/03	DEFENDANT	BY JEB BUSH	F
	11/20/03	DEFENDANT	FAX MOTION STRIKE PETITION/PLTF BRIEF	N
	11/20/03	DEFENDANT	AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF MOTION DISQUALIFICATION OF TRIAL JUDGE	F
	11/20/03	DEFENDANT	NOTICE OF FILING ATTD	N
	11/20/03	CLERK	SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY	N
	11/20/03	PLAINTIFF	REQUEST FOR: SUMMONS	F

NOTH	Notice of Hearing
STIP	Stipulation
Ver	Verified: F=Filed, N=Not Filed/Notice. There is no case file document associated with a notice.

Schiavo judge refuses request to step down

Pinellas County Circuit Judge W. Douglas Baird refused to remove himself from the constitutional showdown over "Terri's Law'' on Thursday, denying a request from Gov. Jeb Bush's attorney.
The judge's decision came one day after Connor filed a motion for Baird to disqualify himself because of bias. The filing compared Baird to the Queen of Hearts in an absurd scene from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
In that scene, the Knave is accused of stealing tarts and the the Queen asserts: "Sentence first -- verdict afterwards.''
"In the Governor's view, the findings as to the merits already made by Judge Baird ... seem strangely reminiscent of the trial recounted in the Lewis Carroll fairy tale,'' the motion states.
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Howard Marks, a Winter Park attorney who has become emotional during trials, said he would not object to using a literary reference to hammer home a point. But, Marks said he would never use the Queen of Hearts comparison to ask a judge to remove himself from a case.
Marks considered it "crossing the line'' and having the effect of embarrassing the judge.

Poor wittle judgie pooh....had his wittle fweewings hut. LOL! I think I like this Connor guy! : ) No wonder the "Judge" was so "terse." [per a different article, this judge had a terse response to Bush about his recusing himself.]