tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post7219137038006460788..comments2024-03-29T11:38:08.994-04:00Comments on Southern District of Florida Blog: Why do some judges like "rocket dockets" and "rocket trials"?David Oscar Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386723948607633980noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-18784523560418548552018-08-14T16:12:10.382-04:002018-08-14T16:12:10.382-04:00I appreciate the cases moving here - it weeds out ...I appreciate the cases moving here - it weeds out slacker lawyers and lawyers who don't know what they are doing. Being ready for trial in a year (typical civil case setting) or less for a typical criminal trial is not a big deal...the case just needs attention. It does get annoying when you have competing criminal settings and the judges want you to go back to back. That is not reasonable, but a few weeks between criminal trials is fine; less is required if the follow up trial is civil - those things are ready to go well in advance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-77475092782958842252018-08-14T15:14:26.886-04:002018-08-14T15:14:26.886-04:00I think these so called rocket dockets are just a ...I think these so called rocket dockets are just a way for judges and entire districts to burnish their reputations among their peers and litigants. Sort of like being the Dirty Harrys of the circuits. Down here, we once had "Fast Gerry Klein" who would make any of these gunslingers look like they were stuck in a goo of molasses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-41437984098636554372018-08-13T10:36:19.254-04:002018-08-13T10:36:19.254-04:00Courts like rocket dockets and trial to make it ea...Courts like rocket dockets and trial to make it easier for government in criminal cases and defense in civil cases. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-17323742528109111392018-08-13T09:22:42.063-04:002018-08-13T09:22:42.063-04:00S.D. Fla. is also one of the fastest districts for...S.D. Fla. is also one of the fastest districts for speed in civil and criminal trials. Supporters of this speed will often quote the old saying 'justice delayed is justice denied.' But there is a corollary to that saying, which every one seems to have forgotten: 'justice hurried is justice buried.' I am sure judges, lawyers, and parties can find a middle ground between these two extremes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-91999441955735758482018-08-13T08:49:55.488-04:002018-08-13T08:49:55.488-04:00If you're a plaintiff with a legit case, you l...If you're a plaintiff with a legit case, you love the rocket docket. And if you're a plaintiff with a legit case facing a better funded defendant you REALLY LOVE rocket docket. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com