C.W. v. Department of Children & Family Services

We deny the Petition for Writ of Prohibition, but we write to express our concern about a statement made by the trial court that “I do not do telephone appearances.”

Rule 2.071(c), Florida Rule of Judicial Administration, provides as follows:

*363Use Only by Requesting Party. A county or circuit court judge may, upon the written request of a party upon reasonable notice to all other parties, permit a requesting party to participate through communication equipment in a scheduled motion hearing; however, any such request (except in criminal, delinquency, and appellate proceedings) must be granted,…