C.H.-C. v. Miami Herald Publishing Co.
Minor children sought certiorari to quash an order granting the Miami Herald a redacted transcript of a Chapter 39 judicial review hearing. The Third District denied the petition, holding the trial court acted within its discretion under section 39.0132(3) in deeming the newspaper a person with a 'proper interest' in the dependency hearing transcript, particularly given the press's role as surrogate for the public in evaluating DCF and court performance.
Key facts
- Minor children petitioned for certiorari to quash a trial court order granting the Miami Herald access to a redacted transcript from a Chapter 39 dependency judicial review hearing.
- The trial court conducted an in camera review of the transcript, considered proposed redactions, and released the transcript with only the children's names redacted.
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Why it matters
This decision gives media counsel and dependency practitioners a concrete roadmap for section 39.0132(3) 'proper interest' requests: in camera review, party-proposed redactions, and a record-based showing that no… — full analysis with a trial
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