Case Name: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Petitioner, v. The Interest of E.E., R.B. and J.K., minor children, Respondents
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2004-05-12
Citations: 872 So. 2d 434
Docket Number: No. 4D04-663
Parties: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Petitioner, v. The Interest of E.E., R.B. and J.K., minor children, Respondents.
Judges: GUNTHER, WARNER and STEVENSON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 872
Pages: 434–434

Head Matter:
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Petitioner, v. The Interest of E.E., R.B. and J.K., minor children, Respondents.
No. 4D04-663.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
May 12, 2004.
Crystal Y. Yates-Hammond, Fort Pierce, for petitioner.
No response for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We deny the petition for writ of prohibition seeking disqualification of the trial judge because of prejudice. The motion to disqualify the trial judge, filed by the Department of Children and Family Services in the trial court, was legally insufficient because it was not sworn to by the Department or its representative. See Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.160(c) ("A motion to disqualify shall be in writing and specifically allege the facts and reasons relied on to show the grounds for disqualification and shall be sworn to by the party by signing the motion under oath or by a separate affidavit."). The affidavit attached was signed by an individual whose connection with the case is unknown, but she is not designated as a representative of the Department.
GUNTHER, WARNER and STEVENSON, JJ., concur.