He added, "I understand when you have to go you have to go," but then warned Mr. Geragos to tell his client to restrict his "liquid intake" before court.
Judge Ray has Mr. Whitman, the court's intake officer, and other court officers handle minor nonviolent offenses, offering counseling and referrals to the proper programs.
Fred Whitman, the court's intake officer, said that only a handful of cases -- perhaps 2percentt -- were for serious incidents like assaulting a teacher or taking a gun to school.
Data were obtained from the Addiction Severity Index, intake interviews, and archival court records.
Special intake procedures also distinguish the family court, which screens potential cases to eliminate those not really requiring judicial attention.
FedEx claimed the couriers filed the wrong form, but the court ruled, 7 to 2, that an intake questionnaire and a signed affidavit — which the E.E.O.C. considered a valid complaint — met its "permissive standard" for what was acceptable.
The city's Department of Homeless Services already faces the prospect of being held in contempt of court for letting hundreds of families sleep in the intake unit in violation of a longstanding court order.
MediCapt is a mobile application, currently under development, that digitises a medical intake form for sexual violence survivors such that it captures and preserves court-admissible evidence.
The six officers surrendered themselves on Friday afternoon at the Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center downtown, where they were processed and appeared before a commissioner of the Maryland district court.
Regular appropriate fluid intake during play and a deliberate effort to fully (or as appropriate) rehydrate between on-court sessions should be a priority for all players, especially in the heat.
