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Rule Changes

Florida Supreme Court Implements Electronic Filing and Other Rule Changes

October 20, 2012

The Florida Supreme Court, in a revised Order SC11-399 (Oct. 18, 2012) [.pdf], has adopted a host of rule changes at every court level in order to implement electronic filing and service. The centerpiece of the change to electronic filing are new Florida Rules of Judicial Administration Florida Rules of Judicial Administration 2.520 (Documents) and [...]

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Columbus Day is Not a Holiday in Florida State Court

October 8, 2012

If you were counting on your deadline today to move to Tuesday because of Columbus Day, you’d better think again and get cracking. Effective October 1, 2012, the Florida Supreme Court has clarified what is and is not a “Legal Holiday” for purposes of time calculation in all Florida state courts, and Mr. Columbus did [...]

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New Time Calculation and Computation Rules Take Effect

October 1, 2012

Today’s the day that the new Fla. R. App. P. Rule 9.420, and the new Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.514, go into effect. As I noted when the rule change was announced, the new rule doesn’t so much alter as clarify the method for calculating time — most importantly, making much more clear what is [...]

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