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April 18, 2019

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Florida Appellate Procedure, Florida Supreme Court, Rule Changes, Time

Briefing Deadlines Fixed

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January 31, 2019

A fourth order making rule changes effective January 1, 2019 corrected an oversight and brought brief deadlines in cross-appeals and dependency and parental rights termination cases in line with the rest of the rule changes.

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Electronic Filing and Service, Florida's First DCA, Florida's Fourth DCA

First and Third DCAs Transition to ePortal for Electronic Filing

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January 30, 2019

The First and Third District Courts of Appeal will transition to the ePortal on February 11, 2019.

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Florida Appellate Procedure, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule Changes

New Rule 9.380 Allows Notification of Related Cases

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January 28, 2019

New Rule 9.380 allows parties, without argument, to inform an appellate court of "related case or issue" that is either "arising out of the same proceeding in the lower tribunal," or, helpfully, "involving a similar issue of law."

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Electronic Filing and Service, Florida's Fifth DCA, Florida's Fourth DCA

4th and 5th DCAs Transition to Portal

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January 11, 2019

After hours last night, the 4th and 5th DCAs both transitioned to e-portal filing.

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Electronic Filing and Service, Florida Appellate Procedure, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, Florida Supreme Court, Time

Calculating Deadlines Under the New Rules

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January 9, 2019

Don't let January's rule changes cause you confusion! We'll talk you through how the changes to the rules affect calculating deadlines.

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Appealability, Civil Appeals, Florida Appellate Procedure, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, Jurisdiction, Motions Practice, Reviewable Non-Final Orders, Rule Changes, Standards of Review, Writs and Petitions

Now You Can Appeal Two More Types of Nonfinal Orders

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January 1, 2019

Today is the day that a myriad of changes to the…

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Administrative Orders, Electronic Filing and Service, Florida's Fifth DCA, Florida's Fourth DCA

Fifth District Announces January 10 Portal Transition

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December 21, 2018

The Fifth District Court of Appeal will transition from mandatory use of the eDCA system to the E-Filing Portal starting January 10, 2019.

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Electronic Filing and Service, Florida Appellate Procedure, Florida's Second DCA

Second District Clerk Shares Details About Today's Transition to the Portal

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December 14, 2018

The Honorable Mary Beth Kuenzel, Clerk of the Second District, kindly shared some details about what the transition back to filing through the Portal means for practitioners.

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Electronic Filing and Service, Florida's Second DCA

Second District Transitions Back to Portal

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December 10, 2018

File and serve documents with the Second District through the Portal Starting December 14, 2018. Check out the blog post for more information.

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Attorney's Fees and Costs, Briefs, Citations and Style, Civil Appeals, Criminal Appeals, Electronic Filing and Service, Family Law Appeals, Family Law Appeals, Final Orders, Florida Appellate Procedure, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, Florida Supreme Court, Florida's Fifth DCA, Florida's First DCA, Florida's Fourth DCA, Florida's Second DCA, Florida's Third DCA, In the News, Jurisdiction, Mandate, Motions Practice, Notice of Appeal, Record on Appeal, Rehearing and Reconsideration, Rendition, Reviewable Non-Final Orders, Rule Changes, Sanctions, Summary Judgment, Writs and Petitions

Almost Every Florida Appellate Rule Changes on New Years' Day 2019

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November 8, 2018

The Florida Supreme Court has substantially amended the Florida…

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Civil Appeals, Florida Appellate Procedure, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Florida's Second DCA, Preservation

Pleading and the Many Faces of Waiver

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August 22, 2018

We won! Our appellate win discusses pleading requirements, waiver, trial by consent, and the right of a client to direct communication through his or her attorney.

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Jean Luc Picard Says Make it So to Effectuate the Mandate

Appeals 101, Florida Appellate Procedure, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, Mandate

Appeals 101: What is the Mandate?

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July 27, 2018

What is the appellate mandate? We explain why the mandate ends your appeal and what you may have to do in the trial court after the mandate issues.

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Administrative Orders, Appealability, Attorney's Fees and Costs, Briefs, Civil Appeals, Family Law Appeals, Final Orders, Florida Appellate Procedure, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, Florida's Fifth DCA, Florida's First DCA, Florida's Second DCA, Jurisdiction, Mootness, Notice of Appeal, Preservation, Rehearing and Reconsideration, Rendition, Reviewable Non-Final Orders, Sanctions, Time

Is it Appealable? July 2018 edition

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July 20, 2018

Appealable or not? The courts decide... The immediate reaction…

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Florida's Second DCA, In the News

How Do Courts Use Social Media?

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July 18, 2018

Check out Jared's article on the just-released Summer 2018 issue of the HCBA Lawyer Magazine!

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Attorney's Fees and Costs, Florida Appellate Procedure, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Florida Supreme Court, Florida's Fifth DCA, Florida's Second DCA, Motions Practice, Statutory Intepretation, Time

30 Days Means 30 Days When It Comes To Proposals For Settlement

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June 8, 2018

Since 2016, the Second and Fifth Districts have been in conflict…

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Administrative Orders, Civil Appeals, Criminal Appeals, Florida Appellate Procedure, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, Florida's Second DCA, In the News, Motions Practice, Oral Argument

Have You Seen the Second DCA's New Procedures on Oral Argument?

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May 8, 2018

The Second District recently updated its Internal Operating Procedures to reduce the list of exceptions and leave the judges with more express discretion.

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Appeals 101, Final Orders, Florida Appellate Procedure, Florida's Fourth DCA, Rendition

Appeals 101: Why Rendition Matters

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April 28, 2018

Rendition is a critical concept in Florida appeals, but not everyone understands its importance.

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Attorney's Fees and Costs, Civil Appeals, Criminal Appeals, Family Law Appeals, Florida Appellate Procedure, Jurisdiction, Motions Practice

Appeals 101: How do I Pay my Family Law Appeal Attorney's Fees?

April 26, 2018

As part of our continuing Appeals 101 series, here’s the scoop on getting your ex to pay for your family law appeal attorney’s fees.

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Florida Appellate Procedure, Florida's Fifth DCA, Motions Practice, Oral Argument

Fifth District to Allow Parties to Appear Remotely at Oral Argument

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April 24, 2018

Parties will be allowed to attend oral argument remotely from Marion County in the Fifth District Court of Appeal starting June 5-- but should they?

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Federal Rules, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Florida Appellate Procedure, Jury Trials, Preservation

Blurred Lines and Appellate Preservation

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April 13, 2018

The defendants' trial lawyers tanked portions of their appeal by failing to speak up at two important points at the trial: At the close of plaintiff's evidence, and before the jury was dismissed after rendering its verdict.

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Is Good Friday a Court Holiday? (2019 Edition)

Briefing Deadlines Fixed

First and Third DCAs Transition to ePortal for Electronic Filing

New Rule 9.380 Allows Notification of Related Cases

4th and 5th DCAs Transition to Portal

Calculating Deadlines Under the New Rules

Now You Can Appeal Two More Types of Nonfinal Orders

Fifth District Announces January 10 Portal Transition

Second District Clerk Shares Details About Today's Transition to the Portal

Second District Transitions Back to Portal

Almost Every Florida Appellate Rule Changes on New Years' Day 2019

Pleading and the Many Faces of Waiver

Appeals 101: What is the Mandate?

Is it Appealable? July 2018 edition

How Do Courts Use Social Media?

30 Days Means 30 Days When It Comes To Proposals For Settlement

Have You Seen the Second DCA's New Procedures on Oral Argument?

Appeals 101: Why Rendition Matters

Appeals 101: How do I Pay my Family Law Appeal Attorney's Fees?

Fifth District to Allow Parties to Appear Remotely at Oral Argument

Blurred Lines and Appellate Preservation

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