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11th Circuit ECF Now Mandatory, But So Is Killing Trees

April 1 is a popular day for electronic filing switch overs. The Eleventh Circuit’s transition to ECF, as of this week, is complete. As announced in February, ECF filing is required for all attorneys, though be sure to read the rules carefully because there are still many documents that need to be filed conventionally as […]

Third DCA Becomes Third DCA to Allow Stipulated Enlargements

Following the trend started by the Fourth District Court of Appeal and Fifth District Court of Appeal, Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal yesterday issued an administrative order [.pdf] that, effective immediately, allows parties to stipulate to enlargements of time to serve briefs, rather than seek leave of court. Importantly, the procedure does not apply […]