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 […]
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 […]
The Florida Supreme Court, on its own motion, has concluded that the state’s appellate courts are not yet ready for mandatory e-filing, delaying implementation of the requirement to December 1, 2012 for itself, and April 1, 2013 for the District Courts of Appeal. See SC-11-399 (September 19, 2012) [.pdf]. The Order also gives trial court […]