In re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.030
Responding to chapter 2019-58, Laws of Florida (amending section 26.012(1)(a)), which removed from circuit courts' appellate jurisdiction appeals from county court orders where the amount in controversy exceeds $15,000, the Supreme Court amended Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.030(b)(1)(B). The amendment deletes the limitation of district court nonfinal-order jurisdiction to 'circuit court' nonfinal orders, so DCAs now review nonfinal orders as prescribed by rule 9.130 regardless of whether they issue from circuit or county court.
Key facts
- The Florida Supreme Court amended Rule 9.030(b)(1)(B) in response to chapter 2019-58, Laws of Florida, which removed from circuit courts' appellate jurisdiction appeals of county court orders where the amount in controversy exceeds $15,000.
- The amendment deletes the restriction limiting district court review of nonfinal orders to those from circuit courts, allowing DCAs to review nonfinal orders from both circuit and county courts as prescribed by rule 9.130.
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Why it matters
Practitioners handling county court cases must now route both final and authorized nonfinal appeals in matters exceeding $15,000 in controversy to the district courts of appeal rather than the circuit court appellate… — full analysis with a trial
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