In re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure—2020 Regular-Cycle Report
The Florida Supreme Court adopted the Appellate Court Rules Committee's regular-cycle amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, effective January 1, 2021, except for proposed changes to rule 9.800 (Uniform Citation System) and rule 9.900(j). Key changes include a new rule 9.425 requiring notice to the Attorney General of constitutional challenges to state statutes or constitutional provisions in civil cases, new rule 9.040(j) requiring courts to post text-searchable PDF written opinions on their websites, revised rendition/tolling provisions in rule 9.020(h), new notice-of-appeal content requirements in rule 9.110(d), a shortened 60-day record transmission deadline in 9.110(e), and new limited-appearance provisions in rule 9.440.
Key facts
- Florida Supreme Court considered the Appellate Court Rules Committee's regular-cycle proposed amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure for the 2020 reporting cycle.
- The proposed amendments addressed multiple procedural rules including notice requirements for constitutional challenges, notice-of-appeal content, record transmission deadlines, limited-appearance provisions, and the uniform citation system.
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Why it matters
Every Florida appellate practitioner is affected: the new notice-of-appeal disclosure obligations under rule 9.110(d), the clarified non-reviewability of rehearing orders under 9.130(a)(4), the mandatory Attorney… — full analysis with a trial
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