In re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure
The Florida Supreme Court adopted the Appellate Court Rules Committee's proposed amendments to Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.020, 9.147, 9.180, 9.200, 9.320, 9.340, 9.420, 9.800, and 9.900, effective January 1, 2024. Changes include a new tolling motion under rule 9.020(h)(1)(M), revised workers' compensation appellate deadlines under rule 9.180, a change to the timing of oral argument requests in discretionary review proceedings under rule 9.320, and elimination of the paper-service requirement for original jurisdiction petitions under rule 9.420(c).
Key facts
- The Florida Supreme Court adopted amendments to multiple Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, effective January 1, 2024, to modify procedural deadlines and filing requirements in appellate practice.
- The amendments modified workers' compensation appeal deadlines under Rule 9.180, including 15-day windows for cost relief petitions and objections, and clarified that failure to submit a filing fee is not jurisdictional.
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Why it matters
Appellate practitioners must recalendar several deadlines effective January 1, 2024, most notably the shortened 15-day windows in workers' compensation appeals under rule 9.180 and the new oral-argument request timing… — full analysis with a trial
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