In re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, and the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure—Electronic Service
The Florida Supreme Court adopted joint rules-committee amendments eliminating the five extra days to respond to documents served by e-mail under Rule of Judicial Administration 2.514(b) and 2.516(b)(1)(D)(iii), and revised Rule 2.514(a)(1)(A) so time runs from the next day that is not a weekend or legal holiday. To offset the loss of the five days, numerous appellate deadlines in Rules 9.100–9.410 were enlarged, Criminal Rule 3.070 was deleted, and several civil rules (including 1.351 and 1.510) were conformed, effective January 1, 2019.
Key facts
- The Florida Supreme Court adopted amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure, Judicial Administration, Criminal Procedure, and Appellate Procedure to eliminate the five extra days previously allowed for response to electronically served documents.
- The amendments changed the method for computing time periods, requiring them to begin from the next day following a triggering event that is not a weekend or legal holiday, rather than the day of service.
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Why it matters
This opinion resets deadline computation for virtually every Florida civil and appellate filing: counsel can no longer add five days for e-mail service, and the 'next day' counting rule changed. Practitioners must… — full analysis with a trial
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