Amendments To Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.140 & 9.600

This matter is before the Court upon the Emergency Petition to Amend Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.140 and 9.600 filed by the Florida Bar and its Appellate Court Rules Committee.

The proposed changes have been published and the Court has received a number of comments. Upon consideration thereof, it is the view and order of the Court that the proposed amendment to Rule 9.600 should be adopted at this time, effective upon release of this opinion. The amended rule and the commentary thereto are attached to this opinion as Appendix A. However, consideration of the proposed change to Rule…