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Frank J. Habershaw Clerk, 5th District Court of Appeal Daytona Beach

QUESTIONS:

1. Does s. 57.081(1), F. S., as amended by ch. 80-348, Laws of Florida, apply to appellate proceedings relieving indigent appellants from the prepayment of filing fees in civil proceedings?

2. If question 1 is answered in the affirmative, are the clerks of the district courts of appeal required to issue certifications of indigency or, as indicated by Fla.R.App.P. 9.430, are indigent appellants required to obtain an order of insolvency from the lower tribunal in order to proceed without prepayment of the appellant…