In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure

This matter is before the Court for consideration of proposed amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const.; Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.140(f).

BACKGROUND

The Florida Bar’s Appellate Court Rules Committee (Committee) has filed an out-of-cycle report proposing amendments to seven Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure (Rules). The proposals were submitted following the Court’s opinion in In re Amendments to Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.200, 177 So.3d 1254 (Fla. 2015). In that case, we adopted amendments to rules 9.200 (The Record) and…