Florida Bar re Rules of Appellate Procedure

The Florida Bar Appellate Rules Committee has submitted for our consideration proposed amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure pursuant to Rule of Judicial Administration 2.130. Additional rule changes are necessary to implement new statutory provisions that permit the district courts of appeal to review certain questions certified by the county courts. The Miami Herald has, in a separate comment, requested that this Court amend Rule 9.310(b)(2) to eliminate the automatic stay for public records and public meeting cases, and the Supreme Court’s Article V Review Commission has…