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Amendment to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.070(J)—Time Limit for Service

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided March 4, 1999No. 93,367PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Per curiam

In Amendment to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.070(j)—Time Limit for Service, 720 So.2d 505 (Fla.1998), we proposed on our own motion to amend Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.070(j), as follows:(j) Summons; Time Limit. If service of the initial process and initial pleading is not made upon a defendant within 120 days after filing of the initial pleading and the party ■ on-whose-behalf service is required-does not Ahow-good cause why servlee-was-nof- made within that timey the court, on its own initiative after notice or on motion, shall direct that service be effected within a specified…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. David Petrucelli Tracy A. Petrucelli, Husband and Wife v. Bohringer and Ratzinger, Gmbh Ausdereitungsanlagen Jake Diel Construction MacHine Inc. Teco Electric and MacHine Company, Ltd. v. Excel Recycling & Manufacturing, Inc., Third-Party David Petrucelli and Tracy A. PetrucelliCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
  2. Amendment to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.070(J)—Time Limit for ServiceSupreme Court of Florida · 1998

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Totura & Co., Inc. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  2. Chaffin v. JacobsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  3. Skrbic v. QCRC Associates Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  4. Miranda v. YoungDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
  5. Thomas v. SilversSupreme Court of Florida · 1999

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