In Re: Amendments To The Florida Rules Of Appellate Procedure—2020 Regular-Cycle Report, Case No. SC20-216 (Fla. 2021).
Substantial changes to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, including a newsubdivision(Public Availability of Written Opinions) that requires courts publish written opinions not covered by Florida Rule ofJudicial Administration 2.420, a requirement that a Notice of Appeal indicate when a motion tolling rendition is pending in the trial court, a change that trial court clerks submit the record on appeal within 60 days, a change that that ordersdisposing of motions for rehearing are not reviewable separate and apart from areview of a final order, changes that notice be provided to the Attorney General in cases wherethe constitutionality of a state statute or constitutional provision is challenged, that an attorney of record for a party in an appeal or original proceeding shall be theattorney of record unless at the time of appearance, the attorney files a noticespecifically limiting the attorney’s appearance only to a particular matter or portion of the proceeding in which the attorney appears, and a new role setting forth limited representation.DoddChiropractic Clinic, P.A. v. USAA Casualty Insurance Company, Case No. 1D21-0220 (Fla. 1st DCA 2021).
Florida Statute 26.012 took jurisdiction away from circuit courts to hear extraordinary writs as well as appeals.Commissioner Joe Carollo v. Platinum Advisors, LLC, No. 3D20-576 (Fla. 3d DCA 2021).
Unless undertaken in bad faith or with malicious purpose and so long as he does not participate in the process or the vote, an elected official may comment on a land use application of a former client.CFLB Management, LLC v. Diamond Blue International, Inc., Case No. 3D20-1034 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016).
Upon reversal of a merits judgment, Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.540(b)(5) provides the trial court with jurisdiction to revisit a fees judgment based on the reversed judgment.
