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Click to open document 09/14/2018 PETITION-AMENDMENT TO RULES (JUDICIAL) PT Amendments To Florida Rules Judicial Administration INACTIV BY: CHP Eduardo I. Sánchez 877875 Filed as "No Action Report" and treated as proper out-of-cycle report on September 17, 2018
09/17/2018 No Fee Required
Click to open document 09/17/2018 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE The Court has treated the Rules of Judicial Administration Committee's "No Action Report" as a proper out-of-cycle report filed at the Court's request and assigned the above case style and case number. See Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.140(f)(1).
Click to open document 09/17/2018 ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTER-NEW CASE-RULES
Click to open document 09/20/2018 LETTER-BAR NEWS PUBLICATION REQUEST For publication in the October 15, 2018, Bar News with comments due November 15, 2018
Click to open document 10/19/2018 COMMENTS PS1 Catherine Cole 72848 BY: PS1 Catherine Cole 72848 Catherine Cole
Click to open document 10/23/2018 COMMENTS PR MothersEsquire, Inc. BY: PR Michelle Browning Coughlin MothersEsquire, Inc. **Stricken 11/14/18 for noncompliance with 11/5/18 order**
Click to open document 10/29/2018 COMMENTS PE1 Theodore F. Greene 502634 BY: PE1 Theodore F. Greene 502634 Theodore F. Greene III
Click to open document 11/05/2018 COMMENTS WE W. Howard Laporte 142838 BY: WE W. Howard Laporte 142838 Hon. W. Howard LaPorte, Senior Judge **Stricken 11/14/18 for noncompliance - not eFiled**
Click to open document 11/05/2018 ORDER-CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE COMPLIANCE The comments filed by MothersEsquire, Inc., and Theodore F. Greene III must be served on the Committee Chair Committee Chair, Eduardo I. Sanchez, 99 NE 4th Street, Suite 800, Miami, Florida 33132-2131, eduardo.i.sanchez@usdoj.gov, and on the Bar Staff Liaison to the Committee, Krys Godwin, 651 E. Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300, kgodwin@floridabar.org. The commenters must file a Certificate of Service within five days from the date of this order.
Click to open document 11/05/2018 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE PE1 Theodore F. Greene 502634 BY: PE1 Theodore F. Greene 502634 Filed as NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE WITH 11/05/2018 ORDER
Click to open document 11/06/2018 COMMENTS OP Florida Public Defender Association, Inc. BY: OP Glen P. Gifford 664261 Florida Public Defender Association, Inc.
Click to open document 11/13/2018 COMMENTS WE Richard N. Friedman 93210 BY: WE Richard N. Friedman 93210 Richard N. Friedman **Stricken 11/14/18 for noncompliance - not eFiled and no COS**
Click to open document 11/14/2018 ORDER-COMMENTS STRICKEN The comment filed by Richard N. Friedman on November 13, 2018, does not comply with Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.520 or Administrative Order AOSC13-7 and is hereby stricken. If filed by an attorney in good standing with The Florida Bar, the comment must be electronically filed via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal (Portal) in accordance with In re Electronic Filing in the Supreme Court of Florida via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC13-7 (Feb. 18, 2013). Additionally, the comment must be served on the Committee Chair, Eduardo I. Sanchez, 99 NE 4th Street, Suite 800, Miami, Florida 33132-2131, eduardo.i.sanchez@usdoj.gov, and on the Bar Staff Liaison to the Committee, Krys Godwin, 651 E. Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300, kgodwin@floridabar.org, and contain a certificate of service certifying service on these individuals. In accordance with Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.520(f), Richard N. Friedman shall electronically file the comment within the Portal. Comments filed via the Portal must be submitted in Microsoft Word 97 or higher. See In re Electronic Filing in the Florida Supreme Court, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC17-27 (May 9, 2017). The Court will not consider the stricken comment unless and until it is refiled on or before November 15, 2018, and in compliance with the above requirements.
Click to open document 11/14/2018 ORDER-COMMENTS STRICKEN The comment filed by the Honorable W. Howard LaPorte on November 5, 2018, does not comply with Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.520 or Administrative Order AOSC13-7 and is hereby stricken. If filed by an attorney in good standing with The Florida Bar, the comment must be electronically filed via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal (Portal) in accordance with In re Electronic Filing in the Supreme Court of Florida via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC13-7 (Feb. 18, 2013). In accordance with Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.520(f), the Honorable W. Howard LaPorte shall electronically file the comment within the Portal. Comments filed via the Portal must be submitted in Microsoft Word 97 or higher. See In re Electronic Filing in the Florida Supreme Court, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC17-27 (May 9, 2017). The Court will not consider the stricken comment unless and until it is refiled on or before November 15, 2018, and in compliance with the above requirements.
Click to open document 11/14/2018 COMMENTS PS1 Tara Scott Lynn 781851 BY: PS1 Tara Scott Lynn 781851 Tara Scott Lynn
Click to open document 11/14/2018 COMMENTS PS1 Jane West 159417 BY: PS1 Jane West 159417 Jane West
Click to open document 11/14/2018 ORDER-COMMENTS STRICKEN The comment filed by MothersEsquire, Inc., on October 23, 2018, does not comply with this Court's order dated November 5, 2018, and is hereby stricken. The Court will not consider the stricken comment unless and until it is refiled on or before November 15, 2018, and in compliance with the November 5, 2018, order.
Click to open document 11/15/2018 COMMENTS PS1 Erin L. Deady 367310 BY: PS1 Erin L. Deady 367310 Erin L. Deady
Click to open document 11/15/2018 COMMENTS OP Department of Children and Families BY: OP Stephanie C. Zimmerman 691089 Department of Children and Families
Click to open document 11/15/2018 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT OP Department of Children and Families BY: OP Stephanie C. Zimmerman 691089
Click to open document 11/15/2018 COMMENTS PS1 Kimberly K. Berman 15399 BY: PS1 Kimberly K. Berman 15399 Kimberly Kanoff Berman
Click to open document 11/15/2018 COMMENTS PR Florida Association for Women Lawyers BY: PR Abbe S. Rifkin 355992 Board of Directors of the Broward County Women Lawyers Association (no COS) **Stricken 11/16/18 in light of amended comment**
Click to open document 11/15/2018 COMMENTS PR Florida Association for Women Lawyers BY: PR Abbe S. Rifkin 355992 Board of Directors of the Broward County Women Lawyers Association (Amended to include COS)
Click to open document 11/15/2018 COMMENTS PR Florida Bar Board of Governors BY: PR Michelle Renee Suskauer 908230 The Florida Bar Board of Governors
Click to open document 11/15/2018 COMMENTS PS1 David R. Bear 43269 BY: PS1 David R. Bear 43269 David R. Bear
Click to open document 11/15/2018 COMMENTS PR Florida Association for Women Lawyers BY: PR Amanda R. Jesteadt 73149 Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers
Click to open document 11/15/2018 COMMENTS PR Florida Association for Women Lawyers BY: PR Jennifer Shoaf Richardson 67998 Florida Association Women Lawyers
Click to open document 11/15/2018 COMMENTS OP Guardian ad Litem Program BY: OP Alan F. Abramowitz 812889 Florida Guardian ad Litem Program
Click to open document 11/15/2018 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT OP Guardian ad Litem Program BY: OP Alan F. Abramowitz 812889 THE GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM'S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION - PARENTAL LEAVE
Click to open document 11/16/2018 ORDER-COMMENTS STRICKEN In light of the filing of the Board of Directors of the Broward County Women Lawyers Association's amended comment filed with this Court on November 15, 2018, it is ordered that the Board of Directors of the Broward County Women Lawyers Association's comment filed with this Court on November 15, 2018, is hereby stricken.
Click to open document 11/16/2018 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (AMD) PR Florida Association for Women Lawyers BY: PR Jennifer Shoaf Richardson 67998 FAWL Amd COS w/ Signature
Click to open document 11/19/2018 MOTION-ACCEPTANCE AS TIMELY FILED (COMMENTS) PR MothersEsquire, Inc. BY: PR Michelle Browning Coughlin
Click to open document 11/19/2018 COMMENTS PR MothersEsquire, Inc. BY: PR Michelle Browning Coughlin MothersEsquire, Inc. (Amended to include COS)
Click to open document 11/19/2018 ORDER-ACCEPTANCE AS TIMELY FILED GR (COMMENTS) The motion to accept comments as timely filed is granted and the comments filed with this Court on November 19, 2018, by MothersEsquire, Inc., are hereby accepted as timely filed.
Click to open document 12/06/2018 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (RESPONSE) PT Amendments To Florida Rules Judicial Administration INACTIV BY: CHP Eduardo I. Sánchez 877875
Click to open document 12/07/2018 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (RESPONSE) The Rules of Judicial Administration Committee's motion for extension of time is granted and the Committee is allowed to and including December 21, 2018, in which to file its response to comments.
Click to open document 12/21/2018 RESPONSE PT Amendments To Florida Rules Judicial Administration INACTIV BY: CHP Eduardo I. Sánchez 877875 w/ Appendices A & B
Click to open document 01/17/2019 LETTER-BAR NEWS PUBLICATION REQUEST For publication in the March 1, 2019, Bar News with comments due April 1, 2019
Click to open document 02/27/2019 COMMENTS PE1 Theodore F. Greene 502634 BY: PE1 Theodore F. Greene 502634 Theodore F. Greene III
Click to open document 03/08/2019 COMMENTS PR Florida Bar Board of Governors BY: PR Florida Bar Board of Governors SECOND COMMENT BY BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND THE YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION OF THE FLORIDA BAR
Click to open document 03/18/2019 COMMENTS OP Florida Public Defender Association, Inc. BY: OP Glen P. Gifford 664261 COMMENT OF FLORIDA PUBLIC DEFENDER ASSOCIATION
Click to open document 03/25/2019 COMMENTS OP Department of Children and Families BY: OP Stephanie C. Zimmerman 691089 Department of Children and Families
Click to open document 04/01/2019 COMMENTS OP Juvenile Court Rules Committee BY: CHPL David Neal Silverstein 906166 SECOND COMMENT OF THE JUVENILE COURT RULES COMMITTEE ON PROPOSED RULE OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION 2.570
Click to open document 04/01/2019 COMMENTS OP Guardian ad Litem Program BY: OP Dennis W. Moore 273340 THE GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM'S COMMENTS REGARDING REVISED AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION - PARENTAL LEAVE
Click to open document 04/01/2019 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT OP Guardian ad Litem Program BY: OP Dennis W. Moore 273340 THE GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM'S RENEWED REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT REGARDING REVISED AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION - PARENTAL LEAVE
Click to open document 04/22/2019 RESPONSE PT Amendments To Florida Rules Judicial Administration INACTIV BY: CHP Eduardo I. Sánchez 877875 RESPONSE TO COMMENTS
Click to open document 05/21/2019 ORDER-OA SCHED (RULES) The above case is hereby scheduled for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 27, 2019. Thirty minutes is allocated for oral argument. Parties are expected to use only as much time as is actually needed. The proponent of any change and any party filing a comment with the Committee prior to the filing of the report or with this Court are invited to participate in oral argument, provided a proper request for oral argument is filed with this Court on or before June 10, 2019. The allocation of time must be agreed upon by the parties and shared by any interested parties who have requested oral argument. The parties must notify the Clerk of Court no later than July 1, 2019, how the time is to be divided. To comply with Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.140(b)(5), the proposed amendments have been posted to the court's website (http://www.floridasupremecourt.org) via the Online Docket. NO CONTINUANCES WILL BE GRANTED EXCEPT UPON A SHOWING OF EXTREME HARDSHIP.
Click to open document 05/21/2019 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PE1 Theodore F. Greene 502634 BY: PE1 Theodore F. Greene 502634
Click to open document 05/28/2019 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT OP Juvenile Court Rules Committee BY: CHPL David Neal Silverstein 906166 JUVENILE COURT RULES COMMITTEE REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
Click to open document 06/07/2019 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PR Florida Association for Women Lawyers BY: PR Jennifer Shoaf Richardson 67998 REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT ON BEHALF OF THE FLORIDA ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN LAWYERS
Click to open document 06/07/2019 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PR Florida Bar Board of Governors BY: PR Michelle Renee Suskauer 908230
Click to open document 06/07/2019 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PR Young Lawyers Division of The Florida Bar BY: PR Lara Bueso Bach 86734
Click to open document 06/10/2019 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PT Amendments To Florida Rules Judicial Administration INACTIV BY: CHP Eduardo I. Sánchez 877875
Click to open document 06/10/2019 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PT Amendments To Florida Rules Judicial Administration INACTIV BY: CHP Eduardo I. Sánchez 877875
Click to open document 06/10/2019 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PR MothersEsquire, Inc. BY: PR Michelle Browning Coughlin
Click to open document 06/10/2019 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT OP Guardian ad Litem Program BY: OP Dennis W. Moore 273340
Click to open document 07/01/2019 NOTICE PT Amendments To Florida Rules Judicial Administration INACTIV BY: CHP Eduardo I. Sánchez 877875 ALLOCATION OF TIME
Click to open document 08/21/2019 COMMENTS SUPPLEMENTAL PR Florida Association for Women Lawyers BY: PR Florida Association for Women Lawyers THE FLORIDA ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN LAWYERS' NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL FILING IN SUPPORT OF AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION - PARENTAL LEAVE
Click to open document 08/21/2019 APPENDIX-COMMENTS PR Florida Association for Women Lawyers BY: PR Florida Association for Women Lawyers SUPPLEMENTAL COMMENTS - APPENDIX
08/27/2019 ORAL ARGUMENT HELD
Click to open document 09/11/2019 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY PT Amendments To Florida Rules Judicial Administration INACTIV BY: BLA Krys Godwin 2305 Filed as Notice of Filing & Treated as Notice of Supplemental Authority.
Click to open document 12/19/2019 DISP-AMENDED/ADOPTED FSC-OPINION: Accordingly, we adopt new Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.570, as reflected in the appendix to this opinion. The new rule shall become effective January 1, 2020, at 12:01 a.m. The Court thanks the RJA Committee, the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar, and all those who submitted comments for assisting the Court in crafting the new parental-leave continuance rule. It is so ordered. ***Corrected opinion issued January 30, 2020.***
Click to open document 01/30/2020 WEST CORRESPONDENCE ATTENTION: ALL PUBLISHERS THE FOLLOWING CORRECTION HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ABOVE OPINION: On page 6, the paragraph above "Responding with comments" has been changed to reflect additional parties.
Click to open document 02/10/2020 PUBLISH FULL