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02/09/2004 PETITION-AMENDMENT TO RULES (FLORIDA BAR) PT Amendments To Rules Regulating The Florida Bar TFB BY: PT John F. Harkness 123390 & TO THE RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION; O&9, WITH DISKETTE
02/10/2004 No Fee Required
02/27/2004 COMMENTS PO Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association BY: PO Charles W. Austin, Jr. (PUBLIC INVESTORS ARBITRATION BAR ASSOCIATION); O&9, WITH DISKETTE
03/04/2004 MOTION-REPLY FILING TO RESPONSE PT Amendments To Rules Regulating The Florida Bar TFB BY: PT Lori S. Holcomb 501018
03/08/2004 COMMENTS PO Business Law Section Of The Florida Bar FB BY: PO Stephen T. Maher 200859 (THE FLORIDA BAR BUSINESS LAW SECTION) O&9, WITH DISKETTE
03/08/2004 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PO Business Law Section Of The Florida Bar FB BY: PO Stephen T. Maher 200859 O&9, WITH DISKETTE (THE FLORIDA BAR BUSINESS LAW SECTION)
03/08/2004 COMMENTS PO National Assoc. For The Advancement Multijurisdictional Practice BY: PO Joseph R Giannini (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MULTIJURISDICTIONAL PRACTICE) (ORIGINAL ONLY); 3/15/04 FILED 9 COPIES & DISKETTE
03/09/2004 COMMENTS PO Securities Industry Association Arbitration Committee BY: PO Kathy Marie Klock 348171 (SECURITIES INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION ARBITRATION COMMITTEE) (O&9, WITH DISKETTE)
03/09/2004 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PO Securities Industry Association Arbitration Committee BY: PO Kathy Marie Klock 348171 O&9, WITH DISKETTE (SECURITIES INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION ARBITRATION COMMITTEE)
03/09/2004 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (MISC) OP Goodman & Nekvasil BY: OP Stephen Krosschell 0351199 (GOODMAN & NEKVASIL)
03/10/2004 COMMENTS PR International Law Section of The Florida Bar BY: PR Jose I. Astigarraga 0263508 (INTERNATIONAL LAW SECTION OF THE FLORIDA BAR) O&9, WITH DISKETTE
03/10/2004 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PR International Law Section of The Florida Bar BY: PR Jose I. Astigarraga 0263508 O&9, WITH DISKETTE (INTERNATIONAL LAW SECTION OF THE FLORIDA BAR)
03/10/2004 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (MISC) PO Florida Rules Of Judicial Administration JA BY: PO Stanford R. Solomon 302147 (RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE)
03/10/2004 COMMENTS PO Association Of Corporate Counsel BY: PO Frederick J. Krebs (ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL) ORIGINAL ONLY; 3/11/04 FILED 9 COPIES & DISKETTE
03/11/2004 ORDER-REPLY TO RESPONSE FILING GR The Florida Bar's Motion for Leave to File Reply to comments is hereby granted and The Florida Bar is allowed to and including May 6, 2004, in which to file their reply.
03/11/2004 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (MISC) Stephen Krosschell, and his law firm, Goodman & Nekvasil, P.A.'s motion for extension of time is granted and he is allowed to and including March 19, 2004, in which to serve his comments.
03/11/2004 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (MISC) The Rules of Judicial Administration Committee's motion for extension of time is granted and it is allowed to and including April 16, 2004, in which to serve its comments.
03/22/2004 COMMENTS OP Goodman & Nekvasil BY: OP Stephen Krosschell 0351199 (STEPHEN KROSSCHELL & GOODMAN & NEKVASIL) O&9, WITH DISKETTE; 3/23/04 FILED CORRECTED COMMENTS (O&9, WITH DISKETTE)(TO REMOVE TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS)
04/08/2004 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT OP Goodman & Nekvasil BY: OP Stephen Krosschell 0351199
04/19/2004 COMMENTS PO Florida Rules Of Judicial Administration JA BY: PO Stanford R. Solomon 302147 (FLORIDA RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION); 4/23/04 FILED 9 COPIES & DISKETTE
04/23/2004 ORDER-OA SCHED (RULES) One hour is allocated for oral argument. Counsel are expected to use only as much time as is actually needed. Any party filing a comment with the Committee prior to the filing of the petition with this Court is invited to participate in oral argument, provided a proper request for oral argument is filed with Court on or before May 3, 2004. The allocation of time shall be agreed upon and shared by any interested parties who have requested oral argument. The parties shall notify the Clerk of Court no later than May 14, 2004, how the time is to be divided. To comply with Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.130(c)(5), the proposed amendments have been posted to the court's website at http://www.flcourts.org/sct/clerk/comments/index.html.; 04/30/2004: Order corrected to reflect "9:00 a.m." instead of 8:30 a.m.
04/26/2004 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PO Florida Rules Of Judicial Administration JA BY: PO Stanford R. Solomon 302147 O&1, WITH COPY OF THEIR COMMENT
04/29/2004 RESPONSE PT John A. Yanchunis 324681 BY: PT John A. Yanchunis 324681 RESPONSE TO COMMENTS (THE FLORIDA BAR) O&9, WITH DISKETTE; 5/10/04 FILED CORRECTED DISKETTE
05/05/2004 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PO National Assoc. For The Advancement Multijurisdictional Practice BY: PO Joseph R Giannini
05/14/2004 MOTION-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE PO Business Law Section Of The Florida Bar FB BY: PO Stephen T. Maher 200859 AGREED REPORT ON DIVISION OF ORAL ARGUMENT TIME AND AGREED MOTION FOR ADDITIONAL ORAL ARGUMENT TIME
06/04/2004 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE GR The Agreed Motion for Additional Oral Argument Time is hereby granted. A total of ninety (90) minutes is allocated for oral argument and shall be divided as follows: forty-five (45) minutes for The Florida Bar and the International Law Section to share, and nine (9) minutes for each of the five (5) objectors.
07/06/2004 MOTION-COUNS PRO HAC VICE (FOREIGN COUNSEL) PO National Assoc. For The Advancement Multijurisdictional Practice BY: PO Joseph R Giannini MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF JOSEPH R. GIANNINI TO APPEAR AND ARGUE BEFORE THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT
08/03/2004 LETTER-BAR NEWS PUBLICATION REQUEST RE: ORAL ARGUMENT
08/06/2004 ORDER-COUNSEL PRO HAC VICE GR (FOREIGN COUNSEL)
08/10/2004 MOTION-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE OP Goodman & Nekvasil BY: OP Stephen Krosschell 0351199 MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL COMMENTS (O&9)
08/10/2004 COMMENTS OP Goodman & Nekvasil BY: OP Stephen Krosschell 0351199 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMENTS (O&9); 8/23/04 STRICKEN
08/10/2004 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY OP Goodman & Nekvasil BY: OP Stephen Krosschell 0351199 O&9
08/16/2004 Pro Hac Vice 2004 - 1000463 Amount: $100 FOR JOSEPH R. GIANNINI
08/16/2004 LETTER PO National Assoc. For The Advancement Multijurisdictional Practice BY: PO Joseph R Giannini DATED AUGUST 12, 2004 FROM ALBERT A. RAPOPORT, WITH CHECK FOR $100.00 (R2004-1000463)
08/19/2004 MOTION-STRIKE PT Amendments To Rules Regulating The Florida Bar TFB BY: PT John A. Yanchunis 324681 THE FLORIDA BAR'S OBJECTION TO MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL COMMENTS AND THE FLORIDA BAR'S MOTION TO STRIKE SUPPLEMENTAL COMMENTS REGARDING PROPOSED RULES ON THE MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL PRACTICE OF LAW
08/20/2004 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY PT Amendments To Rules Regulating The Florida Bar TFB BY: PT John A. Yanchunis 324681 O&9
08/23/2004 ORDER-STRIKE GR The Florida Bar's Motion to Strike Supplemental Comments Regarding Proposed Rules on the Multi-Jurisdictional Practice of Law is granted and the supplemental comments filed on August 10, 2004, are hereby stricken without prejudice to refile as a Notice of Supplemental Authority on or before August 30, 2004. Stephen Krosschell's Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Comments is hereby denied as moot.
08/31/2004 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY OP Goodman & Nekvasil BY: OP Stephen Krosschell 0351199 O&9; 9/1/04 STRICKEN
09/01/2004 ORDER-SUPP AUTHORITY STRICKEN Stephen Krosschell's Second Notice of Supplemental Authority, filed on August 31, 2004, is hereby stricken as untimely. This Court's order dated August 23, 2004, set forth a filing deadline of August 30, 2004.
09/01/2004 MOTION-ORAL ARGUMENT RESCHEDULE PR International Law Section of The Florida Bar BY: PR Jose I. Astigarraga 0263508 (FAX)
09/01/2004 ORDER-ORAL ARGUMENT CALENDAR REMOVAL Upon consideration of the Emergency Motion to Reschedule Oral Argument filed in the above case by the International Litigation Section of The Florida Bar, The Business Law Section of The Florida Bar, and the Securities Industry Association Abritration Committee, it is ordered that the above case which was scheduled for oral argument on Friday, September 3, 2004, has been removed from the oral argument calendar.
09/10/2004 ORDER-ORAL ARGUMENT RESCHEDULE At the direction of the Court, the above case which was scheduled for oral argument on Friday, September 3, 2004, has been rescheduled for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., Friday, November 5, 2004. A maximum of ninety (90) minutes is allocated for oral argument. (09/13/2004: Order corrected to reflect 90 minutes allocated for oral argument.)
09/10/2004 LETTER-BAR NEWS PUBLICATION REQUEST RE: RESCHEDULING OF OA TO 11/05/2004
09/13/2004 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY OP Goodman & Nekvasil BY: OP Stephen Krosschell 0351199 SECOND NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY (O&7); 10/11/04 STRICKEN
09/13/2004 MOTION-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE OP Goodman & Nekvasil BY: OP Stephen Krosschell 0351199 MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY OUT-OF-TIME (O&7)
10/11/2004 ORDER-SUPP AUTHORITY STRICKEN
10/18/2004 ORDER-DISMISS DY
11/01/2004 MOTION-ORAL ARGUMENT RESCHEDULE PT Amendments To Rules Regulating The Florida Bar TFB BY: PT John A. Yanchunis 324681 (FAX) THE FLORIDA BAR'S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO CONTINUE ORAL ARGUMENT (FAXED); 11/3/04 FILED ORIGINAL
11/02/2004 ORAL ARGUMENT CALENDAR
11/02/2004 ORDER-ORAL ARGUMENT RESCHEDULE GR The Florida Bar's Unopposed Motion to Continue Oral Argument is granted and the above case which was scheduled for oral argument on Friday, November 5, 2004, has been rescheduled for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., Thursday, February 10, 2005. A maximum of ninety (90) minutes is allocated for the argument.
11/02/2004 LETTER-BAR NEWS PUBLICATION REQUEST RE: RESCHEDULING OF OA TO 02/10/2005
02/10/2005 ORAL ARGUMENT HELD
02/14/2005 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY PT Amendments To Rules Regulating The Florida Bar TFB BY: PT Lori S. Holcomb 501018 O&7
02/15/2005 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY OP Goodman & Nekvasil BY: OP Stephen Krosschell 0351199 O&7
03/04/2005 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY OP Goodman & Nekvasil BY: OP Stephen Krosschell 0351199 (O&7)
03/24/2005 MOTION-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE PT Amendments To Rules Regulating The Florida Bar TFB BY: PT Lori S. Holcomb 501018 FILED AS "REQUEST TO DELAY EFFECTIVE DATE" W/DISKETTE
05/12/2005 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE DY The Florida Bar's request to delay the effective date of any amendments approved by this Court in the above styled cause is hereby denied as moot.
05/12/2005 DISP-AMENDED/ADOPTED Accordingly, we adopt the amendments to the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar and the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration as set forth in the appendix to this opinion. Deletions are indicated by struck-through type and new language is indicated by underscoring. Comments are included for explanation and guidance only and are not adopted as an official part of the rules. The amendments shall become effective on January 1, 2006, at 12:01 a.m. (Amendments to Rules 4-5.5, 3-2.1, 3-4.1, 3-4.6 and 3-7.2 of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, shall be effective immediately - see order dated 09/14/05)
05/19/2005 WEST CORRESPONDENCE CORRECTED OPINION: PAGE 13 - certain attorneys previously listed as "for Opponents in part" have been listed as "for Proponents."
05/23/2005 MAIL RETURNED FROM WILLIAM A. WILSON, III - ORDER OF 05/12/2005; 06/03/2005 RE-MAILED TO CORRECT ADDRESS
05/24/2005 MAIL RETURNED FROM WILLIAM A WILSON, III - OPINION; 06/03/2005 RE-MAILED TO CORRECTED ADDRESS.
06/03/2005 LETTER PT Amendments To Rules Regulating The Florida Bar TFB BY: PT Lori S. Holcomb 501018 DATED JUNE 1, 2005 (ZIP CODE)
07/14/2005 ARCHIVES
09/14/2005 MOTION-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE PT Amendments To Rules Regulating The Florida Bar TFB BY: PT John F. Harkness 123390 FILED AS EMERGENCY MOTION TO CHANGE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AMENDMENTS TO RULES 4-5.5, 3-2.1, 3-4.1, 3-4.6, AND 3-7.2 OF THE RULES REGULATING THE FLORIDA BAR (O&1 W/DISKETTE)
09/14/2005 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE GR The Florida Bar has filed an Emergency Motion to Change Effective Date of the Amendments to Rules 4-5.5, 3-2.1, 3-4.1, 3-4.6 and 3-7.2 of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. It requests this change because "of the exigent circumstances now existing as a result of Hurricane Katrina." Having considered this motion, the motion is granted and the amendments to Rules 4-5.5, 3-2.1, 3-4.1, 3-4.6 and 3-7.2 of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, ordered by this Court on May 12, 2005, see In Re: Amendments to the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar and the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, 907 So. 2d 1138 (Fla. 2005), shall be effective immediately.
11/30/2005 LETTER FROM ATTORNEY BILL WAGNER - NEEDING CLARIFICATION OF EFFECTIVE DATES - ISSUED CERTIFIED COPIES OF 05/12/2005 CORRECTED OPINION AND 09/14/2005 ORDER