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Click to open document 10/31/2007 PETITION-AMENDMENT TO RULES (JUDICIAL) PT Amendments To Florida Rules Judicial Administration INACTIV BY: CHP Hon. Robert Tyrie Benton, Ii 126020
11/01/2007 No Fee Required
Click to open document 02/08/2008 LETTER-BAR NEWS PUBLICATION REQUEST TO PUBLISH IN MARCH 1, 2008, BAR NEWS WITH COMMENTS DUE 04/01/08
03/28/2008 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PO Florida Public Defender Association, Inc. BY: PO Robert Dewitt Trammell 309524
Click to open document 03/28/2008 COMMENTS PO Florida Public Defender Association, Inc. BY: PO Robert Dewitt Trammell 309524 9 COPIES FILED 04/01/08 (& E-MAIL)
03/31/2008 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (MISC) Steven L. Brannock 319651 BY: Steven L. Brannock 319651 TO FILE COMMENTS (O&9 & E-MAIL)
Click to open document 04/01/2008 COMMENTS OP First Amendment Foundation, Inc. BY: OP Barbara Anne Petersen 914207 O&9 & E-MAIL
04/01/2008 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (MISC) PO H. Scott Fingerhut 796727 BY: PO H. Scott Fingerhut 796727 TO FILE COMMENTS (O&9 & E-MAIL)
04/01/2008 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT OP Media General Operations, Inc. BY: OP Carol Jean Locicero 603030 O&9 & E-MAIL
Click to open document 04/01/2008 COMMENTS OP Media General Operations, Inc. BY: OP Carol Jean Locicero 603030 O&9 & E-MAIL
04/02/2008 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT OP Hon. Diane M. Matousek, Clerk BY: OP Carol M. Touhy 422370
Click to open document 04/02/2008 COMMENTS OP Hon. Diane M. Matousek, Clerk BY: OP Carol M. Touhy 422370 O&9 & E-MAIL
04/07/2008 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (MISC) The Appellate Court Rules Committee's motion for extension of time is granted and the committee is allowed to and including May 9, 2008, in which to serve their comments. The Criminal Procedure Rules Committee's motion for extension of time is also granted and the committee is allowed to and including April 15, 2008, in which to serve their comments. The Rules of Judicial Administration Committee's is allowed to and including May 29, 2008 to serve their response to comments.
Click to open document 04/07/2008 COMMENTS OP Reporters Committee For Freedom Of The Press BY: OP Matthew B. Pollack O&9 & E-MAIL
Click to open document 04/15/2008 COMMENTS PO Amendments To The Florida Rules Of Criminal Procedure CRIM BY: PO H. Scott Fingerhut 796727 O&9 & E-MAIL
04/22/2008 MOTION-ACCEPTANCE AS TIMELY FILED (COMMENTS) PR Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association BY: PR Arthur I. Jacobs 108249 O&9
04/22/2008 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PR Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association BY: PR Arthur I. Jacobs 108249 O&9
Click to open document 04/22/2008 COMMENTS PR Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association BY: PR Arthur I. Jacobs 108249 O&9
04/30/2008 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 April 22, 2008, by The Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association are hereby accepted as timely filed.
Click to open document 05/09/2008 COMMENTS Steven L. Brannock 319651 BY: Steven L. Brannock 319651 FILED AS "COMMENT OF THE APPELLATE COURT RULES COMMITTEE, REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL TIME, AND APPOINTMENT OF WORKGROUP" O&9 & E-MAIL
05/09/2008 MAIL RETURNED PR Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association FPAA BY: PR Arthur I. Jacobs ORDER DATED 04/30/08 -- FORWARED TO CORRECTED ADDRESS
05/15/2008 MAIL RETURNED PR Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association FPAA BY: PR Arthur I. Jacobs 108249 ORDER DATED 04/30/08 - FORWARED TO REGISTERED BAR ADDRESS ON 05/15/08
05/28/2008 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (MISC) PT Amendments To Florida Rules Judicial Administration INACTIV BY: CHP Hon. Robert Tyrie Benton, Ii 126020 O&7
06/04/2008 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (MISC) The Rules of Judicial Administration Committee's motion for extension of time is granted and the committee may file their response on or before September 1, 2008.
Click to open document 09/02/2008 COMMENTS OP Amendments To The Florida Rules Of Appellate Procedure APPELLA BY: PO John S. Mills 107719 FILED AS "COMMENT OF SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE REGARDING CHANGES TO RULE 2.420 PROPOSED BY THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT AND THE COMMITTEE ON ACCESS TO COURT RECORDS" (O&9 & E-MAIL)
Click to open document 09/02/2008 RESPONSE PT Amendments To Florida Rules Judicial Administration INACTIV BY: CHP Scott Michael Dimond 995762 FILED AS "COMMENTS OF RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE REGARDING CHANGES TO RULE 2.420 PROPOSED BY THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT AND THE COMMITTEE ON ACCESS TO COURT RECORDS" (O&9 & E-MAIL)
Click to open document 09/02/2008 PETITION-AMENDMENT TO RULES (JUDICIAL) PT Subcommittee On Access To Court Records BY: CH Hon. Judith L. Kreeger, Judge 98600 O&9 & E-MAIL SIGNED PETITION & COPIES FILED 10/01/08
Click to open document 10/13/2008 LETTER-BAR NEWS PUBLICATION REQUEST TO PUBLISH IN NOVEMBER 1, 2008, BAR NEWS WITH COMMENTS DUE JANUARY 15, 2009.
12/10/2008 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (MISC) OP Amendments To The Florida Rules Of Appellate Procedure APPELLA BY: PO Stanford R. Solomon 302147 O&9 & E-MAIL
12/11/2008 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (MISC) The The Special Joint Committee's motion for extension of time is granted and the Committee is allowed to and including January 30, 2009, in which to serve their comments. The Committee on Access to Court Records is allowed to including March 31, 2009, in which to serve their response to all comments filed. is allowed to including March 31, 2009, in which to serve their response to all comments filed.
Click to open document 01/12/2009 COMMENTS PT Amendments To Florida Rules Judicial Administration INACTIV BY: CHP Scott Michael Dimond 995762 O&9 & E-MAIL
Click to open document 01/12/2009 COMMENTS PO Karen E. Rushing SARASOT BY: PO Irene Plank 814921 O&9 & E-MAIL
01/12/2009 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (MISC) PO Amendments To The Florida Rules Of Criminal Procedure CRIM BY: PO Thomas Howell Bateman, Iii 349781 O&9 & E-MAIL
Click to open document 01/13/2009 COMMENTS OP Harvey Ruvin DADE-CR BY: OP Mark Martinez O&9 & E-MAIL
01/14/2009 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (MISC) The Criminal Procedure Rules Committee's motion for extension of time is granted and the committee is allowed to and including January 30, 2009, in which to file their comment.
Click to open document 01/15/2009 COMMENTS PO Florida Public Defender Association, Inc. BY: PO Robert Dewitt Trammell 309524 O&9 & E-MAIL
01/15/2009 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PO Florida Public Defender Association, Inc. BY: PO Robert Dewitt Trammell 309524
Click to open document 01/16/2009 COMMENTS OP First Amendment Foundation, Inc. BY: OP Adria E. Harper 26198 O&9 & E-MAIL
01/16/2009 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT OP Media General Operations, Inc. BY: OP Carol Jean Locicero 603030 O&3
Click to open document 01/16/2009 COMMENTS OP Media General Operations, Inc. BY: OP Carol Jean Locicero 603030 O&9 & E-MAIL
Click to open document 01/16/2009 COMMENTS OP Hon. Diane M. Matousek, Clerk BY: OP Laura E. Roth VOLUSIA O&9 & E-MAIL
01/16/2009 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT OP Hon. Diane M. Matousek, Clerk BY: OP Laura E. Roth VOLUSIA
Click to open document 01/16/2009 COMMENTS PR Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association BY: PR Arthur I. Jacobs 108249 FILED AS "COMMENTS OF THE TWENTY STATE ATTORNEYS ACTING TOGETHER THROUGH THE FLORIDA PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION TO THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT'S COMMITTEE ON ACCESS TO COURT RECORDS PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO RULE 2.420" O&9 & E-MAIL (COPIES FILED 01/21/09)
Click to open document 01/28/2009 COMMENTS OP Amendments To The Florida Rules Of Appellate Procedure APPELLA BY: PO Stanford R. Solomon 302147 OF SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE REGARDING CHANGES TO RULE 2.420 PROPOSED BY THE ACCESS COMMITTEE (O&9 & E-MAIL)
Click to open document 01/30/2009 COMMENTS PO Amendments To The Florida Rules Of Criminal Procedure CRIM BY: PO Thomas Howell Bateman, Iii 349781 O&9 & E-MAIL
04/01/2009 ORDER-OA SCHED (RULES) The above case is hereby scheduled for oral argument at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Forty minutes is allocated for oral argument. Counsel 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 May 1, 2009. The allocation of time shall be agreed upon by the parties and shared by any interested parties who have requested oral argument. The parties shall notify the Clerk of Court no later than May 15, 2009, 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 at http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/clerk/comments/index.shtml. NO CONTINUANCES WILL BE GRANTED EXCEPT UPON A SHOWING OF EXTREME HARDSHIP.
04/06/2009 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (MISC) The Subcommittee on Access to Court Records' motion for extension of time is granted and the subcommittee is allowed to and including April 15, 2009, in which to file their response to comments.
04/06/2009 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (MISC) PT Subcommittee On Access To Court Records BY: CH Hon. Judith L. Kreeger, Judge 98600 & E-MAIL
04/14/2009 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PO Florida Public Defender Association, Inc. BY: PO John Eddy Morrison 72222 O&3
Click to open document 04/20/2009 RESPONSE PT Subcommittee On Access To Court Records BY: CH Hon. Judith L. Kreeger, Judge 98600 & REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT (O&E-MAIL) 9 COPIED FILED 04/23/09
04/27/2009 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PT Amendments To Florida Rules Judicial Administration INACTIV BY: CHP Scott Michael Dimond 995762 O&9
04/28/2009 ORAL ARGUMENT CALENDAR
04/28/2009 ORDER-ORAL ARGUMENT RESCHEDULE At the direction of the Court, oral argument in this case is hereby rescheduled for 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 2, 2009. There will be two (2) separate arguments. A maximum of thirty (30) minutes is allocated for the first argument and a maximum of forty (40) minutes is allocated for the second. The first argument will address proposed new rule 2.420(d), Procedure for Filing Records, and other proposals of the Committee on Access to Court Records concerning Rule of Judicial Administration 2.420 that relate to the recommendations of the Committee on Privacy and Court Records. The second argument will address the proposed new rules governing sealing of criminal and appellate court records and other proposals not related to the Privacy Committee recommendations. The allocation of time for each argument shall be agreed upon by the parties and shared by any interested parties who have requested oral argument. The parties shall notify the Clerk of Court no later than June 1, 2009, how the time for each argument is to be divided. NO CONTINUANCES WILL BE GRANTED EXCEPT UPON A SHOWING OF EXTREME HARDSHIP. ORDER CORRECTED ON 4/29/09 TO REFLECT ARGUMENT DATE OF WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2009.
04/29/2009 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT OP Amendments To The Florida Rules Of Appellate Procedure APPELLA BY: PO John S. Mills 107719 O&9 & E-MAIL
05/13/2009 NOTICE PT Amendments To Florida Rules Judicial Administration INACTIV BY: CHP Scott Michael Dimond 995762 OF PARTICIPATION IN ORAL ARGUMENT (O&9 & E-MAIL)
05/18/2009 NOTICE PO Amendments To The Florida Rules Of Criminal Procedure CRIM BY: PO Thomas Howell Bateman, Iii 349781 OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN ORAL ARGUMENT (O&9 & E-MAIL)
06/05/2009 NOTICE PT Subcommittee On Access To Court Records BY: CH Hon. Judith L. Kreeger, Judge 98600 OF ALLOCATION OF TIME (O&9) CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE NOT SIGNED OR DATED
06/19/2009 NOTICE PT Subcommittee On Access To Court Records BY: CH Hon. Judith L. Kreeger, Judge 98600 OF ALLOCATION OF TIME (AMENDED) INCLUDES SIGNED & DATED CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
07/08/2009 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE The Subcommittee on Access to Court Records is hereby directed to file a supplemental report advising the Court whether revisions to proposed new Rule of Judicial Administration 2.420(d)(1)(B) are warranted in light of recent changes to the statutes referenced therein. The Subcommittee should review all relevant statutory changes. See, e.g., Chs. 2009-132, 2009-230, 2009-237, Laws of Fla. The supplemental report must be filed on or before August 10, 2009.
Click to open document 07/08/2009 SUPPLEMENT OP Amendments To The Florida Rules Of Appellate Procedure APPELLA BY: PO John G. Crabtree 886270 TO COMMENT OF SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE (FILED AS "SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF THE APPELLATE COURT RULES COMMITTEE") O&9 & E-MAIL
08/03/2009 NOTICE-APPEARANCE OP Amendments To The Florida Rules Of Appellate Procedure APPELLA BY: PO John G. Crabtree 886270 O&9 & E-MAIL
08/11/2009 NOTICE-APPEARANCE PO Amendments To The Florida Rules Of Criminal Procedure CRIM BY: PO Fleur Jeannine Lobree 947090 O&9 & E-MAIL (COPY FILED 09/08/09)
Click to open document 08/20/2009 PETITION-AMENDMENT/SUPPLEMENT PT Subcommittee On Access To Court Records BY: CH Hon. Judith L. Kreeger, Judge 98600 FILED AS "REPLY OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ACCESS TO COURT RECORDS TO REQUEST OF THE COURT" (O&9 & E-MAIL)
09/02/2009 ORAL ARGUMENT HELD
Click to open document 09/09/2009 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE After considering the proposals from the various committees, the comments filed, as well as the issues addressed at oral argument, the Court has revised the proposed amendments to Rule of Judicial Administration 2.420, as reflected in the appendix to this order, which is attached. The Court seeks comments on its revisions from the committees and those who filed comments in this case. The comments should be limited only to the revisions made by the Court that are indicated in bold type. It is not the intent of the Court to revisit prior comments or to entertain additional comments to the amendments proposed by the committees. The Access Subcommittee's comment should include a recommended effective date for new subdivision (d). The Rules of Judicial Administration Committee's comment should include a proposed form to be used with new subdivision (d). In developing the new form, the Committee should seek input from the Access Subcommittee and clerks of court. The comments and proposed form must be filed on or before November 9, 2009. Where possible the Court would welcome joint submissions. An original and nine copies of all comments must be filed. Per this Court's Administrative Order In Re: Mandatory Submission of Electronic Copies of Documents, AOSC04-84, dated September 13, 2004, parties are directed to transmit a copy of all comments in an electronic format as required by the provisions of that order.
Click to open document 11/09/2009 COMMENTS PR Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association BY: PR Arthur I. Jacobs 108249 (9 COPIES & E-MAIL REQUESTED)
Click to open document 11/09/2009 COMMENTS PT Amendments To Florida Rules Judicial Administration INACTIV BY: CH Lisa Davidson 246832 CONSOLIDATED COMMENTS OF COURT RULES COMMITTEES RE: SUPREME COURT'S PROPOSED CHANGES TO FLORIDA RULE OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION 2.420 AND FLORIDA RULE OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 9.100 (O&9 & E-MAIL)
Click to open document 11/09/2009 COMMENTS PO Florida Public Defender Association, Inc. BY: PO John Eddy Morrison 72222 9 COPIES & E-MAIL SIGNATURE INVALID (AN ORIGINAL & 8 SIGNED COPIES FILED 11/20/09)
11/09/2009 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PO Florida Public Defender Association, Inc. BY: PO John Eddy Morrison 72222 COPY & E-MAIL (REQUESTED ORIGINAL)
Click to open document 11/09/2009 COMMENTS OP Media General Operations, Inc. BY: OP Carol Jean Locicero 603030 O&9 & E-MAIL
11/12/2009 MOTION-ACCEPTANCE AS TIMELY FILED (COMMENTS) PT Subcommittee On Access To Court Records BY: CH Hon. Judith L. Kreeger, Judge 98600 O&9 & E-MAIL
Click to open document 11/12/2009 COMMENTS PT Subcommittee On Access To Court Records BY: CH Hon. Judith L. Kreeger, Judge 98600 O&9 & E-MAIL
11/16/2009 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 12, 2009, by the Subcommittee on Access to Court Records are hereby accepted as timely filed.
11/20/2009 MOTION-ACCEPTANCE AS TIMELY FILED (COMMENTS) PO Florida Public Defender Association, Inc. BY: PO Beth Carol Weitzner 203221 & E-MAIL
11/20/2009 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PO Florida Public Defender Association, Inc. BY: PO Beth Carol Weitzner 203221
12/02/2009 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 20, 2009, by the Florida Public Defender Association, Inc. are hereby accepted as timely filed.
01/22/2010 ORDER-CASE STYLE CHANGE The style of the above case has been changed from In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.420 to In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.420 and The Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure.
Click to open document 03/18/2010 DISP-AMENDED/ADOPTED Accordingly, we amend the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration and the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure as reflected in the appendix to this opinion. New language is indicated by underscoring; deletions are indicated by struck-through type. The committee notes are offered for explanation only and are not adopted as an official part of the rules. Our adoption of these rule amendments is not a determination of the merits of any substantive arguments concerning the new procedures and does not preclude the raising of those arguments in a proper case and controversy. As suggested by the Access Subcommittee, new rule 2.420(d) shall become effective October 1, 2010, at 12:01 a.m. The remainder of the amendments shall become effective immediately upon the release of this opinion.
05/28/2010 ARCHIVES File