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Click to open document 06/18/2008 REQUEST-ADVISORY OPINION (ATTY GEN) PT Advisory Opinion To The Attorney General BY: PT Hon. Bill Mccollum 112233 O&7
06/18/2008 No Fee Required
Click to open document 06/18/2008 ORDER-HIGH PROFILE
06/25/2008 ORDER-OA&BRIEF SCHED (AG ADVISORY OPIN) IT IS, THEREFORE, the order of the Court that the above cases are hereby consolidated for the purpose of oral argument. Interested parties shall file their briefs on or before July 15, and serve a copy thereof on the Attorney General. Answer briefs shall be filed on or before August 4, 2008. Please file an original and eight copies of all briefs. In addition to paper briefs, per this Court's Administrative Order In Re: Mandatory Submission of Electronic Copies of Documents, AOSC04-84, dated September 13, 2004, counsel are directed to transmit a copy of all briefs in an electronic format as required by the provisions of that order. Briefs submitted on diskette will be placed on the Court's Internet site (http://www.floridasupremecourt.org). Oral argument is scheduled for 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 5, 2008. A maximum of twenty minutes to the side as consolidated is allowed for the argument.
Click to open document 07/15/2008 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS SPR Fair Districts Florida.Org BY: SPR Mark Herron 199737 (FOR SPONSOR, FAIRDISTRICTSFLORIDA.ORG) O&8 & E-MAIL
Click to open document 07/15/2008 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS OP The Florida Legislature BY: OP Jason Vail 298824 (OF THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE) (O&8 & E-MAIL)
07/18/2008 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS) OP The Florida Legislature BY: OP Jason Vail 298824 O&8 & E-MAIL( FILED AS "MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE REPLY/ANSWER BRIEFS")
07/21/2008 RESPONSE SPR Fair Districts Florida.Org BY: SPR Barry S. Richard 105599 OF SPONSOR FAIRDISTRICTSFLORIDA.ORG TO MOTION OF LEGISLATURE FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE BRIEFS (E-MAIL)
07/31/2008 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS) TO VIEW ORDER SEE SC08-986.
08/01/2008 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS SPR Fair Districts Florida.Org BY: SPR Mark Herron 199737 O&8 & E-MAIL ***STRICKEN-SEE ORDER DATED 08/19/2008***
08/04/2008 MOTION-BRIEF AMENDMENT SPR Fair Districts Florida.Org BY: SPR Mark Herron 199737 O&1 & E-MAIL
Click to open document 08/04/2008 ANSWER AMD BRIEF-MERITS SPR Fair Districts Florida.Org BY: SPR Mark Herron 199737 O&8 & E-MAIL
08/19/2008 ORDER-BRIEF AMENDMENT GR FairDistrictsFlorida.org's Motion to Permit Filing of Amended Answer Brief of Sponsor is granted and said amended brief was filed with this Court on August 4, 2008. FairDistrictsFlorida.org's answer brief of sponsor filed with this Court on August 1, 2008, is hereby stricken.
Click to open document 08/20/2008 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS OP The Florida Legislature BY: OP Jason Vail 298824 O&8 & E-MAIL (DID NOT SERVE ATTY. JON MILLS) (REQ'D AMD CERT OF SERVICE)
08/20/2008 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT OP The Florida Legislature BY: OP Jason Vail 298824 O&9 & E-MAIL
08/21/2008 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (AMD) (O&7) FOR FLORIDA LEGISLATURE'S ANSWER BRIEF OP The Florida Legislature BY: OP Jason Vail 298824
08/22/2008 ORAL ARGUMENT CALENDAR
08/22/2008 ORDER-ORAL ARGUMENT RESCHEDULE TO VIEW ORDER SEE SC08-986.
09/03/2008 MOTION-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE SPR Fair Districts Florida.Org BY: SPR Mark Herron 199737 (O&9) FILED AS "MOTION TO EXPAND TIME FOR ORAL ARGUMENT"
09/15/2008 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE GR TO VIEW ORDER SEE SC08-986.
10/21/2008 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY OP The Florida Legislature BY: OP Jason Vail 298824 O&8 & E-MAIL (DOES NOT CONTAIN COPY OF CITED AUTHORITY) ***STRICKEN. SEE ORDER DATED 10/21/2008)***
10/21/2008 ORDER-SUPP AUTHORITY STRICKEN The Florida Legislature's Notice of Supplemental Authority does not comply with Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.225 and is hereby stricken as it does not contain a copy of the cited authority. ***TO VIEW ORDER SEE SC08-986***
10/24/2008 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY OP The Florida Legislature BY: OP Jason Vail 298824 O&8 & E-MAIL ***STRICKEN. SEE ORDER DATED 10/24/2008
10/24/2008 ORDER-SUPP AUTHORITY STRICKEN The Florida Legislature's Notice of Supplemental Authority does not comply with Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.225 and is hereby stricken as it contains argument. ***TO VIEW ORDER SEE SC08-986***
10/28/2008 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY OP The Florida Legislature BY: OP Jason Vail 298824 O&8 & E-MAIL
11/06/2008 ORAL ARGUMENT HELD
Click to open document 01/29/2009 DISP-APPROVED In conclusion, we hold that the proposed amendments meet the legal requirements of article XI, section 3 of the Florida Constitution, and the ballot titles and summaries comply with section 101.161(1), Florida Statutes (2008). Accordingly, we approve the amendments for placement on the ballot.
02/12/2009 WEST CORRESPONDENCE CORRECTED OPINION - On page 29, added law firm affiliation of Jon L. Mills.
04/15/2009 ARCHIVES