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Click to open document 08/15/2016 PETITION-AMENDMENT TO RULES (FLORIDA BAR) PT Amendments To Rules Regulating The Florida Bar TFB BY: PT John F. Harkness 123390
08/15/2016 No Fee Required
Click to open document 08/15/2016 APPENDIX-RULES PT Amendments To Rules Regulating The Florida Bar TFB BY: PT John F. Harkness 123390 Appendix A
Click to open document 08/15/2016 APPENDIX-RULES PT Amendments To Rules Regulating The Florida Bar TFB BY: PT John F. Harkness 123390 Appendix B
Click to open document 08/15/2016 APPENDIX-RULES PT Amendments To Rules Regulating The Florida Bar TFB BY: PT John F. Harkness 123390 Appendix C
Click to open document 08/15/2016 APPENDIX-RULES PT Amendments To Rules Regulating The Florida Bar TFB BY: PT John F. Harkness 123390 Appendix D
Click to open document 08/15/2016 ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTER-NEW CASE
Click to open document 08/16/2016 COMMENTS PE1 Charles Dean Scott 972843 BY: PE1 Charles Dean Scott 972843 Comments of Charles Dean Scott **No COS**
Click to open document 08/25/2016 COMMENTS OP Avvo, Inc. BY: OP Joshua M. King Comments of Avvo, Inc. **No COS**
Click to open document 09/01/2016 COMMENTS PE1 Brad Salter 90123 BY: PE1 Brad Salter 90123 Comments of Brad Salter **No COS**
Click to open document 09/01/2016 COMMENTS PE1 Robert J. Healy, Jr. 173990 BY: PE1 Robert J. Healy, Jr. 173990 Comments of Robert J. Healy, Jr. **No COS**
Click to open document 09/09/2016 COMMENTS PE1 Bill Wagner 83998 BY: PE1 Bill Wagner 83998 Comments of Bill Wagner
Click to open document 09/14/2016 COMMENTS OP 1-800-411-PAIN Referral Service, LLC BY: OP Timothy P. Chinaris 564052 COMMENTS OF 1-800-411-PAIN REFERRAL SERVICE, LLC IN PARTIAL OPPOSITION TO FLORIDA BAR PETITION TO AMEND RULE 4-7.22 (LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICES) (with Request for OA)
Click to open document 09/15/2016 COMMENTS OP Broward County Bar Association BY: OP Charles Allen Morehead 501255 Broward County Bar Association Comments to Proposed Rule Changes to Rule 4-7.22 and 4-7.23 **No COS** **Copy w/ COS received 9/19/16**
Click to open document 09/16/2016 MOTION-ACCEPTANCE AS TIMELY FILED (COMMENTS) OP Consumers For Responsive Legal System D/B/A/ Responsive Law BY: OP Thomas M. Gordon
Click to open document 09/16/2016 COMMENTS OP Consumers For Responsive Legal System D/B/A/ Responsive Law BY: OP Thomas M. Gordon Comments of Responsive Law **No COS**
Click to open document 09/19/2016 COMMENTS OP Broward County Bar Association BY: OP Charles Allen Morehead 501255 Broward County Bar Association Comments to Proposed Rule Changes to Rule 4-7.22 and 4-7.23 **with COS**
Click to open document 09/19/2016 MOTION-ACCEPTANCE AS TIMELY FILED (COMMENTS) OP Broward County Bar Association BY: OP Charles Allen Morehead 501255
Click to open document 09/21/2016 ORDER-ACCEPTANCE AS TIMELY FILED GR (COMMENTS) Charles A. Morehead III's motion to accept comments as timely filed is granted and the comments filed with this Court on September 19, 2016, by the Broward County Bar Association are hereby accepted as timely filed.
Click to open document 09/22/2016 ORDER-ACCEPTANCE AS TIMELY FILED GR (COMMENTS) Thomas M. Gordon's motion to accept comments as timely filed is granted and the comments filed with this Court on September 16, 2016, by Responsive Law are hereby accepted as timely filed.
Click to open document 09/22/2016 COMMENTS PE1 Charles Dean Scott 972843 BY: PE1 Charles Dean Scott 972843 Comments of Charles Dean Scott **w/ service**
Click to open document 09/23/2016 COMMENTS OP Avvo, Inc. BY: OP Joshua M. King Service noted on page 1
Click to open document 09/26/2016 COMMENTS PE1 Robert J. Healy, Jr. 173990 BY: PE1 Robert J. Healy, Jr. 173990 Service noted
Click to open document 09/26/2016 COMMENTS PE1 Brad Salter 90123 BY: PE1 Brad Salter 90123 Service noted
Click to open document 10/05/2016 MOTION-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE PT Amendments To Rules Regulating The Florida Bar TFB BY: PT John F. Harkness 123390 The Florida Bar's Motion for Leave to Respond and Response to Comments
Click to open document 10/05/2016 COMMENTS OP Consumers For Responsive Legal System D/B/A/ Responsive Law BY: OP Thomas M. Gordon Showing service (page 1)
Click to open document 10/05/2016 RESPONSE PT Amendments To Rules Regulating The Florida Bar TFB BY: PT John F. Harkness 123390 Filed w/in Motion
Click to open document 10/17/2016 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE GR The Florida Bar's motion for leave to respond to comments is hereby granted. The response was filed with this Court on October 5, 2016.
Click to open document 11/07/2016 ORDER-OA SCHED (RULES) The above case is hereby scheduled for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Thirty minutes are 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 Florida Bar prior to the filing of the petition 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 November 17, 2016. 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 November 28, 2016, how the time is to be divided. 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.
11/07/2016 ORAL ARGUMENT CALENDAR
Click to open document 11/08/2016 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PT Amendments To Rules Regulating The Florida Bar TFB BY: PT John F. Harkness 123390 THE FLORIDA BAR'S REQUEST TO PARTICIPATE IN ORAL ARGUMENT
Click to open document 11/08/2016 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PT Amendments To Rules Regulating The Florida Bar TFB BY: PT John F. Harkness 123390 THE FLORIDA BAR'S REQUEST TO PARTICIPATE IN ORAL ARGUMENT
Click to open document 11/08/2016 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT OP 1-800-411-PAIN Referral Service, LLC BY: OP Timothy P. Chinaris 564052 REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT OF 1-800-411-PAIN REFERRAL SERVICE, LLC
Click to open document 11/09/2016 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PE1 Bill Wagner 83998 BY: PE1 Bill Wagner 83998 REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT OF BILL WAGNER
Click to open document 11/10/2016 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT OP Consumers For Responsive Legal System D/B/A/ Responsive Law BY: OP Thomas M. Gordon REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT OF CONSUMERS FOR A RESPONSIVE LEGAL SYSTEM
Click to open document 11/14/2016 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT OP Avvo, Inc. BY: OP Joshua M. King REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT OF AVVO, INC.
Click to open document 11/14/2016 MOTION-COUNS PRO HAC VICE (FOREIGN COUNSEL) OP Avvo, Inc. BY: OP Joshua M. King VERIFIED MOTION FOR ADMISSION TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE PURSUANT TO FLORIDA RULE OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION 2.510
Click to open document 11/28/2016 ORDER-COUNSEL PRO HAC VICE GR (FOREIGN COUNSEL) The motion to appear pro hac vice filed in the above cause by Joshua M. King, on behalf of Avvo, Inc., is hereby granted contingent upon counsel's payment of the $100.00 fee required by section 25.241(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2015), within ten days from the date of this order. FAILURE TO TIMELY COMPLY WITH THE PAYMENT REQUIREMENT COULD RESULT IN THIS ORDER BEING VACATED AND THE MOTION BEING DENIED.
Click to open document 11/29/2016 PAY PRO HAC VICE FEE-100 OP Avvo, Inc. BY: OP Joshua M. King
04/05/2017 ORAL ARGUMENT HELD
Click to open document 04/26/2017 MOTION-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE PT Amendments To Rules Regulating The Florida Bar TFB BY: PT John F. Harkness 123390 THE FLORIDA BAR'S REQUEST TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM
Click to open document 05/03/2017 DISP-DISM WITHOUT PREJUDICE Previously, in In re Amend. to Rule Reg. The Fla. Bar 4-7.22-Lawyer Referral Services, 175 So. 3d 779, 781 (Fla. 2015), the Court rejected amendments to Rule Regulating the Florida Bar 4-7.22 proposed by The Florida Bar and directed the Bar to propose amendments that "preclude Florida lawyers from accepting referrals from any lawyer referral service that is not owned or operated by a member of the Bar." In this case, the Bar proposes amendments to rule 4-7.22 that do not comply with the Court's direction concerning lawyer referral services that are not owned or operated by a member of the Bar and that seek to expand the scope of the rule to include "matching services" and other similar services not currently regulated by the Bar. The Court having considered the Bar's prior petition, the amendments proposed in this case, the comments filed, the Bar's response, and having had the benefit of oral argument, the Bar's petition in this case is hereby dismissed without prejudice to allow the members of this Court to engage in informed discussions with the Bar and those who are in favor or against the proposed regulation of matching and other similar services. The Court lacks sufficient background information on such services and their regulation at this time. No rehearing will be entertained by this Court.
Click to open document 05/03/2017 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE DY "The Florida Bar's Request to Provide Supplemental Memorandum" is hereby denied as moot.
Click to open document 03/08/2018 DISP-AMENDED/ADOPTED FSC-OPINION: Accordingly, the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar are hereby amended as set forth in the appendix to this opinion. New language is underscored; deleted language is struck through. The amendments shall become effective on April 30, 2018, at 12:01 a.m. It is so ordered.
Click to open document 03/29/2018 PUBLISH FULL