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RECENT RELEASES - FLORIDA SUPREME COURT
RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE--FORMS--AMENDMENT. The Court adopted proposed amendments to Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.370 (Amicus Curiae) and 9.900 (Forms). Rule 9.370, was amended "to clarify that the statement of the identity of the amicus curiae and its interest in the case is included in the word count," and the forms were amended to include a certificate of service.
RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE--AMENDMENT--DISCOVERY. Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.280(a) (Initial Discovery Disclosure) was amended to "to more closely align with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1)." Under the newly amended rule, parties are no longer required to provide copies of the documents or materials on which the computation of each claimed category of damages is based. Parties are now required "to make those documents available for inspection and copying under rule 1.350."
FLORIDA BAR--RULES--AMENDMENT--BOARD CERTIFICATION--INSURANCE. The Rules Regulating The Florida Bar were amended to create a new rule 6-32, titled "Standards for Board Certification in Insurance Coverage Law" which contains the standards and procedures by which Bar members can seek certification in that area of law.
RULES OF GENERAL PRACTICE AND JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION--AMENDMENT. The court adopted proposed amendments to Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.270 (Supreme Court Committees on Standard Jury Instructions) and the Judicial Branch Records Retention Schedule for Administrative Records. The rule was amended to provide that all proposed changes to the standard jury instructions "may, rather than must, be published in the print edition of The Florida Bar News." With regard to the records retention schedule, the "Search Warrants" section was amended "to avoid any ambiguity regarding unexecuted search warrants," and the retention period was revised to one year after the date search warrant was issued.
RULES OF JUVENILE PROCEDURE--FORMS--AMENDMENT. The Court adopted new Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure Forms 8.9781 (Petition for Adjudication and Permanent Commitment (Pre-adjudication of Dependency) for Deceased Parent(s)) and 8.9782 (Petition for Permanent Commitment (Post-adjudication of Dependency) for Deceased Parent(s)) for use in the situations outlined in sections 39.5035(1)(a)1. and 39.5035(1)(b).
PROBATE RULES--AMENDMENT. Florida Probate Rules 5.025 (Adversary Proceedings) and 5.080 (Discovery and Subpoena) were amended "to clarify that probate and guardianship proceedings are exempt from the initial discovery disclosure requirements in Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.280(a)."
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