In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure

Summary

The court adopted most proposed regular-cycle amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, effective January 1, 2015, while modifying or rejecting several proposals. The amendments clarify rendition and premature appeals, preserve discretion in prohibition proceedings, define appealable partial final judgments, revise review of post-final nonfinal orders, and establish an inmate-filing presumption based on institutional legal-mail procedures. The court also adopted numerous technical and substantive amendments concerning appellate practice, criminal and juvenile appeals, record preparation, briefs, costs, sanctions, and related procedures.