Site Additions: New Florida Rules on Email service and filing; New Federal Judicial Center guide on Electronic Evidence

Post date: Jun 27, 2012 4:36:51 PM

Wow--what a busy week it's been! On June 21, the Florida Supreme Court issued two related major opinions: one approving rule changes requiring email service, and the other requiring electronic filing. The email service rule was originally slated to become effective on July 1, 2012, but yesterday, the Court amended its opinion and pushed back the effective date to September 1, 2012. The e-filing requirement will take effect according to the following schedule:

• in state appellate courts on October 1, 2012;
• in the civil, probate, small claims, and family law divisions of the trial courts, as well as appeals to the circuit courts in those cases, on April 1, 2013;
• in criminal, traffic, and juvenile divisions, as well appeals to the circuit court in those cases, on October 1, 2013.

And today, the Federal Judicial Center published the second edition of Managing Discovery of Electronic Information: A Pocket Guide for Judges, by Barbara Rothstein, Ronald Hedges, and Elizabeth Wiggins. Links to the booklet can be found under Federal Resources and Litigation and Training Resources.