Amendments to the appellate rules.

The Florida Bar's Appellate Court Rules Committee has submitted to the Florida Supreme Court an out-of-cycle report proposing amendments to Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.020 (Definitions); 9.120 (Discretionary Proceedings to Review Decisions of District Courts of Appeal); 9.141 (Review Proceedings in Collateral Postconviction Criminal Cases); 9.160 (Discretionary Proceedings to Review Decisions of County Courts); 9.180 (Appeal Proceedings to Review Workers' Compensation Cases); 9.200 (The Record); and 9.220 (Appendix). The proposed amendments are in response to a request by the Court related to the recent amendments to rule 9.200 that provide for mandatory statewide electronic records on appeal. See In re Amendments to Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.200, 177 So. 3d 1254 (Fla. 2015). The court invites all interested persons to comment on the proposed amendments, which are reproduced in full below, as well as online at www.floridasupremecourt.org/decisions/proposed.shtml. All comments must be filed with the court on or before December 1, 2016, with a certificate of service verifying that a copy has been served on Committee Chair Kristin Ann Norse, P.O. Box 3396, Tampa 33601-3396, knorse@kmf-law.com, and on the Bar staff liaison to the committee, Heather Telfer, 651 E. Jefferson Street, Tallahassee 32399-2300, htelfer@flabar.org, as well as a separate request for oral argument if the person filing the comment wishes to participate in oral argument, which may be scheduled in this case. The chair has until December 21 to file a response to any comments filed with the court. If filed by an attorney in good standing with The Florida Bar, the comment must be electronically filed via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal in accordance with In re Electronic Filing in the Supreme Court of Florida via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC13-7 (Feb. 18, 2013). If filed by a nonlawyer or a lawyer not licensed to practice in Florida, the comment must be electronically filed via e-mail in accordance with In re Mandatory Submission of Electronic Copies of Documents, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC04-84 (Sept. 13, 2004). Electronically filed documents must be submitted in Microsoft Word 97 or higher. Any person unable to submit a comment electronically must mail or hand-deliver the originally signed comment to the Florida Supreme Court, Office of the Clerk, 500 South Duval Street, Tallahassee 32399-1927; no additional copies are required or will be accepted.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE, CASE NO. SC16-1377

RULE 9.020. DEFINITIONS

The following terms have the meanings shown as used in these rules: (a) - (k) [No Change] (l) E-filing System Docket. The docket where attorneys and those parties who are registered users of the...