1 verbatim requirement on exhibits & evidence.
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• POST-MANDATE MOTIONS; RETURN OF CASE FILE AND EVIDENCE TO LOWER TRIBUNAL 14 . If there are no motions pending after mandate is rendered, then 30 days after rendition of the mandate or, if the case file contains a post-mandate motion which has been disposed of by order of the Court, then on the 31st day following rendition of the order, the appellate case file, exhibits, and evidence shall be returned to the lower tribunal Clerk. If the appellate case file contains no post-mandate motions, then on the 31st day following the rendition of the mandate the Clerk shall transmit the appellate case file, together with all briefs, exhibits, and evidence, back to the lower tribunal Clerk. Any appellate file containing a post- mandate motion which has not been disposed of by Court order shall remain in the custody and control of the appellate Clerk until such time as a disposition occurs. PRO SE PARTIES 15 . Parties appearing before the Court pro se, or representing themselves without the benefit of an attorney, shall comply with the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure. The Appellate Practice Section of the Florida Bar has compiled a handbook to assist persons representing themselves on appeal, titled Pro Se Appellate Handbook: Representing Yourself on Appeal. The handbook is available on the internet, at the web address: http://prose.flabarappellate.org/default.asp. T his administrative order supersedes prior Administrative Order 2.01(v2) “Appellate Procedure” dated July 1, 2014. ORDERED ON this ____ day of January, 2026. _______ ___________________________________ William E. Davis, Chief Judge 13th
AO 2.01 (v3) Appellate Procedure Page 4 Effective: January 13, 2026 POST-MANDATE MOTIONS; RETURN OF CASE FILE AND EVIDENCE TO LOWER TRIBUNAL 14 . If there are no motions pending after mandate is rendered, then 30 days after r e n d i ti o n o f t h e m a n d a t e o r , i f t h e c a s e fi l e c o n t a i n s a p o s t - m a n d a t e m o ti o n w h i c h h a s b e e n disposed of by order of the Court, then on the 31st day following rendition of the order, the appellate case file, exhibits, and evidence shall be returned to the lower tribunal Clerk. If the appellate case file contains no post-mandate motions, then on the 31st day following the rendition of the mandate the Clerk shall transmit the appellate case file, together with all briefs, exhibits, and evidence, back to the lower tribunal Clerk. Any appellate file containing a post- mandate motion which has not been disposed of by Court
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1 verbatim requirement on exhibits in BETSY BENSON's division.
4 verbatim requirements on exhibits & evidence.
1 verbatim requirement on exhibits & evidence.