New E-Filing Requirement at First DCA
On June 11, the First District Court of Appeal issued Administrative Order 07-1 in which it announced a new e-filing requirement. Effective for all cases with a DCA case number of 1D07-3000 and higher, all litigants are encouraged to send a copy of (1) all appellate briefs and (2) all petitions, responses, and replies in original proceedings (petitions for writ of certiorari, prohibition, mandamus, etc.) to the Court via e-mail in addition to the normal number of copies required for that pleading. The requirement does not apply to motions, etc. Electronic filings are to be made in Microsoft Word (preferred) or in WordPerfect format.
In addition to their physical address and telephone number, attorneys filing pleadings in compliance with the order must also include their business e-mail addresses on the documents which are filed.
