Take Note: Florida Supreme Court Lifts Delays on Some Bar-Regulation Cases
The Florida Supreme Court is getting back on track. Replacing a March 20 ruling that stopped the clock until further notice, Chief Justice Charles Canady reinstated deadlines for most cases involving chapters 3 to 10 of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar.
April 09, 2020 at 04:40 PM
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Most deadlines and time periods for cases involving Florida Bar regulations have been reinstated. Photo: Shutterstock.com
In a new emergency order Thursday, Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Canady reinstated deadlines and time periods for some — but not all — cases involving Florida Bar regulations.
Replacing a March 20 ruling that stopped the clock until further notice, Canady reinstated deadlines for most cases involving chapters 3 to 10 of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. These include attorney discipline cases, regulation of the unlicensed practice of law and investigations into lawyer advertising.
Deadlines won't, however, be reinstated if they expired during the suspension, or if they are due to expire in the next seven days. For those cases, deadlines will extend to April 24.
But not everything is back on track.
For cases involving Bar Rule 3-7.16, which governs limitation on time to open investigation, and 4-7.19, which governs filing and evaluation requirements for attorney advertisements, deadlines are suspended until May 29.
Canady wrote that he will issue additional updates depending on how events transpire.
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