Rick Ellsley of The Ellsley Law Firm. Courtesy photo Rick Ellsley of The Ellsley Law Firm. Courtesy photo

 

Good news: The courts are now opening up again after the COVID-19 closures. Bad news: There remains a backlog of civil cases and the judges are scrambling to move them forward. Adding to the pressure, the chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court issued Administrative Order No. AOSC20-23 Amendment 12 (April 13, 2021), requiring that the chief judge in each circuit enter a new administrative order (AO) that establishes procedures to move civil cases faster.