RULE 1.080. SERVICE AND FILING OF PLEADINGS; ORDERS; DOCUMENTS; AND TRANSCRIPTS
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RULE 1.080. SERVICE AND FILING OF PLEADINGS; ORDERS; DOCUMENTS; AND TRANSCRIPTS
(a) Service. Every pleading after the initial pleading, all orders, and every other document filed with the court or required by statute or rule to be served in the action must be served in conformity with the requirements of Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.516.
(b) Filing. All documents must be filed in conformity with the requirements of Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.525.
(c) Documents. All documents filed with the court must be prepared in conformity with the requirements of Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.520.
(d) Signature. All documents filed with the court or required by statute or rule to be served in the action must be signed as required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.515.
PDF page 29(e) Writing and written defined. Writing or written means a document containing information, an application, or a stipulation.
(f) Format of Filed Transcripts. All transcripts filed with the court must be in full-page format, unless condensed transcripts are authorized by the court. The Portable Document Format (“PDF”) file(s) of all transcripts must be text searchable.
Committee Notes
2024 Amendment. Rule 1.080(d) aligns the civil rules with the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, which require filing full- page format transcripts, including depositions, in all appellate courts. This rule does not prevent the use of condensed transcripts for other purposes.