Florida Supreme Court delays mandatory e-filing....again.

By order dated November 28, 2012, the Supreme Court of Florida once again changed the date on which e-filing rules will become effective. After considering the status report by the Florida Courts E-filing Authority, and the response by the Florida Courts Technology Committee, the Court ordered that the e-filing rules will be mandatory as follows:

• In the Supreme Court on February 27, 2013;
• In the Second District Court of Appeal on July 22, 2013
• In the Third District Court of Appeal on September 27, 2013; 
• In the Fourth District Court of Appeal on October 31, 2013;
• In the Fifth District Court of Appeal on November 27, 2013; and 
• In the First District Court of Appeal on December 27, 2013. 

The Court further ordered that the Chief Justice may make e-filing rules effective earlier on a voluntary basis in the Supreme Court by administrative by order of the chief justice. Similarly, each district chief judge may order that e-filing rule be effective earlier on a voluntary basis.