Beginning July 1, 2013, the Third District will REQUIRE e-filing of all documents at its e-filing site, eDCA. This is NOT the same site we have been using for the circuit and county courts.
Attorneys must register at eDCA to file documents and to receive orders from the court. The court began serving acknowledgement letters, orders, opinions, and mandates through eDCA on June 3, so you should register immediately and authorize the site to deliver those documents to you by e-mail. When you register, you should include your assistant’s email address as a secondary email so he or she receives all your appellate documents as well.
Even though e-filing will not be required until July 1, you MAY file all documents except briefs and petitions on eDCA now (after registering). (Before July 1, briefs and petitions should be e-mailed to 3dcaefiling@flcourts.org as usual per the old AO3D05-1. On and after July 1, briefs and petitions will be filed using the eDCA system.)
Attorneys and involved staff should review carefully the administrative orders issued last week, as well as the User’s Guide:
- Administrative Order 3D 13-02 RE: ELECTRONIC FILING OF NOTICES OF APPEAL BY LOWER TRIBUNAL CLERKS AND PAPERS AND MOTIONS BY COURT REPORTERS
- Administrative Order 3D 13-03 RE: E-MAIL SERVICE OF COURT DOCUMENTS AND E-FILING BY REGISTERED USERS OF eDCA
- Administrative Order 3D 13-04 RE: ELECTRONIC FILING OF APPELLATE RECORDS
- Administrative Order 3D 13-05 RE: ELECTRONIC FILING OF APPENDICES
Please don’t hesitate to ask if you have any questions.
