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THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT ADOPTS AMENDMENTS REQUIRING THAT PARTIES SERVE RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION AND REQUESTS FOR ADMISSION ON ALL OTHER PARTIES IN THE CASE (AS OF APRIL 1, 2026, AT 12:01 A.M.)

May 15th, 2026 in by admin

IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 1.350 AND 1.370 51 Fla. L. Weekly S27 (Fla. Jan. 15, 2026):

The Florida Supreme Court adopted amendments to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.350 and 1.370, as proposed by the Civil Procedure Rules Committee, with modifications. The amendments require service on all parties of (1) requests for production and responses (the requests and responses themselves, not the produced documents) and (2) requests for admission and responses. The Court set the effective date as April 1, 2026.