In re: Aments to Appellate Rules 9.310

SC07-299

The Court asked the Appellate Court Rules Committee of The Florida Bar to consider whether any changes are needed to a rule that deals with the use of bonds when a judgment in a civil case is appealed and a stay is requested. The committee considered a proposed change but voted 45-7 against recommending its adoption to the Court. The proposed change, opposed by the committee, would track the language of a new statute that would, on its face, change this court rule. A key consideration for the committee was whether the law was constitutionally dealt with a substantive change in law or whether it unconstitutionally sought to amend a procedural rule of court.

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