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transferred pending cases to the Sixth if they originated from judicial circuits within the Sixth ’ s boundaries . 7 As of two weeks before the transition , the Second expected to transfer approximately 1,100 cased to the Sixth , with the Fifth expected to transfer about 540 cases to the Sixth , and receive a similar number of cases from the First . The Court ’ s new website is https :// 6dca . flcourts . gov /.
Parties in every transferred case will receive a filing from the receiving court bearing both the old case number , and the case number appointed by the receiving Court . If you are appearing before any of the courts in January , please be sure to thank a clerk for their hard work on this transition . n
1
See Ch . 2021-36 at 417 , Laws of Florida ( courthouse funding ); In re District Court of Appeal Workload and Jurisdiction , Fla . Admin . Order No . AOSC21-13 ( May 6 , 2021 ) ( creating study group ).
2
See Final Report and Recommendations , district Court of Appeal Workload and Jurisdiction Assessment Committee at 19 , 30-31 ( Sept . 30 , 2021 ), available at https :// www . flcourts . gov / content / download / 791118 / file / dca-assessment- Committee-Final-Report . pdf ( visited dec . 7 , 2022 ).
3
In re Redefinition of Appellate Districts & Certification of Need for Additional Appellate Judges , Case No . SC21-1543 345 So . 3d 703 , 707 ( Fla . Nov . 24 , 2021 ), supplemental opinion ( dec . 22 , 2021 ).
4
Chapter 2022-163 , Laws of Florida . The judges had not yet been appointed at the time this article was written . 5
No . AOSC 22-18 ( Fla . June 7 , 2022 ), available at https :// supremecourt . flcourts . gov / content / download / 839799 / file / AOSC22-18 . pdf .
6
35.05 ( 1 ), Fla . Stat . ( 2022 ).
7
In re : Implementation of a Sixth District Court of Appeal and Realignment of the Jurisdictional Boundaries of Other Appellate Districts , No . AOSC22-81 ( Nov . 1 , 2022 ), available at https :// supremecourt . flcourts . gov / content / download / 852134 / file / AOSC22-81 . pdf .
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