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Florida Supreme Court Recedes From "Joint Residency Rule" In Venue Disputes

March 16, 2012 13:13

In Brown v. Nagelhout (SC10-868), the Florida Supreme Court receded from its 1957 opinion, Enfinger v. Baxley, 96 So. 2d 538 (Fla. 1957), and abolished "the judicially created joint residency rule" applied in venue challenges. The court described the facts as follows: Willie and Brenda Brown...

Florida Innocence Commission Meeting

February 17, 2012 16:44

On Monday Feb. 13, 2012, the Florida Innocence Commission met at the Supreme Court of Florida. The meeting focused on two of the major contributing factors of wrongful convictions: informants/jailhouse snitches and improper/invalid scientific evidence. The first several hours of [...]On Monday Feb....

Mandatory Mediation Program In Foreclosure Cases Ended

December 19, 2011 23:04

The Florida Supreme Court entered THIS order today and ended the mandatory mediation program in foreclosure cases. The court stated: The program was established as a means for the court system to address the overwhelming number of mortgage foreclosure cases coming into the system. The Court has...

In re: Certification of Need for Additional Judges

December 15, 2011 17:57

In In re: Certification of Need for Additional Judges (No. SC11-2246), the Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion and certified the need for 23 new circuit court judges, 48 new county court judges, and one new judge in the Second District Court of Appeal. Attached to the opinion was the chart...

Florida Supreme Court Rejects Stipulation For Dismissal Of Pino v. Bank of New York

December 08, 2011 16:36

In Pino v. The Bank of New York (SC11-697), a divided Florida Supreme Court denied "the parties’ request to dismiss this proceeding." Justice Pariente, Justice Lewis, Justice Labarga, and Justice Perry concurred in the per curiam opinion. Chief Justice Canady wrote a dissenting opinion that was...