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  2. Florida Rules of Civil Procedure - Wikipedia

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    The Florida Supreme Court adopted the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure in March 1954. [2] The proper abbreviation for the rules is Fla.R.Civ.P. [ 3 ] The rules may be amended, or new rules added, from time to time and upon the approval of the Florida Supreme Court.

  3. Law of Florida - Wikipedia

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    The Florida Constitution, in Article V, Section 2(a), vests the power to adopt rules for the "practice and procedure in all courts" in the Florida Supreme Court, which has adopted the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. Although Title VI of the Florida Statutes is labeled "Civil Practice and Procedure", the statutes it contains are limited to ...

  4. Settlement (litigation) - Wikipedia

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    In Israel, which is a common law jurisdiction, settlements almost always are submitted to the court, for two reasons: (a) only by submitting the settlement to the court can the litigants control whether the court will order one or more parties to pay costs, and (b) the plaintiff (claimant) usually prefers for the settlement to be given the ...

  5. Florida State Courts System - Wikipedia

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    The Florida Supreme Court building. The Supreme Court of Florida is the highest court in the U.S. state of Florida.The Supreme Court consists of seven judges: the Chief Justice and six Justices who are appointed by the Governor to 6-year terms and remain in office if retained in a general election near the end of each term. [2]

  6. ‘Great news’ for the Keys. Panel rejects proposal to ...

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    The vote was unanimous, but the Florida Supreme Court decides what’s next. ‘Great news’ for the Keys. Panel rejects proposal to consolidate Florida’s judicial circuits

  7. Proposal to merge Florida’s judicial circuits faces backlash ...

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    A proposal by the Republican speaker of the Florida House to consolidate the state’s judicial circuits has drawn broad opposition from state attorneys across the political spectrum and others in ...

  8. Florida bankruptcy law - Wikipedia

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    Article X, section 4 of the Florida Constitution [17] provides for the exemption of $1,000 of personal property, which is doubled if the bankruptcy case is a joint filing with a spouse. Florida statutes provides for an additional $4,000 exemption for personal property if the person does not have the benefit of the Florida homestead exemption.

  9. Prisoners of Profit - The Huffington Post

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    Over the past quarter century, Slattery’s for-profit prison enterprises have run afoul of the Justice Department and authorities in New York, Florida, Maryland, Nevada and Texas for alleged offenses ranging from condoning abuse of inmates to plying politicians with undisclosed gifts while seeking to secure state contracts.