In re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.350 and 1.370

Summary

The Supreme Court of Florida adopted amendments to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.350 and 1.370, with modifications. The amendments require requests and responses for production and requests for admission to be served on all parties and become effective April 1, 2026, at 12:01 a.m.

Holdings

1. The Supreme Court of Florida adopted, with modifications, amendments to rules 1.350 and 1.370 requiring requests for production and their responses, as well as requests for admission and their responses, to be served on all parties in the case.
2. Requests for production and responses to requests for production must be served on all parties.
3. Requests for admission and responses to requests for admission must be served on all parties.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Supreme Court of Florida should adopt the proposed amendments to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.350 and 1.370.
2. What modifications should be made to the proposed rules concerning service of requests for production, responses to requests for production, requests for admission, and responses to requests for admission.

Disposition

other