RULE 1.080. SERVICE AND FILING OF PLEADINGS; ORDERS; DOCUMENTS; AND TRANSCRIPTS
(a) Service. Every pleading after the initial pleading, all orders, and every other document filed or required by statute or rule to be served in the action must be served in conformity with the requirements of Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.516.
(b) Filing. All documents must be filed in conformity with the requirements of Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.525.
(c) Writing and written defined. Writing or written means a document containing information, an application, or a stipulation.
(d) Format of Filed Transcripts. All transcripts filed with the court must be in full-page format, unless condensed transcripts are authorized by the court. The Portable Document Format (“PDF”) file(s) of all transcripts must be text searchable.
Committee Notes
2024 Amendment. Rule 1.080(d) aligns the civil rules with the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, which require filing full-page format transcripts, including depositions, in all appellate courts. This rule does not prevent the use of condensed transcripts for other purposes.
January 1, 2026 Florida Rules of Civil Procedure
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Rule Update: This rule is current through the Florida Supreme Court’s April 1, 2026 amendments (In re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.350 and 1.370, 426 So. 3d 466), which require requests and responses under Rules 1.350 and 1.370 to be served on all parties. Cox Law, PLLC reviews this page against each Supreme Court rules update.
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