The Florida Supreme Court issued Administrative Order No. AOSC21-62 In Re: Workgroup on Sanctions for Vexatious and Sham Litigation, on December 9, 2021, creating the workgroup and naming the Honorable Carol-Lisa Phillips Circuit Court Judge, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit as Chair. The Honorable Jerald D. “Jerry” Bryant (Okeechobee) has been appointed to serve on the workgroup for a term that expires on June 30, 2022.
The order directs those appointed to the workgroup to review current rules and statutes regarding vexatious and sham litigation and to make recommendations by June 1, 2022, on any proposed rule enhancements or statutory changes they think may be necessary.
In addition to reviewing current rules and laws, the workgroup has been directed to survey judges, staff, and Clerks on their use of existing regulations and whether they have availed themselves to any of the current sanctions in place and, if so, the obstacles they have encountered.
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