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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Chris, I don’t believe it is part of the bill at this time. I just brought it up given the context of the communications.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Assuming the small claims rules were also revised accordingly, a corporate entity to continue to represent itself which is an issue noted by Arnie.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Chris Hill [mailto:Chris@hrkmlaw.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 05, 2018 1:05 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Arnold Tritt; Bruce Partington; Michael D. Randolph; Andrew Feldman; Stuart Sakwa<br>
<b>Cc:</b> clc-discussion@lists.flabarrpptl.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [CLC-Discussion] IMMEDIATE ATTENTION -- HB 7061 / SB 1384 / jurisdictional limits of county courts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I don’t see any reference to the lower limit (i.e. increasing small claims). Is there a separate bill or am I missing something:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/7061/BillText/e1/PDF">https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/7061/BillText/e1/PDF</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Arnold Tritt<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 5, 2018 11:25 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bruce Partington <<a href="mailto:bpartington@clarkpartington.com">bpartington@clarkpartington.com</a>>; Michael D. Randolph <<a href="mailto:Michael.Randolph@gray-robinson.com">Michael.Randolph@gray-robinson.com</a>>; Andrew Feldman <<a href="mailto:afeldman@feldmanlawoffices.com">afeldman@feldmanlawoffices.com</a>>;
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [CLC-Discussion] IMMEDIATE ATTENTION -- HB 7061 / SB 1384 / jurisdictional limits of county courts<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Gang: Not that the jurisdictional limits of summary proceedings is really a major issue for the CLC but I did hear from a friend who owns a large, state-wide credit card collection law firm who says that increasing
the limits for small claims court above $5k will cost “everyone” (debtor, creditor, etc.) more money because of the associated attorney appearance fee at the pre-trial hearing stage. Food for thought. Arnie.
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 05, 2018 10:23 AM<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">That lower limit (25K) does make more sense. 15K to 50K is too big a jump. Also makes sense to up the small claims limit some too as Michael suggests.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">For what it’s worth, an increase to $25,000 make sense with an increase in small claims jurisdiction to $10,000.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Andrew Feldman<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 05, 2018 9:18 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Stuart Sakwa<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Using a CPI inflation calculator, $15,000 in Jan of 1992 had the same buying power as approx, $26,922.56 in Jan of 2018. While we may not be talking about items measured in CPI, it seems to me that raising the
jurisdictional threshold makes sense if inflation is a concern and it is increased to somewhere between $25,000 and $30,000, but going from $15,000 to $50,000 is over a 200% increase. Before even factoring in the other concerns, the amount seems a bit extreme. <o:p></o:p></p>
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On Mar 4, 2018, at 10:34 PM, Stuart Sakwa <<a href="mailto:shsakwa@outlook.com">shsakwa@outlook.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The $15,000 limit has been in place since 1992. When taking 25 years of inflation into account, raising the limit is not “nonsense”.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Raising the limit will help small businesses and individuals gain access to the legal system that is now too costly. Even large businesses complain about the cost of litigation. In addition, the smaller claims will be resolved quicker
and will help reduce the congestion in the Circuit Court. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I agree the CLC should have a conference call and take a position, but think we should support the legislation. Perhaps we can coordinate with other industry groups such as the AGC to find out what position they are taking on this.
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chance of passing. If the CLC wants the Section to do take an official position, it will require CLC approval, a whitepaper prepared by the CLC supporting the position, and Executive Committee approval before sending it to the Board of Governors for approval.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>I agree with Barry. We need to stop this nonsense before it goes any further.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> [CLC-Discussion] IMMEDIATE ATTENTION -- HB 7061 / SB 1384 / jurisdictional limits of county courts</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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HB 7061 and SB 1384 raise the jurisdictional limit for county courts from $15,000 to $50,000. This also means that circuit courts, rather than District Courts of Appeal, would handle appeals on cases up to $50,000.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">HB 7061 is on Special Order for this Friday. SB 1384 is stuck in Approps. I believe the incoming Senate leadership is more sensitive to the problems with this legislation,
so that is a good place for input if you agree this is a bad (or at least not fully cooked) bill.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">“Changing the jurisdictional limit for county and circuit courts will negatively impact our judicial system in ways we should avoid. Currently, issues handled in
circuit court above $15,000 are appealed to the District Courts of Appeal, but HB 7061 and SB 1384 will put appeals on matters up to $50,000 back into the circuit courts.”<br>
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“Our circuit courts may not be able to handle the results. Parties who might not bother to appeal a $15,000 decision may think differently about $50,000, and that will have a caseload impact. Meanwhile, unlike judges on the five DCAs, circuit court judges won’t
have law clerks to help them with the higher workload."<br>
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“In addition, the business community wants the consistency and transparency of the DCA appellate process. These bills will lead to twenty circuits worth of appeals to search and reconcile, rather than the five DCAs."<br>
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“Finally, DCA judges are required to have at least ten years experience, and usually have much more, and they are simply better prepared to handle the complexity that comes with higher dollar cases."</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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