NOTICE OF APPEAL

(Florida Circuit Court — Civil Division)

1. CAPTION

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE [NUMBER]TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR [COUNTY_NAME] COUNTY, FLORIDA
[CIVIL DIVISION]

[PLAINTIFF_NAME],
Plaintiff,

v. Case No.: [TRIAL_CASE_NUMBER]
Division: [DIVISION]
[DEFENDANT_NAME],
Defendant.

Counsel Information

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[ATTORNEY_NAME] (Fla. Bar No. [BAR_NUMBER])
[LAW_FIRM_NAME]
[ADDRESS]
[City], Florida [ZIP]
Telephone: [PHONE] | Facsimile: [FAX]
Primary E-Mail: [PRIMARY_EMAIL]
Secondary E-Mail: [SECONDARY_EMAIL]
Attorney for Appellant [CLIENT_NAME]

2. NOTICE OF APPEAL

Notice is hereby given that [CLIENT_NAME], [trial court role], appeals to the [FIRST/SECOND/THIRD/FOURTH/FIFTH/SIXTH] District Court of Appeal of Florida from the [final judgment/order] rendered on [RENDITION_DATE] by the Honorable [JUDGE_NAME]. The order is appealable pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.110 / 9.130 and section [STATUTE] Florida Statutes.

3. TIMELINESS AND POST-JUDGMENT MOTIONS

• Date of rendition (as defined in Fla. R. App. P. 9.020(i)): [RENDITION_DATE]
• Post-judgment motions affecting rendition: [MOTION_DETAILS]
• This notice is filed on [FILING_DATE], within 30 days of rendition.

4. PARTIES ON APPEAL

• Appellant: [CLIENT_NAME]
• Appellee(s): [APPELLEE_NAMES]

5. DIRECTIONS TO THE CLERK AND COURT REPORTER (Rule 9.200)

Appellant will file Directions to the Clerk and Court Reporter within 10 days, requesting inclusion of:
- Clerk’s papers from [DATE RANGE]
- Transcripts of proceedings on [HEARING_DATES] to be prepared by [REPORTER_NAME]
- Exhibits identified as [EXHIBIT_LIST]

6. FILING FEES AND BONDS

Appellant has [paid the $100 circuit court filing fee and $300 DCA filing fee / filed Application for Determination of Indigent Status]. Any supersedeas bond sought to stay the judgment will be addressed by separate motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.310.

7. RELIEF SOUGHT

Appellant requests that the District Court of Appeal reverse, vacate, or otherwise grant relief from the judgment/order identified above and award costs on appeal.

8. SIGNATURE BLOCK

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Respectfully submitted this [DATE].

[ATTORNEY_NAME]
Attorney for Appellant [CLIENT_NAME]
Florida Bar No. [BAR_NUMBER]

9. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (Fla. R. App. P. 9.420)

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I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing NOTICE OF APPEAL was furnished on [SERVICE_DATE] by ☐ Florida Courts E-Filing Portal ☐ Email ☐ U.S. Mail ☐ Hand Delivery to:

☐ [NAME], Esq., Counsel for [PARTY], [EMAIL/ADDRESS]
☐ Clerk of the [NUMBER]th Judicial Circuit, [COUNTY_NAME] County, Florida
☐ Clerk of the [DCA_NAME] District Court of Appeal

[SERVER_NAME]