(1) General Information. All Florida State University final orders are either indexed or listed. University final orders are those documents of final action received and filed with the University Agency Clerk, Office of the University’s General Counsel, pursuant to Florida Statutes § 120.52(11) The University Agency Clerk is responsible for the docketing, indexing, filing and listing of the final orders of the University.

Terms Used In Florida Regulations 6C2-1.057

  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
    (a) For purposes of this rule, final orders as defined by the Florida Department of State (DOS) Fl. Admin. Code R. 1S-6.002, are required to be indexed pursuant to DOS Fl. Admin. Code R. 1S-6.004 Final orders which do not resolve a substantial legal issue of first impression, establish for the first time a rule of law, principle, or policy; alter, modify, or clarify a prior final order; resolve conflicting final orders, or harmonize decisions of appellate courts shall be listed, but not indexed in the following categories:
    1. Final orders resulting from informal proceedings under Florida Statutes § 120.57(2)
    2. Final orders closing cases on the basis of settlements, consent orders, or stipulations under Florida Statutes § 120.57(3)
    (2) Numbering of Final Orders. All final orders that are required to be indexed or listed shall be sequentially numbered at the time of filing with the Agency – University Clerk as required by Florida Statutes § 120.52(11)
    (a) The numbering system for final orders indexed will include the agency-educational unit designation (FSU), followed by a two part number separated by a dash. The first part before the dash indicates the year, and the second part will indicate the numerical sequence of the order issued and filed during that year.
    (b) An applicable order category is added following the University’s designated final order docket number to aid in identifying the nature of the order. The final order categories are as follows:
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