A stay lasts until an appellate court issues its mandate after its decision in the case is final. The stay ends when the appellate court issues its mandate, even if one of the parties asks the Florida Supreme Court to review the appellate court’s decision. The only method for obtaining a longer stay once an appellate court decides a case and rules upon any motions for rehearing, certification or clarification, is to file a motion to stay the mandate in the appellate court. Otherwise, the court clerk will usually just send the mandate to the parties and to the lower tribunal 15 days after an opinion is final (which will either be 15 days after the opinion if no post-decision motions are filed, or 15 days after the appellate court decides a timely-filed motion for rehearing, certification, or clarification).
