Filing activity for Florida courts is continuing to recover from a COVID-19-induced slump, although activity remains well below where it was at the start of the year.

The Florida Courts E-Filing Authority, at its September 16 meeting, heard that electronic filings through the statewide e-filing portal showed a modest increase in August, for the third month in a row. That followed dramatic decreases in filing activity in April and May as law offices sent people home to work remotely, courts ceased most in-person activities including jury trials, and the state locked down in response to the spread of COVID-19.

Documents filed for August topped 2.1 million, slightly more than were filed either June or July and significantly higher than the around 1.8 million filed in each of April and May, according to Carolyn Weber, portal program manager. That’s below the 2.2 to 2.3 million filed each month from January through March.