The Law Mind

Middle District of Florida

M.D. Fla. — local rules, ECF filing procedures, and judges’ standing orders, readable in full.

Civil Rules (42)
1.01 Purpose, Scope, and Definitions
1.02 Authority of a United States Magistrate Judge
1.03 Admiralty and Maritime
1.04 Divisions and Place to File
1.05 Docketing and Assignment
1.06 Removal of an Action from State Court
1.07 Successive and Other Related Actions
1.08 Form of a Pleading, Motion, or Other Paper
1.09 Title of a Pleading, Motion, or Other Paper
1.10 Filing Proof of Service of Process; Deadline for Default
1.11 Sealing in a Civil Action
2.01 Practice in the Middle District
2.02 Appearance and Withdrawal of a Lawyer
2.03 Appearance by a Law Student
2.04 Discipline
3.01 Motions, Briefs, and Other Legal Memorandums
3.02 Civil Case Management
3.03 Disclosure Statement
3.04 Notice of a Deposition or a Subpoena Duces Tecum
3.05 Stipulations
3.06 Final Pretrial Meeting and Statement
3.07 Exhibits
3.08 Continuance
3.09 Notice of Resolution; Dismissal
3.10 Failure to Prosecute; Dismissal
3.11 Disclosure in a Criminal Action
3.12 Discovery of Information from Probation and Pretrial
4.01 Mediation
4.02 Mediator
4.03 Mediation Order
5.01 Broadcasting, Recording, and Photographing
5.02 Jury Selection and Prohibition of Communication with a
5.03 Courtroom Decorum
6.01 Temporary Restraining Order
6.02 Preliminary Injunction
6.03 In Forma Pauperis Action
6.04 Action by a Person in Custody
6.05 Habeas Action Challenging a Death Sentence
6.06 Marshal’s Deed and a Coast Guard Bill of Sale
7.01 Attorney’s Fee and Expenses
7.02 Electronics in a Courthouse
7.03 Court’s Registry
Electronic Filing (ECF) Procedures
Electronic Case Filing Procedures
District Forms (1)
Administrative Procedures for Electronic Filing (PDF)
National (AO) forms used in every district are searchable too — try “AO 440” or “subpoena to testify at a deposition” in Search.
Standing Orders & Judge Procedures (150)
Court-wide (107)
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Administrative Procedures for Electronic Filing (PDF)
Apply to be a CJA Lawyer (PDF)
Handbook for Federal Grand Jurors (PDF)
Handbook for Trial Jurors Serving in the United States District Courts (PDF)
HANDBOOKS
HANDBOOKS
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HANDBOOKS
Mediation Report Form
Plan for Qualification and Selection of Grand and Petit Jurors (PDF)
PLANS
PROCEDURES
Standing Order - WWB
Brian Davis (1)
Individual Practices — Brian Davis
Carlos Mendoza (1)
Individual Practices — Carlos Mendoza
Douglas Frazier (1)
Individual Practices — Douglas Frazier
Elizabeth Kovachevich (1)
Individual Practices — Elizabeth Kovachevich
Gregory Presnell (1)
ADA Scheduling Order Interrogatories (PDF) — Gregory Presnell
Harvey Schlesinger (7)
Civil Jury Trial Procedures (PDF) — Harvey Schlesinger
civil — Harvey Schlesinger
Criminal Trial Procedures and Preparation (PDF) — Harvey Schlesinger
criminal — Harvey Schlesinger
Order for Preliminary Pretrial & Scheduling Conference (PDF) — Harvey Schlesinger
Pretrial Order (Jury) (PDF) — Harvey Schlesinger
Pretrial Order (Non-Jury) (PDF) — Harvey Schlesinger
Henry Lee Adams Jr (1)
Administrative Procedures for Electronic Filing — Henry Lee Adams Jr
James Moody Jr (1)
Individual Practices — James Moody Jr
John Antoon Ii (1)
Proposed ERISA Scheduling Order (PDF) — John Antoon Ii
John Badalamenti (5)
Fed. R. Civ. P. 14, 19 or 20 — John Badalamenti
Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a) — John Badalamenti
Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) — John Badalamenti
Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) — John Badalamenti
Final Pretrial Criminal Scheduling Order — John Badalamenti
Jordan Pratt (2)
civil — Jordan Pratt
criminal — Jordan Pratt
Julie Sneed (1)
Order Approving the Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to United States Magistrate Judge — Julie Sneed
Kyle Dudek (1)
Individual Practices — Kyle Dudek
Natalie Hirt Adams (1)
Middle District Discovery Handbook (PDF) — Natalie Hirt Adams
Patricia Barksdale (1)
Discovery Handbook — Patricia Barksdale
Paul Byron (1)
Individual Practices — Paul Byron
Philip Lammens (3)
Case Management Order Sample (PDF) — Philip Lammens
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure — Philip Lammens
Jury Selection and Trial Procedure for Counsel with Attachments (PDF) — Philip Lammens
Richard Lazzara (1)
Individual Practices — Richard Lazzara
Roy Dalton Jr (2)
civil — Roy Dalton Jr
criminal — Roy Dalton Jr
Sean Flynn (1)
Individual Practices — Sean Flynn
Sheri Polster Chappell (1)
Administrative Procedures for Electronic Filing — Sheri Polster Chappell
Susan Bucklew (1)
Individual Practices — Susan Bucklew
Thomas Barber (2)
Administrative Procedures for Electronic Filing — Thomas Barber
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure — Thomas Barber
Virginia Covington (4)
Administrative Procedures for Electronic Filing — Virginia Covington
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act — Virginia Covington
FDCPA — Virginia Covington
Interested Persons Order (PDF) — Virginia Covington
William Jung (1)
Individual Practices — William Jung
Tip: everything on this page is also retrievable in Search (“M.D. Fla. LR 7.1”) and cited by Ask.