(a) DIVISIONS. The Middle District comprises these divisions and
these counties:
Charlotte County
Collier County
DeSoto County
Fort Myers Division
Glades County
Hendry County
Lee County
Baker County
Bradford County
Clay County
Columbia County
Duval County
Jacksonville Division Flagler County
Hamilton County
Nassau County
Putnam County
St. Johns County
Suwannee County
Union County
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA LOCAL RULES
Citrus County
Hernando County
Ocala Division Lake County
Marion County
Sumter County
Brevard County
Orange County
Orlando Division Osceola County
Seminole County
Volusia County
Hardee County
Hillsborough County
Manatee County
Tampa Division Pasco County
Pinellas County
Polk County
Sarasota County
(b) DIVISION FOR A CIVIL ACTION. A party must begin an action in
the division to which the action is most directly connected or in which
the action is most conveniently advanced. Unless otherwise
administratively ordered by the chief judge, the judge must transfer the
action to the division most consistent with the purpose of this rule.
(c) DIVISION FOR A CRIMINAL ACTION. Unless otherwise provided
by law, the United States must begin a criminal action in a division in
which at least one defendant committed a charged offense. Unless
otherwise administratively ordered by the chief judge, the judge must
transfer the action to the division to which the action is most directly
connected or in which the action is most conveniently advanced.
