(a) TYPOGRAPHY REQUIREMENTS. Except as provided in (b), each
pleading, motion, or other paper, excluding an exhibit, an attachment, a
transcript, an image, or other addendum, must conform to these
requirements:
Paper Size 8½ x 11 inches
Margins 1 inch
Bottom center but no numbering
Page Numbering
necessary on page one
Main Text At least 13-point, 2.0 double-spaced
Indented Quotation At least 12-point, single-spaced
Footnote At least 11-point, single-spaced
Book Antiqua
Calisto MT
Typeface Century Schoolbook
Georgia
Palatino
Scale: 100%
Character Spacing Spacing: Normal
Position: Normal
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA LOCAL RULES
(b) ANOTHER PERMISSIBLE TYPEFACE. Times New Roman is
permitted if the main text is at least 14-point, an indented quotation is at
least 13-point, a footnote is at least 12-point, and the paper otherwise
complies with (a).
(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR OTHER SUBMISSIONS. The judge can
permit a party to file a tangible rather than an electronic paper or a
handwritten rather than a typewritten paper. The party must use
opaque, unglazed, white, unbound paper with print on only one side.
