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S.D. Fla. · Judge D'Angelo · Practice Guide

Hon. Ellen Frances D'Angelo

Verified 2026-06-25verify at the court's site ↗

All local rules for S.D. Fla., integrated with this judge's published requirements.

Before You File
Ex parte applications
🏛 S.D. Fla. local rule

Include 'ex parte' in title and explain reasons for ex parte treatment; filing restricted from public view (public docket reflects only that a restricted filing was made) S.D. Fla. L.R. 5.4(d)(1) ↗

Drafting the Motion
Length limits — motion, opposition, reply
🏛 S.D. Fla. local rule
Motion

20 pages maximum for motion and incorporated memorandum S.D. Fla. L.R. 7.1(c)(2) ↗

Opposition

20 pages maximum for opposing memorandum S.D. Fla. L.R. 7.1(c)(2) ↗

Reply

10 pages maximum for reply memorandum S.D. Fla. L.R. 7.1(c)(2) ↗

Filing & Scheduling
Briefing schedule & hearing date
🏛 S.D. Fla. local rule
Notice period

Opposition due 14 days after service; reply due 7 days after opposition S.D. Fla. L.R. 7.1(c)(1) ↗

Hearing days

No hearing held unless set by the court S.D. Fla. L.R. 7.1(b)(1) ↗

Proposed orders
🏛 S.D. Fla. local rule

Required for listed routine motions and for all emergency, ex parte, and TRO motions; Word format emailed to chambers per CM/ECF Admin. Procedures §3I(6) S.D. Fla. L.R. 7.1(a)(2) ↗

The Hearing
Oral argument
🏛 S.D. Fla. local rule

Request hearing within motion or opposition in a separate titled section S.D. Fla. L.R. 7.1(b)(2) ↗

Discovery
Discovery referral procedure
🏛 S.D. Fla. local rule

Discovery motions may be referred to and heard by the assigned magistrate judge S.D. Fla. L.R. 7.1(b)(3) ↗

Discovery dispute procedure
👤 Judge D'Angelo — standing order

Standing Discovery Order (8 pages): [Model C] Confer first (in-person, phone, or videoconference; email alone insufficient), then file motion within the 28-day window per L.R. 26.1(g)(2). Motion ≤5 pages + certificate of good faith (non-compliance = stricken); response ≤5 pages within 3 business days; no reply without court order. Four mandatory exhibits required with every motion (see key_traps record). Court issues standing discovery order upon case referral. If district judge's discovery order conflicts, district judge's order prevails.

Know Before You Go
👤 Judge D'Angelo — deviations that burn people
  • Four mandatory exhibits required with every discovery motion — Exhibit A: proposed order in Word (email to DAngelo@flsd.uscourts.gov; each party submits its own separately); Exhibit B: all source materials (interrogatories, answers, etc.); Exhibit C: all documents either party intends to rely on at hearing; Exhibit D: list of legal citations + copies of authorities (may highlight passages and add parentheticals — no argument permitted). Motion filed without certificate of good faith will be stricken.
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