All local rules for S.D. Fla., integrated with this judge's published requirements.
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) ↗
20 pages maximum for motion and incorporated memorandum S.D. Fla. L.R. 7.1(c)(2) ↗
20 pages maximum for opposing memorandum S.D. Fla. L.R. 7.1(c)(2) ↗
10 pages maximum for reply memorandum S.D. Fla. L.R. 7.1(c)(2) ↗
Opposition due 14 days after service; reply due 7 days after opposition S.D. Fla. L.R. 7.1(c)(1) ↗
No hearing held unless set by the court S.D. Fla. L.R. 7.1(b)(1) ↗
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) ↗
Request hearing within motion or opposition in a separate titled section S.D. Fla. L.R. 7.1(b)(2) ↗
Discovery motions may be referred to and heard by the assigned magistrate judge S.D. Fla. L.R. 7.1(b)(3) ↗
No written discovery motions concerning discovery disputes between parties shall be filed unless specifically authorized by Order. The moving party may request a discovery hearing -- only after adequate good faith conferral regarding each and every issue -- by filing a 'Notice of Discovery Dispute' (not a motion). The notice shall briefly describe (in one or two sentences) the nature of the discovery dispute, shall state the case's discovery deadline, shall briefly describe the efforts made to confer, shall provide the Court with at least three alternative dates within the ensuing two weeks that both counsel are available for a hearing (noting availability on each date as morning, afternoon, or all day), and shall state the amount of time that the parties anticipate needing for the hearing. The notice shall not include argument for the moving party's position. Conferral before asserting objections does not obviate the need to confer again before requesting a hearing (fn.1). Joint Discovery Status Report (chart, 1 page per request/issue) filed 48 hrs before hearing; email Word copy to strauss@flsd.uscourts.gov. Arguments at hearing treated as ore tenus motions; Rule 37(a)(5) fee-shifting applies.