Judge Darrin P. Gayles
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Limits & Logistics
Courtesy Copies
Filings (Notice Of Hearing)
Required
Communication
Phone
Chambers
Letter Ecf
Chambers
Clerk
Phone
Chambers
Detailed Drafting Rules
Parties must have actual conversation (in person or phone) before filing discovery hearing notice.
Counsel must actually confer (in person or via telephone) and engage in reasonable compromise in a genuine effort to resolve their discovery disputes before filing a notice of a discovery hearing. In other words, there must be an actual conversation before a discovery hearing notice is filed. If counsel refuses to participate in a conversation, then the party seeking to set a discovery hearing shall so state in the required certificate of conference and outline the efforts made to have a conversation.
Pre-Motion Conference
Check specific requirements before filing.
Letter Requirements
Contact Chambers at (305) 523-5720 to schedule discovery hearing.
The party seeking the discovery hearing shall contact Chambers at (305) 523-5720 to place the matter on the next available discovery calendar.
Letters requesting relief are prohibited unless invited or directed by the judge.
Local Rule 7.7 (entitled “correspondence to the Court”) prohibits an attorney from presenting to the Court a “letter or the like” which “request[s] relief in any form.” The rule has an exception: a letter or similar communication (such as an email note) may be submitted if the presiding judge “invite[s] or direct[s]” the attorney
Letter via ECF
- Status Inquiries
Proposed orders must be in Word format, 12-pt Palatino Linotype, double-spaced, justified, with page numbers starting on page 2.
If a party submits a proposed order to the Undersigned, then it must be in Microsoft Word format in 12-point Palatino Linotype font. The proposed order must be double spaced, justified, and the case style must mirror the case style used in this Order. If the proposed order is more than one page, then it must include page numbers, beginning on the second page.
DOCX
Pro se litigants must maintain current email address with the Court after filing consent.
If a pro se litigant files the consent form mentioned above, then he or she is responsible for maintaining a current email address with the Court.
Direct to: Clerk
- Status Inquiries
Pro se litigants prohibited from emailing Chambers for relief or filing copies.
The pro se litigant shall not email Chambers requesting any form of relief, including emailing a copy of their filings in violation of both Local Rule 7.7 and Section 2C of the CM/ECF Administrative Procedures mentioned above.
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Pro se litigants may call Chambers to schedule discovery hearings.
If a pro se litigant has a discovery dispute, then he or she may call Chambers to schedule a discovery hearing per this Order.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
If discovery dispute is resolved, contact Chambers and file CM/ECF notice to cancel hearing.
If those efforts are successful, then counsel should contact Chambers as soon as practicable to inform the Undersigned that the hearing will be timely cancelled. After contacting Chambers, the party who scheduled the hearing must file a notice on CM/ECF indicating that all issues were resolved and that the hearing is cancelled.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredas soon as practicable
If partial resolution, contact Chambers and file CM/ECF notice of resolved issues before hearing.
Alternatively, if the parties resolve some, but not all, of their issues before the hearing, then counsel shall also timely contact Chambers and then also provide a pre-hearing written notice on CM/ECF (with as much lead time as possible) about those issues which are no longer in dispute (so that the Court and its staff do not unnecessarily work on matters no longer in dispute).
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredas much lead time as possible