Judge Patrick M. Hunt's rule states these limits: 20 pages. Each party limited to one Daubert motion with 20-page limit, certification required.
Judge Patrick M. Hunt's rule states these limits: 20 pages. Each party limited to one motion in limine with 20-page limit, certification required.
The rule requires exhibit list. Trial exhibits must be pre-marked with P or D prefixes and listed at trial start.
The rule requires certificate of service. Deposition designations must be filed 14 days before joint pretrial deadline.
Parties may contact Judge Patrick M. Hunt's chambers by phone only as allowed by the rule. The rule lists phone (954) 769-5470. Settlement must be reported promptly by phone or email.
Requests should be made at least 30 calendar days in advance when this rule applies before Judge Patrick M. Hunt. The request must include reason for request, original date, number of previous requests, previous requests granted or denied, adversary position, and proposed new dates. Motion must be filed within 30 days; response within 5 business days; reply within 3 business days.
Trial exhibits must be pre-marked with P or D prefixes and listed at trial start.
Deposition designations must be filed 14 days before joint pretrial deadline.
Jury instructions must be jointly submitted in Word format with specific formatting and citations.
Settlement must be reported promptly by phone or email.
Each party limited to one Daubert motion with 20-page limit, certification required.
Each party limited to one motion in limine with 20-page limit, certification required.
All discovery objections must be specific and cannot be generalized, vague, or boilerplate.
Objections based solely on vague, overly broad, or unduly burdensome grounds are meritless.
Objections based on vague, overly broad, or unduly burdensome grounds must explain the specific reasons.
Parties must attempt to obtain clarification before objecting on vagueness grounds.
For scope objections, provide discovery within undisputed scope parameters.
Example: For nationwide/10-year request, provide 5-year FL discovery if that's the disputed scope.
Relevance objections must include specific explanation of why request lacks relevance or is not reasonably calculated to lead to admissible evidence.
Federal Rules allow broad discovery that need not be admissible at trial.
Discovery motions limited to 5 pages.
Responses to discovery motions limited to 5 pages.
Replies to discovery motion responses limited to 5 pages.
Exhibits may be attached to discovery motions.
Exhibits may be attached to responses to discovery motions.
Replies to discovery motions limited to rebuttal exhibits.
Discovery motions must include certificate of good faith per S.D. Fla. L.R. 7.1(a)(3).
Motion must be filed within 30 days; response within 5 business days; reply within 3 business days.
FRCP 6(d) does not apply to time calculations in this discovery order.
If motion is granted, court must award reasonable expenses including attorney’s fees under FRCP 37(a)(5).
Court may decline to consider any filing that does not comply with this order.