Southern District of Florida Filing Bundling Requirements
5 rules from official source documents
Whether to bundle related filings together or file them promptly as completed.
CRITICALCivil cases
Substantive discovery motions filed on docket will be stricken; use discovery calendar instead.
Any substantive discovery motion filed on the docket shall be Stricken.1 In lieu of traditional motion practice, a regular discovery calendar shall be held every Thursday, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building, 99 NE 4th Street, Tenth Floor, Courtroom 5, Miami, Florida 33132.
CRITICALCivil cases
Written discovery motions between parties are prohibited unless specifically authorized by court order.
No written discovery motions 2 concerning discovery disputes between parties shall be filed unless specifically authorized by Order.
CRITICALCivil cases
Source Materials for Informal Discovery Hearings must be filed as separate documents.
separate documents.
INFOCivil cases
Motions and memoranda are rarely needed.
The Court anticipates that the need for motions and/or memoranda will arise only rarely.
INFOCivil cases
Settlement negotiations before conference are not required but encouraged.
Given the limited time available, nor is this Court requiring the parties to engage in settlement negotiations before the Settlement Conference. This Court nevertheless encourages the parties to do so. This can be helpful, and sometimes parties are able to settle a
Does Southern District of Florida require motion papers to be bundled?
Magistrate Judge Lauren Fleischer Louis: No. The rule prohibits holding covered papers for bundling. Source Materials for Informal Discovery Hearings must be filed as separate documents.
Magistrate Judge Jared M. Strauss: Written discovery motions between parties are prohibited unless specifically authorized by court order.
Magistrate Judge Edwin G. Torres: Substantive discovery motions filed on docket will be stricken; use discovery calendar instead.
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