Southern District of Florida Filing Bundling Requirements

Substantive discovery motions filed on docket will be stricken; use discovery calendar instead.

Source text: 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.

Written discovery motions between parties are prohibited unless specifically authorized by court order.

Source text: No written discovery motions 2 concerning discovery disputes between parties shall be filed unless specifically authorized by Order.

Source Materials for Informal Discovery Hearings must be filed as separate documents.

Source text: separate documents.

Motions and memoranda are rarely needed.

Source text: The Court anticipates that the need for motions and/or memoranda will arise only rarely.

Settlement negotiations before conference are not required but encouraged.

Source text: 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