Southern District of Florida Page & Word Limits

CRITICALCivil cases

Limit

10 pages

Limit

5 pages

Applies to

Discovery motion

Font

12 pt

Discovery motions and responses limited to 10 pages; replies limited to 5 pages.

Any discovery motion and response, including the incorporated memorandum of law, shall not exceed ten (10) double-spaced pages, using 12-point font. Any reply memoranda shall not exceed five (5) double-spaced pages.

CRITICALCivil cases

Attorney limit

20 pages

Applies to

Motion

Daubert motions limited to 20 pages; one per party; require Local Rule 7.1(a)(3) certification.

XXXX. The parties shall file all pre-trial motions, including motions for summary judgment, and Daubert motions. Each party is limited to filing one Daubert motion. If a party cannot address all evidentiary issues in a 20-page memorandum, it must petition the Court for leave to include additional pages. The parties are reminded that Daubert motions must contain the Local Rule 7.1(a)(3) certification.

CRITICALCivil cases

Attorney limit

5 pages

Applies to

Joint discovery memorandum

Joint discovery memorandum (max 5 pages) required 48 hours before hearing.

At least 48 hours prior to the scheduled hearing, the parties shall file a joint discovery memorandum of five pages or less (1) specifying the substance of the discovery matter to be heard, (2) certifying that the parties have complied with the pre-hearing communication requirement set forth above, and (3) attaching a copy of all source materials relevant to the discovery dispute (e.g., if the dispute concerns interrogatories, the interrogatories at issue and any responses thereto shall be provided to Chambers). A sample format for the joint discovery memorandum is attached as Appendix 1 to this Order. This procedure does not apply when non-parties object to subpoenas served upon them.

CRITICALCivil cases

Attorney limit

5 pages

Applies to

Discovery motion

Discovery motions limited to 5 pages.

All discovery motions shall be no longer than five (5) pages.

CRITICALCivil cases

Attorney limit

5 pages

Applies to

Opposition

Opposition to discovery motion limited to 5 pages, due within 5 business days.

The opposing party must file a response to the motion, no longer than five (5) pages, within five (5) business days of service of the discovery motion.

CRITICALCivil cases

Limit

5 pages

Discovery motions limited to 5 pages and must include certificate of good faith efforts.

The motion shall not exceed five (5) pages in length and must include a certificate of good faith that complies with Local Rule 7.1(a)(3) and specifically indicates the efforts that were made to resolve the dispute prior to filing the motion. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in the motion being stricken from the docket.

CRITICALCivil cases

Attorney limit

5 pages

Applies to

Motion

Spacing

Double

Discovery motions involving non-parties are limited to 5 pages (double-spaced) with no reply unless ordered.

Any such motion and any response thereto shall be limited to 5 pages or less (double-spaced). No reply may be filed absent separate Court order.

CRITICALCivil cases

Limit

10 pages

Limit

5 pages

Applies to

Discovery motion

Discovery motions and response briefs limited to 10 pages; reply briefs limited to 5 pages.

Discovery motions and response briefs may not exceed ten pages; reply briefs may not exceed five pages. See S.D. Fla. L.R. 26.1(g)(3).

CRITICALCivil cases

Limit

2 pages

Applies to

Discovery motion reply

Reply to discovery motion limited to 2 pages.

The initiating party may file a reply of no more than two pages within one business day of receiving the response.

CRITICALCivil cases

Attorney limit

3 pages

Applies to

Discovery motion response

Response to discovery motion limited to 3 pages.

The responding party shall file a response of no more than three pages within two business days of receiving the discovery motion.

CRITICALCivil cases

Attorney limit

3 pages

Applies to

Discovery motion

Discovery motions limited to 3 pages.

party shall file through the Court’s electronic filing system (CM/ECF) a concise discovery motion of no more than three pages.

CRITICALCivil cases

Attorney limit

20 pages

Applies to

Daubert motion

Each party limited to one Daubert motion with 20-page limit, certification required.

Each party is limited to filing one Daubert motion. If all evidentiary issues cannot be addressed in a 20-page memorandum, leave to exceed the page limit will be granted upon a showing of good cause. The parties are reminded that Daubert motions must contain the Local Rule 7.1(a)(3) certification.

CRITICALCivil cases

Attorney limit

20 pages

Applies to

Motion in limine

Each party limited to one motion in limine with 20-page limit, certification required.

Each party is limited to filing one motion in limine. If all evidentiary issues cannot be addressed in a 20-page memorandum, leave to exceed the page limit will be granted upon a showing of good cause. The parties are reminded that motions in limine must contain the Local Rule 7.1(a)(3) certification.

CRITICALCivil cases

Attorney limit

5 pages

Applies to

Discovery motion

Discovery motions limited to 5 pages.

The motion shall not exceed five pages in length.

CRITICALCivil cases

Attorney limit

5 pages

Applies to

Response to discovery motion

Responses to discovery motions limited to 5 pages.

The nonmoving party shall file a response to the motion, which is not to exceed five pages in length.

CRITICALCivil cases

Attorney limit

5 pages

Applies to

Reply to discovery motion

Replies to discovery motion responses limited to 5 pages.

The moving party shall file a reply to the response, which is not to exceed five pages in length.

CRITICALCivil cases

Attorney limit

5 pages

Applies to

Discovery motion

Discovery motions and responses are limited to 5 pages; replies are prohibited (0 pages).

All discovery motions shall be no longer than five (5) pages. The purpose of the motion is merely to frame the discovery issues and succinctly explain the dispute. The moving party MUST attach as exhibits any materials relevant to the discovery dispute (e.g., discovery demands and discovery responses), and shall describe the attachment pursuant to the Court’s CM/ECF procedures, Rule 3L(2). The motion must also cite to the best supporting legal authority. The opposing party must file a response to the motion, no longer than five (5) pages, within five (5) business days of service of the discovery motion. No reply shall be permitted.

CRITICALCivil cases

Attorney limit

5 pages

Applies to

Discovery motion

Discovery motions and sanctions motions limited to 5 pages.

All discovery motions and discovery-related sanctions motions shall be no longer than five (5) pages.

CRITICALCivil cases

Attorney limit

5 pages

Applies to

Reply

The moving party shall have three (3) business days from the date of service of the response to file a reply if it chooses to do so. The reply shall be no longer than five (5) pages.

The moving party shall have three (3) business days from the date of service of the response to file a reply if it chooses to do so. The reply shall be no longer than five (5) pages.

CRITICALCivil cases

Attorney limit

5 pages

Applies to

Response

Response to discovery motion limited to 5 pages, due within 5 business days.

The opposing party shall file a response to the motion, no longer than five (5) pages, within five (5) business days of service of the discovery motion or discovery-related sanctions motion.

CRITICALCivil cases

Limit

5 pages

Applies to

Notice of hearing

Notice of Hearing is limited to 5 pages per side.

Within one business day of the Court confirming the date and time for the hearing, the parties shall file a Notice of Hearing, no longer than five (5) pages per side, that outlines the discovery matters to be heard (e.g., “the parties dispute the appropriate timeframe for Plaintiff’s Interrogatory Nos. 1-3”) and the respective positions of the parties.

CRITICALCivil cases

Limit

10 pages

Limit

5 pages

Applies to

Discovery motion

Discovery motions and responses limited to 10 pages; replies limited to 5 pages.

Any discovery motion and response, including the incorporated memorandum of law, may not exceed 10 pages. Any reply memoranda may not exceed five pages.

CRITICALCivil cases

Limit

20 pages

Applies to

Motion

Each party may file one motion in limine and one Daubert motion; the motion page limit is 20 pages, with leave to exceed it granted upon a showing of good cause.

Each party is limited to filing one motion in limine and one Daubert motion. If a party cannot address his or her evidentiary issues or expert challenges in a 20-page motion, leave to exceed the page limitation will be granted upon a showing of good cause.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Hearing

Ordinarily, no more than thirty (30) minutes per side will be permitted.

Ordinarily, no more than thirty (30) minutes per side will be permitted.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Motion in limine

Each party limited to one motion in limine with max 3 requests, including Daubert challenges.

Each party is limited to filing one motion in limine that contains no more than three requests for relief. This limitation includes Daubert challenges to expert witnesses. Any party may move for a modification of this limitation at least one week in advance of the deadline for filing motions in limine and must provide a detailed basis to support the requested relief.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Rule 30b6 deposition

Rule 30(b)(6) deposition limited to reasonable number of topics for 7-hour deposition.

The party seeking to take the deposition shall include only a reasonable number of topics to be covered in a 7-hour deposition. Listing 40 or 50 (or more topics) is presumptively unreasonable.

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Reply

No reply briefs permitted for discovery motions.

No reply shall be permitted.