Southern District of Florida Page & Word Limits

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

Source text: 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.

Each side limited to 30 minutes for discovery hearings.

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

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

Source text: 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.

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

Source text: 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.

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

Source text: 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.

Discovery motions limited to 5 pages.

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

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

Source text: 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.

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

Source text: 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.

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

Source text: 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.

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

Source text: 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).

Discovery motions limited to 3 pages.

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

Response to discovery motion limited to 3 pages.

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

Reply to discovery motion limited to 2 pages.

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

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

Source text: 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.

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

Source text: 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.

Discovery motions limited to 5 pages.

Source text: The motion shall not exceed five pages in length.

Responses to discovery motions limited to 5 pages.

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

Replies to discovery motion responses limited to 5 pages.

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

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

Source text: 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.

Discovery motions and sanctions motions limited to 5 pages.

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

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

Source text: 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.

Reply to discovery motion limited to 5 pages, due within 3 business days.

Source text: 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.

Notice of Hearing is limited to 5 pages per side.

Source text: 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.

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

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

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

Source text: 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.

No reply briefs permitted for discovery motions.

Source text: No reply shall be permitted.