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Civil Discovery Handbook

View or download the Civil Discovery Handbook for the United States District Court Middle District of Florida (PDF).

Revised: June 5, 2015

INTRODUCTION

I. DISCOVERY IN GENERAL

A. Courtesy and Cooperation Among Counsel

B. Duty of Disclosure

C. Filing of Discovery Materials and Other Discovery Considerations

D. Supplementing Answers

E. Timeliness and Sanctions

F. Completion of Discovery

II. DEPOSITIONS

A. General Policy and Practice

C. Production of Documents at Depositions

D. Non-Stenographic Recording of Depositions

III. PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS

A. Preparation and Interpretation of Requests for Documents

B. Procedures Governing Manner of Production

IV. INTERROGATORIES

A. Preparation and Answering of Interrogatories

B. Objections, Privilege, and Responses

C. Other Interrogatory Issues

V. SUBPOENAS

B. Contents of Subpoena

C. Other Requirements for Service of Subpoena

VI. PRIVILEGE

A. Invocation of Privilege or Other Protection

B. Procedure for Resolving Claims of Privilege or Other Protection Against Discovery with the Court

C. Waiver of Privilege

VII. MOTIONS TO COMPEL, FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER, OR TO QUASH

A. Reference to Local Rule 3.04

B. Effect of Filing a Motion for a Protective Order

C. Motion for Stipulated Protective Order

VIII. E-DISCOVERY

A. General

B. Preservation

C. Proportionalit

D. ESI Conference

F. Resolving Discovery Disputes

G. Discovery from Non-Parties