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Local Rules

 
Download a PDF of the Local Rules
effective April 1, 2024.

 
Watch a CLE video on the Local Rules.

 
Watch a message from Judge Corrigan
regarding the Local Rules.

The Middle District of Florida issued revised Local Rules on February 1, 2021.

  • Admiralty and Maritime Practice Manual (PDF)
  • Order on the Authority of United States Magistrate Judges (PDF)
  • Uniform Case Management Report (DOC)
  • Order Delaying Effective Date of Local Rules Until February 1, 2021 (PDF)
  • Bullet Point Summary of Changes (PDF)
  • Video Presentation on Local Rules

You can submit comments on the new rules by emailing FLMD_Local_Rules@flmd.uscourts.gov.

 
Rule 5.01 - Broadcasting, Recording, and Photographing
Rule 5.02 - Jury Selection and Prohibition of Communication with a Juror
Rule 5.03 - Courtroom Decorum

Local Rules Archive

  • Local Rules in effect from July 1, 1984 through January 31, 2021
  • Local Rules in effect from February 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024

Local Rules

Chapter 1 - Administration
Chapter 2 - Lawyers
Chapter 3 - Motions, Discovery, and Pretrial Procedure
Chapter 4 - Alternative Dispute Resolution
Chapter 5 - Court Proceedings
Chapter 6 - Special Proceedings
Chapter 7 - Miscellaneous Rules

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    • Notice of a Lawsuit and Request to Waive Service of a Summons (AO 398)
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    • Waiver of the Service of Summons (AO 399)
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