All local rules for M.D. Fla., integrated with this judge's published requirements.
(b) LENGTH AND CONTENT OF A MOTION, A BRIEF, OR AN OBJECTION. A motion must include — in a single document no longer than twenty-five pages — a concise statement of the precise relief requested, a statement of the basis for the request, and a legal memorandum supporting the request. M.D. Fla. Local Rule 3.01(b) ↗
(c) LENGTH AND CONTENT OF A RESPONSE. A party responding to a motion or brief may file a legal memorandum no longer than twenty pages. M.D. Fla. Local Rule 3.01(c) ↗
(e) NO REPLY AS A MATTER OF RIGHT. Except for a reply to a motion for summary judgment or a reply brief in a social security action, no party may reply without leave. A motion for leave to reply must not exceed three pages; must specify the need for, and the length of, the proposed reply; and must not include the proposed reply. No response to a motion for leave to reply is permitted. A party may reply to a response to a motion for summary judgment within fourteen days after service of the response. A reply must not exceed seven pages. M.D. Fla. Local Rule 3.01(e) ↗
(d) TIME TO RESPOND. A party may respond to a motion within fourteen days after service of the motion. However, a party may respond within twenty-one days after service to a motion to dismiss, for judgment on the pleadings, for summary judgment, to exclude or limit expert testimony, to certify a class, for a new trial, or to alter or amend the judgment. If a party fails to timely respond, the motion is subject to treatment as unopposed. M.D. Fla. Local Rule 3.01(d) ↗
Silent on motion hearing days. M.D. Fla. Local Rule 3.01 (silent) ↗
(k) NO PROPOSED ORDER. Unless otherwise permitted by these rules, no party in a civil action may submit a proposed judgment or other order without leave. M.D. Fla. Local Rule 3.01(k) ↗
Proposed Orders Parties must comply with the Administrative Procedures for Electronic Filing in Civil and Criminal Cases in the submitting proposed orders. They should not docket the proposed orders with the motion on CM/ECF.
(i) ORAL ARGUMENT OR EVIDENTIARY HEARING. A party must request oral argument or an evidentiary hearing in a separate document accompanying the party’s motion or response and stating the time necessary. M.D. Fla. Local Rule 3.01(i) ↗
Discovery The court generally refers discovery issues to the assigned magistrate judge.
Counsel and pro se parties must provide a courtesy copy of any document filed that exceeds 25 pages (including exhibits) to chambers as promptly as possible after the document's filing via United States mail or other reliable service. Source ↗
Settlement Judge Adams generally requires the use of alternative dispute resolution such as court-annexed, non-binding arbitration and mediation. Judge Adams does not conduct settlement conferences. Parties must immediately notify the court when a case settles. Any case scheduled for trial will remain on the trial docket until an order of dismissal is entered. Source ↗
Judge Adams does not regularly provide oral argument on dispositive motions. Source ↗