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) ↗
(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 matters are referred to the magistrate judge assigned to the case.
Proposed jury instructions, verdict forms, and any proposed voir dire questions should be filed five days prior to jury selection. A courtesy copy should be sent to Judge Kovachevich's chambers. Source ↗
Settlement Most civil cases are referred to mediation before trial. Judge Kovachevich does not conduct settlement conferences but often refers cases to a magistrate judge to conduct a settlement conference in conjunction with a pretrial conference. Source ↗
Her chambers will set oral argument if she determines it is appropriate. Source ↗