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) ↗
This Order requires that every filing must contain a certification whether artificial intelligence was used in the preparation of the filing. ... Any filing that does not contain one of the two permissible certifications below, verbatim, may be stricken. Source ↗
(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) ↗
II. Failure to Include Certification Any filing that does not contain one of the two permissible certifications below, verbatim, may be stricken. If the filing is a motion, complaint, or petition, then the relief requested may be denied without prejudice. IV. Verbatim Disclosure Required The acceptable certification language is below. No other form of certification is permitted. Although the law recognizes substantial compliance in some contexts, here only strict compliance will be recognized. V. Traditional Legal Research Not AI The traditional use of Westlaw or LexisNexis for legal research or a search engine like Google, Brave, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, or Bing is not considered use of artificial intelligence that must be disclosed for the purposes of this Standing Order. VI.A. If Artificial Intelligence Was Not Used -- verbatim certification required: Certification Under Penalty of Perjury That Artificial Intelligence Was Not Used in the Preparation of This Filing I have reviewed the Standing Order Requiring Disclosure of the use of artificial intelligence. After diligent inquiry and under penalty of perjury, I certify that artificial intelligence was not utilized in the preparation of this filing in any way. I understand that, whether I represent myself or I am an attorney representing a client, I have an affirmative obligation to read each case cited in this filing. If I fail to do so and a case upon which I rely does not exist or does not reasonably stand for the cited proposition, I understand that the Court may treat this as a violation of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. I have reviewed Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and I understand that this rule applies equally to counsel and unrepresented parties, and I am familiar with the sanctions available for violations of Rule 11. If this certification is made by counsel, I further understand that citation to a case that either does not exist or does not reasonably stand for the cited proposition may be treated as a violation of my oath of candor toward the tribunal and a basis on which my admission to practice in the Middle District of Florida could be revoked or suspended. Further, whether I represent myself or I am an attorney representing a client, I understand that by making this certification under penalty of perjury I could be referred for criminal prosecution if the statements I make here are false. VI.B. If Artificial Intelligence Was Used -- verbatim certification required: Certification Under Penalty of Perjury That Artificial Intelligence Was Used in the Preparation of This Filing I have reviewed the Standing Order Requiring Disclosure of the use of artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence was used in the preparation of this filing in the following way: [insert description]. However, under penalty of perjury, I certify that before filing, I personally reviewed Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and I personally read every case. I understand that if a case upon which I rely does not exist or does not reasonably stand for the cited proposition, the Court may treat this as a violation of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. I have reviewed Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and I understand that this rule applies equally to counsel and unrepresented parties, that as the person signing this filing I am the person who will be held responsible for its contents even if it was prepared by someone else, and I am familiar with the sanctions available for violations of Rule 11. If this certification is made by counsel, I further understand that citation to a case that either does not exist or does not reasonably stand for the cited proposition may be treated as a violation of my oath of candor toward the tribunal and a basis on which my admission to practice in the Middle District of Florida could be revoked or suspended. Further, whether I represent myself or I am an attorney representing a client, I understand that by making this certification under penalty of perjury I could be referred for criminal prosecution if the statements I make here are false. Source ↗