Procedures verified June 25, 2026
Magistrate Judge Shaniek Mills Maynard -- United States District Court, Southern District of Florida
Alto Lee Adams, Sr. United States Courthouse, 101 South U.S. Highway 1, Fort Pierce, FL 34950
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Key Traps — Where Counsel Gets Caught
- 1. - After conducting a settlement conference, Judge Maynard recuses herself from the case as a general rule. Parties who want her to remain as the paired magistrate must file a joint notice of waiver (Order Requiring Joint Filing Regarding Remittal Waiver). No other FL-SD magistrate publishes this rule.
- 2. - Next-generation lawyers policy: counsel with <=5 years experience may argue alongside lead counsel if party advises court before the hearing.
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| Chambers Copies | Conditional |
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Before You File
Pre-Motion Conference
Good-faith personal conferral required (in-person or phone; email alone insufficient) before filing any discovery motion. File motion after conferral. Motion limited to 5 pages. [fl-sd-mj-maynard — pre_motion_procedure]
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At Filing
Chambers Copies
Conditional
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Before the Hearing
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Background Rules
Discovery Dispute Procedure District-default
If, after conferring, the parties are unable to resolve their discovery disputes without Court intervention, the moving party shall file a motion, no more than five (5) pages in length. The opposing party shall file a response to the discovery motion within five (5) days of receipt of the motion. The response shall be no more than five (5) pages in length. No replies are permitted unless ordered by the Court. [Para 24:] Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(a)(5) requires courts to award expenses, including fees, unless an exception (such as the existence of a substantially justified, albeit losing, discovery position) applies to the discovery dispute and ruling. [Para 32:] Objections that state that a discovery request is 'vague, overly broad, or unduly burdensome' are, standing alone, meaningless, and will be found meritless by this Court. [Para 34:] The parties shall not recite a formulaic objection followed by an answer to the request. This type of objection and answer preserves nothing and serves only to waste the time and resources of the parties and this Court. [Para 35:] If a general objection of privilege is made without attaching a proper privilege log, the objection of privilege may be deemed to have been waived. [fl-sd-mj-maynard — discovery_dispute_procedure]
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AI & Style Preferences
Additional Notes
Sources: Judge Maynard's chambers page (6 tabs), Discovery Order (Word doc), and Settlement Conference Order PDF. Fort Pierce division. Model C. The settlement remittal rule is unique in the district. In some cases, a telephonic Discovery Status Conference order may be issued roughly 1 month before discovery cutoff -- watch for it.
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