Procedures verified June 25, 2026
Magistrate Judge Edwin G. Torres -- United States District Court, Southern District of Florida
Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. United States Courthouse, 400 North Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33128
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Key Traps — Where Counsel Gets Caught
- 1. - Boilerplate objections (vague/overly broad/unduly burdensome) without specific explanation will be disregarded.
- 2. - Objections must state specifically what is being withheld.
- 3. - Email alone does not constitute adequate conferral.
- 4. - 28-day motion window (L.R. 26.1(g)) is strictly enforced.
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| Topic | Rule |
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| Chambers Copies | Conditional |
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S.D. Fla. · Standing Orders
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Before You File
Pre-Motion Conference
Personal conferral required (in-person or phone; email alone does not constitute adequate conferral). File motion after conferral within 28-day window under L.R. 26.1(g)(2). [fl-sd-mj-torres — pre_motion_procedure]
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At Filing
Chambers Copies
Conditional
Apart from filing the motion for hearing, the moving party(ies) shall provide the undersigned a copy of all source materials relevant to the discovery dispute, via hand-delivery or through a scanned PDF document that is emailed to the CM/ECF mailbox (torres@flsd.uscourts.gov), no later than noon on the Monday preceding the noticed hearing. (For example, if the dispute concerns interrogatories, the interrogatories at issue and the response thereto, shall be provided to the undersigned's Chambers.) A proposed Order on the issues raised shall also be submitted together with the source materials, which shall set forth the specific relief requested for each request/category of request. Failure to comply with all three elements of this procedure may be grounds to cancel the hearing. If the parties are able to resolve/narrow the pending disputes before the scheduled hearing, they should promptly advise the Court. (Torres Standing Order para 3.d) [fl-sd-mj-torres — courtesy_copies_details]
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Before the Hearing
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Background Rules
Discovery Dispute Procedure District-default
Model C -- Traditional. File motion after personal conferral (in-person or phone required; email alone does not constitute adequate conferral). Court determines whether to hold a hearing. 28-day motion window (L.R. 26.1(g)(2)) strictly enforced. Boilerplate objections (vague/overly broad/unduly burdensome) without specific explanation are disregarded. Objections must state specifically what is being withheld. References Florida Bar Standard Guidelines for Professional Conduct. [fl-sd-mj-torres — discovery_dispute_procedure]
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AI & Style Preferences
Additional Notes
Sources: Judge Torres's Discovery Procedure Order PDF (9 pages, Mar. 2022). Miami division. Model C. The order explicitly references the Florida Bar Standard Guidelines for Professional Conduct as the standard for conferral conduct.
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