It's their way
A policy or practice created by an individual judge to be applied in all (or some) cases assigned to him/her.
What is a judge's preference?
This country is considered the birthplace of the Halloween holiday.
What is Ireland?
A uniform procedural rule that the Board of Judges created and approved to be applied in all cases litigated in the Middle District of Florida.
What is a Local Rule?
Created to mimic the taste of a malted milkshake, which was popular in the 1920's.
What is a Milky Way Bar?
Contained within the front pages of both the civil and criminal rules. It can be used as a quick reference that paraphrases the rule, but also indicates the rule number associated with the deadline or event.
What is the Time Table for Lawyers?
Using numbers or alpha-numeric characters, using the same order as the defendant's name on the indictment or complaint, or designating a full description of the submission.
What is judge's preference as to the handling of exhibits?
Who is the Great Pumpkin?
Motions should be clearly and conspicuously designated as such in the caption of the motion . Counsel for the moving party must contact chambers(link sends e-mail) by telephone when filing this motion and inform the assigned law clerk that the motion seeks immediate relief.
What is Local Rule 3.01 (e) for Emergency Motions?
Originally featured chocolate, strawberry and vanilla pieces of candy, but since vanilla and strawberry were scare during WWII, the company focused only on chocolate.
What is a 3 Musketeers bar?
Service of the summons and complaint within 90 days after filing.
What is Civ.R. 4?
Before filing, counsel are encouraged to utilize a function in Adobe Acrobat or comparable software for every section, point heading, and subheading contained within any electronically filed document.
What is bookmarking in PDF court filings?
Dracula's sidekick
Who is Renfield?
December 1, 2009
What is the last updated version of the Local Rules?
Originally marketed as mints to help smokers kick the habit by Eduard Haas and named for the german word for peppermint.
What is Pez?
A listing of Holidays are contained here.
What is Civ.R. 6 (e) or Crim.R. 45 (a)?
Conferences held before the magistrate not assigned to the case and only at the request of the presiding trial judge.
What is a settlement conference?
Where is Transylvania?
This chapter of the Local Rules outlines specific rules on Motions, Discovery and Pretrial Proceedings.
What is Chapter Three?
Human lickers average 144 to 252 licks.
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?
To be taken without unnecessary delay before a magistrate judge, or before a state or local judicial officer after an arrest.
What is Crim.R. 5(c)?
Some judges indicate that the parties should not submit unless requested by the court or a party requests permission from the court to do so. Whenever a party submits this to the Court, email a courtesy copy to chambers(link sends e-mail) in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx).
What is a proposed order?
The universal symbol of Halloween and grows on a vine.
What is a pumpkin?
Contained within Local Rule 1.02 (b).
Where is a complete listing of the Divisions of the Court (specifically the counties within each division)?
Named for the surnames of two businessmen, Forrest Mars and Bruce Murrie, who developed and financed the candy.
What are M & M's?
Located in the Appendix of both civil and criminal.
What is an assortment of various forms?