Monday, January 7, 2008

Southern District of Florida - CM/ECF Electronic New Civil Case Opening Quick Reference Guide

On January 4, 2010, the Southern District of Florida begn a pilot program to allow new civil cases to be electronically filed.  You can view Administrative Order 2009-36 implemeting the program HERE.  The Southern District of Florida "CM/ECF Electronic New Civil Case Opening" guide can be found HERE

The court has also released the "CM/ECF Electronic New Civil Case Opening Quick Reference Guide" which is below:
CM-ECF Electronic New Civil Case Opening Quick Reference - S.D. Florida

Southern District of Florida "CM/ECF Electronic New Civil Case Opening" Guide

On January 4, 2010, the Southern District of Florida begn a pilot program to allow new civil cases to be electronically filed.  You can view Administrative Order 2009-36 implemeting the program HERE.

The Southern District of Florida "CM/ECF Electronic New Civil Case Opening" guide is below:
CM-ECF Electronic New Civil Case Opening - S.D. Florida (11-13-2009)


You can view the Southern District of Florida "CM/ECF Electronic New Civil Case Opening Quick Reference Guide" at THIS link.

Sunday, January 6, 2008

Northern District of Florida Local Rules (7/15/2005)

Northern District of Florida Local Rules (7/15/2005)


Additionally, the Northern District of Florida Attorney Resource page can be viewed HERE.

Eleventh Circuit Rules and Internal Operating Procedure (Aug. 1, 2011)

Eleventh Circuit Rules and Internal Operating Procedure (Aug., 2011)
You can view the Eleventh Circuit's Electronic Filing Instructions at THIS link.  The Eleventh Circuit's Forms and Documents page can be found at THIS link.

Middle District of Florida Local Rules

The Middle District of Florida Local Rules and the December 2009 Amendments are below:


Middle District 2009 Local Rules Amendment Order (December 2009)

Southern District of Florida Local Rules

The Local Rules for the Southern District of Florida have been amended by THIS Administrative Order, effective December 1, 2011, and can be viewed below:
Southern District of Florida Local Rules (December 1, 2011)

The Southern District of Florida Local Rules as released in April 2011 are below:
Southern District of Florida Local Rules (April 2011)

The Southern District of Florida Local Rules as released in April 2010, are below:
Southern District of Florida Local Rules 2010


The rules, as released in April 2009 and later as Amended in December 2009:

Southern District of Florida Local Rules 2009


Southern District of Florida Administrative Order 2009-51

On December 7, 2009, the Southern District of Florida released Administrative Order 2009-61 titled "In Re Amendments to the Local Rules-Notice of Proposed Amendments of Opportunity for Public Comments and of Hearing to Receive Comments."  Administrative Order 2009-61 can be found at THIS link.

The Local Rules for the Southern District of Florida, effective April 2002, are below:

Southern District of Florida Local Rules (April 2002)

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

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Jeff was born in Winter Park, Florida, where he lived until he moved to Tampa with his family. He spent the next seven years in Boston where he studied economics and history at Boston College and attended law school at Suffolk University Law School. While at Suffolk, Jeff was the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of High Technology Law.

Jeff is an attorney at GrayRobinson and focuses his practice in both state and federal courts in the areas of commercial litigation and appellate law.

Click here to view "The Florida Legal Blog,"  Jeff's blog analyzing decisions from the Florida appellate courts and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

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  • Suffolk University Law School, J.D. (2006) 

    • Journal of High Technology Law (Editor-in-Chief)
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