(2) When filing a civil complaint for which issuance of initial process is requested, one (1) copy of the complaint must be submitted for each summons.
(3) Be on standard size 8-1/2”x 11” white, opaque paper.
(4) Be plainly typed or written on one (1) side with 1” margins on top, bottom, and each side. All typewritten documents, except for quoted material of fifty words or more and footnotes, both of which may be single-spaced, shall have not less than one and one-half (1 1/2) spaces between lines. Fonts for typewritten documents, including footnotes and quotations, must be no smaller than twelve (12) point. All typewritten documents must be paginated properly and consecutively at the bottom center of each page. Only one (1) side of the paper may be used.
(5) Include a caption with:
(B) The docket number, category (civil or criminal), and the last names of the assigned District Judge and Magistrate Judge, centered across the page;
(C) The style of the action, which fills no more than the left side of the page, leaving sufficient space on the right side for the Clerk of the Court to affix a filing stamp; and
(D) The title of the document, including the name and designation of the party (as plaintiff or defendant or the like) on whose behalf the document is submitted, centered across the page.
Exception:
(ii) papers filed in removed actions prior to removal from the state courts; and
(iii) forms provided by the Court.
(7) Not be transmitted to the Clerk of the Court or any Judge by facsimile.
(8) Be submitted with sufficient copies to be filed and docketed in each matter if styled in consolidated cases.
(c) Restriction on Courtesy Copies. Counsel shall not deliver extra courtesy copies to a Judge’s Chambers except when requested by a Judge’s office.
(d) Notices of Filing; Form and Content. The title of a notice of filing shall include (1) the name and designation of the party (as plaintiff or defendant or the like) on whose behalf the filing is submitted, and (2) a description of the document being filed. A notice of filing shall identify by title the pleading, motion or other paper to which the document filed pertains and the purpose of the filing, such as in support of or in opposition to a pending motion or the like.
(e) Consent to Service. Registration as an electronic filing user pursuant to Southern District of Florida CM/ECF Administrative Procedures §3B constitutes consent to receive service electronically pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b)(2)(E) and Fed. R. Crim. P. 49 and waiver of any right to receive service by any other means. Service of papers required to be served pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(a) and Fed. R. Crim. P. 39 but not filed, such as discovery requests, may be made via email to the address designated by an attorney for receipt of notices of electronic filings.
(f) Inaccessibility of Clerk’s Office. During the time that the Court (or the Courthouse located in a particular division of the Court) is closed pursuant to Administrative Order 2007-44 (In Re: Emergency Closure of Courthouse) or pursuant to separate order, the Clerk’s Office for the Court (or the particular division of the Court where the Courthouse is closed) shall be deemed inaccessible for purposes of Fed. R. Civ. 6(a)(3) and Fed. R. Crim. P.45(a)(3).
