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County-wide standing order (signed by Judge Hodges as Administrative Judge, June 24, 2022) establishing motion-practice procedures in ALL Marion circuit-civil cases: 15-page memo cap absent permission; replies within 5 days of receipt of the opposing memorandum; Rule 1.380 motions need good-faith certification; motions in limine resolved without hearing unless argument is granted and must be filed at least 15 days before the trial term; non-compliance risks striking, stay, dismissal or default.
"Page limitation. Absent prior permission of the court, no party shall file a legal memorandum in excess of fifteen (15) pages in length."; "counsel shall file a reply within five (5) days of the receipt of opposing memorandum."; discovery motions require good-faith certification ("before filing a motion to compel pursuant to rule 1.380, Fla. R. Civ. P."); "Unless oral argument is requested and granted, or otherwise ordered by the court, in limine motions will be resolved without a hearing. All motions in limine must be filed no later than 15 days before the start of the trial term or the court may deny the motion as being untimely."; all original pleadings/motions/responses filed with the Clerk; time calculations per Rule 1.090; sanctions: "may result in the striking of pleadings and/or the motion(s) ... or staying further proceedings ... or dismissing the action or rendering judgment by default against the noncompliant party." Signed June 24, 2022 by Robert W. Hodges, Administrative Judge of Marion County; applies to the circuit-civil docket now held in thirds by Judges Herndon, Hodges and Youmans.
Absent prior permission of the court, no party shall file a legal memorandum in excess of fifteen (15) pages in length.
Reviewer note: Verified from live circuit5.org fetch 2026-07-20 (page/PDF hashed; verbatim quotes cross-checked). Verbatim from the hashed order [moved from the text 2026-09-14]
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.