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M.D. Fla. Local Rule 1.10 - Filing Proof of Service of Process; Deadline for Default — the district court's own Local Rule, verbatim from the court's own per-rule page (Local Rules as amended effective November 1, 2025). Court-level requirement: applies in every M.D. Fla. courtroom alongside any judge-specific preferences.
(a) PROOF OF SERVICE OR WAIVER. Within twenty-one days after service of a summons and complaint or receipt of a waiver, a party must file proof of service or the waiver. (b) APPLICATION FOR A DEFAULT. Within twenty-eight days after a party's failure to plead or otherwise defend, a party entitled to a default must apply for the default. (c) APPLICATION FOR A DEFAULT JUDGMENT. Within thirty-five days after entry of a default, the party entitled to a default judgment must apply for the default judgment or must file a paper identifying each unresolved issue — such as the liability of another defendant — necessary to entry of the default judgment. (d) FAILURE TO ACT TIMELY. Failure to comply with a deadline in this rule can result in dismissal of the claim or action without notice and without prejudice.
(a) PROOF OF SERVICE OR WAIVER. Within twenty-one days after service of a summons and complaint or receipt of a waiver, a party must file proof of service or the waiver. (b) APPLICATION FOR A DEFAULT. Within twenty-eight days after a party's failure to plead or otherwise defend,
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