M.D. Fla. Local Rule 6.04 - Action by a Person in Custody — 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) REQUIRED FORM. A pro se person in custody must use the standard form — available without charge from the clerk and on the court’s website — to file: (1) an application under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 , (2) an application under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 or a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 , or (3) a complaint, such as a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint, that alleges a violation of the United States Constitution or other federal law by a governmental official. (b) FEE. In an in forma pauperis action by a person in custody, the judge can order the person to pay the clerk's and the marshal’s fee. Failure to pay can result in dismissal of the action.
(a) REQUIRED FORM. A pro se person in custody must use the standard form — available without charge from the clerk and on the court’s website — to file: (1) an application under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 , (2) an application under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 or a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255
Establishes a Traffic Violations Bureau within the Clerk of the County Court under Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.100(a) (Burnstein, C.J., Nov. 1, 1988).
Approves the National Highway Safety Council Defensive Driving course as a school to which traffic courts may require attendance (Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.110(a)).
Designates the D.W.I. Counterattack School (Broward County Commission on Alcoholism) as an approved school for court-ordered attendance (Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.110(a)).