11th Cir. AO 06-09 — EX PARTE MOTIONS TO COMPEL DISCOVERY IN CIVIL ACTIONS · BenchPath

11th Cir. AO 06-09 — EX PARTE MOTIONS TO COMPEL DISCOVERY IN CIVIL ACTIONS

High confidence· verified August 2, 2026Administrative Orders11th Jud. Cir. Admin. Order 06-09

Summary

2 verbatim requirements from Eleventh Circuit administrative order 06-09.

Applies to

Eleventh Judicial Circuit (Miami-Dade). Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

Verbatim from the operative section of Eleventh Circuit administrative order 06-09, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • A motion to compel discovery ex parte in a civil action may be submitted to the Court if the moving party has complied with the following procedures: a. The moving party must serve the motion on the opposing party at least seven (7) days prior to the submission of the order to the Court. b. The motion must include the following: i. the nature of the discovery and the date upon which the discovery was propounded and due; - 2 - ii. that there has been a complete failure to respond or object to discovery, and the non-moving party has failed to request an extension of time to respond to discovery; and iii. that the moving party has otherwise complied with Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.380(a)(2), certifying that he has conferred, or attempted to confer, with the person or party failing to make the discovery in an effort to secure the information or material without court action. • In the event that the non-moving party fails to provide the requested discovery, fails to object to discovery, or fails to request an extension of time to respond to the discovery within seven (7) days of service of the motion, the moving party may submit an ex parte order to the court.

Source of truth

A motion to compel discovery ex parte in a civil action may be submitted to the Court if the moving party has complied with the following procedures: a. The moving party must serve the motion on the opposing party at least seven (7) days prior to the submission of the order to the Court. b. The motion must include the following: i. the nature of the discovery and the date upon which the discovery was propounded and due; - 2 - ii. that there has been a complete failure to respond or object to discovery, and the non-moving party has failed to request an extension of time to respond to discovery; and iii. that the moving party has otherwise complied with Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.380(a)(2), certifying that he has conferred, or attempted to confer, with the person or party failing to make the discovery in an effort to secure the information or material without court action.

Official source: 11th Circuit — Administrative Orders registry (API)
Source health: Healthy · checked August 2, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: August 2, 2026benchpath-11th-2026-08-02

Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 3e34c54e81a4af033af395acffa39aa10035ad52a5c2fa5190be9eccfe2d62ca. Read from the order's ORDERED section as numbered paragraphs.