Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Orange and Osceola Counties Page & Word Limits

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Maximum page counts and word limits for motions, briefs, and other filings by judge.

Page, word and line limits

CRITICALCivil cases

Limit: 10 pages
Applies to: Reply memorandum

A reply memorandum may address only matters raised in the opposition and may not exceed 10 pages.

A reply memorandum is limited to discussion of matters raised in the memorandum in opposition and shall not exceed ten (10) pages in length.

Judge Chad K. Alvaro

CRITICALCivil cases

Limit: 25 pages
Applies to: Opposition memorandum

An opposition memorandum may not exceed 25 pages.

Memoranda in opposition shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pages in length.

Judge Chad K. Alvaro

CRITICALCivil cases

Limit: 25 pages
Applies to: Motion

A memorandum of law may support only one motion, and the motion and memorandum together may not exceed 25 pages.

Any memorandum of law shall be filed in support of one motion only and the motion and memorandum shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pages in length, in total.

Judge Chad K. Alvaro

WARNING

Limit: 10 pages
Applies to: Legal memoranda
Spacing: Double

In most instances, a legal memorandum should not exceed 10 double-spaced pages.

Note: In most instances legal memoranda should not exceed 10 double- spaced pages.

Judge Christine E. Arendas

Other limits (time, motions, days)

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to: Motion

The signature block, certificate of service, certificate of good faith conference, and case caption are excluded from the page-limit calculation.

For the purposes of calculating the page limits, the signature block, certificate of service, certificate of good faith conference and case caption are excluded.

Judge Chad K. Alvaro

Common questions about Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Orange and Osceola Counties page & word limits

What page or word limits apply to reply memorandum in Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Orange and Osceola Counties?

Judge Chad K. Alvaro's rule states these limits: 10 pages. A reply memorandum may address only matters raised in the opposition and may not exceed 10 pages.

View rule Official source Source: page 11, section 5.8 - Reply Memorandum

What page or word limits apply to opposition memorandum in Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Orange and Osceola Counties?

Judge Chad K. Alvaro's rule states these limits: 25 pages. An opposition memorandum may not exceed 25 pages.

View rule Official source Source: page 11, section 5.7 - Response to Motion and Memoranda

What page or word limits apply to motion in Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Orange and Osceola Counties?

Judge Chad K. Alvaro's rule states these limits: 25 pages. A memorandum of law may support only one motion, and the motion and memorandum together may not exceed 25 pages.

View rule Official source Source: page 7, section SECTION 5 - MOTION PRACTICE

What page or word limits apply to legal memoranda in Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Orange and Osceola Counties?

Judge Christine E. Arendas' rule states these limits: 10 pages. In most instances, a legal memorandum should not exceed 10 double-spaced pages.

View rule Official source Source: page 10, section L. Hearing Notebooks, Exhibits, Legal Memoranda, and Citations

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