Florida 5 Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter) Page & Word Limits

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10 of 10 checked against the court's document. Each rule says how far it was checked. A value with a question mark is not in the court's wording on its card.

Maximum page counts and word limits for motions, briefs, and other filings by judge. This page is scoped to Florida 5 Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter); use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.

Page, word and line limits

Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026

Civil cases

Limit: 15 pages
Applies to: Legal memorandum

Unless the Court gives prior permission, a legal memorandum may not exceed 15 pages.

G. Page limitation. Absent prior permission of the Court, no party shall file a legal memorandum in excess of 15 pages in length.

Judge Dan R. Mosley

Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026

Limit: 10 pages
Applies to: Legal memorandum

No legal memorandum may exceed ten pages without the Court’s prior permission.

Absent prior permission of the Court, no party shall file a legal memorandum which exceeds ten (10) pages in length.

Judge Don Barbee

Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026

Limit: 10 pages
Applies to: Legal memorandum

Unless the court grants prior permission, a legal memorandum may not exceed ten pages.

g. Page Limitation: Absent prior permission of the Court, no party shall file a legal memorandum which exceeds ten (10) pages in length.

Judge Don Barbee

Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 1, 2026

Civil cases

Limit: 10 pages
Applies to: Legal memorandum
Font: 12 pt
Spacing: Double

Unless the court grants prior permission, legal memoranda on motions or court requests are limited to 10 pages, in 12-point font and double spaced; motions and memoranda, responses, and replies each have a 10-page limit.

13) Page limitation: Absent prior permission of the court, which will rarely be granted, no party shall file a legal memorandum in excess of ten (10) pages in length (12-point font, double spaced) on any motion or request of the court. (Motions and Memorandums 10, Responses 10, Reply 10)

Judge Donald E. Scaglione

Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026

Limit: 15 pages
Applies to: Legal memorandum

Unless the court gives prior permission, a legal memorandum may not exceed 15 pages.

12. Page limitation. Absent prior permission of the Court, no party shall file a legal memorandum in excess of fifteen (15) pages in length.

Judge Erin Daly

Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 1, 2026

Limit: 10 pages
Applies to: Legal memorandum

Unless the Court gives prior permission, a legal memorandum may not exceed 10 pages.

Absent prior permission of the Court, no party shall file a legal memorandum which exceeds ten (10) pages in length.

Judge Joel D. Fritton

Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026

Civil cases

Limit: 15 pages
Applies to: Legal memorandum

Unless the court gives prior permission, a legal memorandum may not exceed fifteen pages.

Absent prior permission of the Court, no party shall file a legal memorandum in excess of fifteen (15) pages in length.

Judge Peter M. Brigham

Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026

Civil cases

Limit: 15 pages
Applies to: Legal memorandum

Absent the Court's prior permission, a legal memorandum may not exceed 15 pages.

7. Page limitation. Absent prior permission of the Court, no party shall file a legal memorandum in excess of fifteen (15) pages in length.

Judge Robert W. Hodges

Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026

Civil cases

Limit: 15 pages
Applies to: Legal memorandum

Unless the Court gives prior permission, a legal memorandum may not exceed 15 pages.

Absent prior permission of the Court, no party shall file a legal memorandum in excess of fifteen (15) pages in length.

Judge Stacy M. Youmans

Other limits (time, motions, days)

Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 1, 2026

Applies to: Certificate of service

The certificate of service must list the parties and must fit on one page rather than being split across two pages.

The parties shall then be listed. Please do not split the certificate of service on 2 pages.

Judge George L. Singeltary II

Common questions about Florida 5 Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter) page & word limits

What page or word limits apply to legal memorandum in Florida 5 Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter)?

Judge Peter M. Brigham's rule states these limits: 15 pages. Unless the court gives prior permission, a legal memorandum may not exceed fifteen pages.

View rule Official source Source: page 2, section Page Limitation

Judge Don Barbee's rule states these limits: 10 pages. No legal memorandum may exceed ten pages without the Court’s prior permission.

View rule Official source Source: page 2, section MOTION PRACTICE

Judge Stacy M. Youmans, Judge Erin Daly, and Judge Dan R. Mosley's rule states these limits: 15 pages. Unless the Court gives prior permission, a legal memorandum may not exceed 15 pages.

View rule Official source Source: page 4, section Page limitation

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