M.D. Fla.
Law & Legal abbreviation · Court
| Stands for | United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida |
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| Categories | Law & Legal |
M.D. Fla. stands for United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, a court abbreviation.
Covering 35 counties in central and northeast Florida, this federal trial court sits in Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Fort Myers and Ocala. By population it is one of the largest federal districts, with a docket mixing securities, consumer and employment cases with drug, firearm and fraud prosecutions.
Example: The class action was transferred to M.D. Fla. because most of the affected customers lived near Orlando.
Usage notes
Created in 1962 from parts of the Northern and Southern Districts. Here "M.D." means Middle District, not Doctor of Medicine; the same pattern appears in M.D. Pa., M.D. Tenn., M.D.N.C., M.D. Ga., M.D. Ala. and M.D. La. Appeals go to the Eleventh Circuit.
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