United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, cited in case reports as M.D. Fla., is a federal court in the Eleventh Circuit. Appeals from it go to the Eleventh Circuit, except for patent claims and claims against the United States government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit. The district was established on July 30, 1962, when parts of the Northern and Southern Districts of Florida were transferred into the newly created Middle District. It is one of three federal judicial districts in Florida. Court for the district is held at Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Ocala, Orlando and Tampa, and each of those five places anchors a division made up of a named group of counties.