United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

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United States district court federal trial court

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in central Florida, including major cities such as Tampa, Orlando, and Jacksonville.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida canonical	6
Middle District of Florida	5
Fort Myers Division of the Middle District of Florida	1
Jacksonville Division of the Middle District of Florida	1
Ocala Division of the Middle District of Florida	1
Orlando Division of the Middle District of Florida	1
Tampa Division of the Middle District of Florida	1
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T762619 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Context triple: [United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, reviewsCasesFrom, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida]

A. United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal cases arising in the northern region of Florida, including both civil and criminal matters.
B. Second Judicial Circuit of Florida
The Second Judicial Circuit of Florida is a state trial court circuit that serves Leon County and several surrounding counties in the Florida Panhandle, handling a wide range of civil and criminal cases.
C. United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.
D. Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida
The Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida is a state trial court circuit that serves multiple counties in north-central Florida, handling a broad range of civil, criminal, family, and probate cases.
E. United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the southern region of Mississippi.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Target entity description: The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in central Florida, including major cities such as Tampa, Orlando, and Jacksonville.

A. United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal cases arising in the northern region of Florida, including both civil and criminal matters.
B. Second Judicial Circuit of Florida
The Second Judicial Circuit of Florida is a state trial court circuit that serves Leon County and several surrounding counties in the Florida Panhandle, handling a wide range of civil and criminal cases.
C. United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.
D. Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida
The Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida is a state trial court circuit that serves multiple counties in north-central Florida, handling a broad range of civil, criminal, family, and probate cases.
E. United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the southern region of Mississippi.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States district court ⓘ federal trial court ⓘ
abbreviation	M.D. Fla. ⓘ MDFL ⓘ
appliesLaw	Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ linked to: United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure ⓘ United States Constitution ⓘ federal statutes of the United States ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
courtType	trial court ⓘ
enforces	federal civil regulatory schemes ⓘ federal criminal law ⓘ
governingBody	United States Congress ⓘ
handlesCaseType	bankruptcy appeals ⓘ civil cases ⓘ criminal cases ⓘ diversity jurisdiction cases ⓘ federal question cases ⓘ
hasAppealsTo	United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ⓘ
hasCourtLevel	district court ⓘ
hasJudgeType	Article III judge ⓘ United States magistrate judge ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/ ⓘ
hasSubjectMatterJurisdiction	United States government as a party ⓘ admiralty and maritime cases ⓘ cases between citizens of different states ⓘ federal law ⓘ
hearsAppealsFrom	United States bankruptcy courts in the Middle District of Florida ⓘ linked to: United States bankruptcy courts
isOneOf	94 United States district courts ⓘ
jurisdiction	Middle District of Florida ⓘ linked to: United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida federal civil cases ⓘ federal criminal cases ⓘ
jurisdictionArea	central Florida ⓘ linked to: Central Florida
language	English ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
locatedIn	Florida ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
partOf	Eleventh Circuit ⓘ linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit United States federal judiciary ⓘ linked to: federal judiciary of the United States
region	central Florida ⓘ linked to: Central Florida
servesCity	Jacksonville ⓘ linked to: Jacksonville, Florida Orlando ⓘ Tampa ⓘ linked to: Tampa, Florida

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