The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (in case citations, M.D. Fla.) is a federal court in the Eleventh Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit). The District was established on July 30, 1962 with parts of the Northern and Southern Districts transferring into the newly created Middle District The United States Attorney for the District is A. Lee Bentley, III.