Pretrial conference within 150 days, trial within 180 days; one 14-day extension allowed.

Discovery limited to 120 days with specific numerical limits per side.

Discovery motions due 30 days before discovery ends; informal procedure encouraged.

Page limits: 15 pages for motions to dismiss/opposition, 25 pages for summary judgment/Daubert, 5 pages for reply briefs.

Each party limited to one expert witness unless permitted by Court or agreement.

Post-trial motions limited to specific categories: costs, clerical errors, verdict conformity, enforcement, new trial.

New trial motions due within 10 days; limited to judicial/jury misconduct or corruption/fraud.

Withdrawal from expedited procedure requires leave of Court and showing of good cause.

Mandatory chambers copies and proposed orders required for sealed documents.

Attorneys must e-file sealed documents in public/non-sealed civil cases using CM/ECF starting December 1, 2015.

E-filing sealed documents only required in public/non-sealed civil cases, not criminal or fully sealed cases.

Pro se parties must file sealed documents in paper even if they have e-filing permission.

Must use Under Seal Filing Events menu to e-file sealed documents; regular motion events will make documents public.

Must obtain court leave before filing any sealed document, even if statute/rule authorizes it.

Application for Leave to File Under Seal must include declaration, proposed order, redacted and unredacted documents.

Application, proposed order, redacted documents and docket entry are public; declaration and sealed documents are not.

Protective order parties must file declaration explaining why documents should be sealed using Sealed Declaration in Support event.

Party must file sealed document after leave granted; Clerk's Office will not file it.

Must file document under seal after obtaining leave or cannot rely on it in the case.

Sealed documents not accessible through NEF; filing party must serve them on opposing counsel by other means.

Certificate of service required with every sealed filing; copy of NEF should be served with sealed documents.

Proposed orders must be emailed to chambers; sealed documents require sealed envelopes with title page.

Chambers copies of sealed documents must be in sealed envelopes with title page attached.

Redacted documents must include 'REDACTED' in caption and docket text.

Paper filing of sealed documents requires sealed envelopes with title page and PDF on CD.

Application for Leave to File Under Seal requires declaration, proposed order, redacted and unredacted documents.

Application and proposed order are publicly viewable; declaration and unredacted documents are sealed.

File Application/proposed order/redacted docs via non-sealed event; declaration/unredacted docs via sealed event.

Sealed documents must be served by other means (not via NEF); print and serve NEF, sealed declaration, and unredacted document on opposing counsel.

Sealed document e-filing requires prior court order granting leave to file under seal.