Judge Emmet G. Sullivan
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Proposed Rescheduled Date
- 2Adversary Position
Communication
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Chambers
Letter Ecf
Chambers
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Clerk
Detailed Drafting Rules
Ex parte communication with Judge Sullivan is prohibited.
Ex parte communication with Judge Sullivan – either directly or through his law clerks – is inappropriate. Chambers does not accept ex parte telephone calls.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
All communications with Court must be in writing via motion/opposition/reply.
Parties are to communicate with the Court in writing by motion, opposition, and reply; not by letter or telephone call. This includes, but is not limited to, inquiries regarding the status or scheduling of any pending matter, or inquiries regarding the clarification of Court Orders.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Emergency phone calls to chambers require all parties on call; otherwise contact Clerk’s Office.
In an extraordinary circumstance or actual emergency, counsel may contact chambers via telephone only if all counsel/pro se parties are on the call. If all parties are not on the call in such a circumstance, the parties shall contact Mr. Mark Coates, the Courtroom Deputy Clerk, at (202) 354-3364, or if he is unavailable, the staff person in the Clerk’s Office designated as his substitute.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredall_parties_must_be_on_call
CM/ECF questions must be directed to the CM/ECF Help Line, not chambers.
Chambers does not assist with questions regarding CM/ECF; inquiries shall be directed to the CM/ECF Help Line at (202) 354-3190.
All submissions must be double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman, with 1-inch margins.
Format. All submissions to the Court shall be double spaced, and use 12-point Times New Roman font and one inch page margins.
Memoranda of 10+ pages must include table of contents and table of authorities.
Every memorandum of points and authorities that is ten pages or longer must contain a table of contents and table of authorities, regardless of
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