**District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan** was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by President Barack Obama in June 2014. Prior to her appointment, Judge Chutkan spent 12 years at Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP as a litigation and white-collar criminal defense specialist, representing antitrust class action plaintiffs and corporate and individual defendants. Before that, she served for 11 years at the District of Columbia Public Defender Service as a trial attorney and supervisor, arguing appellate cases and trying over 30 felony matters. She was also a faculty member at Harvard Law School's Trial Advocacy Workshop. **Education** - University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D. (Associate Editor, Law Review; Legal Writing Fellow) - George Washington University, B.A. in Economics **Career** - District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (2014–present) - Litigation partner, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP (approx. 2002–2014) - Trial attorney and supervisor, District of Columbia Public Defender Service (approx. 1991–2002) - Private practice attorney - Faculty member, Harvard Law School Trial Advocacy Workshop - Steering Committee member, Criminal Law and Individual Rights Section, D.C. Bar (1996–2000)
**Courthouse:** E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse, 333 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001 **Phone:** (202) 354-3390 **Chambers Staff** - Courtroom Deputy: (202) 354-3083
Courtesy copies are required for pretrial statements. Details: 2 copies, delivery upon filing, by hand delivery. Joint Pretrial Statement requires ECF filing and courtesy copies to chambers.
Yes. A pre-motion letter is required for covered motions. Discovery disputes require joint email to chambers before telephone conference.
Judge Tanya S. Chutkan's rule states these limits: 20 pages. Motions in limine limited to 20 pages, oppositions to 15 pages, with specific deadlines.
Judge Tanya S. Chutkan's rule states these limits: 15 pages. Opposition briefs to motions in limine limited to 15 pages.
Judge Tanya S. Chutkan's formatting rule includes times new roman font, 12 point type, double spacing, margins top 1 inches, bottom 1 inches, left 1 inches, right 1 inches, and file format docx. Joint Pretrial Statement must be double-spaced, 12pt Times New Roman, Word format, 1-inch margins.
The rule requires settlement authority present. Settlement authority individuals must be present or available by phone for pretrial conference.
The rule requires meet and confer required, good faith conferring required, settlement discussion required, and face to face meeting encouraged. Parties must meet and confer before pretrial conference to prepare Joint Pretrial Statement and discuss settlement.
Parties may contact Judge Tanya S. Chutkan's chambers by email only as allowed by the rule. Electronic courtesy copy must be emailed to chambers; email must not be used for any other purpose.
Yes. Judge Tanya S. Chutkan requires bundling for covered papers. All motions in limine must be bundled into one omnibus motion per side.
Discovery limits: max 10 depositions and 25 interrogatories per side.
Discovery disputes require joint email to chambers before telephone conference.
Discovery motions require prior telephone conference with court and opposing counsel.
Losing party in discovery dispute may be ordered to pay costs and attorney's fees.
Discovery-related motions require a prior telephone conference with the Court and opposing counsel.
Parties are limited to 10 depositions and 25 interrogatories per side unless otherwise agreed or ordered.
Parties must jointly submit via email to chambers a description of discovery disputes before scheduling a telephone conference.
Settlement authority individuals must be present or available by phone for pretrial conference.
Trial date set for [DATE] at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 9.
Parties must meet and confer before pretrial conference to prepare Joint Pretrial Statement and discuss settlement.
Non-compliance with Pretrial Order may result in sanctions including fines, striking submissions, dismissal, or public admonishment.
Challenged exhibits must be produced with Joint Pretrial Statement in two copies.
Joint Pretrial Statement requires ECF filing and courtesy copies to chambers.
Joint Pretrial Statement must be double-spaced, 12pt Times New Roman, Word format, 1-inch margins.
Two courtesy hard copies required in 3-ring binders with tab dividers.
Electronic copy must be emailed to chambers by specified deadline.
Email address provided only for Joint Pretrial Statement submissions.
Witnesses not listed in Joint Pretrial Statement cannot be called at trial (except for impeachment).
Exhibits must be listed in Joint Pretrial Statement to be admitted at trial.
Parties should stipulate to admissibility of exhibits when possible.
Parties offering >5 exhibits must pre-mark them with court-provided labels.
Counsel should be judicious in selecting relevant exhibits.
Deposition testimony must be identified by page/line numbers in JPTS.
Objections to deposition testimony must be in JPTS with basis and authority.
Deposition objections must include excerpts from the deposition.
Objections not in JPTS are waived except for Rules 402/403.
Demonstrative/physical/videotape evidence must be described in JPTS.
JPTS must separately list each damage element and monetary amount.
Jury trial waiver required in jury cases
Voir dire objections and proposals required with supporting authority