Judge J. Brendan Day
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
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Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Final Pretrial Order
- 1 copy • Mail • Upon Filing
Adjournments
- Opposition to pro hac vice admission must be filed within 2 business days via CM/ECF.
Page & Word Limits1 rule
Settlement submissions must be submitted 5 business days before conference, max 5 single-spaced pages.
No later than five (5) business days before the settlement conference, each party shall submit to the Court via email to jbd_orders@njd.uscourts.gov a confidential settlement submission of no more than five (5) single-spaced pages (exclusive of any exhibits).
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Document Filing Requirements1 rule
Motions to amend must include black/red-lined proposed amended pleading as exhibit; no leave of court required.
Motions to amend a pleading must comply with Local Civil Rule 15.1. Pursuant to the rule, such motions must include as an exhibit a black- or red-lined proposed amended pleading that clearly indicates the proposed changes. Failure to do so may result in administrative termination of the motion. Motions to amend shall not require leave of Court.
Document Type
Motion To Amend
Filing & Service rules
Courtesy Copy Requirements
Final pretrial order must be submitted 3 weeks before conference via email with courtesy copy by mail.
No later than three (3) weeks before the Final Pretrial Conference, the parties shall submit the joint proposed final pretrial order via email to jbd_orders@njd.uscourts.gov, and shall provide one (1) courtesy copy by mail to chambers.
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Sealing & Redaction Procedures
Motions to seal require proposed order with findings/conclusions, references to docket entries, and contemporaneous submission of redacted documents.
Motions to seal must comply in all respects with Local Civil Rule 5.3(c) and must include a proposed order that includes findings of fact and conclusions of law, and which includes references to the docket entries that are the subject of the motion. Contemporaneously with the motion, counsel should submit to the Court, via email to jbd_orders@njd.uscourts.gov, any proposed redacted documents to be filed if the motion is granted. Counsel shall make every effort to secure the consent of all parties regarding the request to seal and the movant shall certify as to whether all parties consent in its application. Parties may file a motion to seal without obtaining leave of Court.
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Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
Most formal motions require prior leave of court, except Rule 12 motions, timely remand motions, and motions to amend.
Other than (i) motions filed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12, (ii) motions to remand within the time provided by 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c), (iii) motions to amend a pleading; and (iv) motions expressly permitted by this Order, formal motions shall not be filed without prior leave of Court.
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Adjournment & Extension Requirements
Opposition to pro hac vice admission must be filed within 2 business days via CM/ECF.
Requests for pro hac vice admission must, within two (2) business days of the filing of the initial application, file a letter via CM/ECF setting forth the basis for the opposition.
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