Judge Renée Marie Bumb

before filing a motion to dismiss, motion for a more definite statement, motion to remand, motion for change of venue, motion for judgment on the pleadings, or, in certain cases specifically identified by the Court, motion for summary judgment, a party must submit a letter, not to exceed three (3) single-spaced pages, requesting a pre-motion conference.

Within five (5) business days after receipt of this letter, all adversaries must submit a written response, not to exceed three (3) single-spaced pages.

To the extent any party submits exhibits to support a motion, such exhibits shall be clearly labeled, dated, tabbed, and indexed.

Chief Judge Bumb does not permit the filing of summary judgment motions in ANDA patent cases. A party may, however, submit a letter to the Court, not to exceed three (3) single-spaced pages, seeking a waiver of this rule if the party believes that a summary judgment motion would assist the Court in expeditiously resolving the case and would resolve more than mere tangential issues.

Exhibits shall be separately filed as related attachments to the document they support (i.e., a declaration/certification summarizing the exhibits).

Exhibits shall not be compiled into a single PDF unless that PDF properly hyperlinks and bookmarks the location of each exhibit within that PDF.

All communications with Chambers shall be by letter electronically filed via CM/ECF. No hard copies or courtesy copies of letters shall be delivered to the Court. Pro se parties are exempt from this requirement.