District of New Jersey Page & Word Limits

Sur-replies require permission, limited to 15 pages, due within 7 days.

Source text: No sur-replies are permitted without permission. They are strongly discouraged unless it is apparent on the face of the submission that such additional briefing is necessary to rebut an issue or point of law not discussed in the initial briefs. Sur-reply briefs may be filed and served within seven (7) days of service of the brief to which the sur-reply responds unless the Court sets a different schedule. Sur-reply submissions should not contain a repeat recitation of the facts of the case and, without leave of Court for good cause shown, must not exceed fifteen (15) pages in total. No other briefs may be filed without leave of Court for good cause shown.

Summary judgment motions prohibited in ANDA patent cases; waiver letter allowed (max 3 single-spaced pages).

Source text: The Court does not permit filing 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.

Response to waiver letter must be filed within 5 business days (max 3 single-spaced pages).

Source text: 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.

Unresolved discovery disputes must be presented by joint letter limited to five pages.

Source text: the matter shall be brought to the Court’s attention via a joint letter, not to exceed five pages, that sets forth:

Settlement memoranda are limited to five pages.

Source text: Each party shall submit, by email to AME_orders@njd.uscourts.gov, a confidential settlement memorandum of no more than five double-spaced pages no later than five business days before the conference.

Settlement memoranda limited to 5 double-spaced pages, due 5 business days before conference.

Source text: Each party shall submit, by email to AME_orders@njd.uscourts.gov, a confidential settlement memorandum of no more than five double-spaced pages no later than five business days before the conference.

Settlement submissions must be submitted 5 business days before conference, max 5 single-spaced pages.

Source text: 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).

25 interrogatories and 10 depositions per side allowed.

Source text: In accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 33, the parties may serve twenty-five (25) single interrogatories (including all sub-parts). In accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 30, the parties are limited to 10 depositions per side.

Opposition to discovery dispute must be filed within 5 days, double-spaced, max 10 pages.

Source text: The party(ies) opposing the relief sought shall file a response within five (5) days. The response shall be double-spaced and is limited to ten pages.

Settlement memorandum (max 5 double-spaced pages) due 5 business days before conference

Source text: Each party shall submit, by email to JTQ_Orders@njd.uscourts.gov, a confidential settlement memorandum of no more than five (5) double-spaced pages no later than five (5) business days before the conference.

Confidential settlement memorandum (max 10 pages) due 5 business days before settlement conference

Source text: Each party shall submit, by email to RLS_orders@njd.uscourts.gov, a confidential settlement memorandum of no more than ten (10) double-spaced pages no later than five (5) business days before the conference.

Discovery dispute letters limited to 5 pages, double-spaced, no exhibits.

Source text: (a) The party(ies) seeking relief shall file a letter with the Court, which shall be double-spaced and not exceed five (5) pages in length. No exhibits shall be attached. The letter is meant to summarize the issue for the Court for the purpose of having a conference, and is not meant to be a substitute for a formal letter brief. The letter shall set forth the efforts taken to resolve the dispute.

Opposition to discovery dispute limited to 5 pages, double-spaced, no exhibits.

Source text: (b) The party(ies) opposing the relief sought shall file a response within five (5) days, which shall be double-spaced and not exceed five (5) pages in length. No exhibits shall be attached.

Settlement memorandum exhibits limited to 20 pages if included

Source text: Exhibits to settlement memorandum are not required, but if included should not exceed twenty (20) pages.