Courtesy copies are required only when requested by chambers. Courtesy copies of e-filed documents must not be sent unless the Court specifically requests them.
Yes. A pre-motion letter is required for discovery. Before seeking court intervention on a discovery dispute, parties must file a joint pre-motion letter requesting an informal discovery conference with specified content.
Judge Clay H. Kaminsky's rule states these limits: 2 pages. Each party is limited to two pages in its portion of the joint discovery-dispute submission.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Parties must file a joint proposed pretrial order by the applicable deadline and in the presiding district judge’s required format.
The rule requires certificate of service. In cases with pro se litigants, counsel must serve ECF-filed documents on the pro se party and file proof of service.
Parties may contact Judge Clay H. Kaminsky's chambers by email only as allowed by the rule. During unresolved deposition disputes, parties must contact Chambers immediately by email.
Requests should be made at least 3 business days in advance when this rule applies before Judge Clay H. Kaminsky. Adjournment, conference-change, and deadline-extension requests must be filed as ECF letter motions and, unless emergency, made at least three business days before the conference.
Bundling is optional for covered papers before Judge Clay H. Kaminsky. When parties consent to Judge Kaminsky’s jurisdiction, dispositive motion papers need not be held until fully briefed.
Before seeking court intervention on a discovery dispute, parties must file a joint pre-motion letter requesting an informal discovery conference with specified content.
Each party is limited to two pages in its portion of the joint discovery-dispute submission.
During unresolved deposition disputes, parties must contact Chambers immediately by email.
Deposition-dispute emails to Chambers should include a brief description of the dispute and a callback number.
Non-dispositive motion applications should generally be filed as letter motions under Local Civil Rule 7.1(e).
When parties consent to Judge Kaminsky’s jurisdiction, dispositive motions do not require a pre-motion conference.
When parties consent to Judge Kaminsky’s jurisdiction, dispositive motion papers need not be held until fully briefed.
Memoranda of law should comply with Local Rule 7.1 length and formatting requirements.
Parties must file a joint proposed pretrial order by the applicable deadline and in the presiding district judge’s required format.
Communications with Chambers must generally be filed via ECF, and requests for court action should use the Motion event type rather than Letter.
In cases with pro se litigants, counsel must serve ECF-filed documents on the pro se party and file proof of service.
Adjournment, conference-change, and deadline-extension requests must be filed as ECF letter motions and, unless emergency, made at least three business days before the conference.
Adjournment or extension motions must include prior date/request history, reason, consent position, and where appropriate impacts on other dates or proposed rescheduled dates.
Courtesy copies of e-filed documents must not be sent unless the Court specifically requests them.
Phone calls to Chambers are allowed only for emergencies requiring same-day attention.
Pro se parties may call the Pro Se Office at the listed number for case-related questions.
Emails to Chambers are restricted to uses expressly allowed by the rules or specifically directed by the Court.
Parties must immediately email Chambers if there is reason to believe Judge Kaminsky should be recused.
Counsel must file a notice of appearance on ECF before appearing for the first time.
Parties must file a joint proposed discovery plan at least one week before the initial conference.
Confidential ex parte settlement statements must be emailed to chambers at least one week before the settlement conference unless the court directs otherwise.
Each confidential settlement statement must include specified substantive content, including offers, case assessment, client priorities, and settlement barriers.