Judge Diane Gujarati

File via ECF.

For Daubert motions and motions under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12: Three (3) pages for letter requesting pre-motion conference. Three (3) pages for response, due within one (1) week. For motions under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12, response must state whether party will seek leave to amend.

For motions under Fed. R. Civ. P. 56: Three (3) pages for letters requesting pre-motion conference. Rule 56.1 Statement required. Three (3) pages for response. Responsive Rule 56.1 Statement required. Response letter and responsive Rule 56.1 Statement due within two (2) weeks.

Twenty-five (25) pages for opening and opposition briefs, ten (10) pages for reply briefs; tables of contents and tables of authorities required.

Twenty-five (25) pages for opening and opposition briefs, ten (10) pages for reply briefs; tables of contents and tables of authorities required.

Objections and responses not to exceed fifteen (15) pages.

All written submissions and supporting materials must be text-searchable, to the extent practicable. The Court may strike non-compliant submissions.

Except in emergency situations requiring immediate attention or as otherwise noted in these Individual Practice Rules, all communications with chambers shall be in writing and filed via ECF, with copies simultaneously delivered to all parties who do not receive automatic notification through ECF.

To request a pre-motion conference, the moving party must file and serve a letter, not to exceed three (3) pages, setting out the bases for the anticipated motion.

For Daubert motions and motions pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12: All parties served with the moving party’s pre-motion conference letter are required to serve and file a letter response within one (1) week of service of the moving party’s letter. The response shall not exceed three (3) pages. When a party responds to a pre-motion letter in anticipation of a motion to dismiss, the party must state whether it will seek leave to amend in light of one or more of the alleged pleading defects and must indicate the nature of any contemplated amendment.

For motions pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56: All parties served with the moving party’s pre-motion conference letter are required to serve and file a letter response within two (2) weeks of service of the moving party’s letter. The response shall not exceed three (3) pages. The responding party must also file a responsive Rule 56.1 Statement in the form set forth in Local Civil Rule 56.1. Any evidence cited in a party’s responsive Rule 56.1 Statement must be attached as an exhibit to a declaration and filed along with the party’s responsive Rule 56.1 Statement.

Memoranda of law in support of and in opposition to motions are limited to twenty-five (25) double-spaced pages, not including tables of contents or tables of authorities (both of which are required), exhibits, appendices, or attachments.

Reply memoranda are limited to ten (10) double-spaced pages, not including tables of contents or tables of authorities (both of which are required), exhibits, appendices, or attachments.

Memoranda of law in support of and in opposition to motions are limited to twenty-five (25) double-spaced pages, not including tables of contents or tables of authorities (both of which are required), exhibits, appendices, or attachments.

All memoranda of law shall be produced in 12-point font, including footnotes, and shall have one-inch margins on all sides. All memoranda must be filed in a text-searchable format and must have the date of service printed on the front cover. Case law citations shall be to official case reporters or, for decisions not available in official reporters, to the Westlaw or Lexis electronic case database.

Parties must provide evidentiary citations, including specific transcript pages, in any submission that cites record material.

Objections to R&Rs and responses to objections may not exceed fifteen (15) double-spaced pages and shall conform to the requirements of Individual Practice Rule III.C.2.

Objections to R&Rs and responses to objections may not exceed fifteen (15) double-spaced pages and shall conform to the requirements of Individual Practice Rule III.C.2.

Assistant United States Attorneys are responsible for informing chambers as soon as a new case has been assigned to Judge Gujarati so that a conference can be scheduled. The United States Attorney’s Office must also inform chambers whether or not the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York had any involvement in the case’s investigation or prosecution prior to September 22, 2020. 2 Telephone calls to chambers are permitted for these purposes.