Judge Diane Gujarati
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Filings
Not Required
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Original Date
- 3Number Of Previous Requests
- 4Previous Requests Granted Or Denied
- 5Adversary Position
- 6Proposed New Dates
- 7Affects Other Dates
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Adversary Position
Communication
Chambers
Letter Ecf
Chambers
Pro Se Parties
Phone
Intake Unit
Phone
Chambers
Detailed Drafting Rules
All counsel must file documents electronically via ECF.
Counsel must file all documents electronically via ECF.
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Pre-motion letter (3 pages) and response (3 pages, 1 week) required for Daubert and Rule 12 motions.
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.
Pre-Motion Conference
A pre-motion conference is mandatory before filing. You must submit a letter first.
Letter Requirements
Briefing Schedule
Opp: 7d • Reply: 0d
Pre-motion letter (3 pages) and response (3 pages, 2 weeks) required for Rule 56 motions with Rule 56.1 statements.
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.
Pre-Motion Conference
A pre-motion conference is mandatory before filing. You must submit a letter first.
Letter Requirements
Briefing Schedule
Opp: 14d • Reply: 0d
Opening and opposition briefs limited to 25 pages; reply briefs limited to 10 pages.
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 limited to 15 pages.
Objections and responses not to exceed fifteen (15) pages.
Prompt notification required when case settles.
Prompt notification of settlement and filing of appropriate paperwork.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
Prompt notification required for new cases and SDNY USAO Criminal Division involvement.
Prompt notification of a new case and confirmation regarding SDNY USAO Criminal Division involvement.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
Notify court of anticipated bail applications as soon as practicable.
Notify the Court of the anticipated application as soon as practicable and in advance of any proceeding at which the Court will be asked to rule on the application.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredas soon as practicable and in advance of any proceeding
Pro se litigants must communicate with court in writing and keep contact information current.
Communicate with the Court in writing and ensure that contact information is current.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
Pro se parties exempt from ECF; counsel must mail hard copies to pro se litigants.
Pro se parties are exempt from electronic filing. Nevertheless, a party represented by counsel in a case involving a pro se litigant must still file all documents electronically via ECF and must also mail a hard copy of all documents to the pro se litigant.
Direct to: Pro Se Parties
All requests for relief must be filed as motions on ECF.
Any request for relief from the Court, including a request for an adjournment or extension of time, must be filed as a “motion” on ECF.
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Chambers staff cannot assist with ECF filing; call helpline for assistance.
Chambers staff cannot help with filing via ECF. For ECF assistance, please call the ECF helpline at (718) 613-2285.
All non-emergency communications with chambers must be in writing via ECF.
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.
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Correspondence between counsel should not be sent to the Court.
Copies of correspondence between counsel shall not be sent to the Court.
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Telephone calls to chambers are disfavored but allowed for urgent matters.
Telephone calls to chambers are generally disfavored but are permitted for urgent matters.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
Pre-motion letter must not exceed 3 pages and must be served within FRCP 12 or 56 time requirements.
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. Service of that letter within the time requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 or 56 shall constitute timely service of a motion made pursuant to those provisions.
Pre-Motion Conference
A pre-motion conference is mandatory before filing. You must submit a letter first.
Letter Requirements
Response to pre-motion letter required within 1 week for Daubert and Rule 12 motions, max 3 pages.
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.
Pre-Motion Conference
Check specific requirements before filing.
Letter Requirements
Briefing Schedule
Opp: 7d • Reply: d
Response to pre-motion letter required within 2 weeks for summary judgment motions, max 3 pages.
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.
Pre-Motion Conference
Check specific requirements before filing.
Letter Requirements
Briefing Schedule
Opp: 14d • Reply: d
Motion memoranda limited to 25 pages (excluding TOC/TOA/exhibits/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.
Reply memoranda limited to 10 pages (excluding TOC/TOA/exhibits/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 must use 12-point font with one-inch margins on all sides.
All memoranda of law shall be produced in 12-point font, including footnotes, and shall have one-inch margins on all sides.
Memoranda must be text-searchable and include date of service on front cover.
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 must be to official reporters or Westlaw/Lexis.
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.
Evidentiary citations must include specific transcript pages.
Parties must provide evidentiary citations, including specific transcript pages, in any submission that cites record material.
Document Type
Motion Submission
Objections to R&Rs limited to 15 pages (double-spaced).
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.
Multi-page documents must be paginated by counsel before trial.
Documents to be offered in evidence that contain multiple pages shall be paginated by counsel in advance of trial.
[Object Object]
AUSA must notify chambers immediately when new case is assigned to schedule conference.
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.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
AUSA must inform chambers about prior SDNY Criminal Division involvement in case.
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.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Parties must notify court as soon as practicable before any bail status change proceeding.
Any party anticipating an application to change bail status at any stage shall notify the Court of the application as soon as practicable and before any proceeding at which the application will be made.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Multi-page documents must be paginated by counsel before trial.
Documents to be offered in evidence that contain multiple pages shall be paginated by counsel in advance of trial.
Document Type
Trial Exhibits
Pro se litigants must communicate with the Court only in writing.
A pro se litigant shall: 1. Communicate with the Court in writing only.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries