Judge Gary R. Brown
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Filings (All filings)
Required • Binding: Three Ring Binder
Filings (Proposed Voir Dire, Requests To Charge, Motions In Limine, Proposed Verdict Sheets)
Required • Binding: Stapled
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Joint Proposed Dates
Communication
Letter Ecf
Clerk
Detailed Drafting Rules
Motion memoranda limited to 20 pages (support/opposition) and 10 pages (reply), with TOC for 10+ pages.
Memoranda of Law: Unless prior permission has been granted, memoranda of law in support of, and in opposition to, motions are limited to 20 pages, and reply memoranda are limited to 10 pages. Memoranda of 10 pages or more shall contain a table of contents.
Evidentiary citations with specific transcript pages required; failure to provide constitutes grounds for denial.
Evidentiary Citations: Parties must provide evidentiary citations, including specific transcript pages, in any submission before the Court. Any motion or application predicated on evidence adduced at a hearing or trial, including testimony, factual summaries or rulings, must contain a copy of the transcript with specific citations to the pertinent sections at issue thereto. Failure to provide citations to the record constitutes grounds for denial.
Document Type
Motion
Electronic filings must be in text-searchable format; non-compliance results in withdrawal.
Electronic Submissions: All papers filed electronically must be submitted in a text-searchable format. Failure to comply with this rule constitutes grounds for withdrawal of the filing.
Pre-motion conference letter (2-4 pages) required before filing any motion before Judge Brown.
Before filing any motion returnable before Judge Brown, the movant is required to file a letter briefly outlining the motion and requesting a pre-motion conference. The non-movant’s deadline to respond will be set by the Court when the conference is scheduled; this will also be the deadline to submit letters for cross-motions. All letters must be between two and four pages in length.
Pre-Motion Conference
A pre-motion conference is mandatory before filing. You must submit a letter first.
Letter Requirements
Pro se litigants must mail communications to Clerk's Office as directed in Guidelines.
Mail all communications and filings to the Clerk’s Office as directed in the Guidelines
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Clerk
- Advance Notice Requiredas directed in the Guidelines