Court Rules
district Judge
Verified Current10 days ago

Judge Gary R. Brown

Eastern District of New York

Limits & Logistics

Document Limits

Memorandum Of Law
20 pgs

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

Notice Required
48Hours

Must Include

  • 1
    Reason For Request
  • 2
    Joint Proposed Dates

Communication

Letter Ecf

Clerk

Technical Issues
Advance Notice Required
Filters:AllMandatoryFormattingCommunicationMemorandaTOC/TOAECF FilingTRO/InjunctionLettersConferences

Detailed Drafting Rules

Page or Word LimitMandatory

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.

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Document RequirementMandatory

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

Content & Formatting
Evidentiary Citations
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Format RequirementMandatory

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.

Required Format

PDF

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Pre-Motion ProcedureMandatory

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

Status
Required
Max Length4 pgs
Communication ProtocolMandatory

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

Approved Topics
Technical Issues
Requirements
  • Advance Notice Required
    as directed in the Guidelines