Judge Hector Gonzalez
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Filings (>25 pages)
Required
Filings (Plea Agreement, Elements Sheet)
Required
Filings (All filings)
Required • Binding: Tabbed Three Ring
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Nature Of Request
- 2Original Date
- 3Number Of Previous Requests
- 4Previous Requests Granted Or Denied
- 5Adversary Position
- 6Proposed New Dates
- 7Grounds For Request
- 8Party Confer
- 9Consent Indication
- 10Facts For Independent Finding
- 11Proposed Order Excluding Time
- 12Exhaustion Of Legal Remedies
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Proposed New Dates
Communication
Letter Ecf
Chambers
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Detailed Drafting Rules
All communications with Chambers must be electronically filed letters with ECF description; no hard copies allowed.
Except as provided below, communications with Chambers shall be by letter electronically filed with the Court, with copies simultaneously delivered or mailed to any pro se litigant. Counsel must provide a brief description of the subject matter of the letter in the ECF entry field (e.g., “Joint Letter in connection with Initial Status Conference”) not simply, “Letter.” No hard copies of letters, including letters requesting extensions or adjournments, shall be delivered to Chambers or to the Court.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Email permitted for questions not answered by rules or for scheduling/calendar matters.
For questions that cannot be answered by reference to these Rules or the E.D.N.Y. Local Rules, or for scheduling and calendar matters, counsel may email Chambers.
Direct to: Chambers
Call Chambers directly for immediate attention after emailing to request contact information.
For situations requiring immediate attention from the Court, counsel should call Chambers directly; in such situations, parties should first email Chambers requesting the Court’s contact information.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredemail first to request contact information
Courtesy copies required for ECF filings over 25 pages (excluding pro se parties).
Except for parties proceeding pro se, parties shall deliver to Chambers a courtesy copy of all written submissions filed on ECF that are 25 pages in length or more, inclusive of any exhibits or attachments.
Courtesy Copies Required
Logistics
Pre-motion letter limited to 3 pages.
The moving party shall submit a detailed letter not to exceed three pages in length setting forth the basis for the anticipated motion.
Pre-motion response limited to 3 pages.
The response shall not exceed three pages.
Motion papers must be filed promptly; bundling is prohibited.
Motion papers shall be filed promptly. Do not hold motion papers until all papers are complete. In other words, the Court does not follow a “bundling rule.”
Filing Strategy
Bundling Policy
Motion papers must be filed promptly; bundling is prohibited.
Memoranda of law limited to 25 pages (support/opposition) and 10 pages (reply); specific formatting requirements.
Unless prior permission has been granted, memoranda of law in support of or in opposition to motions are limited to 25 double-spaced pages and reply memoranda are limited to 10 double-spaced pages. Use Times New Roman 12-point font for all text, including footnotes, and one-inch margins on all sides. Do not use excessive block quotations. Condensing or kerning of character spacing is not permitted. All memoranda 10 pages or longer shall contain a table of contents and table of authorities. These limits take precedence over any word limits set forth in the Local Civil Rules.
Page limit extensions require written request 5 business days before deadline (3 days for reply briefs).
Requests to file memoranda exceeding the page limits set forth herein must be made in writing five business days prior to the due date, except with respect to reply briefs, in which case the written request must be made at least three business days prior to the due date. Similarly situated parties (i.e., multiple defendants moving to dismiss on overlapping grounds) should make reasonable efforts to consolidate their submissions to avoid duplication. The Court will consider requests to enlarge applicable page limits to facilitate the filing of combined memoranda.
Notice Required
Before deadline or appearance
Parties limited to 5 affidavits (max 10 pages each) and 15 total exhibits (max 15 pages each) per motion.
Parties are limited to a total of five affidavits each in support of or in opposition to a motion. Affidavits may not exceed 10 double-spaced pages. Use Times New Roman 12-point font for all text and one-inch margins on all sides. Parties are limited to a total of 15 exhibits, including exhibits attached to an affidavit, in support of or in opposition to any motion. For the avoidance of doubt, because a reply brief is filed in further support of a motion the moving party is limited to a total of 15 exhibits, whether those exhibits are attached to the initial motion or to the reply. Each exhibit—other than the complaint—is limited to 15 pages. If possible, the exhibits should be excerpted to include only the relevant material.
Summary judgment motions: only relevant deposition pages may be attached as exhibits.
On motions for summary judgment, do not attach complete deposition transcripts as exhibits to affidavits or affirmations. Attach only pages containing relevant testimony to which citation is made in the memoranda or affidavits. However, any excerpted submissions must anticipate and comply with Fed. R. Evid. 106. In other words, include the portion of the excerpt necessary for completeness.
Document Type
Motion For Summary Judgment
Summary judgment exhibits: one page of testimony per exhibit page; no condensed “mini-transcripts” allowed.
Deposition transcripts submitted as exhibits to motions for summary judgment should include only one page of testimony per page of exhibit. Parties may not submit “mini-transcripts” with four pages of testimony condensed onto one page in an effort to circumvent the Court’s page limits.
LR 56.1 statements have page limits (25 pages for moving party, 2x for opposing, 10 pages for additional facts section) with font and margin requirements.
The moving party’s Local Rule 56.1 statement may not exceed 25 double-spaced pages without prior permission of the Court. The opposing statement may not exceed twice the length of the moving party’s statement. If the opposing statement includes a separate section of additional material facts, that separate section may not exceed 10 double-spaced pages. Use Times New Roman 12-point font for all text and one-inch margins on all sides.
Additional facts section in opposing LR 56.1 statement limited to 10 pages.
If the opposing statement includes a separate section of additional material facts, that separate section may not exceed 10 double-spaced pages.
LR 56.1 statements must use Times New Roman 12-point font with one-inch margins.
Use Times New Roman 12-point font for all text and one-inch margins on all sides.