Courtesy copies are required when a filing is > 20 pages. Details: delivery upon filing, by mail. Courtesy copies are required only for ECF submissions exceeding 20 pages, must be properly marked/tabbed and mailed on filing date, and are excluded for FRCP 7(a) pleadings and filings directed to the Magistrate Judge.
Yes. A pre-motion letter is required for covered motions. Details: 3 pages, response due in 7 days. A pre-motion conference is required for motions (with listed exceptions), and pre-motion letters and responses are capped at 3 pages with responses due in 7 days.
Judge Joan M. Azrack's rule states these limits: 25 pages; 15 pages. Support and opposition memoranda are limited to 25 pages, and reply memoranda are limited to 15 pages.
Judge Joan M. Azrack's rule states these limits: 25 pages; 25 pages; 15 pages. Motion support and opposition memoranda are capped at 25 pages, and reply memoranda are capped at 15 pages unless prior permission is granted.
Judge Joan M. Azrack's formatting rule includes file format docx, also file on ecf in pdf format, and word-processing files for stipulations of dismissal or settlement are not required unless specifically requested. Proposed orders, jury instructions, and similar proposed language must be submitted in Word to Chambers and filed in PDF on ECF, except dismissal/settlement stipulations unless specifically requested.
The rule requires proposed order. Motions for default judgments and petitions to confirm arbitration awards must include a proposed order.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. All filings must be submitted electronically.
Parties may contact Judge Joan M. Azrack's chambers by phone only as allowed by the rule. For urgent matters, chambers must be notified by phone after the ECF filing is made.
Requests should be made at least 48 hours in advance when this rule applies before Judge Joan M. Azrack. Adjournment and extension requests must be filed by ECF letter at least 48 hours before the relevant deadline or appearance.
Yes. Judge Joan M. Azrack requires bundling for covered papers. Under the bundling rule, motion papers may not be filed on ECF until briefing is complete.
Yes. Judge Joan M. Azrack's rules include a junior lawyer participation incentive. If counsel indicates a lawyer with seven or fewer years of experience will appear, the Court may schedule a pre-motion conference.
Telephone contact with chambers staff is allowed for docketing and scheduling/calendar matters.
Courtesy copies should not be submitted unless the filing exceeds 20 pages.
Adjournment and extension requests must be filed by ECF letter at least 48 hours before the relevant deadline or appearance.
For urgent matters, chambers must be notified by phone after the ECF filing is made.
A pre-motion conference is required for motions (with listed exceptions), and pre-motion letters and responses are capped at 3 pages with responses due in 7 days.
Support and opposition memoranda are limited to 25 pages, and reply memoranda are limited to 15 pages.
Summary judgment filings must comply with the Court’s formatting and filing requirements for Local Rule 56.1 statements and evidentiary materials.
Under the bundling rule, motion papers may not be filed on ECF until briefing is complete.
Motions implicating time-limiting rules are exempt from pre-motion conference requirements.
Motions implicating time-limiting rules are exempt from the bundling rule.
Motions for default judgments and petitions to confirm arbitration awards must include a proposed order.
In Social Security appeals, the administrative transcript may be filed only together with a fully briefed motion.
All filings must be submitted electronically.
Written submissions and supporting materials must be text-searchable where practicable.
ECF filing assistance is available by phone at the listed number.
Pro se parties without ECF access must file through the Clerk’s Office and may not fax Chambers without prior approval.
For urgent matters requiring immediate attention, chambers must be notified by phone after ECF filing.
Courtesy copies are required only for ECF submissions exceeding 20 pages, must be properly marked/tabbed and mailed on filing date, and are excluded for FRCP 7(a) pleadings and filings directed to the Magistrate Judge.
Proposed orders, jury instructions, and similar proposed language must be submitted in Word to Chambers and filed in PDF on ECF, except dismissal/settlement stipulations unless specifically requested.
Counsel may email Word-format files to Chambers at the listed email address.
Parties may call the courtroom deputy for docketing, scheduling, and calendar matters.
Questions about Judge Azrack’s individual rules must be made through a joint call to Chambers.
Adjournment and extension requests must be filed by ECF letter at least 48 hours in advance and include specified details.
Pre-motion conferences are generally required before motions to Judge Azrack, with 3-page letter/response requirements, specific exemptions, and court-discretion exceptions.
If counsel indicates a lawyer with seven or fewer years of experience will appear, the Court may schedule a pre-motion conference.
Motion support and opposition memoranda are capped at 25 pages, and reply memoranda are capped at 15 pages unless prior permission is granted.
Any memorandum of law that is 10 pages or longer must include a table of contents.
In non-pro se cases, a summary-judgment opponent’s Rule 56.1 statement must quote each movant allegation verbatim and respond directly beneath each allegation.
The joint pretrial order must include a statement of damages and other relief sought.
When an opposing Rule 56.1 statement adds a separate section of additional facts, the movant must file a reply statement addressing those assertions.