Judge Joanna Seybert
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Filings (Pretrial Memorandum)
Required
Filings (>10 pages)
Required
Filings (All filings)
Required
Filings (Exhibits)
Required • Binding: Three Ring Binder
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Adjournment Not Effective Until Granted
- 2Original Date
- 3Number Of Previous Requests
- 4Previous Requests Granted Or Denied
- 5Reason For Request
- 6Proposed New Dates
- 7Adversary Position
- 8Proposed Rescheduled Date
- 9Emergency Nature
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
Communication
Letter Fax
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Clerk
Chambers
Detailed Drafting Rules
Faxes require prior court permission.
Faxes are not permitted without prior permission from the Court.
Letter Fax
- Advance Notice Requiredprior_permission_from_court
Letters to the court must not exceed 4 pages.
Letters shall include the case name and number, and shall not exceed four (4) pages.
Telephone calls and emails to chambers are only permitted in emergencies.
Telephone calls and emails to Chambers are permitted only in emergency situations requiring immediate attention.
Phone
- Status Inquiries
Do not contact chambers with docketing or ECF questions.
Do not contact Chambers with questions regarding docketing or ECF, including questions seeking ECF filing assistance.
Phone
- Status Inquiries
Chambers will not respond to case or motion status inquiries.
Chambers will not address inquiries regarding the status of a party’s case or any pending motions therein.
Phone
All documents must be filed electronically on ECF.
In accordance with the Local Rules, all documents must be filed electronically on the Court’s ECF System.
Pro se parties exempt from ECF unless attorney; represented parties must file electronically.
Pro se parties are automatically exempt from mandatory electronic filing unless the pro se party is a practicing attorney admitted to practice in the Eastern District of New York. However, parties represented by counsel must file documents electronically, even in pro se cases.
Pre-motion conference request limited to 4 pages.
To request a pre-motion conference, the moving party shall file a letter motion of no more than four (4) pages, briefly stating the basis for the anticipated underlying motion.
Opposition to pre-motion conference request limited to 4 pages.
The opposing party shall submit a letter response, of not more than four (4) pages, setting forth its position in opposition.
Do not contact Chambers with ECF or docketing questions.
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Memoranda of law limited to 25 pages (support/opposition) and 10 pages (reply).
Memoranda of Law. Unless prior permission has been granted, memoranda of law in support of and in opposition to motions are limited to twenty-five (25) pages, and reply memoranda are limited to ten (10) pages.
Motion papers require 1-inch margins, 12-pt Times New Roman, double spacing, max 23 lines/page.
Motion papers shall have: one-inch margins; 12-point Times New Roman or larger font; and, be double spaced (with no more than 23 lines per page).
Memoranda must include case index; 10+ page memoranda need table of contents.
All memoranda must contain an index of cases; all memoranda of ten (10) or more pages shall also contain a table of contents.
Document Type
Memorandum
Requests for rebuttals/sur-replies or page limit exceptions require letter motion.
All requests to file rebuttals, sur-replies, etc., and to exceed page limits must be made by letter motion; such requests are granted sparingly.
Document Type
Motion
Footnotes must be 10-pt Times New Roman or larger and single spaced.
To the extent necessary, footnotes shall be printed in 10-point Times New Roman or larger font and be single spaced.
One courtesy copy required for ECF documents over 10 pages.
For all documents filed on ECF that are more than ten (10) pages, one courtesy copy of such document shall be sent to Chambers.
Courtesy Copies Required
Logistics
Pretrial memoranda limited to 25 pages with courtesy copy to Chambers.
Such memoranda shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pages. A courtesy copy shall be delivered to Chambers. See Rule IV.
Pretrial memoranda must not exceed 25 pages and require courtesy copy to Chambers.
The parties shall file their memoranda: identifying the issues; summarizing the relevant facts and applicable law; and, addressing any evidentiary issues that counsel believes will arise at trial. The memoranda shall include a detailed statement of all claims and defenses, together with a summary of the facts, and shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pages. A courtesy copy shall be delivered to Chambers. See Rule IV.