Courtesy copies are required for rule 56. Details: delivery upon filing. Summary-judgment pre-motion conference requests require courtesy hard copies to chambers, and courtesy copies cannot be sent by email or hard drive.
Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto's rules set a pre-motion procedure for covered motions. A pre-motion conference is required before filing motions, except for listed habeas, default, social security, and bankruptcy matters.
Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto's rule states these limits: 3 pages. Pre-motion conference request letters are limited to three pages.
Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto's rule states these limits: 3 pages. Responses to pre-motion letters are capped at three pages.
Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto's formatting rule includes 12 point type, double spacing and margins top 1 inches, bottom 1 inches, left 1 inches, right 1 inches. Memoranda must use one-inch margins, double spacing, and 12-point font.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. A sealed submission filed without prior approval must include an explanation of why sealing is necessary.
The rule requires caption, judge name, and case number. Correspondence to chambers must include case name, docket number, and assigned judge initials.
Parties may contact Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto's chambers by email only as allowed by the rule. Parties may not file documents by emailing chambers or courtroom staff, except in sealed cases.
A motion to seal is required for covered sealed filings before Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto. When leave to seal is granted, the sealed written submission should still be filed on ECF.
Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto's rules specify what an adjournment or extension request must include. Adjournment and extension request letters must be electronically filed under the Motions event, not as letters under Other Documents.
Yes. Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto requires bundling for covered papers. Motion papers must be bundled and filed only after full briefing, unless early filing is necessary to avoid losing an appellate or other right and notice is given.
Yes. Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto's rules include a junior lawyer participation incentive. The Court encourages lead counsel to allow lawyers with six or fewer years of experience to examine witnesses and present argument.
Technical assistance should be requested by phone at 718-613-2290.
ECF training scheduling is handled by phone at 718-613-2312.
Parties may not file documents by emailing chambers or courtroom staff, except in sealed cases.
Summary-judgment pre-motion conference requests require courtesy hard copies to chambers, and courtesy copies cannot be sent by email or hard drive.
ECF questions should be directed by phone to the Court’s Docket Section at 718-613-2610.
Adjournment and extension request letters must be electronically filed under the Motions event, not as letters under Other Documents.
When leave to seal is granted, the sealed written submission should still be filed on ECF.
A sealed submission filed without prior approval must include an explanation of why sealing is necessary.
In habeas cases, each State Court Record attachment filed electronically must be 5 megabytes or less.
In habeas cases, the respondent must also provide chambers with a hard copy of the State Court Record.
Communications with chambers must generally be submitted as ECF-filed letters with simultaneous service on all counsel.
Correspondence to chambers must include case name, docket number, and assigned judge initials.
Conference requests must be made by letter and must describe the specific issues needing court intervention.
Fax submissions to chambers are prohibited unless prior authorization is obtained, subject to listed exceptions.
Telephone calls to chambers are allowed only for emergencies requiring immediate attention (subject to Paragraph D).
Adjournment and extension requests must be written, filed on ECF, and submitted at least two business days before the deadline or appearance.
Adjournment/extension requests must include the original date, reason, requested extra time, and prior request history with outcomes.
If an adjournment or extension impacts other dates, a proposed revised scheduling order must be attached.
A pre-motion conference is required before filing motions, except for listed habeas, default, social security, and bankruptcy matters.
The moving party must submit a pre-motion letter (max three pages) stating the motion basis and proposed briefing schedule.
Pre-motion conference request letters are limited to three pages.
Responses to pre-motion letters are limited to three pages due within three business days, and replies are barred absent specific authorization.
Responses to pre-motion letters are capped at three pages.
Pre-motion conference requests must be filed under the designated ECF event, not as a generic letter.
In pro se cases, the court may waive pre-motion conference requirements case-by-case, but default practice still requires using the standard pre-motion request procedure unless another exception applies.
Summary judgment pre-motion conference requests require a 56.1 statement (except pro se), with 15 business days for response, 10 business days for reply 56.1, and no reply letter.
Summary judgment pre-motion conference requests require two bound hard-copy courtesy sets, as-filed with CM/ECF stamp information, and email or hard-drive delivery is prohibited.
A 56.1 Counter Statement must quote and respond paragraph-by-paragraph, and any additional disputed facts must appear in a separately titled consecutively numbered section.
A 56.1 Reply Statement must quote the counterstatement, respond only to additional material facts, and may not add new material facts.
Each paragraph in a 56.1 Statement must state a material undisputed fact rather than describe evidence.