Judge Nina R. Morrison

In any action in which subject matter jurisdiction is founded on diversity of citizenship pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332, the party asserting the existence of such jurisdiction shall, within fourteen (14) days of the filing of the action or its removal from state court to federal court, file on ECF a letter no longer than two (2) pages explaining the basis for that party's belief that diversity of citizenship exists, addressing the citizenship of each party to the litigation. Where any party is a corporation, the letter shall state both the place of incorporation and the principal place of business. In cases where any party is a partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company or

In any action in which subject matter jurisdiction is founded on diversity of citizenship pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332, the party asserting the existence of such jurisdiction shall, within fourteen (14) days of the filing of the action or its removal from state court to federal court, file on ECF a letter no longer than two (2) pages explaining the basis for that party's belief that diversity of citizenship exists

All communications with chambers shall be in writing and filed on ECF, with copies simultaneously delivered to all parties who do not receive automatic notification through ECF. Copies of correspondence between counsel shall not be sent to the Court.

Ex parte telephone calls or emails to chambers about the substance of cases are not permitted.

If a submission requires immediate attention, please file on ECF and then call or email Judge Morrison's Courtroom Deputy.

To request a pre-motion conference, the moving party is to file and serve a pre-motion conference letter set-ting out the bases for the anticipated motion. The pre-motion conference letter shall not exceed four pages, except for pre-motion conference letters re-lated to Rule 56 motions for summary judgment, which may not exceed six pages.

All parties served with the moving party's pre-motion conference letter are required to serve and file a letter response within five (5) business days of service of the moving party's letter, except for motions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56. The response to all pre-motion conference letters other than those filed under Rule 56 shall not exceed four pages.

Rule 56 motions. All parties served with the moving party's pre-motion conference letter are required to serve and file a letter response within fourteen (14) business days of service of the moving party's letter. Responses to pre-motion conference letters under Rule 56 shall not exceed six pages.

Unless prior permission has been granted, memoranda of law in support of and in opposition to motions are limited to 30 double-spaced pages, not including tables of contents, tables of authorities, exhibits, appendices, or attachments. Reply memoranda are limited to 15 double-spaced pages, not including tables of contents, tables of authorities, exhibits, appendices, or attachments.

All memoranda of law shall be produced in 12-point font, with footnotes in 11-point font, and shall have one-inch margins on all sides. All memoranda must be filed in a text-searchable format and must have the date of service printed on the front cover.

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.

Parties must provide evidentiary citations, including specific transcript pages, in any submission that cites record material.

The parties shall file the JPTO via CM/ECF and e-mail a copy of the JPTO in a word processing format to Morrison Chambers@nyed.uscourts.gov.

A pro se litigant shall: Only communicate with the Court in writing.