Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury

T h e m o vi n g p a rt y m u st d eli v e r a c o u rt e s y c o p y i m m e di at el y aft e r fili n g u n d e r I n di vi d u al R ul e 1. 3.

T h e m o vi n g p a rt y m u st d eli v e r a c o u rt e s y c o p y i m m e di at el y aft e r fili n g u n d e r I n di vi d u al R ul e 1. 3.

Page 22 | 5.9. Temporary restraining orders

The AUSA must provide Chambers courtesy copies of the indictment or information and, if it exists, the complaint as soon as practicable.

T h e A s si st a nt U nit e d St at e s Att o r n e y (“ A U S A”) s h all pr o vi d e t o C h a m b e r s , a s s o o n a s p r a cti c a bl e, a c o u rt e s y c o p y of t h e i n di ct m e nt o r i nf o r m ati o n, a n d a c o u rt e s y c o p y of t h e c o m pl ai nt, if o n e e xi st s.

Page 23 | 6.1. Initial matters

Three copies of witness lists must be submitted by email to the Court in a Word document.

T h r e e ( 3) c o pi e s of t h e wit n e s s li st s, s u b mitt e d vi a e m ail t o t h e C o u rt i n a W o r d D o c u m e nt .

Page 28 | 7.2.3. Exhibits

Email and flash drive delivery do not satisfy courtesy copy requirements.

The emailing of PDF submissions to Chambers or the Courtroom Deputy, or the provision of such submissions in electronic format, e.g., on a flash drive, does not satisfy this requirement.

When documentary evidence will be used on direct examination, counsel must bring two copies for the Court and at least one copy for the court reporter and each opposing counsel present.

W h e n c o u n s el a nti ci p at e s t h at a wit n e s s will r ef e r t o d o c u m e nt a r y e vi d e n c e d u ri n g t h e wit n e s s’ s di r e ct t e sti m o n y, c o u n s el s h all h a v e : (i) t w o ( 2) c o pi e s of e a c h d o c- u m e nt f o r t h e C o u rt a n d (ii) at l e a st o n e c o p y e a c h f o r t h e c o u rt r e p o rt e r a n d c o u n s el f o r e a c h o p p o si n g p a rt y w h o i s p r e s e nt.

Page 33 | 9.4.1

Courtesy copies must be in a single three-ring binder with labeled tabs.

All documents comprising a submission (e.g., memorandum, declarations, exhibits, etc.) must be submitted together, in a single three-ring binder with appropriately labeled tabs. For example, all exhibits must be identified and separated by corresponding numbered or lettered tabs.

Courtesy hard copy required for filings of 50+ pages including exhibits/attachments.

Send the Court one (1) courtesy hard copy of filings that are fifty (50) pages or more, including exhibits or attachments.

Page 2 | Court filings

AUSA must provide Chambers a courtesy copy of indictment, information, or complaint.

AUSA will provide to Chambers a courtesy copy of the indictment or information, and the complaint, if one exists.

Page 4 | Initial matters

Courtesy copies (2) required for submissions 20+ pages, due within one week (immediately for PI/TRO).

Parties shall deliver to Chambers two (2) courtesy hard copy of all written submissions filed on ECF that are twenty (20) pages in length or more, including any exhibits or attachments. Generally, parties must deliver the courtesy hard copy to Chambers within one (1) week of filing on ECF. If the submission is a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order, however, the courtesy copy must be delivered immediately following the ECF filing.

Courtesy copy binders must have case name, docket number, and contents on covers and spines.

Binder covers and spines must identify the case name, docket number, and the binder's contents.

Courtesy copy binders must not exceed 2 inches; additional binders allowed if needed.

Binders must be appropriately sized for their contents—0.5, 1, 1.5, or 2 inches—but must not exceed two (2) inches. If the parties' submissions do not fit in a single two-inch binder, the parties may submit additional binders.

Courtesy copies must be double-sided and bound on the left.

Parties shall use double-sided printing and bind submissions on the left side.

Pro se parties are exempt from courtesy copy requirements.

Parties proceeding pro se are exempt from these requirements but should make every effort to clearly mark exhibits and present well-organized papers.

Filing under seal governed by Local Rules (full rule not provided in this excerpt).

See full rule and refer to Local Rules.

Page 2 | Court filings

Each party must bundle all its motions in limine into a single memorandum of law unless the Court grants leave otherwise.

A b s e nt l e a v e of t h e C o u rt, e a c h p a rt y m u st fil e a si n gl e m e m o r a n d u m of l a w, i n s u p- p o rt of all m oti o n s i n li mi n e fil e d b y t h at p a rt y.

Page 28 | 7.2.1. Motions in limine

Each party must file one consolidated memorandum supporting all of its motions in limine unless the Court grants leave.

A b s e nt l e a v e of t h e C o u rt, e a c h p a rt y m u st fil e a si n gl e m e m o r a n d u m of l a w, i n s u p p o rt of all m oti o n s i n li mi n e fil e d b y t h at p a rt y.

Page 31 | 8.1.3

Joint jury-related submissions must be consolidated into single jointly drafted documents that identify disagreements.

T h e s e j oi nt s u b mi s si o n s s h all c o n si st of si n gl e d o c u m e nt s, j oi ntl y c o m p o s e d, n oti n g a n y a r e a s of di s a g r e e m e nt b et w e e n t h e p a rti e s.

Page 32 | 8.3 Jury instructions, verdict forms, and voir dire questions

The criminal motion rules incorporate Individual Rules 5.2-5.4, but the bundling rule in Rule 5.2.6 does not apply in criminal cases.

I n di vi d u al R ul e s 5. 2 – 5. 4 a p pl y t o m oti o n s i n c ri mi n al c a s e s, e x c e pt t h at I n di vi d u al R ul e 5. 2. 6 (t h e “ b u n dli n g” r ul e) d o e s n ot a p pl y i n c ri mi n al c a s e s.

Page 24 | 6.6. Motions

Parties should file motion papers when fully briefed rather than filing seriatim.

With some exceptions, the Court requests that the parties file motion papers when the motion has been fully briefed.

Page 3 | Briefing schedule

Parties are encouraged to hold motion papers until fully briefed rather than filing seriatim.

The parties are encouraged to submit courtesy copies until the motion has been fully briefed by all parties, unless doing so might cause a party to miss an applicable deadline.

Page 18 | 5.2.6 - 5.2.8

5. 5. 1. E v e r y l ett e r m oti o n i n s u p p o rt of a p r e-m oti o n c o nf e r e n c e c o n c e r ni n g a p a rt y’ s a nti ci p at e d fili n g of a m oti o n p u r s u a nt t o F e d. R. Ci v. P. 5 6 s h all i n cl u d e a L o c al R ul e 5 6. 1 st at e m e nt. A p a rt y o p p o si n g t h e r e q u e st f o r s u c h a p r e -m oti o n c o nf e r e n c e s h all i n cl u d e a n o p p o si n g L o c al R ul e 5 6. 1 st at e m e nt wit h t h ei r l ett e r r e s p o n s e .

5. 5. 1. E v e r y l ett e r m oti o n i n s u p p o rt of a p r e-m oti o n c o nf e r e n c e c o n c e r ni n g a p a rt y’ s a nti ci p at e d fili n g of a m oti o n p u r s u a nt t o F e d. R. Ci v. P. 5 6 s h all i n cl u d e a L o c al R ul e 5 6. 1 st at e m e nt. A p a rt y o p p o si n g t h e r e q u e st f o r s u c h a p r e -m oti o n c o nf e r e n c e s h all i n cl u d e a n o p p o si n g L o c al R ul e 5 6. 1 st at e m e nt wit h t h ei r l ett e r r e s p o n s e .

Page 20 | 5.5.1

Before a TRO motion, the party must file an ECF letter (under seal if ex parte) addressing notice/consent or Rule 65(b)(1) no-notice grounds.

A s s o o n a s a p a rt y d e ci d e s t o s e e k a t e m p o r a r y r e st r ai ni n g o r d e r, t h at p a rt y m u st fil e a l ett e r o n E C F ( u n d e r s e al if p r o c e e di n g e x p a rt e) a n d st at e cl e a rl y : ( 1) w h et h e r a n d h o w it h a s n otifi e d it s a d v e r s a r y a n d w h et h e r t h e a d v ers ar y c o n s e nt s t o t e m p o r a r y i nj u n cti v e r eli ef; o r ( 2) w h y t h e r e q ui r e m e nt s of F e d e r al R ul e of Ci vil P r o c e d u r e 6 5( b)( 1) a r e s ati sfi e d a n d n o n oti c e i s n e c e s s a r y.

Page 22 | 5.9. Temporary restraining orders

A party seeking a restraining order must identify a mutually agreeable hearing time with the adversary so the Court can hear from both sides before deciding temporary injunctive relief.

r eli ef, t h e p a rt y s e e ki n g a r e st r ai ni n g o r d e r m u st i d e ntif y a ti m e m ut u all y a g r e ea bl e t o it a n d t h e a d v e r s a r y i n w hi c h t h e C o u rt m a y h e a r t h e a p pli c ati o n , s o t h at t h e C o u rt m a y h a v e t h e b e n efit of a d v o c a c y f r o m b ot h si d e s i n d e ci di n g w h et h e r t o g r a nt t e m- p o r a r y i nj u n cti v e r eli ef .

Page 23 | Civil cases: motion practice

The Court will not discuss the JPTO unless parties first participate in a good-faith settlement conference with the assigned magistrate judge, and failure to do so is not grounds for a JPTO deadline extension.

H o w e v e r, t h e C o u r t will n o t m e e t wi t h t h e p a r ti e s t o di s c u s s t h e J P T O u n- l e s s t h e p a r ti e s h a v e p a r ti ci p a t e d, i n g o o d f ai t h, i n a s e t tl e m e n t c o nf e r e n c e wi t h t h e a s si g n e d m a gi s t r a t e j u d g e i n c o m pli a n c e wi t h I n di vi d u al R ul e 5. 1. 1. T h e p a r ti e s ’ f ail u r e t o p a r ti ci p a t e i n s u c h a s e t tl e m e n t c o nf e r e n c e i s n o t a b a si s t o r e q u e s t a n e x t e n si o n of t h e d e a dli n e t o fil e t h e J P T O .

Page 25 | 7.1 Joint Pre-trial Orders

Oppositions to motions in limine must be filed within 7 days of the joint pre-trial order.

R e s p o n s e s i n o p p o siti o n t o a m oti o n i n li mi n e s h all b e fil e d wit hi n s e v e n ( 7) d a y s of t h e j oi nt p r e -t ri al o r d e r.

Page 28 | 7.2.1. Motions in limine

Before a Rule 56 briefing schedule or JPTO conference, parties must first participate in a good-faith settlement conference with the assigned magistrate judge.

T h e C o u rt will n ot i s s u e a b ri efi n g s c h e d ul e o n a m oti o n u n d e r F e d. R. Ci v. P. 5 6 o r h ol d a c o nf e r e n c e c o n c e r ni n g t h e J P T O u nl e s s t h e p a rti e s h a v e p a rti ci p at e d, i n g o o d f ait h, i n a s ettl e m e nt c o nf e r e n c e wit h t h e a s si g n e d m a gi st r at e j u d g e.

Page 33 | 10.1. Settlement conferences

In cases with a pro se litigant, counsel must submit a proposed briefing schedule for all motions under Individual Rule 5.2.2.

E n s u r e t h at a p r o p o s e d b ri efi n g s c h e d ul e i s s u b mitt e d t o t h e C o u rt f o r all m oti o n s p u r s u a nt t o I n di vi d u al R ul e 5. 2. 2.

Page 34 | 12.2. Responsibilities of counsel in matters involving pro se litigants

Letter response to pre-motion letter limited to 3 single-spaced pages, due within 7 days.

Except for pro se litigants, all parties so served shall serve and file a letter response, not to exceed three (3) single-spaced pages within seven (7) days from service of the notification letter.

Any opposition to a pre-trial memorandum must be filed within one week of the joint pre-trial order filing.

A n y r e s p o n s e i n o p p o siti o n t o t h e l e g al a r g u m e nt i n a p r e -t ri al m e m o r a n d u m s h all b e fil e d wit hi n o n e ( 1) w e e k of t h e fili n g of t h e j oi nt p r e -t ri al o r d e r.

Page 28 | 7.2.2. Pre-trial memorandum of law

Pre-motion conference required for specific motion types including Rule 12, 56, 15, venue change, arbitration, remand, and expert challenges.

A moving party represented by counsel (except habeas corpus petitions, and Social Security and bankruptcy appeals) must request a pre-motion conference with the Court before making any motion: (i) pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 or 56, (ii) to amend pleadings pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 15 if leave of the Court is required, (iii) for a change of venue, (iv) to compel arbitration, (v) to remand a removed case to State court, and (vi) to challenge expert testimony.

Page 3 | Pre-motion conferences

Pre-motion conference required for Rule 12, Rule 56, Rule 15 leave, venue change, arbitration, remand, and Daubert motions.

In all cases in which the moving party is represented by counsel (except habeas corpus petitions and Social Security and bankruptcy appeals), the moving party must request a pre-motion conference with the Court before making any motion: (i) pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 or 56, (ii) to amend pleadings pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 15 if leave of the Court is required, (iii) for a change of venue, (iv) to compel arbitration, (v) to remand a removed case to state court, and (vi) to challenge expert testimony under Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993).

Page 14 | Civil cases: motion practice

Parties must meet and confer before filing any motion or requesting a pre-motion conference.

All parties must meet and confer with their adversaries prior to filing a motion or a request for a pre-motion conference.

Page 14 | Civil cases: motion practice

Rule 56 summary judgment motions require good faith participation in a settlement conference with the magistrate judge before the Court will grant a briefing schedule.

However, as noted above, the Court will not grant any party's request for a briefing schedule for a motion pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 unless the parties have participated, in good faith, in a settlement conference with the assigned magistrate judge. See Individual Rule 5.1.1.

Page 17 | 5.2.1

Failure to attend required settlement conference precludes filing Rule 56 motions.

Failure to request and attend such a conference precludes a party from filing a motion pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56.

Pre-motion letters for Rule 56 and Daubert motions must be filed within 10 business days after discovery completion.

Pre-motion conference letters related to any proposed motions for summary judgment or motions to exclude the testimony of experts pursuant to Rules 702-705 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and the Daubert v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993) line of cases shall be filed no later than ten business days after the completion of fact or expert discovery, whichever occurs later.

Pre-motion letter motion limited to 3 single-spaced pages required to request conference.

To request a pre-motion conference, the moving party shall file and serve a letter motion not to exceed three (3) single-spaced pages in length setting forth the basis for the anticipated motion.

Rule 56 motions require Local Rule 56.1 statement with pre-motion letter.

If the letter relates to filing a motion made pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56, the moving party must also submit a Local Rule 56.1 statement along with their letter requesting a pre-motion conference.

Pre-motion conference letter motions are not required for motions for judgment as a matter of law (Rule 50), new trial (Rule 59), or relief from judgment (Rule 60).

letter motions requesting pre-motion conferences are not required for motions pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 50, 59, or 60

Page 17 | 5.1.2

Absent exceptional circumstances, sentencing adjournment applications must be written, filed at least 5 business days in advance, and include the reason, consent position, and if no consent, opposing reasons.

A b s e nt e x c e pti o n al ci r c u m st a n c e s, a p pli c ati o n s r e g a r di n g s e nt e n ci n g a dj o u r n- m e nt s s h all b e m a d e i n w riti n g at l e a st fi v e ( 5) b u si n e s s d a y s p ri o r t o t h e d at e of s e n- t e n ci n g a n d m u st st at e t h e r e a s o n f o r t h e r e q u e st a n d w h et h e r t h e o p p o si n g p a rt y c o n s e nt s. If t h e o p p o si n g p a rt y d o e s n ot c o n s e nt, t h e a p pli c ati o n f o r a dj o u r n m e nt m u st p r o vi d e t h e r e a s o n s gi v e n b y t h e o p p o si n g p a rt y f o r d e cli ni n g t o c o n s e nt.

Page 24 | 6.5. Sentencing

Requests to exceed memorandum page limits must be in writing, show good cause and basis, and be filed 5 business days before due date (2 days for reply briefs).

5. 3. 2. R e q u e st s t o fil e m e m o r a n d a e x c e e di n g t h e s e p a g e li mit s m u st cl e a rl y st at e t h e b a si s f o r t h e r e q u e st a n d will o nl y b e g r a nt e d f o r g o o d c a u s e s h o w n. A n y s u c h r e q u e st s m u st b e m a d e i n w riti n g at l e a st fi v e ( 5) b u si n e s s d a y s p ri o r t o t h e m e m o r a n d u m’ s d u e d at e, e x c e pt wit h r e s p e ct t o r e pl y b ri ef s, i n w hi c h c a s e t h e r e q u e st m u st b e m a d e at l e a st t w o ( 2) d a ys p ri o r t o t h e d u e d at e.

Page 19 | 5.3.2

A n y a dj o u r n m e nt r e q u e st b y a d ef e n d a nt a w aiti n g t ri al s h o ul d i n cl u d e a s p e e d y t ri al w ai v e r.

A n y a dj o u r n m e nt r e q u e st b y a d ef e n d a nt a w aiti n g t ri al s h o ul d i n cl u d e a s p e e d y t ri al w ai v e r.

Page 24 | 6.2. Status conferences

Default bankruptcy appeal briefing deadlines may be extended by stipulation if submitted no later than 2 business days before the brief is due.

C o u n s el m a y e xt e n d t h e d ef a ult d e a dli n e s b y sti p ul ati o n s u b mitt e d t o t h e C o u rt n o l at e r t h a n t w o ( 2) b u si n e s s d a y s b ef o r e t h e b ri ef i s d u e.

Page 34 | 11.1. Bankruptcy appeals

Adjournment requests require at least 3 business days advance notice.

Provide at least three (3) business days' notice.

Page 2 | Court filings

Applications for sentencing adjournments must be filed at least 5 business days before sentencing, unless exceptional circumstances exist.

Barring exceptional circumstances, applications regarding adjournments are due at least five (5) business days before the date of sentencing.

Page 5 | Sentencing

Adjournment/extension requests must be in writing and include 6 specific elements.

All requests for adjournments or extensions of time relating to matters not referred to a Magistrate Judge (see Individual Rule 3) must be in writing and state: (i) the reason for the request; (ii) the original date; (iii) the number of previous requests for adjournment/extension; (iv) whether any previous requests were granted or denied; (v) whether the adversary consents, and, if not, the reasons provided for refusing to consent; and (vi) three (3) proposed date(s) for adjournment or extension of time that are mutually convenient to the parties. The consent of the adverse party is not a sufficient ground for an extension or adjournment.

Adjournment requests affecting other dates must propose revisions to those dates.

If the requested adjournment or extension affects any other scheduled dates, the party seeking the modification should propose revisions of the additional affected dates.

Emergency circumstances may excuse normal adjournment request requirements.

Absent an emergency, requests to adjourn court appearances and to extend

The moving party must email Chambers with notice of the TRO filing and requested action timeframe.

T h e m o vi n g p a rt y m u s t e m ail C h a m b e r s gi vi n g n oti c e of t h e fili n g a n d t h e ti m e f r a m e r e q u e st e d f o r C o u rt a cti o n.

Page 22 | 5.9. Temporary restraining orders

Parties must file the JPTO on CM/ECF and email a word-processing copy to chambers.

T h e p a rti e s s h all fil e t h e J P T O vi a C M/ E C F a n d e m ail a c o p y of t h e J P T O i n a w o r d - p r o c e s si n g f o r m at t o C h o u d h u r y _ C h a m b e r s @ n y e d. u s c o u rt s. g o v.

Page 25 | 7.1 Joint Pre-trial Orders

Unless the Court orders otherwise, each party in a non-jury trial must submit specified materials to the Court by email (not on ECF) when the joint pretrial order is filed.

U nl e s s ot h e r wi s e o r d e r e d b y t h e C o u rt, at t h e ti m e t h e j oi nt p r et ri al o r d e r i s fil e d, e a c h p a rt y i n a n o n -j u r y t ri al s h all s u b mit t o t h e C o u rt b y e m ail a n d s e r v e o n o p p o si n g c o u n s el, b ut n ot fil e o n E C F, t h e f oll o wi n g:

Page 29 | 7.3 Additional submissions in non-jury cases

Each exhibit to be admitted must be emailed to chambers as a PDF with filename matching its exhibit number.

A P D F fil e of e a c h e x hi bit s o u g ht t o b e a d mitt e d, s u b mitt e d vi a e m ail t o C h o u d h u r y _ C h a m b e r s @ n y e d. u s c o u rt s. g o v , w it h e a c h fil e n a m e c o r r e s p o n di n g t o t h e r el e v a nt e x hi bit n u m b e r, e. g., “ P X -1,” “ D X 1,” et c.

Page 31 | 8.2.1 Exhibits

A pro se litigant may communicate with the Court only in writing.

A p r o s e liti g a nt s h all: (i) onl y c o m m u ni c at e wit h t h e C o u rt i n w riti n g

Page 34 | 12.1. Responsibilities of pro se litigant

T h e pl e a a g r e e m e nt a n d i nf o r m ati o n s h o ul d b e s e nt b y e m ail t o C o u rt r o o m D e p ut y B r y a n M o r a bit o at B r y a n _ M o r a bit o @ n y e d. u s c o u rt s. g o v .

T h e pl e a a g r e e m e nt a n d i nf o r m ati o n s h o ul d b e s e nt b y e m ail t o C o u rt r o o m D e p ut y B r y a n M o r a bit o at B r y a n _ M o r a bit o @ n y e d. u s c o u rt s. g o v .

Page 24 | 6.4. Guilty pleas

Orders are posted electronically and not mailed to litigants, except pro se litigants not registered for electronic filing.

1. 1. 2. O r d e r s will b e p o st e d el e ct r o ni c all y a n d will n ot ot h e r wi s e b e m ail e d o r p r o- vi d e d t o liti g a nt s ( e x c e pt i n t h e c a s e of p r o s e liti g a nt s n ot r e gi st e r e d f o r el e ct r o ni c fili n g).

Page 8 | 1.1. Electronic Case Filing (ECF)

All chambers communications must be written, filed on ECF, with copies to non-ECF parties; counsel correspondence not sent to Court.

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.

Page 12 | 2.1. Written communications

Fax communications to the Court are prohibited without prior authorization.

Parties may not send faxes to the Court without prior authorization.

Page 12 | 2.1. Written communications

Proposed orders must be emailed to chambers in PDF and Word format.

Proposed orders, jury instructions, and other writings that a party requests that the Court adopt shall be filed on ECF and emailed, in PDF and word-processing format, to Choudhury_Chambers@nyed.uscourts.gov.

For time-sensitive matters, file on ECF and email Chambers with subject line indicating time-sensitivity.

If a submission requires immediate attention, please file on ECF and email Chambers at Choudhury_Chambers@nyed.uscourts.gov, indicating in the subject line that the email pertains to a time-sensitive matter.

Page 12 | 2. Communications with chambers

Urgent/time-sensitive matters should be communicated via email with indication in subject line.

Contact Chambers by email and indicate in the subject line that the matter is time-sensitive.

Page 2 | Communications with chambers

All communications must be in writing and filed on ECF unless urgent or scheduling-related.

All communications should be in writing and filed on ECF unless they concern urgent matters or scheduling issues.

Page 2 | Communications with chambers

Less experienced attorneys are defined as those with 6 or fewer years of experience, excluding clerkships and leave time.

For the purposes of this rule, the Court considers a "less experienced attorney" to be a lawyer with six (6) or less years of experience, exclusive of any time after bar admission that the attorney has been employed as a judicial clerk, has been on family or medical leave, or was otherwise not actively engaged in the practice of law.

Page 13 | Appearance of attorneys

Court may allow multiple attorneys to argue different issues to facilitate junior lawyer participation.

To facilitate participation of less experienced attorneys, the Court may permit multiple attorneys to argue different issues for each party.

Page 13 | Appearance of attorneys

Junior lawyers (6 years or less experience) increase likelihood of pre-motion conference being scheduled.

if a party advises the Court in its pre-motion letter request that an attorney with six (6) years or less of experience as a licensed attorney will be representing the party at the conference, the Court will likely schedule a pre-motion conference.