Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Filings (>50 pages)
Required
Filings (Indictment, Information, Complaint)
Required
Filings (>20 pages)
Required
Filings
Required
Filings (Witness List)
Required
Filings (Exhibits)
Required
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Adversary Position
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Original Date
- 3Number Of Previous Requests
- 4Previous Requests Granted Or Denied
- 5Adversary Position
- 6Proposed New Dates
- 7Affects Other Dates
Communication
Letter Ecf
Chambers
Chambers
Clerk
Letter Fax
Chambers
Chambers
Detailed Drafting Rules
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.
Courtesy Copies Required
Logistics
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.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: 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.
Word-processing files are mandatory for proposed orders, jury instructions, and similar filings.
Mandatory for proposed orders, jury instructions, and similar filings.
DOCX
Text-searchable submissions are mandatory except for pro se litigants.
Mandatory, except for pro se litigants.
Discovery determination appeals must be challenged within 14 days via a letter not exceeding 3 pages.
Challenge within fourteen (14) days of the determination in the form of a letter not exceeding three (3) pages.
Motion memoranda limited to 25 pages (opening) and 10 pages (reply), double-spaced, with Times New Roman 12pt font and one-inch margins.
Without prior permission, memoranda of law in support of or in opposition to motions are limited to twenty-five (25) double-spaced pages, and reply memoranda are limited to ten (10) double-spaced pages. These limits exclude exhibits, appendices, and attachments. Use Times New Roman 12-point font for all text, including footnotes, and one-inch margins on all sides.
Citations including transcript pages are required when citing record material.
Citations, including transcript pages, required whenever citing record material.
Document Type
Motion
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).
Direct to: Clerk
- Status Inquiries
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 Copies Required
Logistics
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.
Direct to: Chambers
Submissions must be text-searchable except for pro se filings.
All written submissions and supporting materials, except those filed by pro se litigants, must be text-searchable to the extent practicable. In a case removed from state court, the removing party shall endeavor to file the state court documents in a text-searchable form.
Evidentiary filings must include only cited transcript pages with relevant sections highlighted, complying with FRE 106.
Parties shall file only the pages of transcripts containing relevant testimony cited in the memoranda of law or affidavits. All excerpts must comply with Federal Rule of Evidence 106. Parties shall include the portion of the transcript necessary for completeness and highlight the relevant sections. If the transcript contains a discussion of a matter, the whole discussion should be included.
Document Type
Exhibits
In diversity cases, parties must file a 2-page letter within 30 days explaining citizenship basis for all parties.
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 thirty (30) 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 trust, the letter shall state the citizenship of each of the entity's members, shareholders, partners, and/or trustees.
Document Type
Letter
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.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Fax communications to the Court are prohibited without prior authorization.
Parties may not send faxes to the Court without prior authorization.
Letter Fax
Direct to: Chambers
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.
Direct to: Chambers
Appeals of Magistrate Judge discovery determinations must be in letter format with 3-page maximum.
Any appeal of a Magistrate Judge's discovery determination must be in the form of a letter not exceeding three (3) pages in length.
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.
Pre-Motion Conference
A pre-motion conference is mandatory before filing. You must submit a letter first.
Letter Requirements
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.
Pre-Motion Conference
A pre-motion conference is mandatory before filing. You must submit a letter first.
Letter Requirements
All memoranda of law must use 12-point Times New Roman (including footnotes) and one-inch margins on all sides.
5. 3. 3. All m e m o r a n d a of l a w s h all b e p r o d u c e d i n 1 2 -p oi nt Ti m e s N e w R o m a n f o nt (i n cl u di n g f o ot n ot e s) a n d s h all h a v e o n e -i n c h m a r gi n s o n all si d e s.
Memoranda must be text-searchable and must display the date of service on the front cover.
All m e m o r a n d a m u st b e fil e d i n a t e xt -s e a r c h a bl e f o r m at a n d m u st h a v e t h e d at e of s e r vi c e p ri nt e d o n t h e f r o nt c o v e r.
The Court prohibits exhibit submission by CD-ROM or flash drive.
T h e C o u rt will n ot a c c e pt e x hi bit s s u b mitt e d vi a C D -r o m o r fl a s h d ri v e.
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.
Direct to: Chambers
Plea agreements and informations should be sent by email to Courtroom Deputy Bryan Morabito.
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 .
Direct to: Chambers
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.
Direct to: Chambers
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:
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredat the time the joint pretrial order is filed
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.
Direct to: Chambers
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