Judge Peggy Kuo
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Filings (All filings)
Upon Request
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Original Date
- 2Number Of Previous Requests
- 3Reason For Request
- 4Affects Other Dates
- 5Adversary Position
Communication
Phone
Chambers
Letter Fax
Chambers
Letter Ecf
Chambers
Chambers
Phone
Clerk
Chambers
Detailed Drafting Rules
Telephone calls to Chambers are prohibited except for matters requiring immediate attention.
Telephone calls to Chambers are not permitted except when immediate attention is required.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
Fax communications are prohibited unless Chambers gives prior permission.
Faxes are not permitted except with the prior permission of Chambers.
Letter Fax
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredprior permission of Chambers
All communications with Chambers must be made through ECF.
All communications with Chambers must be through the Court’s Electronic Case Filing system (ECF).
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
Email to Chambers is allowed only for confidential settlement statements or when otherwise directed by the Court.
E-mails are permitted only for sending confidential settlement statements to Chambers, or as otherwise directed by the Court.
Direct to: Chambers
Counsel are required to file all documents electronically through ECF.
Counsel must file all documents via ECF.
Letter via ECF
For ECF technical issues, parties must call the ECF Help Desk and not Chambers.
If you are encountering difficulties using ECF, call the ECF Help Desk at 718.613.2312 for assistance. Do not call Chambers.
Confidential ex parte settlement statements must be emailed to Chambers at least seven business days before the settlement conference unless the Court directs otherwise.
Confidential ex parte settlement statements must be e-mailed to Chambers (kuo_chambers@nyed.uscourts.gov) at least seven (7) business days before the conference, except as otherwise directed by the Court.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredat least seven (7) business days before the conference
Adjournment or conference-change requests must be filed on ECF as a Motion using a letter format, not as an ECF Letter filing.
All requests for adjournment of a court date or other changes (such as a request to appear by telephone) must be made by letter and filed via ECF as a “Motion,” not a Letter.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Clerk
Counsel may not request adjournments by phone, though they may call attention to a last-minute emergency request after ECF filing.
Under no circumstances should counsel make a request for adjournment by telephone. (Counsel may, however, call the Court’s attention to a last-minute emergency request after it is filed on ECF.)
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice RequiredNo telephone adjournment requests; a call is permitted only to alert the Court to a last-minute emergency request after ECF filing.
Extension requests must be filed on ECF as a Motion using a letter format.
All requests for an extension of time to file or respond by a court-imposed deadline must be made by letter and filed via ECF as a “Motion.”
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Clerk
A joint discovery dispute letter is limited to three pages.
The letter may be no more than three (3) pages and must be filed via ECF as a “Motion.”
For non-dispositive non-discovery motions, support/opposition memoranda are limited to 12 pages and reply memoranda to 5 pages, both double-spaced, unless prior permission is granted.
Unless prior permission has been granted, memoranda of law in support of, or in opposition to, motions are limited to twelve (12) pages, double-spaced and reply memoranda are limited to five (5) pages, double-spaced.
For dispositive motions on consent before Judge Kuo, a pre-motion conference request is required with a 3-page motion summary, 3-page responses due in 5 business days, no replies, and modifiable response timing.
A motion requesting a pre-motion conference is required before any dispositive motion may be filed. The request must be accompanied by a summary of the proposed motion, not to exceed three (3) pages. Responses are limited to three (3) pages and must be filed within five (5) business days of the request. Replies are not permitted. The time in which to respond may be modified at the request of the parties or sua sponte.
Pre-Motion Conference
A pre-motion conference is mandatory before filing. You must submit a letter first.
Letter Requirements
For dispositive motions on consent, support/opposition memoranda are limited to 25 pages and reply memoranda to 10 pages, both double-spaced, with possible modification at pre-motion conference.
Unless prior permission has been granted, memoranda of law in support of or in opposition to dispositive motions are limited to twenty-five (25) pages, double-spaced, and reply memoranda are limited to ten (10) pages, double-spaced. Length limitations may be modified at the pre-motion conference.