Judge Sanket J. Bulsara

Temporary Restraining Orders Email: Email Chambers for scheduling of hearing.

All civil filings subject to word limits in either the Local Rules or these Individual Practices must contain a certification of compliance as set forth in Local Civil Rule 7.1.

Written Communications Must occur via letter filed on ECF.

Faxes Not permitted.

Ex parte communication prohibited. Certain documents must be provided to Chambers via email.

Limited to 1750 words for opening and response briefs, and 1050 words for reply.

Memoranda in support and opposition limited to 8750 words; replies to 3500 words. Double spacing and 12-point font (including footnotes) required.

Except as otherwise provided below, any communication with the Court must occur via letter filed on ECF. Except for courtesy copies, which may be delivered to the Clerk's Office at the Central Islip courthouse, the Court does not accept hand delivery of any material. And the Court does not accept faxes. Letter correspondence solely between counsel should not be filed on ECF, unless as an exhibit to motion papers seeking relief from the Court. To ensure timely evaluation, a party making an application for relief via letter (such as a request for an adjournment) should file the document as a letter-motion on ECF.

Telephone calls to chambers are prohibited, except for emergency circumstances on the date of a conference. For case-related questions including deadlines and confirmation of conference dates, counsel should electronically access the docket sheet. Chambers should only be contacted if on the day of the conference, the parties cannot appear due to an emergency and counsel wish to inform the Court that an electronic application is forthcoming. In such a case, counsel may contact Judge Bulsara's case manager, Eddie Manson. Adjournment requests may not be made telephonically.

The Court's email address is bulsara_chambers@nyed.uscourts.gov. Any request for an adjournment, even an emergency request, should only be made by letter-motion filed on the docket, not by email or telephone. The Court does not respond to email requests or inquiries, or accept submissions via email, except as provided in these rules. Ex parte emails to Chambers are not permitted and all emails must cc: all other counsel in the case.

Memoranda of 3500 words or more must contain a table of contents and a table of authorities, neither of which shall count against the page limit.

In addition to filing the document on ECF, a party should provide Microsoft Word versions of proposed (a) voir dire; (b) jury instructions; (c) findings of fact and conclusions of law; and (d) verdict forms to the Court through its email address. Other papers should not be emailed to Chambers.

Any appeal or objection to any action by a Magistrate Judge may only be made via letter, not to exceed 1750 words. The non-objecting party may respond via letter, not to exceed 1750 words. Replies are not permitted.

Papers in support and in opposition to letter-motions are limited to 1750 words, and 1050 words for reply briefs. Sur-replies are not permitted.

All letter-briefs must be in 12-point font (including footnotes).

Premotion conferences are required for all motions brought pursuant to Rule 12, except for those motions which must be made via letter-motion. No other motion requires a premotion conference. To arrange for such a conference, the moving party should file a letter not exceeding 1750 words setting forth the basis for the motion. No later than seven days following ECF service, the non-moving party may file a letter not exceeding 1750 words opposing the request and contesting the basis for the motion. Replies are not permitted. Counsel who authored and signed the premotion conference letter (or response) must appear at any conference held on the request.

Memoranda of law in support of and in opposition to motions, except for letter-motions, are limited to 8750 words, and reply memoranda are limited to 3500 words.

All memoranda of law must use reasonable margins, double spacing, and a reasonable font of 12 point or larger, including for footnotes.

In the case of cross-motions for summary judgment, a consolidated briefing scheme applies. Plaintiff shall serve a motion for summary judgment and supporting papers including a memorandum of law no longer than 8750 words on the deadline ordered by the Court. Defendant will then serve a motion for summary judgment and a memorandum of law of no more than 17,500 words supporting their motion and opposing Plaintiff's motion. Plaintiff will then serve a memorandum of law of no more than 12,250 words opposing Defendant's motion and replying to Defendant's opposition to Plaintiff's motion. Defendant shall then serve a reply to Plaintiff's opposition of no more than 3500 words.

The moving party must upon filing of the TRO papers send an email to Chambers indicating the timeframe requested for Court action. The email should also provide counsel and witness availability for a preliminary injunction hearing.

Courtesy Copies: Required for all memoranda of law longer than 10 pages/3500 words; sentencing submissions; and 3500 material. Otherwise not required.

Telephone Calls: Call only if parties cannot appear due to emergency and on the day of the conference. Telephone calls to chambers otherwise prohibited.

Email: Ex parte communication prohibited.

Letters longer than 2 pages/700 words must be double spaced. 12 point font (including footnotes) required for all submissions.

Telephone calls to chambers are prohibited, except for emergency circumstances on the date of a conference.

Chambers should only be contacted if on the day of the conference, the parties cannot appear due to an emergency and counsel wish to inform the Court that an electronic application is forthcoming, in which case counsel may contact Judge Bulsara's deputy, Eddie Manson. Adjournment requests may not be made telephonically.

Ex parte emails to Chambers are not permitted, and absent good cause, all emails must cc: opposing counsel.

Except as otherwise provided below, any communication with the Court must occur via letter filed on ECF.

Due no later than 45 days prior to trial; must be consolidated briefs; limited to 8750 words for opening and response briefs and 3500 words for reply; replies strongly discouraged.

The parties must supply the Court with courtesy copies of any memoranda longer than 3500 words (10 pages), sentencing submissions, and 3500 material, all of which may be mailed to Chambers (express, overnight or hand deliver are not required). Courtesy copies of any other material are not required.

Case citations must contain pinpoint cites.

Memoranda of ten pages or more (3500 words) must contain a table of contents and a table of authorities, neither of which shall count against any page limit.