Courtesy copies are required for all covered filings. Details: 3 copies, delivery at final pretrial conference, by hand delivery. Each party must provide three tabbed binders of pre-marked exhibits at the final pretrial conference, after exchanging exhibits with the opposing party.
Yes. A pre-motion letter is required for discovery. Before judicial intervention on other discovery disputes, parties must file a single joint letter on ECF as a motion seeking a discovery conference.
Judge Seth D. Eichenholtz's rule states these limits: 3 pages. Each party is limited to three pages in the joint discovery-dispute letter.
Judge Seth D. Eichenholtz's rule states these limits: 5 pages. Excludes attachments. Ex parte settlement letters are limited to five pages, excluding attachments.
Judge Seth D. Eichenholtz's formatting rule includes text searchable format. All memoranda must be filed in text-searchable form.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Attorneys must file a notice of appearance on ECF before appearing for the first time.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Parties must file a joint proposed discovery plan on ECF at least seven days before the initial conference, using the Court’s model.
Parties may contact Judge Seth D. Eichenholtz's chambers by phone only as allowed by the rule. Parties must immediately notify Chambers by phone when recusal grounds arise or when settlement cannot be promptly reported on ECF.
Requests should be made at least 2 business days in advance when this rule applies before Judge Seth D. Eichenholtz. Adjournment and extension requests must be filed as motions on ECF at least two business days before the relevant date.
No. The rule prohibits holding covered papers for bundling. Motion papers must be filed when served, and bundling filings until fully briefed is not permitted.
Parties must communicate with the Court through ECF unless an exception applies.
Courtesy copies are generally not to be provided for ECF-filed documents unless specifically directed.
Telephone contact with Chambers is limited to authorized circumstances or emergencies.
Email to Chambers is prohibited unless specifically authorized by rule or court instruction.
Parties must immediately notify Chambers by phone when recusal grounds arise or when settlement cannot be promptly reported on ECF.
Adjournment and extension requests must be filed as motions on ECF at least two business days before the relevant date.
Late adjournment or extension requests must include a good-faith explanation and be accompanied by telephone notice to Chambers.
Adjournment or extension requests must include the existing date, prior request history, consent position, and impact on other court dates.
Adjournment requests should include a revised schedule for affected deadlines and conference adjournments should include at least three available new dates.
Requests to change an in-person conference to virtual are treated as adjournments and require good cause plus compliance with the two-business-day timing and content requirements.
Filing an adjournment or extension request does not pause existing deadlines or conference dates unless the Court grants the request.
When a deadline is approaching, parties may call Chambers to alert the Court that an adjournment or extension request is urgent.
Attorneys must file a notice of appearance on ECF before appearing for the first time.
Parties must file a joint proposed discovery plan on ECF at least seven days before the initial conference, using the Court’s model.
For unresolved disputes during depositions, parties must call Chambers with all parties on the line and may not stop the deposition without contacting the Court.
Before judicial intervention on other discovery disputes, parties must file a single joint letter on ECF as a motion seeking a discovery conference.
Discovery-dispute joint letters must include the dispute nature, each party’s factual/legal position, and good-faith meet-and-confer efforts.
Each party is limited to three pages in the joint discovery-dispute letter.
Any discovery requests or responses attached as exhibits must be limited to those relevant to the dispute motion.
Motions to compel filed later than 30 days before discovery closes are untimely absent unforeseen circumstances.
When using the form confidentiality order, parties should file it as a consent motion with a cover letter explaining covered information and requesting endorsement.
A party proposing edits to the form confidentiality order must submit an explanatory letter, a redline, and a clean version.
The proposed order copy should be emailed to Chambers at the listed address.
The Chambers copy of the proposed order should be provided in Microsoft Word format.
Parties must submit ex parte settlement letters to Chambers by email.
Ex parte settlement letters should include exchanged offers, merits assessment, supporting legal authority, settlement obstacles, and requested special settlement terms.
Ex parte settlement letters are limited to five pages, excluding attachments.
If an ECF settlement-in-principle letter cannot be filed promptly, parties should immediately call Chambers.
For other non-dispositive motions, parties should first attempt good-faith resolution, then file a letter motion or request a conference before moving.
Pre-motion conferences are mandatory before specified dispositive and venue/amendment motions, except in Social Security and habeas cases.