Courtesy copies are required for motions and cross motions. Details: 1 copy, delivery upon filing, by hand delivery. After e-filing, the initial movant must deliver one marked courtesy hard copy of motion papers, but not send district-judge dispositive-motion courtesy copies to Magistrate Judge Tiscione.
Judge Steven L. Tiscione's rules set a pre-motion procedure for discovery. For letter motions, opposition is due within five business days and no reply is allowed.
Judge Steven L. Tiscione's rule states these limits: 3 pages. Each party must file an ex parte settlement position statement of no more than 3 pages at least 3 days before the settlement conference.
Judge Steven L. Tiscione's rule states these limits: 3 pages. Excludes attachments. Discovery and other non-dispositive letter motions are limited to 3 pages, excluding attachments.
Judge Steven L. Tiscione's formatting rule includes double spacing, reasonable margins, and reasonable font. All memoranda of law must be double-spaced and use reasonable margins and font formatting.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Attorneys must file a Notice of Appearance and complete ECF registration before filing documents or appearing personally.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Any request for relief must be e-filed and, even if submitted as a letter, must use the Motion event.
Parties may contact Judge Steven L. Tiscione's chambers by letter ecf only as allowed by the rule. In civil actions, communications and filings directed to Judge Tiscione must be made through ECF unless the Court directs otherwise.
A motion to seal is required for covered sealed filings before Judge Steven L. Tiscione. A motion for leave is required before filing under seal, and publicly filed documents cannot be retroactively sealed.
Requests should be made at least 48 hours in advance when this rule applies before Judge Steven L. Tiscione. The request must include original date, number of previous requests, previous requests granted or denied, adversary position, reason for request, and proposed new dates. Adjournment and extension requests must be filed as motions with advance notice and must include specific required details or they will be denied.
Yes. Judge Steven L. Tiscione requires bundling for covered papers. Motion and cross-motion papers must be bundled and filed only after full briefing, on the later of the reply due date or scheduled return date.
In civil actions, communications and filings directed to Judge Tiscione must be made through ECF unless the Court directs otherwise.
Attorneys must file a Notice of Appearance and complete ECF registration before filing documents or appearing personally.
Any request for relief must be e-filed and, even if submitted as a letter, must use the Motion event.
Calls to chambers are allowed but should generally be limited to urgent matters requiring immediate attention.
Counsel may not use chambers calls to request status updates on dispositive motions referred by the District Court.
In criminal matters, specified chambers emails may be used for scheduling criminal proceedings and should include all affected parties when possible.
Each party must file an ex parte settlement position statement of no more than 3 pages at least 3 days before the settlement conference.
Adjournment and extension requests must be filed as motions with advance notice and must include specific required details or they will be denied.
Pro se litigants are exempt from ECF filing unless they complete and submit the required electronic filing form.
Even in pro se cases, represented parties must e-file and counsel must provide copies of electronically filed documents to pro se litigants.
In represented civil cases, the discovery worksheet must be completed and submitted unless the Court directs otherwise.
The discovery worksheet must be filed on ECF at least two days before the initial conference.
Each party must list Phase I discovery items on the worksheet and submit it before the initial conference.
Requests to amend discovery deadlines require a showing of good cause after the scheduling order is entered.
Settlement position statements must include specific settlement content, attach the party’s prior demand/offer, and include no additional exhibits.
Ex parte settlement statements are treated as confidential and no separate motion to file ex parte is required when the Court has directed ex parte electronic filing.
Discovery and other non-dispositive letter motions are limited to 3 pages, excluding attachments.
Responses to letter motions are limited to 3 pages excluding attachments.
For letter motions, opposition is due within five business days and no reply is allowed.
Before filing a discovery/non-dispositive motion, parties must meet and confer in good faith by phone or in person.
A discovery/non-dispositive motion must include certification of meet-and-confer efforts or it will be denied.
Courtesy copies are not required for letter motions unless specifically requested.
Represented parties must request and complete a pre-motion conference before dispositive motions, with two-page pre-motion/response letters and a court-approved briefing schedule.
Support and opposition memoranda are capped at 25 pages and reply memoranda at 10 pages.
All memoranda of law must be double-spaced and use reasonable margins and font formatting.
Legal arguments must appear in a memorandum of law, not in affidavits, affirmations, or declarations.
Case citations in motion memoranda must include pinpoint citations.
Initial docket citations must use the full Docket Entry format, and later citations may use the DE short cite.
Motion and cross-motion papers must be bundled and filed only after full briefing, on the later of the reply due date or scheduled return date.
After e-filing, the initial movant must deliver one marked courtesy hard copy of motion papers, but not send district-judge dispositive-motion courtesy copies to Magistrate Judge Tiscione.