Judge Gail A. Weilheimer
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Filings (>20 pages)
Required
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Good Cause
Communication
Chambers
Chambers
Letter Ecf
Chambers
Detailed Drafting Rules
Brief narrative limited to 3 pages double-spaced
A brief narrative of the case, not to exceed three pages, double spaced.
Chambers may be contacted for procedural questions or to facilitate case progress; substantive communications must be docketed.
Counsel are welcome to contact Chambers via phone or email with any procedural questions or where communication will assist in facilitating the progress of a case. All communication regarding substantive issues must be docketed. Counsel may contact Chambers to provide notification of a substantive filing that needs prompt attention from the Court.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
Chambers contact information provided for email and phone.
Chambers email: Chambers_Weilheimer@paed.uscourts.gov Chambers phone: 267-299-7760
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
Chambers staff cannot provide legal advice; ex parte advocacy on substantive issues is prohibited.
Judge Weilheimer’s staff cannot give legal advice. Ex parte advocacy on any substantive issue is prohibited.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
Counsel must respond promptly and courteously to Chambers communications; discourtesy is viewed as disrespect for the Court.
Counsel are expected to respond with reasonable promptness to communication from Chambers and should be courteous in their interaction. Any discourtesy to Chambers staff will be viewed as a disrespect for the Court.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
Parties must inform court immediately upon Rule 16 scheduling if preferring settlement before discovery.
If the Parties feel that settlement talks would be most productive before discovery commences, the Parties should inform the Court of that immediately upon the scheduling of the Rule 16 Conference so early settlement talks can be facilitated while still leaving adequate time for discovery if such talks do not resolve the case.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
Courtesy copy required for filings with exhibits over 20 pages.
When the total number of pages in the exhibits/attachments to any filing exceeds 20 pages, within 48 hours of the docketing of the filing, one hard copy of the exhibits is to be provided to Chambers.
Courtesy Copies Required
Logistics
Motions (except motions in limine) limited to 25 pages.
With the exceptions of motions in limine, briefs and memoranda filed in support of or in opposition to a motion are limited to 25 pages in length.
Leave required to exceed page limit with good cause.
pages are required to explain its position, leave of court is required to exceed the page limit. A motion to exceed the page limit shall be filed prior to the deadline establishing good cause for the request.
All documents must use 12-pt Times New Roman, double-spaced, 1-inch margins, numbered pages.
All documents shall be filed in 12-point Times New Roman font, double spaced with one-inch margins and numbered pages.
All PDF documents must be text searchable.
All PDF documents filed must be text searchable.
Joint Statement must be drafted neutrally and factually without needless adjectives.
The Joint Statement should be drafted neutrally and factually (without needless adjectives) so as to best facilitate a filing which will be useful to the Court.
Motions in limine and responses limited to 10 pages, double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman, one-inch margins, numbered pages.
Deadlines for motions in limine will be provided at the Pretrial Conference. In an attempt to resolve any evidentiary issue, counsel shall meet and confer in advance of the filing of any motion in limine. In all cases, civil and criminal, motions in limine and their responses are limited to ten pages, double spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman font with one-inch margins and numbered pages.
Trial exhibits must be in three-ring binder with tabbed table of contents in 12-point font.
Exhibits shall be placed in a three-ring binder, pre-marked and tabbed with a table of contents. The text table of contents should be in at least 12-point font, in table format with separate columns for the exhibit numbers, exhibit description, indication of identification and admission.