Judge John M. Gallagher
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Filings
Not Required
Filings (Exhibit Binder)
Required
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Adversary Position
- 3Proposed New Dates
Must Include
- 1Length Of Time Requested
- 2Opposition Status
- 3Reason For Request
- 4Speedy Trial Waiver Form
Communication
Chambers
Chambers
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Detailed Drafting Rules
Chambers email address for Judge Gallagher
Chambers_of_Judge_John_Gallagher@paed.uscourts.gov
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice RequiredNot specified
- HoursNot specified
- Status Inquiries
Magistrate Judge Pamela A. Carlos assigned to Judge Gallagher
Magistrate Judge Assignment: Magistrate Judge Pamela A. Carlos
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice RequiredNot specified
- HoursNot specified
- Status Inquiries
Correspondence with court allowed by letter, email, or phone for routine matters; must copy opposing parties.
Counsel or pro se parties may correspond with the Court by letter, email or telephone concerning routine scheduling and administrative matters. The Court expects counsel and pro se parties to copy opposing counsel or pro se parties on their written communications with the Court. All communications with the Court should be directed to the deputy clerk or chambers.
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Counsel must keep contact information current with clerk and deputy clerk.
Counsel should submit current telephone numbers, fax numbers, e-mail addresses and any changes to the Clerk’s Office and Judge Gallagher’s deputy clerk.
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Counsel prohibited from contacting law clerks unless instructed; clerks cannot grant continuances or give advice.
Counsel should not communicate with the law clerks unless directly contacted by a law clerk or instructed by the Court to do so. Law clerks may not render advice to counsel and have no authority to grant continuances or to give advice on substantive or procedural matters.
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Telephone conferences may be held for scheduling/discovery; moving party provides details; recording prohibited without approval.
Judge Gallagher may hold telephone conferences to resolve scheduling matters or discovery disputes. The Court will notify counsel of the date and time for the telephone conference. Counsel for the moving party will be responsible for providing telephone conferencing details to all parties and to Judge Gallagher through his deputy clerk. Parties are prohibited from recording any conferences or proceedings without prior written approval of the Court.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Attorneys must use ECF and register as ECF Filing Users; pro se parties exempt.
Judge Gallagher requires all attorneys to use Electronic Case Filing (ECF). Attorneys appearing before Judge Gallagher are required to register as ECF Filing Users in accordance with Local Rule of Civil Procedure 5.1.2. Pro se parties are not required to use ECF.
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Transcripts must be full-sized pages with cover page identifying witness and relevant pages; entire transcript only if relevant.
Deposition testimony and other transcripts shall be submitted to the Court as full-sized pages, not manuscripts. In addition, parties submitting deposition transcripts should provide a cover page identifying the witness and relevant pages from the transcripts. Parties should not submit the entire transcript unless the entire transcript is relevant to the issue before the Court. The Court will request the entire transcript if it deems it necessary.
Written submissions must use 12-point Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins, double-spacing, and include TOC for briefs over 10 pages.
All written submissions to the Court must be prepared in 12-point, Times New Roman font, with at least one-inch margins. All footnotes shall appear in 12-point font as well. Motion papers and memoranda of law must be double-spaced. Any briefs longer than ten pages must include a table of contents.
Opening briefs are limited to 20 pages including TOC and attachments.
Opening briefs filed in support of and in opposition to a motion should be limited to twenty pages. This includes the table of contents and any attachments or addenda.
Replies limited to 10 pages, sur-replies to 7 pages.
Replies and sur-replies, where granted, must be limited to ten and seven pages, respectively.
Appendices must be bates stamped with page references.
The parties shall 'bates stamp' their appendices. All references to the appendix made in the motions and responses shall identify the bates number of the referenced page.
Reconsideration motions should be filed sparingly and follow page limits.
Motions for reconsideration should be filed sparingly. Any motion for reconsideration of a discovery order must itself comply with the page limits in Section II.C.1., below.
Document Type
Motion For Reconsideration
Parties urged to resolve discovery disputes themselves; telephone conferences preferred for simple disputes.
The Court urges the parties to settle discovery disputes among themselves. If Court assistance is required, Judge Gallagher prefers that simple disputes be addressed by telephone conferences.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
Motion to compel for complex disputes limited to 5 pages, no exhibits or brief.
For complex disputes, if the parties remain unable to resolve the dispute after the reasonable efforts required by Local Civil Rule 26.1(f), the Court will consider a motion to compel under Local Civil Rule 26.1(b). Counsel for the aggrieved party shall file with the Court a motion in conformity with Local Civil Rule 26.1(b). The motion shall not exceed five pages and shall not contain exhibits and shall not include a brief or memorandum of law.
Response to discovery disputes limited to 5 pages, no exhibits or legal briefs.
The response should also be limited to five pages and shall not include exhibits or a brief or memorandum of law.
Trial date set at Rule 16 conference; parties must be ready to start on listed date.
A date for trial will be determined at the initial Rule 16 conference. Once a case is listed for trial, counsel, parties and witnesses should be ready to start trial on the listed date, and counsel should consider themselves formally attached for trial as of that date. Questions relating to scheduling matters should be directed to Judge Gallagher's deputy clerk.
Direct to: Chambers
- Hours9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Parties must contact Courtroom Deputy by final pretrial conference to arrange technology needs.
The Court holds proceedings in Courtroom 4B, which is equipped for electronic presentation of evidence. Parties expecting to employ courtroom technology are required to contact the Courtroom Deputy no later than the final pretrial conference to discuss their technological needs. The Courtroom Deputy will then schedule a preliminary run to minimize disruptions during the trial itself.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredfinal pretrial conference
Proposed jury instructions must be double-spaced, have one-inch margins, and use 12-point Times New Roman font.
Proposed jury instructions must be double-spaced, have one-inch margins and be prepared in 12-point, Times New Roman font.
Proposed jury instructions must be double-spaced, have one-inch margins, use 12-point Times New Roman font, and citations must be in footnotes/comments, not body.
Proposed jury instructions must be double-spaced, have one-inch margins and be prepared in 12-point, Times New Roman font. Citations to authority should be reflected in footnotes or comments appended to the text and should not appear in the body of the proposed instructions.