Judge Kelley Brisbon Hodge
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Filings (>25 pages)
Required • Binding: Three Ring Binder
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Speedy Trial Waiver
Communication
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Detailed Drafting Rules
Response memoranda limited to 20 double-spaced pages
Response memoranda shall not exceed twenty (20) double-spaced pages.
Rule 56 responses are limited to 25 pages.
The response may not exceed twenty-five (25) pages.
Chambers communications must include both email and letter for scheduling/non-substantive matters.
Judge Hodge permits communications with Chambers by telephone, or letter sent via email regarding scheduling and other non-substantive matters. An email request without a letter will not be considered.
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Personal email communications to Judge Hodge are prohibited.
Judge Hodge prohibits any communications to her personal email.
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Telephone/video conferences allowed for straightforward discovery disputes only.
Counsel may request a telephone or video conference with Judge Hodge to resolve straightforward discovery disputes and other issues, but complicated matters should be resolved by formal motion and briefing.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
Email requests for telephone conferences must include an attached letter.
Counsel should submit a letter by email to Chambers summarizing the reason for the requested telephone conference. An email request without a letter attached will not be considered.
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Stipulations requiring approval must be emailed with basis for relief.
Any stipulations requiring Court approval or the Judge’s signature must be submitted by email to Chambers. Counsel must provide the basis for any relief sought by stipulation. A stipulation absent any basis for the requested relief will be rejected by the Court.
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Two courtesy copies required for documents over 25 pages, bound in 3-ring binder.
Parties must provide two (2) courtesy copies to the Court of any document submitted which is twenty-five (25) pages or more, including exhibits. The exhibits in the Court’s courtesy copies shall be clearly marked, tabbed, and bound in a 3-ring binder. Courtesy copies should be delivered by first-class mail or other delivery service. Courtesy copies will not be accepted via email.
Courtesy Copies Required
Logistics
Appearance
Documents must be in 12-point Times New Roman with one-inch margins and searchable PDFs.
All documents shall be filed in 12-point Times New Roman font with one-inch margins. All PDF documents filed must be text searchable.
Rule 56 replies are limited to 10 pages and must cite record with exhibit, page, and line numbers.
The reply must specify the relevant exhibit, page, and line numbers when referring to the record. The reply may not exceed ten (10) pages.
Briefs in support of motions and oppositions are limited to 25 pages.
Any brief or memorandum filed in support of the motion should be limited to twenty-five (25) pages. Any brief or memorandum filed in opposition or in response to a motion is subject to the same page limitation.
Reply briefs are limited to 10 pages and must be filed within 7 days of opposition.
Reply briefs, addressing only issues raised in the brief in opposition and not repeating arguments in the brief, may be filed within seven (7) days of service of the opponent’s brief in opposition and shall be limited to ten (10) pages.
Surreplies require leave of court and are limited to 5 pages.
The parties must seek leave of court prior to file a surreply. If leave is granted, surreplies may not exceed five (5) pages.
Rule 56 motions by moving party are limited to 25 pages (excluding Statement of Facts).
The initial filing by the moving party should not exceed twenty-five (25) double-spaced, typewritten pages, excluding the Statement of Undisputed Material Facts.
Rule 56 surreplies are limited to 10 pages, must cite record with exhibit, page, and line numbers, and must be filed within 7 days of reply.
The non-moving party may, within seven (7) days after the reply is received, file a surreply. The surreply must specify the relevant exhibit, page, and line numbers when referring to the record and may not exceed ten (10) pages.
Motions to exceed page limits require showing good cause and must be filed before the deadline.
If a party requires more than twenty-five (25) pages to explain its position to the Court, a motion to exceed the page limit shall be filed prior to the deadline, setting forth good cause for granting an exception to this rule.
Multi-defendant motions heard jointly; joining requires leave; supporting memoranda max 20 pages
In multi-defendant proceedings, all motions will be heard jointly. Defendants may not join in codefendants’ pretrial motions without leave of the Court. If granted leave, supporting memoranda shall be filed as soon as possible and no later than seven (7) days before the hearing. Such supporting memoranda shall not exceed twenty (20) double-spaced pages.
Reply/surreply memoranda require leave of Court and max 10 double-spaced pages
Reply and surreply memoranda may be filed only with leave of Court and shall not exceed ten (10) double-spaced pages.