Judge Mary Kay Costello
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Adversary Position
- 3Proposed New Dates
Communication
Chambers
Chambers
Detailed Drafting Rules
Correspondence limited to scheduling, routine matters, and settlement notifications; other communications must be filed as pleadings/motions.
Counsel and pro se litigants may correspond with the Court concerning scheduling, routine matters, or to advise the Court that a case has been settled. All other communications with the Court should be made by the filing of pleadings, motions, applications, briefs, or similar filings permitted by the Federal Rules of Civil or Criminal Procedure or the Local Rules of Civil or Criminal Procedure.
Contact Method
- Status Inquiries
All communications must go through Courtroom Deputy Clerk; direct contact with law clerks is prohibited.
Communications regarding civil and criminal cases should be directed to Judge Costello's Courtroom Deputy Clerk, Michael Coyle, at 267.299.7720 or chambers costello@paed.uscourts.gov. Direct communication with law clerks is prohibited.
Counsel must discuss matters with opposing counsel before bringing them to the Court's attention.
In general, Judge Costello expects counsel to bring matters to her attention only after they have been discussed with opposing counsel.
Contact Method
- Status Inquiries
Discovery disputes raised by letter limited to 5 pages, response within 5 days also limited to 5 pages.
The letter or motion and any supporting memorandum shall not exceed five pages of double-spaced 12-point font. The responding party may file a response within five days, also limited to five pages of double-spaced 12-point font.
Complex discovery disputes must be filed as motions, limited to 10 pages, response within 5 days also limited to 10 pages.
more complicated or involved discovery disputes must be submitted by motion. The motion and any supporting memorandum, together, shall not exceed ten pages of double-spaced 12-point font. The responding party may file a response within five days, also limited to ten pages of double-spaced 12-point font.
Motions briefs/memoranda limited to 25 pages (excluding TOC, TOA, attachments/exhibits), double-spaced 12-point font.
Absent an order stating otherwise, any brief or memorandum filed in support of or in opposition to a motion must be limited to twenty-five pages of double-spaced 12-point font, excluding the table of contents, table of authorities, and any attachments or exhibits.
Sur-reply briefs limited to 5 pages and must address only new issues from the reply.
Sur-reply briefs must not exceed five pages and must be limited to issues newly raised in the opposing party’s reply.
Motions in limine briefs limited to 5 pages, double-spaced, 12-point font; no reply briefs allowed.
Any brief or memorandum filed in support of or in opposition to a motion in limine must be limited to five pages of double-spaced 12-point font. Reply briefs are not permitted.