Eastern District of Pennsylvania Service and Proof of Service Rules

Service of documents must be executed at the time of filing.

Source text: Counsel are reminded to execute service at the time of filing.

Parties offering lay opinion testimony on liability or damages under FRE 701 must provide opposing parties with supporting information or documents at the expert report submission deadline.

Source text: Any party expecting to offer lay opinion testimony pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 701 regarding issues of liability or damages shall provide the opposing parties with information or documents supporting the testimony at the time required for submission of expert reports.

Exhibits and witness lists must be served on opposing counsel via email at least 7 days before evidentiary hearings.

Source text: provide courtesy copies of these materials to chambers staff and opposing counsel via email.

Counsel must disclose and serve all exhibits pursuant to Federal and Local Rules.

Source text: Regardless of whether certain exhibits are filed to ECF or not, it is the responsibility of counsel to disclose, serve, and maintain copies of all exhibits pursuant to the Federal and Local Rules.

Rule 56 moving parties must provide a Word document of the Statement of Undisputed Material Facts to opposing counsel.

Source text: The movant shall provide a Word document of the Statement of Undisputed Material Facts to opposing counsel.

Guilty plea memorandum, agreement (if applicable), and acknowledgment of rights must be emailed to Chambers 7 days before change of plea hearing, except for extenuating circumstances.

Source text: Before a defendant offers a guilty plea, the guilty plea memorandum, guilty plea agreement (if applicable), and acknowledgment of rights must be completed and reviewed with the defendant and must be provided to the Court via email to Chambers seven (7) days prior to the change of plea hearing, except in extenuating circumstances.

Parties must submit Rule 26(f) report via email to chambers at least 5 days before scheduling conference if not already on docket.

Source text: If a Rule 26(f) report is not already on the docket when a case is assigned to Judge Arteaga, the parties shall submit a copy of their Rule 26(f) report via email (to Chambers_of_Magistrate_Judge_Arteaga@paed.uscourts.gov) at least five days before the scheduled conference.