Judge Wendy Beetlestone
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Filings (>10 pages)
Required
Filings (All filings)
Required • Binding: Three Ring Binder
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Original Date
- 3Number Of Previous Requests
- 4Previous Requests Granted Or Denied
- 5Adversary Position
- 6Proposed New Dates
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Adversary Position
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Adversary Position
- 3Proposed New Dates
Communication
Letter Ecf
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Detailed Drafting Rules
Joint appendix pages must be consecutively Bates stamped and referenced.
All pages of the joint appendix shall be consecutively 'Bates stamped' and referenced in the motions and briefs by the Bates number assigned each page.
Document Type
Joint Appendix
Judge Beetlestone permits correspondence with the Court under specific circumstances.
I. Correspondence with the Court: Judge Beetlestone permits correspondence with the Court under the following circumstances:
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
Letters of transmittal are permitted when accompanying required documents.
A. When letters of transmittal accompany documents required to be sent to, or filed with, the Court or in another official office in the courthouse;
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
Letters are permitted when specifically requested by the Court.
B. When counsel is specifically requested by the Court to communicate some information to the Court by letter;
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
Uncontested continuances of Rule 16 deadlines are permitted by letter.
C. When there is an uncontested request for a continuance of the Rule 16. Scheduling Order deadlines not affecting the trial date or pool placement;
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
Letters are permitted to seek Court's assistance with discovery disputes.
D. To seek the Court’s assistance in resolving a discovery dispute;
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
Letters are permitted for personal matters affecting counsel's participation.
E. When the participation of counsel in the case is expected to be affected by a personal matter concerning counsel, a party, a witness or counsel’s immediate family, such as medical problems, or other similarly personal problems or questions;
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
Letters are permitted to confirm case settlement or dismissal.
F. To confirm or advise the Court that a case has been settled, dismissed or otherwise finally disposed;
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
All other communications should be filed as pleadings, motions, or applications.
G. All other written communications with the Court concerning any case assigned to the Court’s calendar should be by the filing of a pleading, motion, application, brief, legal memorandum or other similar filing provided for in the Federal Rules of Civil or Criminal Procedure or our Local Rules of Civil or Criminal Procedure. Do not write letters to the Court that are properly the subject of these filings.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
Judge Beetlestone may hold telephone conferences for scheduling or discovery disputes.
III. Telephone Conferences A. Judge Beetlestone 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. In a civil case, counsel for the moving party will be responsible for initiating the telephone conference and contacting Judge Beetlestone through her Deputy Clerk after all parties are present on the call. In a criminal case, the United States Attorney’s Office will be responsible for initiating the call and contacting Judge Beetlestone through her Deputy Clerk after all parties are present on the call.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
Telephone communications are permitted when written communication cannot timely address a problem.
B. When a written communication concerning a case cannot timely address a problem, counsel may initiate necessary telephone communications with chambers. Issues appropriately addressed by telephone contact include:
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
Telephone contact is permitted for scheduling conferences or proceedings.
1. Scheduling of conferences or proceedings, including pretrial and trial conferences;
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
Telephone contact is permitted for witness attendance issues.
2. Attendance of witnesses;
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
Telephone contact is permitted for exhibit handling or video replay arrangements.
3. Exhibit handling or arrangements for video replay;
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
Telephone contact is permitted for arranging discovery dispute conferences.
4. Arrangements for telephone conferences regarding discovery disputes;
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
Telephone contact is permitted for absolutely necessary time extensions.
5. Requests for absolutely necessary extensions of time to file any response, reply, brief, memorandum of law or the like.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
All inquiries should be directed to the Deputy Clerk.
All such inquiries should be directed to the Deputy Clerk. Counsel should submit current email, telephone numbers and any changes to the Clerk’s Office, and to Judge Beetlestone’s Deputy Clerk.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
Judge Beetlestone does not set aside specific days for oral arguments or hearings.
IV. Oral Arguments and Evidentiary Hearings: Judge Beetlestone does not set aside certain days or times for oral argument, motions, or evidentiary hearings. Hearings and argument are scheduled when requested or warranted.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
Courtesy copies required for documents over 10 pages.
or memorandum that exceeds (10) pages in length to chambers at the time of filing.
Courtesy Copies Required
Logistics
Telephone conferences are generally held to address discovery disputes.
Judge Beetlestone will generally hold a telephone conference to address the dispute.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
Motions briefs/memoranda limited to 30 pages (excluding TOC/attachments).
Any brief or memorandum filed in support of or in opposition to a motion must be limited to thirty (30) pages of double-spaced 12-font text, excluding the table of contents and any attachments or addenda.
Reply briefs limited to 10 pages, due within 7 days of opposition.
Reply briefs are permitted. Reply briefs must be filed within seven (7) days of the date that a non-moving party files its opposition brief, may not exceed ten (10) pages, and must be limited to issues newly raised in the opposing
Briefs of 20+ pages require table of contents and table of authorities.
Any brief of twenty (20) pages or more shall include a table of contents and table of authorities.
Document Type
Brief
Sur-reply briefs are limited to 5 pages.
The sur-reply brief may not exceed five (5) pages.
Conflicts affecting trial schedule must be reported immediately by phone and confirmed in writing.
When counsel become aware of any unavoidable and compelling professional or personal conflicts affecting the trial schedule, they should notify Judge Beetlestone and opposing counsel immediately. Such notice may be given to Judge Beetlestone’s Deputy Clerk by telephone, but it must be confirmed in writing.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredimmediate
- Hoursunspecified
- Status Inquiries