Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Filings (Opposition Brief)
Required
Filings (Brief)
Required
Communication
Chambers
Detailed Drafting Rules
Joint Letter (max 5 pages) required within 10 business days after videoconference
If the dispute is not resolved, then, within ten business days of the videoconference, the parties must file a Joint Letter with the court. The Joint Letter may not exceed five pages.
Pre-Motion Conference
A pre-motion conference is mandatory before filing. You must submit a letter first.
Letter Requirements
Microsoft Word version of proposed orders must be emailed to pjhpo@cand.uscourts.gov
Additionally, as required for all proposed orders, the parties must also send a Microsoft Word version of their order to pjhpo@cand.uscourts.gov.
Footnotes must be 12-point font or larger and not used to circumvent page limits; sentences must be separated by 2 spaces.
Footnotes in briefs appearing in smaller than the 12-point font required for the text, will be stricken, see Civil L. R. 3-4(c)(2), as will footnotes that are so numerous as to be clearly designed to defeat the page limits found at Civil L. R. 7-2 - 7-4. Any brief must separate sentences by 2 spaces after each sentence.
Trial briefs limited to 25 pages with no opposition allowed.
Serve and file trial briefs (not to exceed 25 pages), which shall specify each cause of action and defense remaining to be tried along with a statement of the applicable legal standard (no opposition shall be filed);
Maximum 10 motions in limine in one document limited to 25 pages.
Serve and file no more than ten motions in limine, which shall be filed in one document not to exceed 25 pages;