Judge Jeffrey T. Gilbert
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Filings (Joint Status Report)
Required
Filings (Pretrial Order)
Required
Filings (Motion In Limine)
Required
Adjournments
Communication
Chambers
Detailed Drafting Rules
Counsel encouraged to meet in person or by phone to discuss joint status report; discouraged from trading dueling drafts by email.
Counsel are encouraged to meet in person or by telephone to discuss the joint status report. Trading dueling draft reports by email without any other communication is discouraged.
- DescriptionTrading dueling draft reports by email without other communication is discouraged.
- Status Inquiries
Trial briefs required for bench trials (15 pages max), jury trials only with leave.
Trial briefs are required as part of the Pretrial Order in bench trials. Ordinarily, Judge Gilbert will not accept trial briefs in a jury trial, unless he has granted a prior motion to file such a brief or ordered the filing of a trial brief sua sponte. Any trial briefs shall be limited to 15 pages without leave of court.