Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo
Limits & Logistics
Courtesy Copies
Filings (Motion)
Required
Filings
Not Required
Filings (All filings)
Required
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Original Date
- 3Proposed Rescheduled Date
- 4Grounds For Continuance
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Proposed Rescheduled Date
Communication
Letter Ecf
Chambers
Letter Fax
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Chambers
Detailed Drafting Rules
Only counsel or pro se litigants may call chambers; calls from support staff or represented parties are prohibited.
Telephone calls to Chambers are rarely appropriate. Such calls may only be made by counsel or pro se litigants with knowledge of the case. Calls from secretaries, legal assistants, paralegals, or parties represented by counsel are prohibited.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredknowledge_of_case
- Status Inquiries
Letters/faxes/emails to chambers are prohibited unless requested; if requested, max 3 pages, 12pt font, served on all counsel.
Letters, faxes or emails to Chambers are prohibited unless specifically requested by the Court. If letters, faxes or emails are requested, copies of the same must be simultaneously delivered to all counsel and, absent prior approval by Chambers, must not exceed three pages in length, using twelve-point font.
Letter Fax
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredcourt_request
- Status Inquiries
Parties should not contact chambers for motion hearing dates.
Parties should not contact chambers for a motion hearing date.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requirednever
- Status Inquiries
Exhibits must be excerpted, labeled, dated, tabbed, indexed; do not include documents already on docket.
All exhibits submitted in support of motions should be excerpted to include only relevant material. All exhibits must be clearly labeled, dated, tabbed, and indexed. Copies of documents already contained on the electronic docket will not be included as exhibits. Such documents should be cited in the text of the motion as [Doc. No. ___ at ___] referencing the docket number of the document cited and using the ECF generated page number for pinpoint cites.
Use WESTLAW citations when available; provide copies for cases not in WESTLAW/LEXIS.
For cases not assigned to a reporter for publication, WESTLAW citations should be given, if available. Citations to cases not available in WESTLAW or LEXIS should be accompanied by copies of the cases cited.
For technical motions, email list of technical terms/names to chambers one week before hearing.
For technical motions (especially in patent cases), one week prior to the motion hearing, the parties will send an email to chambers (but do not file) with a list of pertinent technical terms and/or proper names, the purpose of which is to assist the court reporter in the transcription of the hearing.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredone_week_before_hearing
- Status Inquiries