Courtesy copies are required for plea agreements, cooperation agreements, and pimentel letters. Details: 1 copy, delivery at least 2 business days before, by email. Plea agreements and Pimentel letters must be emailed to chambers at least 2 business days before plea.
Yes. A pre-motion letter is required for adjournment, extension, and pre motion conference. Details: 3 pages. All adjournment, extension, and pre-motion conference requests must be filed as ECF letter-motions.
Judge Alison J. Nathan's rule states these limits: 3 pages. Excludes exhibits and attachments. Letters limited to 3 pages (excluding exhibits/attachments)
Judge Alison J. Nathan's rule states these limits: 3 pages. Excludes exhibits and attachments. Letters may not exceed three pages without prior approval.
Judge Alison J. Nathan's formatting rule includes double spacing. Letters to court must be filed on ECF and double-spaced if over one page
The rule requires proposed order. Speedy Trial Act exclusions require proposed order in Word format
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Benefactor payments requiring conflict disclosure must be reported at initial conference
Parties may contact Judge Alison J. Nathan's chambers by email only as allowed by the rule. The rule lists email ca02_AJNchambers@ca2.uscourts.gov. A.U.S.A. must email courtesy copies of indictment and criminal complaint to chambers with specific subject line format.
Judge Alison J. Nathan's rules set procedures for sealed or redacted filings. Process: file unredacted to chambers. Redacted pages must be filed under seal and brought to sentencing with redaction markings.
Requests should be made at least 48 hours in advance when this rule applies before Judge Alison J. Nathan. The request must include reason for request, original date, number of previous requests, previous requests granted or denied, adversary position, and proposed new dates. Adjournment/extension requests must be filed as letter-motions on ECF
No. The rule prohibits holding covered papers for bundling. Motion papers must be filed promptly after service.
Yes. Judge Alison J. Nathan's rules include a junior lawyer participation incentive. Junior attorneys are encouraged to argue motions and question witnesses they have helped prepare, with the Court amenable to multiple lawyers arguing for one party.
Adjournment/extension requests must be filed as letter-motions on ECF
Adjournment requests require 48 hours notice (72 hours for sentencing)
Late extension requests are ordinarily denied
Speedy Trial Act exclusions require proposed order in Word format
Letters to court must be filed on ECF and double-spaced if over one page
Letters limited to 3 pages (excluding exhibits/attachments)
Letters between parties cannot be filed on ECF
Sealed/sensitive letters may be emailed as PDF attachments
Sealed/sensitive letters require simultaneous delivery to all counsel
Email subject must include case caption and letter description
Email body must not contain substantive communications
No courtesy copies required for letters filed on ECF
Hand deliveries must go to Court Security at Worth Street entrance
Urgent hand deliveries go to Foley Square entrance for immediate attention
Court reviews ECF letters within one business day; email for immediate attention
Benefactor payments requiring conflict disclosure must be reported at initial conference
Discovery motions must include Rule 16.1 affidavit.
Bail modification requests must indicate Government and Pre-Trial Services Officer consent.
Plea agreements and Pimentel letters must be emailed to chambers at least 2 business days before plea.
Voir dire, jury instructions, and verdict forms must be ECF filed 2 weeks before trial and emailed to chambers.
Government must provide 3 hard copies of exhibit list and 1 set of exhibits/3500 materials at trial start.
Defendant's sentencing submission due 1 week before, Government's due 3 days before; courtesy copies required.
Sentencing submissions must be double spaced.
All sentencing submission documents must be filed on ECF unless sealed or redacted.
Letters must be grouped and filed as attachments to SENTENCING MEMORANDUM with caption and docket number.
Defendant files letters from friends/relatives; Government files victim letters.
Parties may redact 11 categories of sensitive information without court application.
Redacted pages must be filed under seal and brought to sentencing with redaction markings.
Redactions beyond 11 categories require application served and filed with sentencing submission.
A.U.S.A. must email courtesy copies of indictment and criminal complaint to chambers with specific subject line format.