Judge Analisa Torres

All communications with the Court by a pro se party must be mailed to the Pro Se Intake Unit, United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, Room 200, New York, New York 10007. No documents or court filings should be sent directly to chambers.

Letters to the Court shall not exceed 5 pages.

Briefs prepared with a computer in support of and in response to a motion may not exceed 8,750 words, and reply briefs may not exceed 3,500 words. Briefs that are handwritten or prepared on a typewriter by a party who is not represented by an attorney in support of and in opposition to a motion may not exceed 25 pages, and reply briefs may not exceed 10 pages.

Briefs prepared with a computer concerning objections to magistrate judges’ rulings (including responses to such briefs) shall not exceed 7,000 words. Briefs that are handwritten or prepared on a typewriter by a party who is not represented by an attorney concerning objections to magistrate judges’ rulings (including responses to such briefs) shall not exceed 20 pages.

Briefs prepared with a computer in support of and in opposition to motions for reconsideration are limited to 3,500 words, and reply briefs are limited to 1,750 words. Briefs that are handwritten or prepared on a typewriter by a party who is not represented by an attorney in support of and in opposition to a motion for reconsideration may not exceed 10 pages, and reply briefs may not exceed 5 pages.

At the time of filing, a represented party must e-mail these documents to the Court (Torres_NYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov) in both PDF and Microsoft Word formats.

Any party seeking to bring such equipment into the Courthouse shall email a letter to the Court at least ten business days in advance of the relevant trial or hearing requesting permission to use such equipment.

The certificate must state the number of words in the document.

The movant shall file a letter with the Court, normally not exceeding four pages, setting forth the basis for the anticipated motion. Opposition letters, normally not exceeding four pages, shall be submitted within five business days after receipt of the movant’s letter.

First: Before the time to file a responsive pleading has expired, the defendant shall send plaintiff a letter not exceeding three single-spaced pages, seeking a more definite statement or setting forth the specific pleading deficiencies in the complaint and other reasons or controlling authorities that defendant contends would warrant dismissal.

Memoranda of more than ten pages shall contain a table of contents and a table of authorities.

The following limits apply unless otherwise stated by the Court. Memoranda of law in support of and in opposition to motions are limited to 8,750 words, and reply memoranda are limited to 3,500 words.

Briefs concerning objections to magistrate judges’ rulings (including responses to such briefs) shall not exceed 7,000 words.

Briefs in support of and in opposition to motions for reconsideration are limited to 3,500 words, and reply briefs are limited to 1,750 words.

Motion papers shall be single-sided, double-spaced, shall use 12-point font or larger (including footnotes), and shall have one-inch margins on all sides.

All pleadings, letters, motion papers, affidavits, or any other document containing text shall be text searchable.

As soon as a party decides to seek a temporary restraining order, he or she shall call or email chambers and state whether: (1) he or she has notified the adversary and if the adversary consents to temporary injunctive relief or (2) the requirements of Rule 65(b) are satisfied and no notice is necessary.

If a party’s adversary has been notified but does not consent to temporary injunctive relief, the party seeking a restraining order shall call or email chambers in order to determine a time mutually agreeable to the Court, the party, and its adversary, so that the Court may have the benefit of advocacy from both sides in deciding whether to grant temporary injunctive relief.