Court Rules
magistrate Judge
Verified Current9 days ago

Judge Andrew E. Krause

Southern District of New York

Limits & Logistics

Document Limits

Letter
5 pgs
Brief
25 pgs8,750 wds
Pretrial Memorandum
25 pgs

Courtesy Copies

Filings (Motion)

Required • Binding: Stapled

Filings (>50 pages)

Required

Filings (Sealed Document)

Required

Filings (All filings)

Required • Binding: Tabbed Three Ring

Adjournments

Must Include

  • 1
    Reason For Request
  • 2
    Original Date
  • 3
    Number Of Previous Requests
  • 4
    Previous Requests Granted Or Denied
  • 5
    Adversary Position
Notice Required
48Hours

Must Include

  • 1
    Proposed Rescheduled Date

Communication

Email

Deponent

SchedulingEmergenciesTechnical Issues
Advance Notice Required
No Status Inquiries
Videoconference

Chambers

No Status Inquiries
Letter Fax

Chambers

No Status Inquiries
Letter Ecf

Intake Unit

Status Inquiries
Filters:AllMandatoryImportantCommunicationConferencesEvidence/WitnessesMemorandaTRO/InjunctionLettersExhibitsECF Filing

Detailed Drafting Rules

Communication ProtocolMandatory

Prohibits private conferences with deponents during remote depositions except for privilege assertions.

Consistent with Local Civil Rule 30.4 of the Local Rules of the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, no counsel shall initiate a private conference, including through text message, electronic mail, or the chat feature in the videoconferencing system, with any deponent while a question is pending, except for the purpose of determining whether a privilege should be asserted.

Email

Direct to: Deponent

Approved Topics
Status Inquiries
Prohibited
  • Status Inquiries
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|SecLocal Civil Rule 30.4
Communication ProtocolNote

Breakout rooms allowed during remote deposition breaks, but conversations not recorded.

During breaks in the deposition, the Parties may use the breakout room feature provided by [SERVICE PROVIDER], which simulates a live breakout room through videoconference. Conversations in the breakout rooms shall not be recorded.

Videoconference

Direct to: Chambers

Approved Topics
SchedulingEmergenciesStatus InquiriesTechnical Issues
Prohibited
  • Status Inquiries
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|SecBreakout Rooms
Communication ProtocolImportant

All remote deposition participants must be visible, audible, and in distraction-free environments.

The deponent, court reporter, and counsel for the Parties will each participate in the videoconference deposition remotely and separately. Each person attending a deposition shall be visible to all other participants, their statements shall be audible to all participants, and they should each strive to ensure their environment is free from noise and distractions.

Videoconference

Direct to: Chambers

Approved Topics
SchedulingEmergenciesStatus InquiriesTechnical Issues
Prohibited
  • Status Inquiries
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|SecParticipant Requirements
Page or Word LimitMandatory

Letters to chambers are limited to 5 pages (excluding exhibits).

Letters may not exceed five pages, exclusive of exhibits, which should be kept to a minimum.

Communication ProtocolMandatory

Faxes to chambers are prohibited.

Faxes to Chambers are not permitted.

Letter Fax

Direct to: Chambers

Prohibited
  • Status Inquiries
Communication ProtocolMandatory

Emails to chambers require prior approval and must be copied to all parties.

E-mails to Chambers are not permitted without prior approval. If approval is granted, any e-mailed submissions must be simultaneously sent to other counsel and/or pro se parties.

Email

Direct to: Chambers

Approved Topics
SchedulingEmergenciesTechnical Issues
Requirements
  • Advance Notice Required
    prior_approval
Communication ProtocolMandatory

Pro se parties must submit non-ECF communications to Pro Se Intake Unit, not chambers.

All letters, motions, memoranda, and other communications to the Court from pro se parties that are not filed electronically must be submitted to the Pro Se Intake Unit, not directly to Chambers.

Letter via ECF

Direct to: Intake Unit

Approved Topics
Status Inquiries
Page or Word LimitMandatory

Word limits: 8,750 for attorney/computer briefs, 25 pages for pro se/handwritten briefs.

Unless prior permission has been granted, briefs, filed by an attorney or prepared with a computer, in support of and in response to a motion (except for motions for reconsideration), may not exceed 8,750 words, and reply briefs may not exceed 3,500 words. If filed by a party who is not represented by an attorney and handwritten or prepared with a typewriter, briefs in support of and in response to a motion may not exceed 25 pages, and reply briefs may not exceed

Courtesy CopyMandatory

Courtesy copies required for discovery motions 50+ pages.

For discovery-related motions, the filing party must promptly provide a paper courtesy copy to Chambers of any filing, including exhibits, that is 50 pages long or longer.

Courtesy Copies Required

When: Page Threshold >= 50
Logistics
Quantity1 Copy
TimingPromptly After Filing
MethodHand Delivery
Page or Word LimitMandatory

Pretrial memoranda are limited to 25 pages.

pretrial memoranda are limited to 25 pages.