Judge Colleen McMahon

Counsel should fax a copy of such requests to chambers as 212-805-6426 in addition to filing same on ECF.

All communications with Chambers on any subject must be in writing and filed via ECF, with copies delivered simultaneously to all counsel or pro se parties. Do not send copies of correspondence between counsel to the Court. Courtesy copies of all pleadings and motions. Sealed documents should be electronically filed in accordance with Part V.A, infra. Do not send courtesy copies of other documents to Chambers.

Do not send emails to any email address in chambers. Any email sent to a chambers email address will be ignored.

Telephone calls to Chambers are not permitted, except in the case of a real emergency. Judge McMahon’s deputy clerk and law clerks will not discuss cases or clarify rules over the telephone. Any requests for clarification should be submitted in writing.

In case of a real emergency, the attorney for a represented party in a civil matter may call (212) 805-6325, and should include opposing counsel on the call. An attorney with a pressing issue in a criminal matter may call (212) 805-6329.

A party who does not have an attorney should not call Chambers. The Court has an office dedicated to parties without attorneys, called the Pro Se Intake Unit. It may be reached at (212) 805-0175 during normal business hours, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (except federal holidays).

Courtesy copies of motions and supporting papers may not be faxed to Chambers unless the Court specifically directs that fax be used. If the Court has specifically directed parties to communicate with Chambers via fax, do not follow with a hard copy.

No document longer than 10 pages may be faxed without prior authorization.

Under no circumstances will Chambers accept faxes from pro se litigants. If pro se litigants send faxes to Chambers, the faxes will be ignored. Pro se litigants must instead file all papers that they want Judge McMahon to read with the Pro Se Clerk’s Office.

Pro se litigants may not contact Chambers by phone, fax or email, but must direct all communications through the Pro Se Intake Unit, which can be reached at (212) 805-0175 during normal business hours, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (except federal holidays). We will not respond to communications from pro se litigants who try to contact chambers by any other means.

All exhibits must be tabbed and indexed. Documents under 35 pages should be stapled, not bound. Exhibits to legal memoranda must not be bound to the brief. Please bind them separately and submit them to the Court along with the brief.

Unless prior permission has been granted, memoranda of law in support of and in opposition to motions, other than a motion for reconsideration, are limited to 25 pages, and reply memoranda are limited to 10 pages.

Memoranda must utilize a 12-point serif font (e.g., Times New Roman) and must be double-spaced with margins of at least one inch all around. Footnotes should be avoided. If any footnotes are included, they must be in 12-point font.

Parties shall not attempt to circumvent the above page limits by attaching an affidavit or declaration in lieu of a fully developed statement of the facts in the brief. The fact section of the brief must include all the facts that you will discuss or rely upon for purposes of the motion under consideration.

If you are submitting an appendix to your brief of more than five pages, you must bind the appendix separately. Do not affix the appendix to your brief.

On motions for summary judgment, do not attach complete deposition transcripts as exhibits. Attach only pages containing relevant testimony (to which citation is made in the briefs or affidavits). Each entry must be separately tabbed and indexed.

Every application for a ruling must be filed with a separate notice of motion, together with a brief of no more than five pages and a supporting affidavit that attaches a copy of any relevant testimony or exhibits.

Responses to in limine motions are also to be filed individually and must be no more than five pages.

Trial memoranda of law that identify the issues, summarize the facts, and review the applicable law, not to exceed 25 double-spaced pages;

Telephonic appearances are not permitted in lieu of personal appearances unless the Court has provided prior written permission for a party to appear telephonically. A request to appear by telephone must be made in writing at least two business days prior to the scheduled appearance and must state the reason why an exception should be made.

Requests will never be granted for trials or evidentiary hearings, for which all counsel and witnesses must appear in person.

Requests should be submitted electronically via CM-ECF or via fax to (212) 805-6326.

After the Court has given written permission for a party to appear telephonically, the appearance must be arranged, not later than 12:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, by calling CourtCall at (866) 582-6878 or (310) 342-0888 or going to www.courtcall.com.

It is counsel’s responsibility to dial into the call not later than 10 minutes prior to the scheduled hearing.

The use of car phones, cellular phones, speaker phones, public telephone booths, or phones in other public places is prohibited except in the most extreme emergencies.

You must place your phone on 'mute' until your matter is called to ensure the quality of the record and to avoid interfering with other hearings in progress.

Telephonic appearances by multiple participants are only possible when there is compliance with every procedural requirement.

Sanctions may be imposed when there is any deviation from the required procedures or the court determines that a person’s conduct makes telephonic appearances inappropriate. Sanctions may include dropping a matter from calendar, continuing the hearing, proceeding in the absence of an unavailable participant, a monetary sanction, and/or a permanent prohibition against a person appearing telephonically.

The parties shall reach agreement as to the method of searching, and the words, terms, and phrases to be searched with the assistance of the respective e-discovery liaisons, who are charged with familiarity with the parties' respective systems.

The first time there is a discovery dispute that counsel cannot resolve on their own, file a letter to Chambers via ECF and ask for an order of reference to the Magistrate Judge for discovery supervision. Thereafter, go directly to the Magistrate Judge for resolution of discovery disputes; do not contact Judge McMahon.