Judge Jesse M. Furman

Pro se parties may not call the Court directly; any questions should be directed to the Pro Se Office at (212) 805-0175.

All communications with the Court by a pro se party should be in writing and delivered in person, mailed, or emailed to the Pro Se Office following the instructions in Paragraph 2(B) below.

No documents or court filings may be sent directly to Chambers.

If there are any discovery disputes, the parties are required to confer with one another in an effort to resolve the dispute without the need for Court intervention. If the parties are unable to resolve their dispute, either party may file a letter-motion, no longer than three pages and in accordance with Paragraph 1 above, explaining the nature of the dispute and requesting an informal conference. If the opposing party wishes to respond to the letter, it must promptly file a responsive letter, not to exceed three pages.

The formatting and length of motion papers must conform to Local Civil Rule 7.1 (or, in the case of a motion for reconsideration, Local Civil Rule 6.3). As set forth in Local Civil Rule 7.1(c): If filed by an attorney or prepared with a computer, briefs 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 10 pages. These limits do not include the caption, any index, table of contents, table of authorities, signature blocks, or any required certificates, but do include material contained in footnotes or endnotes. If a brief is filed by an attorney or prepared with a computer, it must include a certificate by the attorney, or party who is not represented by an attorney, that the document complies with the word-count limitations. The person preparing the certificate may rely on the word count of the word-processing program used to prepare the document. The certificate must state the number of words in the document.

Any party wishing to raise a discovery dispute with the Court must first confer in good faith with the opposing party, in person or by telephone, in an effort to resolve the dispute. If this meet-and-confer process does not resolve the dispute, the party shall, in accordance with the Court’s Individual Rules and Practices in Civil Cases, promptly file a letter-motion, no longer than three pages, explaining the nature of the dispute and requesting an informal conference.

Any opposition to a letter-motion seeking relief shall be filed as a letter, not to exceed three pages, within three business days.

All counsel must meet in person for at least one hour to discuss settlement within fourteen (14) days following the close of fact discovery.

The parties shall contact the Chambers of the Magistrate Judge assigned to this case on or before _________________ in order to schedule settlement discussions under his/her supervision _______________________________.

Absent leave of Court, by Thursday of the week prior to any future conference, the parties shall file on ECF a joint letter, not to exceed three (3) pages, regarding the status of the case.