Judge Jessica G. L. Clarke
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Filings (Pretrial Submission)
Required
Filings
Not Required
Filings
Not Required
Filings (Proposed Order)
Required
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Written Consent Of All Parties
- 2Original Date
- 3Reason For Request
- 4Adversary Position
- 5Proposed New Dates
- 6Number Of Previous Requests
- 7Previous Requests Granted Or Denied
- 8Date Of Next Scheduled Appearance
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Original Date
- 3Proposed New Dates
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Original Date
- 3Number Of Previous Requests
- 4Previous Requests Granted Or Denied
- 5Adversary Position
- 6Proposed New Dates
Communication
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Letter Ecf
Chambers
Website
Court
Legal Assistance
Pro Se Legal Assistance
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Letter Fax
Chambers
Hand Delivery
Chambers
In Person
Chambers
Remote
Chambers
In Person
Chambers
Detailed Drafting Rules
Motions in limine memoranda limited to 10 pages; no reply briefs allowed.
Memoranda of law in connection with a motion in limine are limited to 10 pages. No reply briefs shall be filed.
Pretrial memorandum and response limited to 10 pages each.
The pretrial memorandum and response each shall not exceed 10 pages.
Deposition synopsis must include page and line citations.
Each synopsis shall include page and line citations to the pertinent pages of the deposition transcripts.
Document Type
Deposition Synopsis
Email ClarkeNYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov for upload link if files exceed email size limits.
If the files are too large for submission by email, the parties shall email ClarkeNYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov requesting a link to upload these materials.
Attorneys must email completed Model Court Order for electronic devices 5 business days before trial/hearing.
When Court permission is required under the Standing Order, attorneys seeking to bring electronic devices to the Court should email a completed Model Court Order to ClarkeNYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov no later than five business days before the relevant trial or hearing.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required5 business days before trial or hearing
Wi-Fi access limited to approved attorney for Courtroom 320; no sharing credentials.
If Wi-Fi is requested, counsel shall check the appropriate box on the form. If approved and signed by Judge Clarke, a copy of the Order will be sent to the requesting attorney, who will receive a network name, username, password and instructions from the District Executive’s Office on or before the first day of the scheduled proceeding. Wi-Fi access is limited to the approved attorney (who may not share their username or password with others) for the duration of the proceeding and for Courtroom 320 (unless Judge Clarke or another judicial officer grants permission for it to be used in another courtroom).
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required5 business days before trial or hearing
Parties must arrange technology walkthrough and test AV equipment in advance of trial.
If a party wishes to use audio-visual equipment at a hearing or trial, it is that party’s responsibility to ensure that any required approvals are obtained and that the necessary equipment is set up and working properly in advance of trial. The party should contact Sophia Tran, Courtroom Deputy, at ClarkeNYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov, sufficiently in advance of trial to make the necessary arrangements for a technology walkthrough and to test the equipment.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredsufficiently in advance of trial
Pro se parties must contact Pro Se Office, not chambers directly
Pro se parties may not call the Court directly. Instead, pro se parties should call the Pro Se Office at (212) 805-0175 with any questions.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Pro se parties must send all communications to Pro Se Office, not chambers
All communications with the Court by a pro se party should be in writing and delivered in person, mailed, or (as discussed in Section 2(b) below) emailed to the Pro Se Office (address listed above). No documents or court filings may be sent directly to Chambers.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Discovery disputes require letter-motion (max 1,050 words) with 5-business-day response limit
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 1,050 words, explaining the nature of the dispute and requesting an informal conference. If the opposing party wishes to respond to the letter, it must file a responsive letter within five business days, not to exceed 1,050 words.
Pre-Motion Conference
A pre-motion conference is mandatory before filing. You must submit a letter first.
Letter Requirements
Briefing Schedule
Opp: 5d • Reply: d
Summary judgment deposition transcripts must be complete, searchable, and indexed
Deposition transcripts that are supplied in connection with a summary judgment motion should be text-searchable if possible and include an index if it is available. Deposition transcripts must be supplied in whole and may not be excerpted. Parties should still cite to particular pages when relying on a deposition transcript for support.
Document Type
Summary Judgment Motion
Pro se parties must consult court website for important information.
Pro se parties are directed to the Court’s website (https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/prose/role-of-the-prose-intake-unit/contact) for other important information concerning proceeding pro se in this Court.
Website
Direct to: Court
- Pro Se Only
Federal Pro Se Legal Assistance Project available for non-incarcerated civil litigants.
There is a Federal Pro Se Legal Assistance Project in this District to assist non-incarcerated people who are parties in civil cases and do not have lawyers.
Legal Assistance
Direct to: Pro Se Legal Assistance
- No Lawyer
- Civil Cases
- Non Incarcerated
Large files require special email protocol to chambers.
The Court has a file transfer protocol for the safe electronic transmission of large files. If a party needs to submit large files by email (as opposed to ECF), the party should email the Court (at ClarkeNYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov) requesting a link to be used for such transfer. The email should include the name and docket number of the case as well as the nature and size of the materials to be submitted electronically. The Government may use USAfx.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredrequest link for large file transfer
All communications with chambers must be filed on ECF as letters or letter-motions.
Except as otherwise provided below, communications with Chambers shall be by letter filed on ECF. Letters seeking relief (if consistent with Local Civil Rule 7.1) should be filed as letter-motions on ECF, not ordinary letters.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
Letters to chambers limited to 1,050 words without permission.
Letters may not exceed 1,050 words in length (exclusive of exhibits or attachments) without prior permission from the Court.
Emails to chambers require specific subject line format and no substantive content in body.
For any emails to Chambers permitted under these Rules, counsel should include in the subject line: (1) the case caption, (2) docket number and (3) a brief description of the party's request. Parties shall not include substantive communications in the body of the email, only in the attached letter.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredsubject line must include case caption, docket number, and brief description
Telephone calls to chambers only for urgent matters via clerk's office.
Telephone calls to Chambers should be reserved for urgent matters. In such situations, call the Clerk's Office at (212) 805-0136. You may request to be transferred to Chambers from there.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Hoursurgent matters only
Faxes to chambers require prior permission and only for emergencies.
Faxes to Chambers are not permitted without express prior permission, and only in cases of unforeseeable emergencies.
Letter Fax
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredexpress prior permission required
- Status Inquiries
Hand deliveries go to court security officers; urgent items require immediate notification.
Hand-delivered mail should be left with the Court Security Officers at the Charles L. Brieant Jr. Courthouse, 300 Quarropas Street, White Plains, New York, NY 10601. If the hand-delivered letter is urgent and requires the Court's immediate attention, ask the Court Security Officers to notify Chambers that an urgent package has arrived that needs to be retrieved by Chambers staff immediately.
Hand Delivery
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredurgent items require immediate notification to chambers
In-person conferences held in White Plains unless ordered otherwise; Manhattan cases follow same rule
Conferences may be held remotely or in person. Unless ordered otherwise, in person conferences will be held in Courtroom 320 of the Charles L. Brieant Jr. Courthouse, 300 Quarropas Street, White Plains, NY. This general rule also applies to cases designated to the Manhattan courthouse (cases with case numbers that start with "1:").
In Person
Direct to: Chambers
- DescriptionApplies to Manhattan cases (case numbers starting with "1:")
Normally only one attorney may speak per party at remote conferences without Court permission
Absent permission of the Court, no more than one attorney shall speak on behalf of either party except as otherwise provided by Individual Rule 3(f).
Remote
Direct to: Chambers
- DescriptionNo more than one attorney may speak per party without Court permission
Diversity jurisdiction cases require 700-word letter explaining citizenship basis before initial pretrial conference
In any action in which subject matter jurisdiction is founded on diversity of citizenship pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332, the party asserting the existence of such jurisdiction shall, prior to the Initial Pretrial Conference, file a letter to the Court on ECF no longer than 700 words explaining the basis for that party's belief that diversity of citizenship exists.
Parties/counsel encouraged to advise Court of preferred pronouns/honorifics for respectful address
The parties and counsel are encouraged to advise the Court if they would like to be addressed with a particular pronoun and/or honorific – such as Ms., Mx. or Mr. – so that the Court may address them respectfully.
In Person
Direct to: Chambers
- DescriptionParties/counsel should advise Court of preferred pronouns/honorifics
Documents over word limit must include TOC and TOA, excluded from word count.
words or more shall contain a table of contents and table of authorities, neither of which shall count against the word limit.
Explain non-obvious reasons for oral argument in ECF letter, not letter-motion.
If a party believes that the Court would benefit from oral argument for a particular reason not obvious from the parties’ briefing, the party may file a letter explaining the reason – not a letter-motion – on ECF.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Deposition transcripts for summary judgment must be text-searchable with index.
Deposition transcripts that are supplied in connection with a summary judgment motion, whether in whole or in part, should be text-searchable and include an index.
Discovery disputes require meet-and-confer, then joint letter-motion (max 1,750 words).
Any party wishing to raise a discovery dispute with the Court must first confer in good faith with the opposing party, in person, virtually or by telephone, in an effort to resolve the dispute. If this meet-and-confer process does not resolve the dispute, counsel shall promptly file on ECF a single letter-motion, jointly composed, no longer than 1,750 words, explaining the nature of the dispute and, if applicable, requesting an informal conference.
Pre-Motion Conference
A pre-motion conference is mandatory before filing. You must submit a letter first.
Letter Requirements
Email completed Model Court Order for electronic devices at least 5 business days before trial/hearing.
When Court permission is required under the Standing Order, attorneys seeking to bring electronic devices to the Court should email a completed Model Court Order to ClarkeNYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov no later than five business days before the relevant trial or hearing.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required5 business days before trial or hearing
Mobile phones allowed in courtroom only if permitted and must be turned off.
If permitted by the Standing Order, mobile telephones are permitted inside the Courtroom, but they MUST be kept turned off at all times.
Phone
- Hoursturned off at all times
- Status Inquiries