Judge Lewis J. Liman
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Filings (Pretrial Submission)
Required
Filings
Not Required
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Original Date
- 2Number Of Previous Requests
- 3Previous Requests Granted Or Denied
- 4Adversary Position
- 5Proposed Rescheduled Date
Must Include
- 1Stipulation
- 2Reason For Request
- 3Proposed Rescheduled Date
Communication
Phone
Chambers
Chambers
Letter Fax
Chambers
Letter Fax
Chambers
Chambers
Letter Ecf
Intake Unit
Letter Ecf
Chambers
Phone
Intake Unit
Letter Ecf
Intake Unit
Hand Delivery
Intake Unit
Hand Delivery
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Detailed Drafting Rules
Mobile phones must be turned off in courtroom; non-compliance may result in sanctions.
Mobile phones are permitted inside the courtroom, but they must be kept turned off at all times. Non-compliance with this rule may result in sanctions including forfeiture of the device for the remainder of the proceedings.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requirednone
- Hourscourtroom_use
- Status Inquiries
24-hour advance email required for permission to bring non-personal electronic devices.
Any attorney seeking to bring such equipment into the courthouse must email a proposed order to Chambers (LimanNYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov) at least 24 hours in advance of the relevant trial or hearing requesting permission to use such equipment.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required24_hours
- Hours24_hours_advance
- Status Inquiries
Letters to chambers must be ECF-filed, text-searchable, max 3 single-spaced pages.
All letters shall be filed on ECF in text-searchable form and should not exceed three single-spaced pages in length.
ECF
Letters to chambers must be ECF-filed, text-searchable, max 3 single-spaced pages.
All letters shall be filed on ECF in text-searchable form and should not exceed three single-spaced pages in length.
Document Type
Letter
3
Telephone calls to Chambers limited to urgent matters not addressed by court orders or rules.
Except as set forth elsewhere in these Individual Practices, telephone calls to Chambers should be reserved only for urgent matters requiring immediate attention that cannot be answered by reference to the Court’s prior orders in the case, these Individual Practices, the S.D.N.Y. Local Rules, or the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Hand deliveries require advance permission.
Nothing may be hand delivered absent advanced permission.
Letter Fax
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredadvanced permission
Hand deliveries must be left with Court Security Officers at Worth Street entrance.
Hand-delivered mail should be left with the Court Security Officers at the Worth Street entrance of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States District Courthouse at 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 and may not be brought directly to Chambers.
Letter Fax
Direct to: Chambers
- DescriptionHand-delivered mail should be left with the Court Security Officers at the Worth Street entrance of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States District Courthouse at 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 and may not be brought directly to Chambers.
Urgent hand deliveries require notification to Chambers staff through Court Security Officers.
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.
Letter Fax
Direct to: Chambers
- DescriptionIf 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.
Urgent submissions require phone and email notification to Chambers with specific information.
As a general matter, the Court reviews materials filed via ECF at the latest on the business day after they have been filed. If a submission requires immediate attention, please notify Chambers by telephone and by email after filing it on ECF. The email should include (1) the word “URGENT” in the subject line; (2) the case name and case number; (3) a brief description of the nature of the urgent issue; and (4) a telephone number at which the party (and any other relevant parties) can be reached.
Direct to: Chambers
Pro se parties must communicate with Pro Se Intake Unit unless approved for ECF filing.
Unless a pro se party is approved for ECF filing pursuant to Paragraph 2(O), all communications with the Court by a pro se party must be sent to the Pro Se Intake Unit at the following mailing address: Pro Se Intake Unit Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States District Courthouse 500 Pearl Street New York, NY 10007
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Intake Unit
- DescriptionUnless a pro se party is approved for ECF filing pursuant to Paragraph 2(O), all communications with the Court by a pro se party must be sent to the Pro Se Intake Unit at the following mailing address
Pro se parties cannot send documents directly to Chambers or copies of correspondence to Court.
No documents or court filings should be sent directly to Chambers. Copies of correspondence between a pro se party and opposing parties shall not be sent to the Court.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
- DescriptionNo documents or court filings should be sent directly to Chambers. Copies of correspondence between a pro se party and opposing parties shall not be sent to the Court.
Pro se parties must contact Pro Se Intake Unit for questions, not the Court directly.
Any questions should be directed to the Pro Se Intake Unit at (212) 805-0175; pro se parties may not call the Court directly except as provided in Paragraph 1(E).
Phone
Direct to: Intake Unit
- Descriptionpro se parties may not call the Court directly except as provided in Paragraph 1(E)
Pro se communications docketed upon receipt constitute service on ECF users.
Unless the Court orders otherwise, all communications with the Court by a pro se party will be docketed upon receipt; such docketing shall constitute service on any user of the ECF system.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Intake Unit
All ECF filings must be in text-searchable format.
All documents (e.g., motions, briefs, and letters) filed by parties on ECF must be in text-searchable format.
Exhibits on ECF should be text-searchable when possible.
Exhibits filed on ECF should be in text-searchable format, where possible.
Memoranda of law have no page limits, but if parties can't agree, motions are limited to 25 pages and replies to 10 pages.
The Court does not impose page limitations on memoranda of law. The parties should agree upon reasonable page limits for principal briefs and reply briefs, exercising their sound judgment so as not to unnecessarily burden the Court. If parties are unable to agree, memoranda in support of and in opposition to motions are limited to 25 pages while reply memoranda are limited to 10 pages.
Memoranda over 10 pages must include table of contents and table of authorities.
Memoranda of more than 10 pages shall contain a table of contents and table of authorities.
Document Type
Memorandum Of Law
For large electronic files, email the Court to request a file transfer link, including case name, docket number, and file details.
N. Submission of Large Electronic Files. 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 LimanNYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov) requesting a link to be used for such transfer. The email should include the name and docket number of the case and the nature and size of the materials to be submitted electronically.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredrequired
Non-e-filing pro se parties must send all papers to the Pro Se Intake Unit at the Moynihan Courthouse.
In the event that a pro se party is not participating in e-filing, and notwithstanding anything in the foregoing Individual Practices to the contrary, all papers to be filed with the Court by a pro se party shall be sent to the Pro Se Intake Unit at the following mailing address: Pro Se Intake Unit Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States District Courthouse 500 Pearl Street New York, NY 10007
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Intake Unit
Non-e-filing pro se parties may also deliver papers in person to the Pro Se Intake Unit at the Thurgood Marshall Courthouse.
or delivered in person to the Pro Se Intake unit at the following physical address: Pro Se Intake Unit Thurgood Marshall United States District Courthouse, Room 105 40 Foley Square New York, NY 10007.
Hand Delivery
Direct to: Intake Unit
TRO applications must be emailed to Chambers with specific requirements.
Parties intending to file applications for TROs or other emergency relief must send all of their papers (in text-searchable .pdf format) to Chambers by email. The email should also include (1) the word “URGENT” in the subject line; (2) a telephone number at which the party (and any other relevant parties) can be reached; and (3) the relevant parties’ available for a teleconference in the next few days.
Direct to: Chambers
Hand delivery of documents requires advance permission.
As noted above, parties should not hand-deliver any documents without advance permission.
Hand Delivery
- Advance Notice Requiredadvance_permission
Civil conferences are held by telephone using specific conference line and ID.
Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, all conferences and proceedings in civil cases will be held by telephone. The parties should call the Court’s dedicated conference line at 646-453-4442 and enter the conference ID 358639322, followed by the pound (#) key.
All parties except pro se must notify others that conference is telephonic.
With the sole exception of pro se litigants, each party is responsible for ensuring that every other party is aware that the conference will proceed telephonically.
Phone
Direct to: Other Parties
- Status Inquiries
Represented parties must notify pro se parties of conference changes; no notification required if all parties are pro se.
If there is a combination of represented and pro se parties, the represented parties shall take responsibility to notify any pro se parties. If all parties are pro se, there is no responsibility for any party to notify another.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredtwo_business_days
Discovery disputes require good faith meet-and-confer attempt before filing 3-page single-spaced letter-motion on ECF.
Any party wishing to raise a discovery dispute with the Court must first attempt to confer in good faith with the opposing party, in person or by telephone, to try and resolve the dispute. If, after attempting to meet and confer, the dispute has not been resolved, any party may file a letter-motion on ECF, no longer than three single-spaced pages, explaining the nature of the dispute and the relief requested.
Pre-Motion Conference
A pre-motion conference is mandatory before filing. You must submit a letter first.
Letter Requirements
Opposition to discovery letter-motion must be filed as letter not exceeding 3 single-spaced pages.
If the opposing party wishes to respond to the letter-motion, the opposition (which should take the form of a letter, not to exceed three single-spaced pages) must be filed
Deposition excerpts offered as substantive evidence require a one-page synopsis with page citations.
Any deposition excerpts that will be offered as substantive evidence, as well as a one-page synopsis of those excerpts for each deposition. Each synopsis shall include page citations to the pertinent pages of the deposition transcripts;
Document Type