Judge Lewis Kaplan
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Filings (All filings)
Required
Filings
Required
Filings (Complaint, Answer, Reply)
Required
Filings (Pretrial Order)
Required
Filings (Brief)
Required
Filings (Brief, Record)
Required
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Copies To All Counsel
- 2Reason For Request
- 3Original Date
- 4Number Of Previous Requests
- 5Previous Requests Granted Or Denied
- 6Adversary Position
- 7Proposed New Dates
Must Include
- 1Number Of Previous Requests
- 2Previous Requests Granted Or Denied
- 3Adversary Position
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Original Date
- 3Proposed New Dates
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Original Date
- 3Proposed New Dates
Communication
Phone
Chambers
Letter Fax
Chambers
Letter Ecf
Chambers
Clerk
Detailed Drafting Rules
Phone communication with chambers only allowed in emergencies.
Counsel are not to communicate with Chambers by phone except in case of emergency.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Fax communication with chambers requires prior approval.
Counsel are not to communicate with chambers via facsimile without prior approval.
Letter Fax
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredprior_approval
Copies of correspondence between counsel should not be sent to the Court.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Discovery dispute motions are limited to 4 pages (excluding exhibits).
Discovery disputes shall be raised with the Court by motion filed electronically. The motion shall not exceed four (4) pages in length, including affidavits and declarations, but exclusive of exhibits.
Supreme Court case citations must include official reports and parallel cites to Supreme Court Reporter.
Citations to United States Supreme Court cases shall contain citations to the official reports and parallel cites to the Supreme Court Reporter, respectively.
Motion memoranda limited to 35 pages; reply memoranda limited to 10 pages; tables required for motions over 10 pages.
Memoranda of law in support of or in opposition to motions may not exceed thirty-five (35) pages, double spaced, in length and, if in excess of ten (10) pages, should contain tables of contents and authorities. Reply memoranda may not exceed ten (10) pages, double spaced, in length.
Reply memoranda limited to 10 pages, double spaced.
Reply memoranda may not exceed ten (10) pages, double spaced, in length.
Page limit extensions must be requested 5 days before due date (1 day for reply briefs).
Requests to file memoranda exceeding the page limits set forth herein must be made five (5) days prior to the due date except with respect to reply briefs, in which case the time is the day prior to the due date.
Notice Required
Before deadline or appearance
Objections to magistrate reports limited to 20 pages.
Objections to reports and recommendations, and appeals from orders of, Magistrate Judges shall not exceed twenty pages in length.
Court does not notify parties of extension/adjournment dispositions; counsel must check docket.
The Court will not advise the parties by telephone or mail of the disposition of requests for extensions and adjournments. Counsel are responsible for checking the docket sheet in the Clerk's office in person, by use of a service, or through use of the Court's ECF system.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Counsel responsible for knowing all rulings regardless of notice received; check CM/ECF system.
Counsel are responsible for knowledge of all rulings and other papers regardless of whether they receive electronic or written notice thereof. The docket sheet and electronic copies of papers are available online through the CM/ECF system.
Direct to: Clerk
- Status Inquiries
Page limits for motions apply to bankruptcy appeal briefs.
The page limits applicable to memoranda of law on motions apply to briefs on bankruptcy appeals.
Communication with chambers by phone is restricted to emergencies and fax communication requires prior approval.
Counsel are not to communicate with Chambers by phone except in case of emergency. Counsel are not to communicate with chambers via facsimile without prior approval.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Fax communication with chambers requires prior approval.
Counsel are not to communicate with chambers via facsimile without prior approval.
Letter Fax
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredprior approval required
Only enumerated letter motions may be filed electronically; other letters must be mailed, couriered, or delivered to court security and not filed on CM/ECF.
Letter motions enumerated in Section 13.1 of the ECF Rules and Instructions may be filed electronically. Other letters shall be mailed or sent by commercial courier to the undersigned or delivered to the court security officers at the Worth Street entrance, 200 Worth Street. Letters, other than enumerated letter motions, shall not be filed on the CM/ECF system.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
Discovery dispute motions are limited to 4 pages including affidavits/declarations, excluding exhibits.
The motion shall not exceed four (4) pages in length, including affidavits and declarations, but exclusive of exhibits.
Supreme Court case citations must include official reports and parallel cites to Supreme Court Reporter.
Citations to United States Supreme Court cases shall contain citations to the official reports and parallel cites to the Supreme Court Reporter, respectively.
Opening and opposition memoranda limited to 35 pages double spaced; reply memoranda limited to 10 pages.
Memoranda of law in support of or in opposition to motions may not exceed thirty-five (35) pages, double spaced, in length and, if in excess of ten (10) pages, should contain tables of contents and authorities. Reply memoranda may not exceed ten (10) pages, double spaced, in length.
Memoranda over 10 pages must include tables of contents and authorities.
Memoranda of law in support of or in opposition to motions may not exceed thirty-five (35) pages, double spaced, in length and, if in excess of ten (10) pages, should contain tables of contents and authorities.
Document Type
Brief
Exhibits to memoranda must be tabbed and indexed.
All exhibits to memoranda and other papers should be tabbed and indexed.
Requests to exceed page limits must be made 5 days before due date (1 day for reply briefs).
Requests to file memoranda exceeding the page limits set forth herein must be made five (5) days prior to the due date except with respect to reply briefs, in which case the time is the day prior to the due date.
Notice Required
Before deadline or appearance
Required Content
Objections to magistrate judge reports limited to 20 pages.
Objections to reports and recommendations, and appeals from orders of, Magistrate Judges shall not exceed twenty pages in length.
Court will not notify parties of extension/adjournment decisions; counsel must check docket.
The Court will not advise the parties by telephone or mail of the disposition of requests for extensions and adjournments. Counsel are responsible for checking the docket sheet in the Clerk's office in person, by use of a service, or through use of the Court's ECF system.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Counsel responsible for knowing all rulings regardless of notice received; check CM/ECF.
Counsel are responsible for knowledge of all rulings and other papers regardless of whether they receive electronic or written notice thereof. The docket sheet and electronic copies of papers are available online through the CM/ECF system.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Clerk
- Status Inquiries
Page limits for motion memoranda also apply to bankruptcy appeal briefs.
The page limits applicable to memoranda of law on motions apply to briefs on bankruptcy appeals.