Judge Paul G. Gardephe
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Filings (Indictment, Criminal Complaint)
Required
Filings
Not Required
Filings (>5 pages)
Required
Filings
Required
Filings (Joint Pretrial Order)
Required
Filings (Pleading)
Required
Filings (Initial Pleading)
Required
Filings (Proposed Order)
Required
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Original Date
- 3Number Of Previous Requests
- 4Previous Requests Granted Or Denied
- 5Adversary Position
- 6Proposed New Dates
- 7Deadline Sought To Be Extended
- 8Length Of Extension Requested
- 9Court Rulings On Previous Requests
- 10Reason For Current Request
- 11Adversary Consent Status
- 12Adversary Reasons For Refusal
- 13Date Of Scheduled Appearance
- 14Length Of Adjournment Requested
- 15Suggested Available Dates
Communication
In Person
Adversary
Court And Adversaries
Letter Ecf
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Letter Fax
Chambers
Sidebar
Court
Detailed Drafting Rules
Counsel must meet face-to-face for at least one hour to discuss settlement within 14 days after fact discovery closes.
No later than 14 days following the close of fact discovery, all counsel must meet face-to-face for at least one hour to discuss settlement.
In Person
Direct to: Adversary
- Timingwithin_14_days_of_fact_discovery_close
- Durationat_least_1_hour
Ready Trial Date set after discovery/dispositive motion; 48-hour notice for trial; counsel must report scheduling conflicts in advance.
At the close of discovery or, if a party has filed a dispositive motion, then within 30 days of a decision resolving the motion, the Court will set a Ready Trial Date. At any time on or after the Ready Trial Date, the Court may call the parties to trial upon 48 hours' notice. Therefore, counsel must notify the Court and their adversaries in writing of any potential scheduling conflicts – including, but not limited to, trials and vacations – that would prevent a trial at a particular time. Such notice must come before the Court notifies counsel of an actual trial date, not after counsel receives notification of the actual trial date. Counsel should notify the Court and all other counsel in writing, at the earliest possible time, of any scheduling problems involving out-of-town witnesses or other exigencies.
Direct to: Court And Adversaries
- Required Content
- Timingbefore_court_notifies_of_trial_date
- Notice Period48_hours_for_trial
Letters to chambers are limited to 5 pages.
Letters may not exceed 5 pages in length.
Pre-motion conference request letter limited to 5 pages.
To request a pre-motion conference, send the Court a letter of no more than 5 pages, describing the grounds for the proposed motion and whether the
Pre-Motion Conference
A pre-motion conference is mandatory before filing. You must submit a letter first.
Letter Requirements
Correspondence between counsel should not be sent to court.
Copies of correspondence between counsel shall not be sent to the Court.
Letter via ECF
Other parties must respond to pre-motion letter within 3 business days (max 5 pages).
The moving party shall serve the other parties with a copy of the pre-motion letter and shall request that the other parties submit a letter setting forth its position, of no more than 5 pages, within 3 business days after the request is made.
Pre-Motion Conference
Check specific requirements before filing.
Motion memoranda limited to 25 pages, reply memoranda to 10 pages.
Unless prior permission has been granted, memoranda of law in support of and in opposition to motions are limited to 25 double-spaced pages, and reply memoranda are limited to 10 double-spaced pages.
Memoranda over 10 pages require TOC and TOA; 12-point font required.
Memoranda of 10 pages or more shall contain a table of contents and a table of authorities. Both the text and footnotes must be in 12-point font.
Courtesy copy required for ECF documents over 5 pages.
One courtesy copy of any document filed on ECF longer than five pages should be sent to Chambers.
Courtesy Copies Required
Logistics
Two copies of deposition excerpts required for evidence, with relevant pages only, stapled and offered as exhibits.
Counsel shall provide two copies to the Court of any deposition excerpts that are intended to be offered into evidence. Copy the relevant pages only, staple the extracts from each deposition, and offer each as an exhibit.
Document Type
Deposition Excerpts
Sidebars during jury trials are discouraged and generally not permitted.
Sidebar
Direct to: Court
- DescriptionSidebars during jury trials are discouraged and generally not permitted
- Status Inquiries