Courtesy copies are required when a filing is > 10 pages. Details: 1 copy, delivery promptly after filing, by hand delivery. One courtesy copy required for discovery Letter-Motions with exhibits over 10 pages.
Judge Sidney H. Stein's rules set a pre-motion procedure for discovery. Discovery disputes require good faith in-person or telephonic meet-and-confer before filing.
Judge Sidney H. Stein's rule states these limits: 3 pages. Letters to chambers are limited to 3 pages (excluding attachments).
Judge Sidney H. Stein's rule states these limits: attorney: 3 pages; pro se: 3 pages. Excludes attachments. Discovery Letter-Motions limited to 3 pages (excluding attachments).
Judge Sidney H. Stein's formatting rule includes times new roman font, 12 point type, double spacing, 28 lines per page, margins top 1 inches, bottom 1 inches, left 1.5 inches, right 1 inches, binding three ring binder, double sided, ecf header, and protruding tabs for exhibits. Courtesy copies must be double-sided with ECF header, tabs for exhibits, and bound if bulky.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Joint Pretrial Order due within 30 days after discovery completion or summary judgment decision.
The rule requires requests to charge, proposed voir dire questions, and proposed special verdict form. In jury cases, requests to charge, proposed voir dire questions, and special verdict forms must be filed.
Parties may contact Judge Sidney H. Stein's chambers by email only as allowed by the rule. Device orders must be emailed to chambers at least 24 hours before trial/hearing; cannot file on ECF.
Judge Sidney H. Stein's rules set procedures for sealed or redacted filings. Process: file redacted on ecf. Redacted and unredacted sealed versions must be filed simultaneously for confidential materials.
Judge Sidney H. Stein's rules specify what an adjournment or extension request must include. The request must include reason for request, original date, number of previous requests, previous requests granted or denied, adversary position, and proposed rescheduled date. Adjournment/extension requests must be made by Letter-Motion with specific required elements.
Letters to chambers are limited to 3 pages (excluding attachments).
Adjournment/extension requests must be made by Letter-Motion with specific required elements.
Extension requests must be made before deadline; adjournment requests require 72 hours advance notice with 2 proposed dates.
Hand deliveries must go to Court Security Officers, not directly to chambers.
Device orders must be emailed to chambers at least 24 hours before trial/hearing; cannot file on ECF.
Discovery disputes require good faith in-person or telephonic meet-and-confer before filing.
Discovery Letter-Motions limited to 3 pages (excluding attachments).
Opposition to discovery Letter-Motion due in 3 business days; reply due in 1 business day.
Opposition and reply letters limited to 3 pages (excluding attachments).
One courtesy copy required for discovery Letter-Motions with exhibits over 10 pages.
Courtesy copies must be double-sided with ECF header, tabs for exhibits, and bound if bulky.
Redacted and unredacted sealed versions must be filed simultaneously for confidential materials.
Sealing request letter must be filed within 3 business days of redacted filing.
Sealed filings require redacted ECF copy, sealed unredacted copy, and permission letter.
Motion required to file sealed documents on paper instead of ECF.
Joint Pretrial Order due within 30 days after discovery completion or summary judgment decision.
Joint Pretrial Order must be signed by all parties and include caption, contact information.
In jury cases, requests to charge, proposed voir dire questions, and special verdict forms must be filed.
In nonjury cases, proposed findings of fact and statements of law must be filed; pretrial memoranda (max 25 pages) are optional.
Motions in limine must be filed in all cases.
At trial commencement, parties must provide tabbed, double-sided courtesy copies of trial exhibits and deposition designations to other parties and the Court.
Confidential designation limited to specific categories of sensitive information
Confidential designation requires stamping and producing redacted copy
Confidential designation for deposition transcripts requires on-record indication
Non-Disclosure Agreements required for certain recipients of confidential discovery material
Objections to confidentiality designations must be made in writing before trial
Requests for additional disclosure limits must be made in writing before trial
Third-party confidentiality obligations require notice and potential protective order
Confidential discovery material may only be used for litigation purposes
Sealing procedures differ for non-dispositive vs dispositive matters, with specific sections to follow.