Courtesy copies are required for hearing transcripts and deposition transcripts. Details: delivery upon filing, by email. Electronic, text-searchable courtesy copy of transcripts required by email if available.
Judge Vernon S. Broderick's rules set a pre-motion procedure for covered motions. Oral argument requests must be included in moving papers, not separate motions.
Judge Vernon S. Broderick's rule states these limits: attorney: 3 pages; pro se: 3 pages. Letters to Court limited to 3 pages and must be filed on ECF
Judge Vernon S. Broderick's rule states these limits: 8750 words; 3500 words. Excludes caption, index, table of contents, table of authorities, signature blocks, and certifications. Memoranda of law limited to 8,750 words; reply memoranda to 3,500 words.
Judge Vernon S. Broderick's rules include formatting requirements. Citations to cases should be in the body, not footnotes, of memoranda of law.
The rule requires principal trial counsel attendance. Principal trial counsel must attend all conferences
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Maximum of five affidavits per party per motion.
Parties may contact Judge Vernon S. Broderick's intake unit by letter ecf only as allowed by the rule. The rule lists email ProSe@nysd.uscourts.gov. Pro se litigants must communicate with Pro Se Intake Unit only
A motion to seal is required for covered sealed filings before Judge Vernon S. Broderick. Process: file redacted on ecf and file unredacted to chambers. All redactions or sealing of public court filings require court approval, except for specified categories.
Judge Vernon S. Broderick'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 new dates. Adjournment/extension requests must be filed as ECF letter-motions
Pro se litigants must communicate with Pro Se Intake Unit only
Letters to Court limited to 3 pages and must be filed on ECF
Letters between parties/counsel cannot be filed on ECF
Faxes to Chambers are prohibited
Emails to Chambers require prior permission
Courtesy copies to Chambers are generally prohibited
Adjournment/extension requests must be filed as ECF letter-motions
Adjournment requests must include specific required elements
Revised Scheduling Order required if adjournment affects other dates
Adjournment requests require 48-hour advance notice (except emergencies)
Court independently reviews all adjournment requests
Adjournment requests must show good cause
Non-urgent matters and scheduled vacations don't constitute good cause
Repeated adjournment requests may require extraordinary circumstances
Principal trial counsel must attend all conferences
Telephone conference requests require 48-hour advance notice via ECF letter
Telephonic conference dial-in and access code provided
Initial Pretrial Conference scheduled within 3 months of Complaint
Citations to cases should be in the body, not footnotes, of memoranda of law.
Memoranda of law limited to 8,750 words; reply memoranda to 3,500 words.
Objections to R&R and responses limited to 3,500 words.
Maximum of five affidavits per party per motion.
Affidavits limited to 10 double-spaced pages.
Exhibits must be clearly labeled, tabbed, and indexed.
Electronic, text-searchable courtesy copy of transcripts required by email if available.
Electronic copy of Rule 56.1 Statement required for summary judgment motions (non-pro se).
Opposing party must reproduce and respond to each entry in Rule 56.1 Statement.
Letter-motions must comply with Local Rules and ECF Rules & Instructions.
Proposed stipulations/orders must be filed on ECF except for four specified categories.
Four specified document categories must be emailed to Orders and Judgments Clerk.