Judge Vernon S. Broderick
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Filings
Not Required
Filings (Hearing Transcript, Deposition Transcript)
Required
Filings
Not Required
Filings (Motions, Pretrial Order, Pretrial Memorandum, Voir Dire Questions, Jury Instructions, Proposed Findings Conclusions, Objections To Requests To Charge, Opposition To Motion In Limine, Opposition To Pretrial Memorandum)
Required
Filings (Indictment, Complaint)
Required
Filings (>10 pages)
Required
Filings (Plea Agreement, Cooperation Agreement, Pimentel Letter)
Required
Filings (Voir Dire Questions, Jury Instructions, Verdict Forms, Trial Memoranda)
Required
Filings (Sentencing Submission)
Required
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Original Date
- 3Number Of Previous Requests
- 4Previous Requests Granted Or Denied
- 5Adversary Position
- 6Proposed New Dates
- 7Original Due Date
- 8Adversary Consent
- 9Specific Reasons
- 10Proposed Revised Scheduling Order
Must Include
- 1Reason Cannot Appear In Person
Must Include
- 1Adversary Position
Communication
Letter Ecf
Intake Unit
Letter Fax
Chambers
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Sidebar
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Detailed Drafting Rules
Pro se litigants must communicate with Pro Se Intake Unit only
Civil pro se litigants must send all communications with the Court to the Pro Se Intake Unit by mail to 500 Pearl Street, Room 205, New York, NY 10007 or by email to ProSe@nysd.uscourts.gov.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Intake Unit
- Status Inquiries
Letters to Court limited to 3 pages and must be filed on ECF
Except as otherwise provided below, communications with the Court shall be by letter, no longer than three pages, filed on the Court's Electronic Case Filing System ("ECF").
Faxes to Chambers are prohibited
Faxes to Chambers are not permitted.
Letter Fax
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Emails to Chambers require prior permission
Except as otherwise noted in these Rules (e.g., Rules 1.C, 5.B.iii.d, and 6.B), parties and counsel may not send emails to Chambers without prior permission.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredprior_permission
Telephonic conference dial-in and access code provided
The dial-in for telephonic conferences is 1-855-244-8681, and the access code is 2309 3085 835. There is no attendee ID.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
Citations to cases should be in the body, not footnotes, of memoranda of law.
As a general matter, citations to cases should be in the body, rather than footnotes, of memoranda of law.
Memoranda of law limited to 8,750 words; reply memoranda to 3,500 words.
Unless prior permission has been granted, memoranda of law in support of and in opposition to motions are limited to 8,750 words, and reply memoranda are limited to 3,500 words.
Objections to R&R and responses limited to 3,500 words.
Objections to a Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation and responses to objections should not exceed 3,500 words.
Affidavits limited to 10 double-spaced pages.
Affidavits may not exceed ten double-spaced pages.
Email must copy all counsel and include case caption and description in subject line
All counsel must be copied on the email. The email shall state clearly in the subject line the following: (1) the caption of the case, including the docket number and lead party names; and (2) a brief description of the contents of the letter (e.g., “14-cv-9999 – Jones v. Smith – Request to File Under Seal”).
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
No substantive communications in email body; only in attached letter
Parties shall not include substantive communications in the body of the email; substantive communications shall appear only in the body of the attached letter.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
Moving party must email chambers with notice of filing and requested time frame
The moving party shall email chambers at BroderickNYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov, and provide notice of the filing and the time frame requested for Court action.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
Contact Courtroom Technology/AV Services at (212) 805-0134 for tech support.
Counsel should communicate with Courtroom Technology/AV Services, available at (212) 805-0134, if any technological support is required.
Morning meetings available by 9:30pm prior email request to Chambers and Law Clerk.
Upon request, the Court will be available to meet with counsel between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Such requests must be made by 9:30 p.m. the evening before the requested meeting through (i) an email to Chambers, and (ii) an email to the Law Clerk responsible for the case.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredby 9:30 PM the evening before
- Hours9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Electronic device use governed by Standing Order M10-468.
Attorneys’ use of personal electronic devices within the Courthouse and its environs is governed by Standing Order M10-468 (Electronic Devices and General Purposes Computing Devices), available at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules.
Direct to: Chambers
Valid Service Pass required for personal electronic devices in courthouse.
Any attorney wishing to bring a personal electronic device into the Courthouse, can obtain a Valid Service Pass issued by the District Executive’s Office to an attorney who has been admitted to the Bar of this Court and presents a valid State Unified Court System Attorney Service Pass.
Direct to: Chambers
Valid Service Pass does not authorize General Purpose Computing Devices.
A Valid Service Pass by itself does not authorize an attorney to bring a General Purpose Computing Device into the Courthouse and their environs.
Direct to: Chambers
Written permission required for electronic devices in courthouse for trial/proceedings.
An attorney with a Valid Service Pass or any member of the Bar of any court may bring one or more Personal Electronic Devices or General Purpose Computing Devices into the Courthouse and their Environs for use in a particular trial or proceedings with prior written permission.
Direct to: Chambers
Letter with standard Electronic Device Order required for device permission.
Any party seeking to bring such equipment shall submit a letter with the standard Electronic Device Order (attached as Exhibit A to the Electronic Devices and General
Direct to: Chambers
Voir dire conducted in courtroom; sensitive issues handled at sidebar or in robing room.
The panelists will be voir dired in the Courtroom. If issues are raised that are better discussed outside the presence of the entire panel (e.g., sensitive issues, requests to be excused, etc.), Judge Broderick will follow-up with the individual jurors either at sidebar or in the robing room.
Sidebar
Direct to: Chambers
- Hoursduring_trial
- Status Inquiries
Challenges for cause heard at sidebar or robing room; excused panelists replaced.
After the follow-up voir dire, the Court will entertain challenges for cause (at sidebar or in the robing room). If panelists are excused for cause, they will be replaced and the new panelists will be voir dired, following the procedures above.
Sidebar
Direct to: Chambers
- Hoursduring_trial
- Status Inquiries
Peremptory challenges exercised at sidebar/robing room; civil cases alternate starting with plaintiff.
The parties will then exercise their peremptory challenges (at sidebar or in the robing room). In a civil case, plaintiff exercises the first challenge and the defendant goes second, with the parties proceeding in that fashion until all peremptories are exhausted.
Sidebar
Direct to: Chambers
- Hoursduring_trial
- Status Inquiries
Criminal cases: 5 rounds of peremptory challenges with defendant going first (2 per round) and government (2 then 1 per round).
In a single-defendant criminal case with the usual number of peremptories, the parties exercise their challenges in 5 rounds, with the defendant going first and exercising 2 challenges each round and the Government exercising 2 challenges in the first round and 1 challenge in each of the remaining 4 rounds.
Sidebar
Direct to: Chambers
- Hoursduring_trial
- Status Inquiries
Parties may waive but not reserve peremptory challenges; cannot save challenges for later rounds.
A party may waive but not reserve a challenge. In other words, counsel may not pass on one round to save the challenge for another round.
Document Type
Jury Selection Procedure
Criminal cases: each side gets one additional challenge for alternates selected from remaining panelists.
In criminal cases, each side will have one additional challenge exercisable only with respect to the alternates, who will be selected from the remaining panelists.
Sidebar
Direct to: Chambers
- Hoursduring_trial
- Status Inquiries
Telephonic post-discovery conference with specific dial-in information.
The Court will conduct a telephonic post-discovery conference on ____________________ at _________. [To be completed by the Court.] The dial-in number is 1-855-244-8681 and the access code is 2309 3085 835. There is no attendee ID.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- HoursTo be completed by the Court