Judge Victoria Reznik

Letters may not exceed three (3) pages, exclusive of exhibits, which should be kept to a minimum.

All letters, motions, memoranda, and other communications to the Court from pro se parties that are not filed electronically must be submitted to the Pro Se Intake Unit, not directly to chambers.

For discovery motions (that is, any dispute arising under Rules 26 through 37 or Rule 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure), follow Local Civil Rule 37.2 with the following modifications. Any party wishing to raise a discovery dispute with the Court must first meet-and-confer in good faith with the opposing party, in person or by telephone, in an effort to resolve the dispute. If this meet-and-confer process does not resolve the dispute, the party may submit an ECF letter-motion to the Court no longer than three (3) single-spaced pages, explaining the nature of the dispute and requesting a pre-motion conference. The letter-motion must certify that (i) the meet-and-confer process occurred, including the date, time, place, and duration of the parties’ efforts to resolve the dispute and (ii) the moving party informed the adversary during the in-person or telephonic conference that it believed the parties to be at an impasse and that the moving party would be requesting a conference with the Court. The opposing party shall submit a response via ECF, not to exceed three (3) single-spaced pages in length, within three business days after submission of the letter-motion, unless the parties agree otherwise (and the Court is informed of the agreed response date by letter).

For all other motions, a pre-motion conference is required, except for (i) motions to dismiss in lieu of an answer; (ii) motions for admission pro hac vice; (iii) motions for reargument or reconsideration; (iv) motions listed in Fed. R. App. 4(a)(4)(A); (v) any post-judgment motions; (vi) motions in limine; (vii) motions to dismiss habeas corpus petitions; and (viii) applications made by order to show cause. Where a pre-motion conference is required, the moving party shall file a letter (not a letter-motion) no longer than three (3) single-spaced pages in length, setting forth the basis for the anticipated motion. The opposing party shall submit a letter response via ECF, no longer than three (3) single-spaced pages in length, within five business days after submission of the moving party’s letter, unless the parties agree otherwise (and the Court is informed of the agreed response date by letter). The Court will notify the parties if a pre-motion conference is required.

Unless prior permission has been granted, memoranda of law in support of and in opposition to motions are limited to 25 pages, and reply memoranda are limited to 10 pages. Memoranda of 10 pages or more must contain a table of contents and a table of authorities. The typeface, margins, and spacing of motion papers must conform to Local Civil Rule 11.1.

If a party believes it would be useful, that party may file a pretrial memorandum of law or trial brief that does not duplicate the issues addressed in any of the other pretrial submissions; pretrial memoranda are limited to 25 pages.