Judge Barbara J. Rothstein
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Filings
Not Required
Adjournments
Communication
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Detailed Drafting Rules
Motions limited to 15 pages, oppositions to 15 pages, replies to 10 pages, no tables allowed, sur-replies require leave.
A motion and the legal argument supporting the motion shall be filed as a single document. Motions shall not contain a table of cases or a table of authorities. Except for dispositive motions, motions for summary judgment (see Section II(F) infra) and motions for reconsideration (see Section II(H) infra), all motions, oppositions, and objections shall not exceed FIFTEEN (15) pages (exclusive of the certificate of service). Replies shall not exceed TEN (10) pages, unless otherwise noted. Leave of the Court must be obtained to file a sur−reply.
Replies limited to 10 pages.
Replies shall not exceed TEN (10) pages, unless otherwise noted.
Page limit extensions granted only for extraordinary complexity.
Motions to exceed the page limitations will be granted only where the matter is one of extraordinary complexity.
Double-spaced, 12pt Times New Roman, 1-inch margins, page numbers required.
Motions, oppositions, objections, replies, and sur−replies shall be double−spaced and filed in 12−point Times New Roman font, and shall contain page numbers and have margins of no less than 1 inch. Footnotes shall also be 12−point Times New Roman font but may be single−spaced.
Administrative records must be filed electronically, no physical copies.
In matters requiring that an administrative record be filed with the Court, parties must provide a copy of the record to the Court in an electronic format. No physical copy of the record shall be filed.
Electronic
Contact courtroom deputy for audio/video filing instructions.
If an audio or video exhibit must be filed, the party shall contact the courtroom deputy, Natalie Wood, via email at natalie_wood@wawd.uscourts.gov for instructions on how to file it.
Summary judgment motions limited to 24 pages; oppositions to 24 pages; replies to 12 pages.
A motion for summary judgment pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56, and oppositions thereto, shall not exceed TWENTY−FOUR (24) pages (exclusive of the certificate of service). Replies shall not exceed TWELVE (12) pages.
Reconsideration motions limited to 10 pages; oppositions to 10 pages; replies to 5 pages.
Motions for reconsideration and oppositions thereto shall not exceed TEN (10) pages (excluding the certificate of service). Replies shall not exceed FIVE (5) pages.
Witnesses put on call at peril of calling party - no recesses for unavailable witnesses except extraordinary circumstances
Once the trial begins, witnesses will be put on call at the peril of the calling party; in other words, the trial will not be recessed because a witness is unavailable except in extraordinary circumstances.
Document Type
Witness Availability
Disputed jury instructions limited to 2 pages per party per instruction.
Where disagreements arise, the proposed jury instructions shall include the alternate instructions and argument and authority for the instruction not to exceed TWO (2) pages per party, per instruction.
Counsel must be within 20 minutes of courthouse during jury deliberations.
Throughout jury deliberations counsel must be within twenty minutes of the courthouse in order for the Court to expeditiously respond to any jury notes or a verdict. Counsel must provide the courtroom deputy or law clerk with telephone numbers where they can be contacted.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredtelephone numbers where they can be contacted