All local rules for D.N.J., integrated with this judge's published requirements.
(b) Applications for orders to show cause, and for consent and ex parte orders, shall be filed with the Clerk, who shall promptly deliver each application to the District Judge to whom the case has been assigned. D.N.J. L.Civ.R. 65.1(b) ↗
Judge Bongiovanni permits counsel to email any correspondence that would normally be mailed to chambers to: tjb_orders@njd.uscourts.gov. Materials that are filed through the CM/ECF system should NOT be mailed, emailed or faxed to Chambers. Further, to the extent counsel files a time sensitive document on CM/ECF that they want reviewed the same or next day, counsel must call Chambers to alert it to the filing. Correspondence should only be submitted to chambers via one method: correspondence mailed to chambers should not also be faxed or emailed; similarly correspondence emailed to chambers should not also be mailed or faxed; and correspondence faxed to chambers should not also be mailed or emailed. Judge Bongiovanni permits communications with her law clerks only as to questions regarding chambers' procedures and not as to any substantive matters.
Unless specifically instructed otherwise by the Court, clients with full settlement authority are required to appear in person at the conference. Counsel alone, even if he possesses full settlement authority, is insufficient. The client must also appear in person unless the Court has specifically instructed otherwise. If submission of a settlement memorandum is required or, even if not required, a settlement memorandum will be submitted, it must be emailed to chambers (tjb_orders@njd.uscourts.gov) at least 3 business days before the scheduled settlement conference and should not exceed 5 pages in length.
(b) Any brief shall include a table of contents and a table of authorities and shall not exceed 40 ordinary typed or printed pages (15 pages for any reply brief submitted under L.Civ.R. 7.1(d)(3) and any brief in support of or in opposition to a motion for reconsideration submitted under L.Civ.R. 7.1(i)), excluding pages required for the table of contents and authorities. Briefs of greater length will only be accepted if special permission of the Judge is obtained prior to submission of the brief. D.N.J. L.Civ.R. 7.2(b) ↗
(b) Any brief shall include a table of contents and a table of authorities and shall not exceed 40 ordinary typed or printed pages (15 pages for any reply brief submitted under L.Civ.R. 7.1(d)(3) and any brief in support of or in opposition to a motion for reconsideration submitted under L.Civ.R. 7.1(i)), excluding pages required for the table of contents and authorities. Briefs of greater length will only be accepted if special permission of the Judge is obtained prior to submission of the brief. D.N.J. L.Civ.R. 7.2(b) ↗
(b) Any brief shall include a table of contents and a table of authorities and shall not exceed 40 ordinary typed or printed pages (15 pages for any reply brief submitted under L.Civ.R. 7.1(d)(3) and any brief in support of or in opposition to a motion for reconsideration submitted under L.Civ.R. 7.1(i)), excluding pages required for the table of contents and authorities. Briefs of greater length will only be accepted if special permission of the Judge is obtained prior to submission of the brief. D.N.J. L.Civ.R. 7.2(b) ↗
(c) All briefs shall be in black lettering on paper size 8.5 x 11 inches. All margins shall be not less than one inch on sides, top, and bottom. (d) Each page of a brief shall contain double-spaced text and/or single-spaced footnotes or inserts. Typeface shall be in 12-point non-proportional font (such as Courier New 12) or an equivalent 14-point proportional font (such as Times New Roman 14). If a 12-point proportional font is used instead, the page limits shall be reduced by 25 percent (e.g., the 40 page limit becomes 30 pages in this font and the 15 page limit becomes 11.25 pages). Footnotes shall be printed in the same size of type utilized in the text. D.N.J. L.Civ.R. 7.2(c)–(d) ↗
(1) No application will be heard unless the moving papers and a brief, prepared in accordance with L.Civ.R. 7.2, and proof or acknowledgment of service on all other parties, are filed with the Clerk at least 24 days prior to the noticed motion day. The brief shall be a separate document for submission to the Court, and shall note the motion day on the cover page. D.N.J. L.Civ.R. 7.1(d)(1) ↗
(a) Except during vacation periods of the Court, the regular motion days for all vicinages are the first and third Monday of each month. Whenever a regular motion day falls on a holiday, the motion day becomes the following non-holiday. The Clerk shall publish a list of all regular motion days for each calendar year, and corresponding filing deadlines, on the website of the Court and in appropriate legal publications. D.N.J. L.Civ.R. 78.1(a) ↗
Courtesy Copy by request of the Court.
(e) Preparation of Order All filed motions shall have annexed thereto a proposed order. If the proposed order does not adequately reflect the Court’s ruling, the prevailing party, if directed by the Court, shall submit an order within seven days of the ruling on the motion on notice to all other parties. Unless the Court otherwise directs, if no specific objection to that order with reasons therefor is received within seven days of its receipt by the Court, the order may be signed. If such an objection is made, the matter may be listed for hearing at the discretion of the Court. D.N.J. L.Civ.R. 7.1(e) ↗
Proposed Orders sent by e-mail to tjb_orders@njd.uscourts.gov preferably in Word format. Orders on formally filed motions need not be sent.
(b) All motions and other applications will be decided on the papers submitted unless: (1) a party requests oral argument and the request is granted by the Judge; or (2) the Court, sua sponte, directs that oral argument be held. Any request for oral argument shall be clearly marked on the first page of the notice of motion and/or the brief filed by the party making such request. If oral argument is to be heard, the Court will so notify the parties and designate the day and time of the argument. D.N.J. L.Civ.R. 78.1(b) ↗
Judge Bongiovanni does not accept dial-in numbers prior to conference calls. If a dial-in number is necessary, then once all of the attorneys have dialed into a scheduled call, the party initiating the call shall contact chambers and provide the dial-in number at that time.
Adjournment Requests shall only be considered if made at least 2 business days prior to a scheduled conference. The party seeking an adjournment should attempt to gain the consent of his adversary before submitting said request. The adjournment request should be made in writing and emailed to chambers (tjb_orders@njd.uscourts.gov). Absent exigent circumstances, adjournment requests made the day of or before a conference shall not be granted.
(a) Conference to Resolve Disputes (1) Counsel shall confer to resolve any discovery dispute. Any such dispute not resolved shall be presented by telephone conference call or letter to the Magistrate Judge. This presentation shall precede any formal motion. D.N.J. L.Civ.R. 37.1(a)(1) (discovery disputes presented to the Magistrate Judge before any formal motion) ↗
In addition, to the extent a party intends to submit a status letter or discovery dispute in advance of a scheduled telephone conference, the letter must be submitted at least 3 business days prior to the conference. The letter may be emailed to chambers (tjb_orders@njd.uscourts.gov). Letters submitted after that date likely will not be reviewed or considered prior to or during the conference.