Hon. J. Paul Oetken

to be retrieved by Chambers staff immediately. D. Requests for Adjournments or Extensions of Time. Before requesting an adjournment or an extension of time, parties must first seek consent from the opposing party or parties—and parties are strongly encouraged to consent to reasonable requests. All requests for adjournments or extensions of time must be made in writing and filed on ECF as letter-motions, not as ordinary letters, proposed stipulations, or proposed orders. The letter-motion must state: (1) the original deadline and the proposed new deadline; (2) whether the adversary consents and, if not, the reasons given by the adversary for refusing to consent; (3) the number of previous requests for adjournment or extension, and whether those previous requests were granted or denied; and (4) the reasons for the requested adjournment or extension. If the extension will affect any other deadlines in the case, the party seeking the extension should propose amendments to those deadlines as well. Requests for extensions of deadlines regarding a 4 matter that has been referred to a magistrate judge shall be addressed to that assigned magistrate judge. Absent an emergency, any request for extension or adjournment shall be made at least 48 hours prior to the deadline or scheduled appearance. Requests for extensions will ordinarily be denied if made after the expiration of the original deadline. Source ↗

B. Amended or Corrected Filings. Any amended or corrected filing shall be filed with a redline showing all differences between the original and revised filing. C. No Courtesy Copies. Unless the Court orders otherwise, or as provided otherwise in these Rules (see, e.g., paragraph 6(C)(iv) regarding sealed cases), parties should not submit courtesy copies of any submissions. Source ↗

Silent on discovery_letter_page_limit. Source ↗

7 F. Initial Case Management Conference. The parties shall submit a proposed Civil Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order to the Court at least seven calendar days before the initial case management conference. Source ↗

ECF. D. Discovery Disputes. Parties must follow Local Civil Rule 37.2 with the following modifications. Any party wishing to raise a discovery dispute with the Court must first 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 seeking discovery shall promptly file on ECF a letter-motion, no longer than four pages, explaining the nature of the dispute and, if applicable, why the party is entitled to relief and requesting an informal conference. Any letter-motion seeking relief must include a representation that the meet-and-confer process occurred and was unsuccessful. Any opposition to a letter-motion seeking relief shall be filed as a letter, not to exceed four pages, within three business days. Counsel should be prepared to discuss with the Court the matters raised by such letters, as the Court will seek to resolve discovery disputes quickly, by order (based on the letters alone) or in a conference. Counsel should seek relief in accordance with these procedures in a timely fashion; if a party waits until near the close of discovery to raise an issue that could have been raised earlier, the party is unlikely to be granted the relief that it seeks or more time for discovery. Source ↗

B. Pre-Motion Conferences in Civil Cases. Pre-motion conferences are not required, except for disputes concerning discovery, which are governed by paragraph 3(D) above. C. Memoranda of Law. The typeface, margins, spacing, and length of motion papers must conform to Local Civil Rule 7.1 (or, in the case of a motion for reconsideration, Local Civil Rule 6.3). Per Local Civil Rule 7.1, memoranda of law in support of and in opposition to motions (other than motions for reconsideration) are limited to 8,750 words, and reply briefs are limited to 3,500 words. Memoranda of 3,500 words or more shall contain a table of contents and a table of authorities. Sur-reply memoranda will not be accepted without prior permission of the Court. All appendices to memoranda of law must be indexed. Source ↗

table of contents and a table of authorities. Sur-reply memoranda will not be accepted without prior permission of the Court. All appendices to memoranda of law must be indexed. D. Unpublished Cases. If a party cites a case not available in an official reporter, it should not provide copies of the case to Chambers if the case is available on Westlaw or Lexis. Source ↗

B. Pre-Motion Conferences in Civil Cases. Pre-motion conferences are not required, except for disputes concerning discovery, which are governed by paragraph 3(D) above. C. Memoranda of Law. The typeface, margins, spacing, and length of motion papers must conform to Local Civil Rule 7.1 (or, in the case of a motion for reconsideration, Local Civil Rule 6.3). Per Local Civil Rule 7.1, memoranda of law in support of and in opposition to motions (other than motions for reconsideration) are limited to 8,750 words, and reply briefs are limited to 3,500 words. Memoranda of 3,500 words or more shall contain a table of contents and a table of authorities. Sur-reply memoranda will not be accepted without prior permission of the Court. All appendices to memoranda of law must be indexed. Source ↗

D. Unpublished Cases. If a party cites a case not available in an official reporter, it should not provide copies of the case to Chambers if the case is available on Westlaw or Lexis. E. Oral Argument on Motions. The Court does not routinely hold oral argument on motions. But a party may request oral argument by indicating “ORAL ARGUMENT REQUESTED” on the cover page of its memorandum of law. If a party believes that the Court would benefit from oral argument for a particular reason not obvious from the parties’ briefing, the party may file a letter—not a letter-motion—explaining the reason on ECF. Additionally, a party should advise the Court by letter if oral argument would be handled by a less experienced attorney because, as discussed in paragraph 3(E) above, that may make the Court more inclined to hold oral argument. If oral argument is requested, the Court will determine whether argument will be heard and, if so, advise counsel of the argument date. 7 Source ↗

y disputes) should be filed as letter-motions. B. Pre-Motion Conferences in Civil Cases. Pre-motion conferences are not required, except for disputes concerning discovery, which are governed by paragraph 3(D) above. Source ↗

• C. No Courtesy Copies. Unless the Court orders otherwise, or as provided otherwise in these Rules (see, e.g., paragraph 6(C)(iv) regarding sealed cases), parties should not submit courtesy copies of any submissions. §4.B: B. Pre-Motion Conferences in Civil Cases. Pre-motion conferences are not required, except for disputes concerning discovery, which are governed by paragraph 3(D) above.