Counsel are welcome to contact Chambers via phone or email with any procedural questions or where communication will assist in facilitating the progress of a case. All communication regarding substantive issues must be docketed. Counsel may contact Chambers to provide notification of a substantive filing that needs prompt attention from the Court. Chambers email: Chambers_Weilheimer@paed.uscourts.gov Chambers phone: 267-299-7760 Judge Weilheimer's staff cannot give legal advice. Ex parte advocacy on any substantive issue is prohibited.

With the exceptions of motions in limine, briefs and memoranda filed in support of or in opposition to a motion are limited to 25 pages in length. If a party sincerely believes that more than the maximum allowable pages are required to explain its position, leave of court is required to exceed the page limit. A motion to exceed the page limit shall be filed prior to the deadline establishing good cause for the request. All documents shall be filed in 12-point Times New Roman font, double spaced with one-inch margins and numbered pages. All PDF documents filed must be text searchable.

With the exceptions of motions in limine, briefs and memoranda filed in support of or in opposition to a motion are limited to 25 pages in length.

Reply briefs are not permitted without leave of court. Motions for Leave to file a Reply shall be docketed within five days of the docketing of the response with a courtesy copy sent to chambers via email to the e-mail listed above. Motions for Leave should highlight the specific issues raised in the response brief to which a reply is requested. Counsel should not prepare and attach their proposed reply to their Motion. A ruling will be made on the Motion for Leave without a response from opposing counsel. If the Court grants leave to file a reply, the order will clearly specify the scope of the reply and the due date.

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When the total number of pages in the exhibits/attachments to any filing exceeds 20 pages, within 48 hours of the docketing of the filing, one hard copy of the exhibits is to be provided to Chambers. If the provided attachments are for more than two exhibits, the documents should be placed in a binder, tabbed with a table of contents that corresponds to the related pleading.

Judge Weilheimer will consider entry of a stipulated confidentiality or sealing orders if the parties demonstrate that "good cause" exists pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c)(1)(G). All such orders must contain the following language: "The Court retains the right to allow disclosure of any subject covered by this stipulation or to modify this stipulation at any time in the interest of justice." Where a confidentiality order which covers the duration of litigation has already been entered by the Court, filings which include information subject to that confidentiality order may be filed under seal without the filing of a separate motion to seal. If no such confidentiality order has been entered, any filing placed under seal must be accompanied by a contemporaneous motion to seal. Within seven days of the docketing of anything filed under seal (or, in the case of a motion, within seven days of the close of briefing on a given motion), a filing party of any sealed submission shall publicly file a redacted version of the filing(s).

Oral argument will be scheduled by Chambers when it is beneficial to the Court. Parties may request oral argument, but the Court will frequently decide a motion on the papers even where such a request is made.

Subject to the limited exceptions below, requests for extensions, including joint and uncontested requests, must be submitted to this Court by filing a motion on the docket. Even with the agreement of all parties, good cause must be shown for the Court to consider a request to extend any deadlines provided in the Scheduling Order. Requests for extension should be made as far in advance as possible. Requests made on the date of the deadline will typically be denied, absent good cause that arose on the day of the deadline. The parties may jointly stipulate to extend the time to Answer or make a motion with respect to an initial Complaint by no more than 30 days. Such joint stipulation should be filed on the docket with a signature line provided for the judge. The parties may also jointly agree to extend discovery deadlines provided such agreement does not alter the dispositive motion deadline. This type of agreement need not be filed with the Court.

For straightforward disputes, the parties may request a virtual conference via letter or email to Chambers. This correspondence should summarize the reason for the requested conference. A motion should be filed for any discovery dispute for which Judge Weilheimer needs to review extensive materials or for which the conflict cannot be addressed in a brief conference. Responses to discovery motions are due seven days after the filing of the Motion. If a dispute arises during a deposition, counsel are invited to call Chambers in the event that the Judge is available to supply an immediate ruling. If Judge Weilheimer is not immediately available, the parties should note the objection, have the question answered, and the Judge will issue a ruling prior to trial. If the objecting party refuses to have a witness answer the "objectionable" question and the Court determines that witness shall be re-deposed on that issue, the costs of the re-deposition will be borne entirely by the objecting party.