Counsel should direct communications concerning administrative or procedural matters to a Courtroom Deputy or Chambers. Letters (when appropriate) may be submitted to Judge Wolson via email, but such communications should be limited to routine matters for which no opposition is anticipated or required. Responsive letters should only be submitted at Judge Wolson's request.

Opening briefs in support of and in opposition to a motion shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pages, unless counsel includes a certification that the brief contains no more than 8,750 words.

Opening briefs in support of and in opposition to a motion shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pages, unless counsel includes a certification that the brief contains no more than 8,750 words. Replies shall not exceed ten (10) pages or 3,500 words, and sur-replies shall not exceed seven (7) pages or 2,450 words.

Replies shall not exceed ten (10) pages or 3,500 words, and sur-replies shall not exceed seven (7) pages or 2,450 words. Judge Wolson must receive any request to exceed an applicable page limit at least seven (7) days before the filing is due. Any replies or sur-replies must be filed as soon as practicable, but in any event, no later than seven (7) days after the previous filing.

Yes

Judge Wolson only requires courtesy copies in two circumstances: (1) for any filings made under seal; and (2) for any motions with more than five (5) exhibits. Parties should submit courtesy copies electronically via email to WolsonCourtesyCopy@paed.uscourts.gov and use the case caption, title of the filing, and ECF number in the subject line. Each submission should use the e-filed version that has the CM/ECF system's header at the top of the page. Each document must be a separate file, with a file name that is consistent with the descriptive name that the document has on the CM/ECF system. Parties may not submit courtesy copies via Dropbox, FTP, or some other source that requires Judge Wolson to download files to Judge Wolson's system. Instead, files should be emailed, even if that requires multiple emails. Parties also should not submit paper courtesy copies.

Contrary to Local Civil Rule 5.1.2(10), parties must email all stipulations and proposed orders to Chambers rather than send them to the Clerk of Court.

Any party seeking to file material under seal must familiarize itself with the standard set forth in In re Avandia Mktg., Sales Pracs. & Prod. Liab. Litig., 924 F.3d 662 (3d Cir. 2019). A party that seeks to file material under seal must file a sealing motion when it files the material that it seeks to seal. Except in emergency situations, a party may not file a document under seal (or redact necessary and/or substantive information) without a contemporaneous motion to seal the specified information (or without a motion filed in advance that identifies specific information to be placed under seal). A party seeking leave to file material under seal must file its motion of record and provide Judge Wolson via email with courtesy copies of all documents that the party proposes to file under seal. In recognition of the common law right of public access, Judge Wolson requires parties to file a redacted version of any sealed document on the public record, unless the redactions would be so extensive as to render the document unreadable. When filing a redacted document, a party must submit to Chambers or file on CM/ECF an unredacted version that highlights any portion that the party proposes to redact. Judge Wolson expects parties to work together when filing motions to seal. That is, if a party seeks to file under seal material that an opponent has marked "confidential," the parties must work together to prepare the required information (such as affidavits or other material necessary to carry the burden of placing material under seal). If a party fails in this obligation, Judge Wolson will consider imposing the costs of additional proceedings (including responses or reconsideration motions necessary to supplement the record) on that party. For any motion or submission in which parties designate more than 10 individual references (that is, separate exhibits or different excerpts of single exhibits) for sealing, Judge Wolson will likely refer the sealing motion to a special master, and Judge Wolson will determine on a case-by-case basis how to split the special master's costs.

Judge Wolson is reluctant to grant continuances of trial dates and other scheduled court events and will only do so in extreme circumstances. Judge Wolson will consider other requests for extensions on an appropriate showing of good cause. Requests for continuances or extensions may be made by letter, which can be emailed to Chambers. Any request for a continuance or extension must include the words "request for continuance" or "request for extension," as appropriate, in the subject line of the email. Judge Wolson expects counsel for the party requesting an extension to confer with opposing counsel and state opposing counsel's position in the letter. Any request for an extension or continuance must be made at least seven (7) days before the applicable deadline or include a showing of good cause as to why the Party making the request could not comply with that requirement.

Judge Wolson urges the parties to settle discovery disputes among themselves. However, if the parties remain unable to resolve a dispute despite making a good faith effort, counsel for the aggrieved party shall file with Judge Wolson a motion in conformity with Local Civil Rule 26.1(b), with a form of order and short brief, not to exceed five (5) pages or 1,750 words (not including exhibits), describing the dispute. All discovery motions must attach the discovery requests at issue, as well as the written response. Judge Wolson will schedule a telephone conference with counsel to discuss the motion before the filing of any responsive brief. In filing a discovery motion, the certificate of counsel must provide specific details of the parties' efforts to resolve the dispute informally. These efforts must include verbal communications, whether by phone or in person. Exchanges of letters or e-mails are not sufficient. It is not sufficient to report that opposing counsel was not available or that the parties made "reasonable efforts." Judge Wolson will deny a discovery motion that does not meet these requirements.