District of Columbia Courtesy Copy Requirements

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Civil cases

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Counsel should not provide courtesy copies of filings to chambers or the Court. If the Court believes courtesy copies would be helpful, it will let the parties know.

Summary: Courtesy copies should not be provided unless requested by the Court.

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Civil cases

Counsel for the moving party shall provide Chambers, not the Clerk’s Office, with two printed courtesy copies, with ECF headers, of any electronic submission that, along with exhibits, numbers fifty (50) pages or more in total length.

Summary: Two courtesy copies required for submissions over 50 pages.

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Criminal cases

Parties must deliver a courtesy copy to chambers of any sealed submission on the day it is filed with the Court to avoid any delay in receiving notice of the sealed matter.

Summary: A courtesy copy of any sealed submission must be delivered to chambers on the day it is filed.

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Criminal cases

Counsel shall provide Chambers, not the Clerk's Office, with a printed courtesy copy, with ECF headers, of any electronic submission that, along with exhibits, numbers fifty (50) pages or more in total length. Such courtesy copies shall be in spiral-bound binders, with double-sided pages. Exhibits shall be tabbed for ease of reference.

Summary: Courtesy copies required for electronic submissions of 50+ pages (including exhibits), with specific formatting: spiral-bound, double-sided, tabbed exhibits, ECF headers.

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Criminal cases

Parties must deliver a courtesy copy to chambers of any sealed submission on the day it is filed with the Court to avoid any delay in receiving notice of the sealed matter.

Summary: Courtesy copies required for sealed submissions on filing day.

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Criminal cases

Counsel shall provide Chambers, not the Clerk’s Office, with a printed courtesy copy, with ECF headers, of any electronic submission that, along with exhibits, numbers fifty (50) pages or more in total length. Such courtesy copies shall be in spiral-bound binders, with double-sided pages. Exhibits shall be tabbed for ease of reference.

Summary: Courtesy copies required for submissions over 50 pages, spiral-bound, double-sided.

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Criminal cases

At the commencement of trial, counsel shall furnish the court with two sets of binders containing their exhibit lists and copies of their pre-marked exhibits.

Summary: Counsel must provide two sets of binders with exhibit lists and pre-marked exhibits at trial start.

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Civil cases

Two courtesy hard copies of the Joint Pretrial Statement (including voir dire questions, proposed jury instructions, proposed verdict form or proposed findings of fact/conclusions of law and, to the extent necessary, exhibits) shall be delivered to Judge Chutkan’s Courtroom Deputy not later than [Time] on [Date], in separate three ring binders, with each section separated by labeled tab dividers.

Summary: Two courtesy hard copies required in 3-ring binders with tab dividers.

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Civil cases

Counsel for Plaintiff must file the Joint Pretrial Statement (including voir dire questions, proposed jury instructions, and proposed verdict form or proposed findings of fact/conclusions of law) electronically via ECF and submit physical and electronic courtesy copies to chambers.

Summary: Joint Pretrial Statement requires both physical and electronic courtesy copies submitted to chambers.

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Civil cases

Two courtesy hard copies of the Joint Pretrial Statement (including voir dire questions, proposed jury instructions, proposed verdict form or proposed findings of fact/conclusions of law and, to the extent necessary, exhibits) shall be delivered to Judge Chutkan's Courtroom Deputy not later than [Time] on [Date], in separate three ring binders, with each section separated by labeled tab dividers.

Summary: Two hard copy courtesy copies of Joint Pretrial Statement required in three-ring binders with tabbed sections.

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Civil cases

Counsel for Plaintiff must file the Joint Pretrial Statement (including voir dire questions, proposed jury instructions, and proposed verdict form or proposed findings of fact/conclusions of law) electronically via ECF and submit physical and electronic courtesy copies to chambers.

Summary: Joint Pretrial Statement requires ECF filing and courtesy copies to chambers.

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Civil cases

The electronic copy shall be e-mailed to chambers not later than [Time] on [Date].

Summary: Electronic copy must be emailed to chambers by specified deadline.

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Civil cases

The moving party shall deliver to chambers two copies of a binder containing all the motion papers for (a) any motion for which the total combined submissions from both

Summary: Moving party must deliver 2 courtesy copies of motion papers to chambers

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Civil cases

The moving party shall deliver to chambers two copies of a binder containing all the motion papers for (a) any motion for which the total combined submissions from both sides exceed twenty-five pages, and (b) any motion for summary judgment, at the time the reply is filed. In the case of cross-motions, the initial moving party shall provide courtesy copies for the full set of briefing. Courtesy copies should include the headers added by the Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) System and be submitted in binders, three-hole punched, printed double-sided. Briefs and exhibits shall be tabbed and indexed for ease of reference. If hand delivered, courtesy copies should be delivered to the loading dock for screening and should not be delivered directly to chambers.

Summary: Courtesy copies required for motions exceeding 25 pages or summary judgment motions, with specific formatting and delivery requirements.

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Civil cases

The moving party shall deliver to chambers two copies of a binder containing all the motion papers for (a) any motion for which the total combined submissions from both sides exceed twenty-five pages, and (b) any motion for summary judgment, at the time the reply is filed.

Summary: Courtesy copies required when combined motion papers exceed 25 pages.

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Civil cases

The parties are instructed to provide a courtesy copy of any filing that exceeds twenty (20) pages, including exhibits and, if applicable, the administrative record, to the Court’s chambers upon filing. Exhibits in courtesy copies shall be tabbed for ease of reference.

Summary: Courtesy copies required for filings over 20 pages, with tabbed exhibits.

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Civil cases

If required, courtesy copies of these documents shall also be submitted in a non-pdf form to chambers at bjr_dcdecf@dcd.uscourts.gov.

Summary: Courtesy copies of proposed findings and conclusions must be submitted in non-PDF format to chambers email.

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Required

Always ?

If service is made by serving the Clerk, a courtesy copy shall be mailed to the respondent by first class mail at his/her last known address.

Summary: When service is made by serving the Clerk, a courtesy copy must be mailed to the respondent by first class mail.

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Civil cases

Pro se, in forma pauperis, and incarcerated plaintiffs are excused from providing courtesy copies.

Summary: Pro se, IFP, and incarcerated plaintiffs excused from courtesy copies.

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Civil cases

Required

Always ?

Pro se parties are excused from complying with the courtesy-copy requirement.

Summary: Pro se parties are exempt from courtesy copy requirements.