District of Delaware Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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Deadline

2 business days

Agendas must be filed and e-mailed, and hearing binders delivered, to chambers by noon (Prevailing Eastern Time) two (2) business days before the scheduled hearing.

Summary: Agendas must be filed and emailed, and hearing binders delivered, by noon ET two business days before hearing.

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Deadline

1 business days ?

The deadline to register for remote appearance is 4:00 PM (prevailing Eastern Time) the business day before the hearing unless otherwise noticed.

Summary: Remote appearance registration must be completed by 4:00 PM Eastern Time the business day prior to the hearing, unless otherwise noticed.

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Deadline

2 business days

The link will be provided on the hearing agenda, which will be filed on or before 12:00 PM (prevailing Eastern Time) two (2) business days prior to the hearing.

Summary: Hearing agendas must be filed on or before 12:00 PM Eastern Time two business days prior to the hearing.

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Deadline

3 business days ?

If parties intend to call witnesses and/or introduce exhibits at a hearing, they must file a witness and exhibit list by no later than 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) three business days before the hearing.

Summary: Witness and exhibit lists must be filed by 4:00 p.m. Eastern three business days before a hearing.

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Deadline

3 business days ?

All requests for remote participation by witnesses must be emailed to chambers (copying all affected parties) by no later than 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) three business days prior to the hearing and explain why the extraordinary relief of permitting a witness to appear by Zoom should be granted.

Summary: Requests for remote witness participation must be emailed to chambers by 4:00 p.m. Eastern three business days before the hearing with explanation.

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Deadline

2 calendar days ?

Agendas must be filed and e-mailed to chambers by noon (Eastern time) two days before the scheduled hearing.

Summary: Agendas must be filed and emailed to chambers by noon Eastern two days before the hearing.

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Deadline

1 business days ?

Registration is required by 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) the business day before [or, for a first day hearing, one-hour prior to] the hearing unless otherwise noticed using the eCourt Appearances tool available on the Court's website.

Summary: Registration for remote participation is required by 4:00 p.m. Eastern the business day before the hearing, or one hour prior for first day hearings.

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Deadline

3 business days ?

Except as may otherwise be ordered, any proposed order confirming a plan, any brief in support of plan confirmation, and any other document or pleading that a plan proponent may wish to have considered at or in connection with a plan confirmation hearing must be filed and served by no later than 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) three business days before the plan confirmation hearing.

Summary: Plan confirmation documents must be filed and served by 4:00 p.m. ET three business days before the hearing.

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Deadline

3 business days ?

If parties intend to call witnesses and/or introduce exhibits at a hearing, they must file a witness and exhibit list by no later than 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) three business days before the hearing.

Summary: Witness and exhibit list must be filed by 4:00 p.m. Eastern three business days before the hearing.

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Deadline

24 hours

If an exhibit is not on the docket, counsel should supply the exhibit by e-mail, in PDF format, to all relevant parties and to chambers as soon as possible, but no later than 24 hours before the hearing.

Summary: Exhibits not on the docket must be supplied in PDF format by email no later than 24 hours before the hearing.

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Proposed or draft document; may not be in force

Deadline

3 business days ?

All requests for remote participation by witnesses must be emailed to chambers (copying all affected parties) by no later than 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) three business days prior to the hearing and explain why the extraordinary relief of permitting a witness to appear by Zoom should be granted.

Summary: Remote witness requests must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. Eastern three business days before the hearing.

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Deadline

2 business days ?

Agendas must be filed and e-mailed to chambers, and binders delivered to chambers, by noon (Eastern time) two days before the scheduled hearing.

Summary: Agendas and binders must be filed, emailed, and delivered by noon Eastern two days before the hearing.

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Proposed or draft document; may not be in force

Deadline

1 business days ?

Registration is required by 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) the business day before the hearing unless otherwise noticed using the eCourt Appearances tool available on the Court’s website.

Summary: Registration for in-person hearings is required by 4:00 p.m. Eastern the business day before the hearing.

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Proposed or draft document; may not be in force

Deadline

1 business days ?

Registration is required by 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) the business day before [or, for a first day hearing, one-hour prior to] the hearing unless otherwise noticed using the eCourt Appearances tool available on the Court’s website.

Summary: Registration for remote hearings is required by 4:00 p.m. Eastern the business day before, or one hour before for first day hearings.

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Proposed or draft document; may not be in force

Deadline

2 weeks ?

No later than the date that is two weeks prior to the fee application hearing, please provide chambers with (i) a single consolidated electronic binder (in a searchable PDF file) containing copies of all fee applications under consideration, including supporting documentation such as individual monthly fee applications; and (ii) a hard copy of the fee binder.

Summary: Provide chambers with a consolidated electronic binder (searchable PDF) and hard copy of fee binder two weeks before the fee application hearing.

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Deadline

2 calendar days ?

Any response to a letter or motion must be filed no later than at noon, two days before the hearing.

Summary: Responses to discovery dispute letters or motions must be filed by noon, two days before the hearing.

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Civil cases

No later than the parties shall file a Joint Claim Construction Brief.

Summary: Parties must file a Joint Claim Construction Brief by a specified deadline.

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Civil cases

Deadline

21 days

The parties shall file a joint proposed final pretrial order in compliance with Local Rule 16.3(c) no later than 5:00 p.m. on [21 days before the pretrial conference].

Summary: Joint proposed final pretrial order must be filed by 5:00 p.m., 21 days before the pretrial conference.

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Within the later of 45 days of this Order or 30 days of the filing of an initial pleading or transfer of the matter to this District, including the removal of a state action, the party receiving such funding shall file a statement (separate from any pleading) containing the following information:

Summary: Statement must be filed within 45 days of this order or 30 days of initial pleading/transfer, whichever is later.

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Civil cases

All case dispositive motions, an opening brief, and affidavits, if any, in support of the motion shall be filed on or before [DATE]

Summary: Case dispositive motions must be filed by a specified date set in the scheduling order.

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Civil cases

All motions to join other parties, and to amend or supplement the pleadings, shall be filed on or before ____________, 20___.

Summary: Motions to join or amend pleadings must be filed by a date set in the order.

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Civil cases

To the extent any objection to expert testimony is made pursuant to the principles announced in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993), as incorporated in Federal Rule of Evidence 702, it shall be made by motion no later than fourteen days after the close of expert discovery, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

Summary: Daubert motions in ANDA cases must be filed no later than 14 days after the close of expert discovery.

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To the extent any objection to expert testimony is made pursuant to the principles announced in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993), as incorporated in Federal Rule of Evidence 702, it shall be made by motion no later than the deadline for dispositive motions set forth herein, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

Summary: Daubert motions in non-ANDA cases must be filed no later than the dispositive motion deadline.

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Civil cases

No earlier than __________________, 20__ [no earlier than three weeks before the claim construction hearing and no later than one week before the claim construction hearing], Delaware and Lead counsel (i.e., those attorneys that will be leading trial) for the parties shall meet and confer and file an amended Joint Claim Construction Chart that sets forth all agreed-upon constructions and all terms that remain in dispute.

Summary: Amended Joint Claim Construction Chart must be filed no earlier than three weeks before and no later than one week before the claim construction hearing.

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Civil cases

The parties shall notify the Court, by joint letter submission, no later than the date on which their Joint Claim Construction brief is filed (i) whether they request leave to present testimony at the hearing; and (ii) the amount of time they are requesting be allocated to them for the hearing.

Summary: Parties must submit a joint letter by the date the Joint Claim Construction brief is filed, stating whether they request testimony and the time allocation requested.

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Civil cases

Absent agreement among the parties, and approval of the Court, no later than _______________, 20___, the parties must finally supplement, inter alia, the identification of all accused products and of all invalidity references.

Summary: Parties must finally supplement identification of accused products and invalidity references by a specified date, absent agreement and court approval.

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Civil cases

On __________, 20___, counsel shall submit a joint letter to the Court with an interim report on the nature of the matters in issue and the progress of discovery to date.

Summary: Counsel must submit a joint letter with an interim status report on the nature of issues and discovery progress by a specified date.

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Civil cases

The parties will meet and confer to prepare a Joint Claim Construction Chart to be submitted two weeks prior to service of the opening claim construction brief.

Summary: Joint Claim Construction Chart must be submitted two weeks before the opening claim construction brief is served.

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Civil cases

On or before the first day of trial, counsel will deliver to the Courtroom Deputy a completed AO Form 187 exhibit list for each party.

Summary: Deliver completed AO Form 187 exhibit list to Courtroom Deputy on or before the first day of trial.

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Civil cases

A party will provide exhibits to be used in connection with direct examination by 3:00 p.m. the day before their intended use

Summary: Provide exhibits for direct examination by 3:00 p.m. the day before their intended use.

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Civil cases

and objections will be provided no later than 7:30 p.m. the night before their intended use.

Summary: Provide objections to exhibits by 7:30 p.m. the night before their intended use.

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Civil cases

The parties will exchange demonstratives to be used in opening statements by 8:00 p.m. two nights before opening statements.

Summary: Exchange demonstratives for opening statements by 8:00 p.m. two nights before opening statements.

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Civil cases

The parties will provide any objections to such demonstratives by 12:00 noon on the day before opening statements.

Summary: Provide objections to demonstratives for opening statements by 12:00 noon the day before opening statements.

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Civil cases

A party will provide demonstrative exhibits to be used in connection with direct examination by 3:00 p.m. the day before their intended use

Summary: Provide demonstrative exhibits for direct examination by 3:00 p.m. the day before their intended use.

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Civil cases

Deadline

7 calendar days ?

Within seven (7) days after the filing of a motion in compliance with this Order, any party opposing such a motion shall file a responsive letter, not to exceed five (5) single-spaced pages.

Summary: Opposition to a motion to amend must be filed within 7 days of the motion.

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Deadline

3 calendar days ?

Within three (3) days thereafter, the moving party may file a reply letter, not to exceed two (2) single-spaced pages, and, by this same date, the parties may file a letter requesting a teleconference to address the motion to amend.

Summary: Reply to opposition to motion to amend must be filed within 3 days after the opposition; teleconference request must be filed by the same deadline.

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Deadline

3 calendar days ?

Within three (3) days thereafter, the moving party may file a reply letter, not to exceed two (2) single-spaced pages, and, by this same date, the parties may file a letter requesting a teleconference to address the motion to strike.

Summary: Reply to motion to strike must be filed within 3 days after the opposition.

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Deadline

3 calendar days ?

Within three (3) days thereafter, the moving party may file a reply letter, not to exceed two (2) single-spaced pages, and, by this same date, the parties may file a letter requesting a teleconference to address the motion to stay.

Summary: Reply to motion to stay must be filed within 3 days after the opposition.

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All case dispositive motions, an opening brief, and affidavits, if any, in support of the motion shall be served and filed on or before ____________, 202_ [a date approximately four months prior to the pretrial conference].

Summary: Case dispositive motions must be filed by a specified deadline approximately four months before the pretrial conference.

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Civil cases

Deadline

7 calendar days ?

If any party wishes to contest this request, it may do so by filing a responsive letter brief of no more than four (4) single-spaced pages, within seven (7) days from the date the requesting party filed its brief.

Summary: Opposition to leave motion must be filed within 7 days of the leave motion.

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Civil cases

Technology tutorials shall be submitted on or before the date that the Joint Claim Construction Brief is filed.

Summary: Technology tutorials must be submitted on or before the date the Joint Claim Construction Brief is filed.

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Civil cases

Should any party subsequently choose to make a request for sealing or redaction, it must, promptly after the completion of the transcript, file with the Court a motion for sealing/redaction

Summary: Motion for sealing/redaction of transcript must be filed promptly after transcript completion.

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Civil cases

No later than 202_, the parties shall file a Joint Claim Construction Brief.

Summary: The Joint Claim Construction Brief must be filed by a specified date.

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Civil cases

Absent agreement among the parties, and approval of the Court, no later than [date], the parties must finally supplement, inter alia, the identification of all accused products and of all invalidity references.

Summary: Parties must supplement identification of accused products and invalidity references by the specified date, unless otherwise agreed and approved.

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Civil cases

All case dispositive motions, an opening brief, and affidavits, if any, in support of the motion shall be filed on or before [date]. Briefing shall be presented pursuant to the Court’s Local Rules. No case dispositive motion under Rule 56 may be filed more than ten days before the above date without leave of the Court.

Summary: Case dispositive motions and supporting documents must be filed by the specified deadline; Rule 56 motions cannot be filed more than 10 days before that deadline without leave.

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Civil cases

Should counsel find it will be necessary to apply to the Court for a protective order specifying terms and conditions for the disclosure of confidential information, counsel should confer and attempt to reach an agreement on a proposed form of order and submit it to the Court within ten days from the date the Court enters this Order.

Summary: Proposed protective order must be submitted within 10 days of entry of scheduling order.

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Deadline

7 calendar days ?

In accordance with section G of the Revised Administrative Procedures Governing File and Service by Electronic Means, a redacted version of any sealed document shall be filed electronically within seven days of the filing of the sealed document.

Summary: Redacted version of sealed document must be filed electronically within 7 days of filing the sealed document.

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Civil cases

Deadline

72 hours

Not less than seventy-two (72) hours prior to the conference, excluding weekends and Court holidays, the party seeking relief shall file a letter with the Court

Summary: Moving party's discovery teleconference letter must be filed at least 72 hours before the conference, excluding weekends and court holidays.

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Civil cases

Deadline

48 hours

Not less than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the conference, excluding weekends and Court holidays, any party opposing the application for relief may file a letter

Summary: Opposing party's discovery teleconference letter must be filed at least 48 hours before the conference, excluding weekends and court holidays.

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Civil cases

No case dispositive motion may be filed at a time before the date set forth in this paragraph without leave of the Court.

Summary: Case dispositive motions cannot be filed before the scheduled date without leave of court.

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Civil cases

If the matter is scheduled for a bench trial, no case dispositive motions shall be filed without leave of the Court.

Summary: In bench trials, case dispositive motions require leave of court.

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Civil cases

Deadline

7 calendar days ?

The parties shall file with the Court a joint proposed final pretrial order that includes a table of contents and the matter described in Local Rule 16.3(c) on or before ____________, 20__ [at least seven (7) days prior to the pretrial conference].

Summary: Joint proposed final pretrial order must be filed at least 7 days before the pretrial conference and include a table of contents.

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Civil cases

Deadline

3 calendar days ?

the parties should file joint proposed (i) voir dire, (ii) preliminary jury instructions, (iii) final jury instructions, and (iv) special verdict forms at least three (3) days, excluding weekends and Court holidays, before the pretrial conference.

Summary: Joint proposed voir dire, jury instructions, and verdict forms must be filed at least 3 days (excluding weekends and holidays) before the pretrial conference.

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Civil cases

A party will provide exhibits to be used in connection with direct examination by 3:00 p.m. the day before their intended use, and objections will be provided no later than 7:30 p.m. the night before their intended use.

Summary: Exhibits for direct examination must be provided by 3:00 p.m. the day before use; objections must be provided by 7:30 p.m. the night before use.

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The parties will exchange demonstratives to be used in opening statements by 8:00 p.m. two nights before opening statements. The parties will provide any objections to such demonstratives by 12:00 noon on the day before opening statements.

Summary: Demonstratives for opening statements must be exchanged by 8:00 p.m. two nights before; objections due by 12:00 noon the day before opening statements.

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A party will provide demonstrative exhibits to be used in connection with direct examination by 3:00 p.m. the day before their intended use, and objections will be provided no later than 7:30 p.m. the night before their intended use.

Summary: Demonstrative exhibits for direct examination must be provided by 3:00 p.m. the day before use; objections due by 7:30 p.m. the night before use.

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Such a motion should be filed contemporaneously with the motion seeking the relief in question.

Summary: Motion to shorten notice must be filed at the same time as the underlying motion.

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Civil cases

Any request that representatives of a party be permitted to bring electronic equipment to the mediation conference shall be made in writing by counsel and shall be submitted in a separate letter no later than the date on which mediation statements are due (see ¶ 4 above).

Summary: Request to bring electronic equipment must be submitted by the mediation statement due date.

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Any request that representatives of a party be permitted to bring electronic equipment to the mediation conference shall be made in writing by counsel and shall be submitted in a separate letter no later than the date on which mediation statements are due (see ¶ 4 above).

Summary: Requests to bring electronic equipment to mediation must be submitted no later than the mediation statement due date.

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Civil cases

Although technology tutorials are not required by the Court, they are appreciated and, if any party chooses to file such a tutorial, it shall be submitted on or before the date that the Joint Claim Construction Brief is filed.

Summary: Technology tutorials, if filed, must be submitted on or before the Joint Claim Construction Brief filing date.

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Deadline

1 hours ?

If a movant intends to present a proposed form of order to the Court that contains revisions to the original proposed form of order submitted with its motion (or any subsequently revised form of order filed on the docket), counsel for the movant shall endeavor to provide to the Court the revised form of order in clean and redline form at least one hour prior to the hearing.

Summary: Revised proposed orders must be provided to the Court at least one hour before the scheduled hearing.

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Deadline

48 hours

If parties intend to call witnesses and/or introduce exhibits at a hearing, they must file a witness and exhibit list at least 48 hours before the hearing.

Summary: Witness and exhibit lists must be filed at least 48 hours before the hearing at which witnesses will be called or exhibits introduced.

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Deadline

2 calendar days ?

Any response to a letter or motion must be filed no later than at noon, two days before the hearing.

Summary: Responses to letters or motions in discovery/administration matters must be filed by noon two days before the hearing.

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Deadline

2 hours

If a movant intends to present a proposed order to the Court that contains revisions to the proposed order originally submitted with the pleading, counsel for the movant must endeavor to provide the Court the revised clean and redline form of order at least two (2) hours prior to the hearing.

Summary: Revised proposed orders must be provided at least 2 hours prior to hearing.

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Deadline

48 hours

If parties intend to call witnesses at a hearing, they must file their intention to do so at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the hearing.

Summary: Parties must file intention to call witnesses at least 48 hours prior to hearing.

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Deadline

24 hours

Unless otherwise directed, the Court requires two (2) hard copies of each exhibit delivered to chambers at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the start of the proceeding.

Summary: Exhibits must be delivered to chambers at least 24 hours prior to proceeding.

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Deadline

48 hours

Any party opposing the request for relief shall respond by letter, not to exceed five (5) pages in length, in like fashion, no later than forty-eight (48) hours following receipt of the moving party's letter.

Summary: Opposition letter must be filed no later than 48 hours after receipt of moving party's letter.

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Deadline

48 hours

Any party opposing the request for relief shall respond by letter, not to exceed five (5) pages in length, in like fashion, no later than 48 hours following receipt of the moving party’s letter.

Summary: Opposing parties in discovery disputes must submit response letters no later than 48 hours after receiving the moving party's letter.

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Deadline

1 business days ?

When an individual will participate remotely over Zoom, participants are required to register for the hearing no later than 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) the business day prior to the scheduled hearing by using the eCourtAppearances tool. The deadline to register for first day and emergency hearings is one hour prior to the hearing.

Summary: Zoom hearing registration required by 4:00 p.m. business day prior, or 1 hour prior for emergency/first day hearings.

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Deadline

3 business days ?

Except as may otherwise be ordered, any proposed order confirming a plan, any brief in support of plan confirmation, and any other document or pleading that a plan proponent may wish to have considered at or in connection with a plan confirmation hearing must be filed and served by no later than 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) three business days before the plan confirmation hearing.

Summary: Plan confirmation documents must be filed and served by 4:00 p.m. Eastern three business days before the hearing.

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Deadline

2 weeks ?

No later than the date that is two weeks prior to the fee application hearing, please provide chambers with (i) a single consolidated electronic binder (in a searchable PDF file) containing copies of all fee applications under consideration, including supporting documentation such as individual monthly fee applications; and (ii) a hard copy of the fee binder.

Summary: Two weeks before a fee application hearing, provide chambers with a consolidated searchable PDF electronic binder and a hard copy fee binder.

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Deadline

2 calendar days ?

Any response to a letter or motion must be filed no later than at noon, two days before the hearing.

Summary: Responses to letters or motions must be filed by noon two days before the scheduled hearing.

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Proposed or draft document; may not be in force

Counsel may not set a motion for hearing, on a date that would require shortened notice, before an order shortening time is entered.

Summary: Counsel cannot schedule a hearing requiring shortened notice until an order shortening time is entered.

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Deadline

5 calendar days ?

the parties shall make their initial disclosures required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1) within five days of the date of this Order.

Summary: Initial disclosures must be made within five days of the scheduling order.

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Deadline

10 calendar days ?

Should counsel find it will be necessary to apply to the Court for a protective order specifying terms and conditions for the disclosure of confidential information, counsel should confer and attempt to reach an agreement on a proposed form of order and submit it to the Court within ten days from the date of this Order.

Summary: Proposed protective orders must be submitted to the Court within 10 days of this Order.

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Deadline

72 hours

by no later than 72 hours prior to the conference/argument, the party seeking relief shall file with the Court a letter

Summary: Pre-motion letter for discovery disputes must be filed 72 hours before the conference.

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Deadline

48 hours

By no later than 48 hours prior to the conference/argument, any party opposing the application for relief may file a letter

Summary: Opposition letter for discovery disputes must be filed 48 hours before the conference.

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Deadline

7 calendar days ?

any sealed document shall be filed electronically within seven days of the filing of the sealed document.

Summary: Electronic version of sealed documents must be filed within seven days of the initial filing.

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Deadline

14 calendar days ?

that the party shall file within 14 days of initiating the case in this Court a Certification of Diversity Jurisdiction

Summary: Certification of Diversity Jurisdiction must be filed within 14 days of initiating the case.

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Criminal cases

Deadline

21 calendar days

Whenever a Defendant files a pretrial motion and there is no case-specific Court Order establishing a timetable for a response from the United States, the United States shall file a response no later than twenty-one (21) calendar days from the date that the Defendant’s motion was filed;

Summary: The United States must file a response to a defendant's pretrial motion within 21 calendar days unless a case-specific order sets a different timetable.

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Civil cases

Deadline

5 calendar days ?

Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, the parties shall make their initial disclosures pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1) within five (5) days of the date this Order is entered by the Court.

Summary: Initial disclosures must be made within 5 days of the scheduling order.

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Civil cases

All motions to join other parties, and to amend or supplement the pleadings, shall be filed on or before [DATE].

Summary: Motions to join parties or amend pleadings must be filed by a specified deadline.

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Deadline

10 calendar days ?

No case dispositive motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 may be filed more than ten (10) days before the above date without leave of the Court.

Summary: Summary judgment motions cannot be filed more than 10 days before the dispositive motion deadline without court leave.

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Deadline

7 calendar days ?

Not later than seven (7) days before the pretrial conference, the parties shall file a joint proposed final pretrial order in compliance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3) and Local Rule 16.3(c) & (d)(4).

Summary: Joint proposed final pretrial order must be filed at least 7 days before the pretrial conference.

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Deadline

7 calendar days ?

At least seven (7) days before the final pretrial conference, the parties shall file proposed voir dire, preliminary jury instructions, final jury instructions and special verdict forms pursuant to Local Rules 47.1(a)(2) and 51.1.

Summary: Proposed voir dire, jury instructions, and special verdict forms must be filed at least 7 days before the final pretrial conference.

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Deadline

5 calendar days ?

Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, the parties shall make their initial disclosures pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1) within five days of the date the Court enters this Order.

Summary: Parties must make initial disclosures within 5 days of entry of scheduling order.

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Civil cases

Deadline

7 calendar days ?

Within seven days after a jury returns a verdict in any portion of a jury trial, the parties shall jointly submit a form of order to enter judgment on the verdict.

Summary: Parties must jointly submit a proposed judgment order within seven days after jury verdict.

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Civil cases

Deadline

10 calendar days ?

Should counsel find it will be necessary to apply to the Court for a protective order specifying terms and conditions for the disclosure of confidential information, counsel should confer and attempt to reach an agreement on a proposed form of order and submit it to the Court within ten days from the date the Court enters this Order.

Summary: Parties must submit a proposed protective order within 10 days of entry of scheduling order if needed.

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Deadline

7 calendar days ?

In accordance with section G of the Revised Administrative Procedures Governing Filing and Service by Electronic Means, a redacted version of any sealed document shall be filed electronically within seven days of the filing of the sealed document.

Summary: Redacted version of sealed documents must be filed within 7 days of filing the sealed document.

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72 hours ?

On the date set by court order, generally not less than seventy-two hours prior to the conference (excluding weekends and holidays), the party seeking relief shall file

Summary: The party seeking relief must file their submission at least 72 hours (excluding weekends and holidays) before the discovery teleconference.

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14 calendar days ?

Subsequent to exchanging that list, the parties will meet and confer to prepare a Joint Claim Construction Chart to be filed two weeks prior to service of the opening claim construction brief.

Summary: Joint Claim Construction Chart must be filed two weeks prior to service of the opening claim construction brief.

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7 calendar days ?

Any party asserting a patent must file a “Notice of IPR/PGR Event” within seven days of any of the following actions taken on that patent: petition for inter partes review/post grant review (regardless of whether a party filed the petition), institution decision, final written decision, appeal to the Federal Circuit, Federal Circuit decision.

Summary: Notice of IPR/PGR Event must be filed within seven days of specified events.

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Civil cases

Deadline

7 calendar days ?

The parties shall file with the Court the joint proposed final pretrial order in compliance with Local Rule 16.3(c) not later than seven days before the pretrial conference.

Summary: Joint proposed final pretrial order must be filed at least seven days before the pretrial conference.

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Civil cases

Deadline

7 calendar days ?

Where a case is to be tried to a jury, pursuant to Local Rules 47.1(a)(2) and 51.1, the parties should file (i) proposed voir dire, (ii) preliminary jury instructions, (iii) final jury instructions, and (iv) special verdict forms seven days before the final pretrial conference.

Summary: Proposed voir dire, jury instructions, and special verdict forms must be filed seven days before final pretrial conference.

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Civil cases

Deadline

7 calendar days ?

In accordance with section G of the Revised Administrative Procedures Governing Filing and Service by Electronic Means, a redacted version of any sealed document shall be filed electronically within seven days of the filing of the sealed document.

Summary: Redacted version of sealed document must be filed within 7 days of sealed filing.

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Civil cases

Deadline

10 calendar days ?

No case dispositive motion under Rule 56 may be filed more than ten days before the above date without leave of the Court.

Summary: Rule 56 motions may not be filed more than 10 days before the case dispositive motion deadline without leave of court.

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Deadline

7 calendar days ?

Where a case is to be tried to a jury, pursuant to Local Rules 47.1(a)(2) and 51.1, the parties should file (i) proposed voir dire, (ii) preliminary jury instructions, (iii) final jury instructions, and (iv) special verdict forms seven days before the final pretrial conference.

Summary: Jury instructions, voir dire, and special verdict forms must be filed 7 days before the final pretrial conference.

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Civil cases

Deadline

7 calendar days ?

The proposed voir dire, preliminary jury instructions, final jury instructions, and special verdict forms must be filed seven (7) days before the Pretrial Conference;

Summary: Proposed voir dire, jury instructions, and special verdict forms must be filed 7 calendar days before the Pretrial Conference.

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Deadline

10 calendar days ?

Should counsel find it will be necessary to apply to the Court for a protective order specifying terms and conditions for the disclosure of confidential information, counsel should confer and attempt to reach an agreement on a proposed form of order and submit it to the Court within ten (10) days from the date the Court enters this Order.

Summary: Proposed protective order must be submitted within 10 days of entry of scheduling order.

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Deadline

7 calendar days ?

a redacted version of any sealed document shall be filed electronically within seven (7) days of the filing of the sealed document.

Summary: Redacted version of sealed document must be filed electronically within 7 days of filing sealed document.

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Deadline

10 calendar days ?

No case dispositive motion under Rule 56 may be filed more than ten (10) days before the above date without leave of the Court.

Summary: Rule 56 motions cannot be filed more than 10 days before the dispositive motion deadline without court leave.

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Deadline

7 calendar days ?

The parties shall file with the Court the joint proposed final pretrial order in compliance with Local Rule 16.3(c) and the Court’s Preferences and Procedures for Civil Cases not later than seven (7) days before the pretrial conference.

Summary: Joint proposed final pretrial order must be filed at least 7 days before the pretrial conference.

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Civil cases

Deadline

7 business days

Where a case is to be tried to a jury, pursuant to Local Rules 47.1(a)(2) and 51.1 the parties should file (i) proposed voir dire, (ii) preliminary jury instructions, (iii) final jury instructions, and (iv) special verdict forms seven (7) business days before the final pretrial conference.

Summary: Proposed voir dire, jury instructions, and special verdict forms must be filed 7 business days before the final pretrial conference.

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Civil cases

Deadline

7 calendar days ?

Within seven (7) days after a jury returns a verdict in any portion of a jury trial, the parties shall jointly submit a form of order to enter judgment on the verdict. At the same time, the parties shall submit a joint status report, indicating among other things how the case should proceed and listing any post-trial motions each party intends to file.

Summary: Within 7 days after jury verdict, parties must jointly submit a form of judgment and a joint status report.

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Civil cases

Deadline

7 calendar days ?

In accordance with section G of the Revised Administrative Procedures Governing File and Service by Electronic Means, a redacted version of any sealed document shall be filed electronically within seven days of the filing of the sealed document.

Summary: A redacted version of any sealed document must be filed electronically within 7 days of the sealed filing.

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Deadline

10 calendar days ?

Should counsel find it will be necessary to apply to the Court for a protective order specifying terms and conditions for the disclosure of confidential information, counsel should confer and attempt to reach an agreement on a proposed form of order and submit it to the Court within ten days from the date the Court enters this Order.

Summary: Proposed protective order must be submitted within 10 days of entry of this Order.

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Civil cases

Deadline

72 hours ?

On the date set by court order, generally not less than seventy-two hours prior to the conference (excluding weekends and holidays), the party seeking relief shall file with the Court a letter

Summary: Pre-motion letter must be filed at least 72 hours before the conference, excluding weekends and holidays.

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Civil cases

Deadline

48 hours ?

less than forty-eight hours prior to the conference (excluding weekends and holidays), any party opposing the application for relief may file a letter, not to exceed three pages, in 12-point font, outlining that party's reasons for its opposition.

Summary: Opposition letters must be filed less than 48 hours before the conference, excluding weekends and holidays.

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Civil cases

Deadline

7 calendar days ?

The parties shall file with the Court the joint proposed final pretrial order in compliance with Local Rule 16.3(c) and the Court's Preferences and Procedures for Civil Cases not later than seven days before the pretrial conference.

Summary: Joint proposed final pretrial order must be filed at least 7 days before the pretrial conference.

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Civil cases

Deadline

7 calendar days ?

seven days before the pretrial conference. The parties shall simultaneously submit the documents in Word format via email to the trial judge’s staff at Idh_civil@ded.uscourts.gov.

Summary: Pretrial documents must be submitted seven days before the conference in Word format via email.

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Deadline

7 calendar days ?

Within seven days after a jury returns a verdict in any portion of a jury trial, the parties shall jointly file a form of order to enter judgment on the verdict. At the same time, the parties shall file a joint status report, indicating among other things how the case should proceed and listing any post-trial motions each party intends to file.

Summary: Within seven days after verdict, parties must file a form of order and a joint status report.

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To the extent any objection to expert testimony is made pursuant to the principles announced in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993), as incorporated in Federal Rule of Evidence 702, it shall be made by motion no later than the deadline for dispositive motions set forth herein, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

Summary: Daubert motions must be filed by the dispositive motions deadline.

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Civil cases

Deadline

10 calendar days ?

All case dispositive motions, opening brief, and affidavits, if any, in support of the motion shall be served and filed on or before 2020_ [calculated so that briefing is completed approximately four months prior to the pretrial conference]. ... No case dispositive motion under Rule 56 may be filed more than ten days before the above date without leave of the Court.

Summary: Case dispositive motions must be filed by a specified deadline; summary judgment motions cannot be filed more than 10 days before that deadline without court leave.

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Deadline

7 calendar days ?

The parties shall file with the Court the joint proposed final pretrial order in compliance with Local Rule 16.3(c) not later than seven days before the pretrial conference.

Summary: Joint proposed final pretrial order must be filed no later than seven days before the pretrial conference.

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Deadline

7 calendar days ?

the parties should file (i) proposed voir dire, (ii) preliminary jury instructions, (iii) final jury instructions, and (iv) special verdict forms seven days before the pretrial conference.

Summary: Proposed voir dire, preliminary and final jury instructions, and special verdict forms must be filed seven days before the pretrial conference.

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Civil cases

Deadline

7 calendar days ?

a redacted version of any sealed document shall be filed electronically within seven (7) days after the filing of the original sealed document.

Summary: Redacted version of sealed document must be filed within 7 days after filing of original sealed document.

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All case dispositive motions, an opening brief, and affidavits, if any, in support of the motion shall be served and filed on or before ____________, 20__ [calculated so that briefing is completed no later than four months prior to the pretrial conference].

Summary: Case dispositive motions must be filed by a date that ensures briefing is completed no later than four months before the pretrial conference.

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Deadline

7 calendar days ?

A redacted version of any sealed document shall be filed electronically within seven (7) days of the filing of the sealed document.

Summary: Redacted version of sealed document must be filed within 7 days of the sealed filing.

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3 business days ?

Where a case is to be tried to a jury, pursuant to Local Rules 47 and 51 the parties should file joint (i) proposed voir dire, (ii) preliminary jury instructions, (iii) final jury instructions, and (iv) special verdict forms three (3) full business days before the final pretrial conference.

Summary: Joint proposed voir dire, jury instructions, and verdict forms must be filed 3 full business days before final pretrial conference.

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Deadline

7 calendar days ?

A joint status report pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) is due at least seven days prior to the Rule 16 conference.

Summary: The Rule 26(f) joint status report is due at least seven days before the Rule 16 conference.

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Judge Wolson does not permit additional discovery or summary judgment motions after the arbitration.

Summary: Judge Wolson does not permit additional discovery or summary judgment motions after arbitration is completed.

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Deadline

7 calendar days ?

Any replies or sur-replies must be filed as soon as practicable, but in any event, no later than seven days after the previous filing.

Summary: Replies and sur-replies must be filed as soon as practicable and no later than seven days after the previous filing.

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Deadline

7 days ?

Sentencing motions, including for departures under U.S.S.G. § 5.K1.1 and supporting memoranda must be filed at least seven days prior to the scheduled sentencing date.

Summary: Sentencing motions must be filed at least 7 days before the sentencing date.

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3 days ?

Responses to any sentencing motions must be filed at least three days prior to the scheduled sentencing date.

Summary: Responses to sentencing motions must be filed at least 3 days before the sentencing date.

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Deadline

7 days ?

Each party must file its sentencing memorandum no later than seven days prior to the scheduled sentencing date.

Summary: Each party must file its sentencing memorandum no later than 7 days before sentencing.

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A party's submission of a pre-motion letter will toll that party's time to file its motion (or answer) through (i) the date of the pre-motion conference or (ii) the Court's decision not to conduct such a conference. If the Court determines that a pre-motion conference would not be helpful and instructs a party to proceed with filing its proposed motion without a conference, that party shall have an additional seven days to file after its Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a) deadline, unless additional time is stipulated or the Court so orders.

Summary: Pre-motion letter tolls motion/answer deadline until conference or Court decision; if no conference, additional 7 days after Rule 12(a) deadline.

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If there is an unexplained delay in filing the agenda and submitting hearing binders, the hearing may be delayed or rescheduled.

Summary: Unexplained delays in filing agendas or submitting hearing binders may result in hearing delay or rescheduling.

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Proposed or draft document; may not be in force

Deadline

10 calendar days ?

Absent an emergency that would warrant shorter notice, such a hearing will typically be set no less than ten days after the filing of the letter.

Summary: Hearings on discovery dispute letters are typically set no less than ten days after filing.

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Civil cases

Deadline

10 calendar days ?

counsel should confer and attempt to reach an agreement on a proposed form of order and submit it to the Court within ten (10) days from the date the Court enters this Order.

Summary: Parties must confer and submit a proposed protective order within 10 days of the scheduling order.

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Civil cases

Deadline

10 calendar days ?

Should counsel find it will be necessary to apply to the Court for a protective order specifying terms and conditions for the disclosure of confidential information, counsel should confer and attempt to reach an agreement on a proposed form of order and submit it to the Court within ten days from the date the Court enters this Order.

Summary: If a protective order is needed, parties must submit a proposed order within 10 days of entry of this Order.

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Civil cases

Deadline

10 calendar days ?

Should counsel find it will be necessary to apply to the Court for a protective order specifying terms and conditions for the disclosure of confidential information, counsel should confer and attempt to reach an agreement on a proposed form of order and file it with the Court within ten (10) days from the date of this Order.

Summary: If a protective order is needed, file proposed order within 10 days of the scheduling order.

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Deadline

5 business days

It is the responsibility of Delaware counsel to complete and submit the required form on the website to obtain authorization of the Court, no later than 5 business days prior to the date on which the mediation conference is scheduled. Failure to submit the request in accordance with the Court's website will result in the request being denied.

Summary: Delaware counsel must submit a WiFi access request form via the Court's website at least 5 business days before mediation.

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Deadline

14 calendar days ?

In all other habeas corpus matters, Judge Wolson will not pre-screen prisoner submissions to determine if it requires a response. Instead, Judge Wolson expects the relevant Government agency (whether a County, the Commonwealth, the United States, or otherwise) to respond to motions or objections within 14 days, absent a Court-ordered extension. In cases in which Judge Wolson is considering a Report and Recommendation, the Government agency may respond by saying that it stands by its prior briefing and/or the Report and Recommendation. Judge Wolson reserves the right to treat a failure to respond as a statement that the motion or objection is uncontested.

Summary: In habeas matters other than § 2255, the relevant government agency must respond to motions or objections within 14 days absent a court-ordered extension; a failure to respond may be treated as uncontested.

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Deadline

10 calendar days ?

Absent an emergency that would warrant shorter notice, such a hearing will typically be set no less than ten days after the filing of the letter.

Summary: Hearings on discovery-related letters are typically scheduled no less than 10 days after filing, absent an emergency.

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Deadline

1 hours ?

If the parties reach an agreement on changes to a proposed order in advance of a hearing, the parties are encouraged to submit a redline showing those changes, where possible, one hour before the start of the hearing.

Summary: Parties are encouraged to submit a redline of agreed changes to a proposed order 1 hour before the start of the hearing, where possible.

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Proposed or draft document; may not be in force

Deadline

1 hours ?

If the parties reach an agreement on changes to a proposed order in advance of a hearing, the parties are encouraged to submit a redline showing those changes, where possible, one hour before the start of the hearing.

Summary: Parties are encouraged to submit a redline of agreed changes to a proposed order one hour before the hearing.

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Deadline

0 calendar days ?

if any party chooses to file such a tutorial, it shall be submitted on or before the date that the Joint Claim Construction Brief is filed.

Summary: Technology tutorials, if filed, must be submitted on or before the date the Joint Claim Construction Brief is filed.

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In general, Judge Wolson expects the parties to begin discovery prior to the Rule 16 conference.

Summary: The parties are expected to begin discovery before the Rule 16 conference.