District of New Jersey Filing Bundling Requirements

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they must be filed separately (i.e., NO BULK EXHIBITS). However, there can be one Exhibit List filed, but each exhibit must be attached and filed as a separate exhibit thereto.

Summary: Bulk exhibit filings are prohibited; exhibits must be filed separately, with one allowed exhibit list containing separately attached exhibits.

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must be filed separately (i.e., NO BULK EXHIBITS)

Summary: Bulk exhibits are prohibited; exhibits must be filed separately.

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Parties are directed to ensure that all supporting documents to a filing are docketed as attachments to the primary document. For example, a notice of motion filed at ECF No. 10, should have the supporting brief filed at ECF No. 10-1 and any further supporting documents at 10-2, 10-3, et. cetera.

Summary: Supporting documents must be docketed as attachments to the primary filing.

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The parties shall refrain from filing the aforementioned documents until all briefing is complete. At that point, the parties should consecutively file the moving papers, oppositions, and replies thereto on the docket (i.e., the moving papers should be docketed before the corresponding oppositions, and the oppositions should be docketed before the corresponding replies).

Summary: Parties must refrain from filing summary judgment briefs until all briefing is complete, then file consecutively in order of moving papers, oppositions, replies.

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Civil cases

Required

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At least three weeks before trial, counsel for all parties must confer and submit joint versions of the items listed below both on the docket and via USB containing Word versions of the joint submissions:

Summary: Joint submissions required 3 weeks before trial via USB and docket.

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Civil cases

No separate briefing shall be submitted on in limine requests, unless otherwise permitted by the Court.

Summary: Separate briefing on in limine requests is prohibited unless the Court permits otherwise.

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Civil cases

The parties shall copy and paste their untitled briefs into one brief, with their positions on each claim term in sequential order, in substantially the form below.

Summary: Parties must combine their served briefs into a single Joint Claim Construction Brief for filing.

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Civil cases

No separate briefing shall be submitted on in limine requests, unless otherwise permitted by the Court.

Summary: No separate briefing is allowed on in limine requests unless the Court permits otherwise.

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Civil cases

After a party has obtained leave from the Court to file a motion for summary judgment, motion to dismiss, motion for a more definite statement, motion to remand, motion for change of venue, motion to compel arbitration, or motion for a judgment on the pleadings, see supra Section (I)(A)(1), the parties shall exchange all briefing prior to filing any motion papers on the docket, unless the Court directs otherwise. The Court will generally provide the movant with a deadline by which to first serve its motion on the non-movant; thereafter, the non-movant will have fourteen (14) days to serve its reply papers. Once all papers have been served, movant shall, within seven (7) days thereafter, file the moving papers, the opposition papers, and the reply papers simultaneously under three separate docket entries. Unless the Court directs otherwise, this “bundling” procedure does not apply in cases in which either side is pro se.

Summary: Parties must exchange all briefing for specified motions before filing, serve in sequence, then file all papers simultaneously under separate docket entries, exempting pro se cases.

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Civil cases

If there are any materials that would be submitted in an appendix, the parties shall submit them in a Joint Appendix.

Summary: Appendix materials must be submitted in a Joint Appendix.

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Civil cases

Required

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If more than one party is supporting or opposing an in limine request, such support or opposition shall be combined in a single three-page submission

Summary: If multiple parties support or oppose an in limine request, they must combine their arguments into a single three-page submission.

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Other than in rare and exceptional circumstances, Judge Salas schedules the trial of cases involving out-of-town litigants, parties, or witnesses the same as all other cases, leaving the scheduling of witnesses to litigants.

Summary: Out-of-town cases scheduled same as local cases.