Judge Erica P. Grosjean
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Adjournments
- Scheduling Order dates are firm and require good cause to modify, with affidavits/declarations needed.
- Court disfavors requests to modify established dates due to impacted civil case docket.
Request must include
Page & Word Limits2 rules
Machine summary. Not checked yet.Mandatory?
Length of Motion Papers - the parties are advised that unless prior leave of Court is obtained before the filing deadline, all moving and opposition briefs or legal memoranda filed in civil cases before Magistrate Judge Grosjean shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pages. Reply briefs by the moving party shall not exceed ten (10) pages. These page limits do not include exhibits. Parties may seek leave for additional pages through a telephonic conference with all parties, or by brief motion.
Summary: Civil motion papers limited to 25 pages (support/opposition) and 10 pages (reply).
Brief
25 pages
Applies to: Attorney
Reply Brief
10 pages
Applies to: Attorney
Machine summary. Not checked yet.Mandatory?
Prior to the conference, the parties shall simultaneously file an “Informal Discovery Dispute Letter Brief,” outlining their positions regarding the dispute. Such letters shall be no longer than three (3) pages single-spaced, and may include up to five (5) pages of exhibits.
Summary: Informal discovery dispute letter brief limited to 3 pages single-spaced plus 5 pages exhibits.
Structured details unavailable. See the source text.
Filing & Service rules
Adjournment & Extension Requirements
Scheduling Order dates are firm and require good cause to modify, with affidavits/declarations needed.
The dates set forth in Scheduling Orders issued by the Court are considered to be firm and will not be modified absent a showing of good cause, even if the parties file a stipulation to modify the schedule. Stipulations extending the deadlines contained in the Scheduling Order will not be considered unless they are accompanied by affidavits or declarations with attached exhibits, where appropriate, which establish good cause for granting the requested relief.
Machine summary. Not checked yet. · Civil cases
Page 3 | Adherence to Scheduling Order in Civil Cases
Court disfavors requests to modify established dates due to impacted civil case docket.
Due to the impacted nature of the civil case docket, this Court disfavors requests to modify established dates.
Machine summary. Not checked yet. · Civil cases
Page 3 | Adherence to Scheduling Order in Civil Cases