Eastern District of California Page & Word Limits

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Civil cases

Limit

25 pages

Limit

10 pages

Applies to

Brief

Unless prior leave of court is obtained, no moving or opposing briefs or legal memoranda in civil cases shall exceed 25 pages. Reply briefs may not exceed 10 pages. Only for good cause shown will the court grant an application to extend these page limitations. Briefs that exceed the page limitations or are sought to be filed without leave of court may not be considered. Finally, no supplemental briefs may be filed without prior leave of court.

Summary: In civil cases, moving and opposing briefs are limited to 25 pages and reply briefs to 10 pages; extensions require good cause, over-length briefs may not be considered, and supplemental briefs require prior leave of court.

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Limit

3 pages

Applies to

Dispute summary ?

Within 3 days of requesting an informal discovery dispute conference, the parties shall submit to the court and serve on opposing counsel a 2-3 page summary of the dispute. The parties' summaries (without exhibits or attachments) MUST be emailed to egcorders@caed.uscourts.gov.

Summary: The discovery dispute summary submitted with an informal conference request must be 2-3 pages and may not include exhibits or attachments.

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Civil cases

Attorney limit

25 pages

Attorney limit

15 pages

Applies to

Brief

Unless prior leave of court is obtained, all moving and opposition briefs or legal memorandum in civil cases shall not exceed 25 pages. Reply briefs filed by moving parties shall not exceed 15 pages.

Summary: Moving/opposition briefs limited to 25 pages; reply briefs limited to 15 pages.

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Civil cases

Limit

25 pages

Limit

15 pages

Applies to

Brief

Unless prior leave of court is obtained, all moving and opposition briefs or legal memorandum in civil cases shall not exceed 25 pages. Reply briefs filed by moving parties shall not exceed 15 pages.

Summary: Moving/opposition briefs and legal memoranda limited to 25 pages; reply briefs limited to 15 pages; prior leave required for extensions.

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Civil cases

Attorney limit

25 pages ?

Attorney limit

15 pages ?

Applies to

Brief

All moving and opposition briefs or legal memoranda in civil cases shall not exceed twenty-five pages without prior leave of court. Reply briefs filed by moving parties shall not exceed fifteen pages.

Summary: Moving/opposition briefs limited to 25 pages; reply briefs limited to 15 pages.

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Civil cases

Attorney limit

25 pages

Attorney limit

10 pages

Applies to

Brief ?

Memoranda of law in support of and in opposition to a motion shall not exceed 25 pages. Reply memoranda shall not exceed 10 pages.

Summary: Memoranda limited to 25 pages (support/opposition) and 10 pages (reply).

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Criminal cases

Attorney limit

25 pages ?

Attorney limit

15 pages ?

Applies to

Brief

All moving and opposition briefs or legal memoranda in criminal cases shall not exceed twenty-five pages without prior leave of court. Reply briefs filed by moving parties shall not exceed fifteen pages.

Summary: Moving/opposition briefs limited to 25 pages; reply briefs limited to 15 pages.

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Civil cases

Limit

25 pages ?

Limit

15 pages ?

Limit

0 pages ?

Applies to

Brief

All moving and opposition briefs or legal memoranda in civil cases shall not exceed twenty-five pages without prior leave of court. Reply briefs filed by moving parties shall not exceed fifteen pages. The Court will grant an application to extend these page limitations only after good cause shown. Pages that exceed the page limitations without leave of court will not be considered. Finally, no supplemental briefs or sur-replies shall be filed and will not be considered without prior leave of court.

Summary: Moving/opposition briefs limited to 25 pages, reply briefs to 15 pages, sur-replies and supplemental briefs prohibited without leave; extensions require good cause.

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Civil cases

Attorney limit

25 pages

Attorney limit

35 pages

Attorney limit

20 pages

Attorney limit

10 pages

Only four briefs in support of cross motions for summary judgment shall be filed as follows: (1) Plaintiff’s opening brief (25 pages maximum), along with any other documents required or permitted under Local Rule 260, shall be filed at least fourteen (14) days before the dispositive motions filing deadline; (2) Defendant’s opposition and cross motion for summary judgment (35 pages maximum) shall be filed no later than fourteen (14) days after the motion was filed; (3) Plaintiff’s reply and opposition (20 pages maximum) shall be filed no later than fourteen (14) days after Defendant’s opposition and cross motion were filed; and (4) Defendant’s reply (10 pages maximum) shall be filed no later than ten (10) days after Plaintiff’s reply and opposition were filed.

Summary: Cross summary judgment motions are limited to four briefs with page limits: 25 pages (plaintiff opening), 35 pages (defendant opposition/cross motion), 20 pages (plaintiff reply/opposition), 10 pages (defendant reply).

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Criminal cases

Attorney limit

20 pages

Attorney limit

10 pages

Applies to

Brief

All moving and opposition briefs shall not exceed twenty (20) pages without prior leave of court. Reply briefs filed by moving parties shall not exceed ten (10) pages. The page limit does not include the table of contents or table of authorities. A party may request a page limit increase the filing of the brief. The court will grant a request to extend the page limits only upon a showing of good cause. The court will not consider any pages in the brief that exceed the page limits without prior leave of court permitting an increased page limit.

Summary: Moving/opposition briefs limited to 20 pages; reply briefs to 10 pages; TOC/TAs excluded.

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Civil cases

Attorney limit

25 pages

Attorney limit

15 pages

Applies to

Brief

All moving and opposition briefs or legal memoranda in civil cases shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pages without prior leave of court. Reply briefs filed by moving parties shall not exceed fifteen (15) pages. The page limit does not include the table of contents or table of authorities. A party may request a page limit increase by filing a written request setting forth any and all reasons for the request at least seven (7) days prior to the filing of the brief. The court will grant a request to extend the page limits only upon a showing of good cause. The court will not consider any pages in the brief that exceed the page limits without prior leave of court permitting an increased page limit.

Summary: Civil briefs limited to 25 pages (support/opposition) and 15 pages (reply), TOC/TOA excluded.

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Civil cases

Attorney limit

25 pages

Attorney limit

20 pages

Attorney limit

15 pages

Applies to

Brief

The first two briefs are limited to twenty-five (25) pages, the third brief is limited to twenty (20) pages, and the fourth brief is limited to fifteen (15) pages.

Summary: Cross-motions for summary judgment have sequential briefing with page limits: 25 pages (first two briefs), 20 pages (third brief), 15 pages (fourth brief).

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Civil cases

Attorney limit

25 pages

Attorney limit

10 pages

Applies to

Brief

Unless leave of Court is granted in advance, no moving or opposing briefs or legal memoranda in civil cases, shall exceed 25 pages2. Reply briefs may not exceed 10 pages.

Summary: Civil briefs limited to 25 pages (support/opposition) and 10 pages (reply).

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Civil cases

Limit

25 pages

Limit

15 pages

Applies to

Brief

All briefs must be submitted using a font of no less than 12 pt. size. Footnotes must be no more than one size smaller than the text size. Moving and opposition briefs and legal memoranda in civil cases shall not exceed 25 pages without prior leave of court. Reply briefs filed by moving parties shall not exceed 15 pages.

Summary: Briefs must use 12 pt font (footnotes 1 size smaller); moving/opposition briefs limited to 25 pages; reply briefs limited to 15 pages.

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Attorney limit

20 pages

Attorney limit

10 pages

Applies to

Brief ?

Initial moving papers in non-discovery matters, and oppositions to such motions, are limited to 20 pages. Replies are limited to 10 pages. Page limits do not include the index or table of contents, table of cases, or exhibits (if any). Documents exceeding these limits without advance leave of court, for good cause shown, will be stricken without further notice.

Summary: Non-discovery motions limited to 20 pages (initial/opposition) and 10 pages (reply), excluding TOC, table of cases, and exhibits.

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Attorney limit

25 pages

Applies to

Joint statement

Absent leave of court for good cause shown, the Joint Statement is limited to 25 pages, exclusive of exhibits and tables (if any).

Summary: Joint Statements limited to 25 pages (excluding exhibits and tables).

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Attorney limit

2 pages

Applies to

Discovery synopsis ?

resolve discovery disputes by conducting an informal telephonic conference. The procedures for obtaining and participating in an informal telephonic discovery conference are set forth in Judge Claire’s Policy re Informal Telephonic Discovery Conferences. These procedures include a meet and confer requirement (see above) and require a 2-page synopsis of the dispute in lieu of a formal Joint Statement.

Summary: Informal telephonic discovery conferences require 2-page synopsis instead of Joint Statement.

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Attorney limit

2 pages

Applies to

Joint letter brief

Font

12 pt ?

The joint letter brief shall be no more than 2 pages in length, including any exhibits or attachments (which are discouraged), and shall be in at least 12-point type. Pages exceeding this limit will not be

Summary: Joint letter brief limited to 2 pages (12-point type) for discovery disputes.

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Civil cases

Attorney limit

25 pages

Attorney limit

10 pages

Applies to

Brief

Unless prior leave of Court is obtained seven days before the filing date, all moving and opposition briefs or legal memorandum in civil cases shall not exceed 25 pages. Reply briefs filed by moving parties shall not exceed 10 pages. Any briefing exceeding 10 pages shall include a table of contents and a table of authorities. Briefs that exceed the page limitations or are sought to be filed without leave may not be considered. If combined supporting papers or opposition papers exceed 25 pages, the parties are required to submit a complete set of all papers as chambers courtesy copy, properly tabbed and fastened.

Summary: Civil case briefs limited to 25 pages (support/opposition) and 10 pages (reply); courtesy copies required for papers over 25 pages.

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Attorney limit

2 pages

Applies to

Joint letter brief

Font

12 pt ?

The joint letter brief shall be no more than 2 pages in length, including any exhibits or attachments (which are discouraged), and shall be in at least 12-point type.

Summary: Joint letter brief for discovery disputes limited to 2 pages in 12-point type.

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Attorney limit

30 pages

Attorney limit

10 pages

Applies to

Brief ?

Page Limits: Initial moving papers in non-discovery matters, and oppositions to such motions, are limited to 30 pages. Replies are limited to 10 pages. Page limits do not include the index or table of contents, table of cases, or exhibits (if any). Documents exceeding these limits without advance leave of court, for good cause shown, may be stricken without further notice. These page limits also apply to discovery-related motions in prisoner cases only, which are exempt from the Joint Statement requirement of Local Rule 251.

Summary: Initial/opposition papers limited to 30 pages; replies to 10 pages; excludes TOC, tables, exhibits.

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Civil cases

Attorney limit

20 pages

Attorney limit

10 pages

Applies to

Motion

Besides cross motions for summary judgment (see Section I.C), all other motions and oppositions are limited to 20 pages, and replies are limited to 10 pages.

Summary: Motions and oppositions limited to 20 pages; replies limited to 10 pages.

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Civil cases

Attorney limit

25 pages

Attorney limit

30 pages

Attorney limit

15 pages

Applies to

Brief

Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is limited to 25 pages; the Commissioner’s opposition and cross-motion for summary judgment is limited to 30 pages; and Plaintiff’s optional reply brief is limited to 15 pages. All briefs must use a minimum of 12 point font, double-spaced.

Summary: Social Security summary judgment briefs have specific page limits: 25 pages (plaintiff), 30 pages (commissioner), 15 pages (reply).

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Civil cases

Attorney limit

20 pages

Attorney limit

10 pages

Applies to

Motion

all motions and oppositions in prisoner cases are limited to 20 pages, and replies are limited to 10 pages. Only in rare instances and for good cause shown will requests to expand these page limits. Any such requests must be filed in writing at least seven (7) days before the filing. The pages of motions filed that exceed the page limits without prior leave of court will not be considered.

Summary: Prisoner case motions limited to 20 pages, oppositions to 20 pages, replies to 10 pages. Exceeding limits without leave will not be considered.

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Civil cases

Attorney limit

25 pages

Attorney limit

10 pages

Applies to

Brief

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).

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Civil cases

Attorney limit

3 pages

Applies to

Letter

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.

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Civil cases

Limit

25 pages

Limit

10 pages

Applies to

Brief

Unless prior leave of Court is obtained seven days before the filing date, all moving and opposition briefs or legal memorandum in civil cases shall not exceed 25 pages. Reply briefs filed by moving parties shall not exceed 10 pages. Briefs that exceed the page limitations without leave may not be considered.

Summary: Civil moving/opposition briefs are limited to 25 pages, reply briefs to 10 pages, unless prior leave is obtained 7 days before filing; exceeding limits without leave may result in the brief not being considered.

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Civil cases

Limit

3 pages

Applies to

Discovery dispute summary ?

Within 3 days of requesting an informal discovery dispute conference, the parties shall submit to the court and serve on opposing counsel a 2-3 page summary of the dispute. The parties’ summaries (without exhibits or attachments) MUST be emailed to egcorders@caed.uscourts.gov.

Summary: Discovery dispute summaries must be 2-3 pages, exclude exhibits/attachments, be emailed to court and served on opposing counsel within 3 days of requesting an informal conference.

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Civil cases

Attorney limit

4 pages ?

Applies to

Dispute synopsis ?

At least 48 hours before the conference, the parties shall jointly file synopsis of their dispute in a letter or memo format that does not exceed four pages (no exhibits or attachments).

Summary: Dispute synopsis for informal discovery conferences must not exceed 4 pages, excluding exhibits and attachments, filed 48 hours prior.

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Civil cases

Attorney limit

25 pages

Attorney limit

10 pages

Applies to

Brief

Unless prior leave of Court is obtained seven days before the filing date, all moving and opposition briefs or legal memorandum in civil cases shall not exceed 25 pages. Reply briefs filed by moving parties shall not exceed 10 pages. Briefs that exceed the page limitations or are sought to be filed without leave may not be considered.

Summary: Moving and opposition briefs limited to 25 pages, reply briefs to 10 pages, unless prior leave is obtained 7 days before filing; non-compliant briefs may not be considered.

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Civil cases

Limit

30 pages ?

Applies to

Rule 251 statement ?

A joint statement required by Local Rule 251(c) shall be as brief and as succinct as possible to conserve judicial resources. Rule 251 joint statements submitted in civil cases before Judge Singer shall not exceed thirty (30) total pages.

Summary: Rule 251 joint statements in civil cases before Judge Singer must be succinct and are limited to 30 total pages.

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Civil cases

Attorney limit

25 pages

Attorney limit

10 pages

Applies to

Brief

Unless granted prior approval of the Court, parties are advised that all moving and opposition briefs and/or legal memoranda filed in civil cases shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pages. Reply briefs shall not exceed ten (10) pages. These pages do not include exhibits. Parties may seek leave for additional pages through a telephonic conference with all parties, or by brief motion.

Summary: Civil case briefs limited to 25 pages (moving/opposition) and 10 pages (reply).

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Civil cases

Attorney limit

3 pages ?

Applies to

Brief

The brief shall not exceed three pages in length. Attachments are prohibited.

Summary: Discovery motion briefs limited to 3 pages, attachments prohibited.

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Civil cases

Attorney limit

20 pages

Applies to

Discovery motion

Except for exhibits and other supporting documents, no discovery motion, response, or reply shall exceed 20 pages without leave of the court.

Summary: Discovery motions, responses, and replies limited to 20 pages (exhibits excluded).

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Attorney limit

20 pages

Attorney limit

10 pages

Applies to

Brief ?

Besides cross motions for summary judgment (see Section I.C), all other motions and oppositions are limited to twenty (20) pages, and replies are limited to ten (10) pages.

Summary: Non-summary judgment motions limited to 20 pages; replies limited to 10 pages.

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Attorney limit

25 pages

Attorney limit

10 pages

Applies to

Brief

Unless prior leave of Court is obtained seven days before the filing date, all moving and opposition briefs or legal memorandum in civil cases shall not exceed 25 pages. Reply briefs filed by moving parties shall not exceed 10 pages.

Summary: Moving/opposition briefs limited to 25 pages; reply briefs limited to 10 pages.

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Civil cases

Attorney limit

25 pages

Attorney limit

10 pages

Applies to

Brief

Unless prior leave of Court is obtained seven days before the filing date, all moving and opposition briefs or legal memorandum in civil cases shall not exceed 25 pages. Reply briefs filed by moving parties shall not exceed 10 pages.

Summary: Moving and opposition briefs in civil cases are limited to 25 pages; reply briefs are limited to 10 pages, unless prior leave is obtained 7 days before filing.

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Civil cases

Limit

4 pages ?

Applies to

Joint letter brief

The parties shall file a joint letter brief, not to exceed four pages, at least 24 hours before the scheduled informal conference, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

Summary: Joint letter brief for informal discovery conference must be filed 24 hours before, limited to 4 pages.

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Civil cases

Attorney limit

25 pages

Attorney limit

10 pages

Applies to

Brief

Unless prior leave of Court is obtained before the filing date, all moving and opposition briefs or legal memorandum in civil cases shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pages. Reply briefs filed by moving parties shall not exceed ten (10) pages.

Summary: Moving and opposition briefs limited to 25 pages; reply briefs limited to 10 pages.

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Attorney limit

4 pages ?

Deadline

24 hours

Applies to

Letter brief

The parties shall file a joint letter brief, not to exceed four pages, at least 24 hours (excluding holidays or weekends) before the scheduled informal video conference, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

Summary: Joint letter brief limited to 4 pages, due 24 hours before informal video conference.

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Attorney limit

2 pages ?

Applies to

Letter brief

Individual letter briefs will not be permitted, except in rare circumstances and only upon leave of the court. If permitted, individual letter briefs are limited to two pages and must include, in addition information detailed above, a description as to why a joint letter brief was unattainable.

Summary: Individual letter briefs limited to 2 pages if permitted by court.

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Attorney limit

4 pages ?

Applies to

Letter brief ?

Even if multiple discovery disputes are raised at the informal conference, the four-page limitation shall apply, unless prior leave of Court is obtained.

Summary: Four-page limit applies even for multiple disputes unless court grants leave.

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Civil cases

Limit

2 pages ?

Applies to

Individual letter brief

Individual letter briefs will not be permitted, except in rare circumstances and only upon leave of the court. If permitted, individual letter briefs are limited to two pages and must include, in addition to the information detailed above, a description as to why a joint letter brief was unattainable.

Summary: Individual letter briefs are generally not permitted; if allowed by court, limited to 2 pages and must explain why joint brief was not possible.

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Civil cases

Limit

4 pages ?

Applies to

Joint letter brief ?

Even if multiple discovery disputes are raised at the informal conference, the four-page limitation shall apply, unless prior leave of court is obtained.

Summary: Four-page limit applies even for multiple discovery disputes, unless court grants leave.

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Applies to

Discovery motion ?

These page limits also apply to discovery-related motions in prisoner cases only, which are exempt from the Joint Statement requirement of Local Rule 251.

Summary: Discovery motions in prisoner cases subject to same page limits as non-discovery motions.

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Civil cases

Pages that exceed the page limits, supplemental briefs, or sur-replies filed without prior leave of court will not be considered.

Summary: Documents exceeding page limits without leave will not be considered.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Letter brief

Letter briefs which exceed the page limitations set forth herein will be disregarded by the Court after the page limit is exceeded.

Summary: Letter briefs exceeding page limits will be disregarded.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Brief

Briefs that exceed the page limitations or are sought to be filed without leave may not be considered.

Summary: Briefs exceeding page limits or filed without leave may be disregarded.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Brief

Only for good cause shown will the court grant an application to extend these page limitations. Briefs that exceed the page limitations or are sought to be filed without leave of court may not be considered.

Summary: Page limits may be extended only for good cause; exceeding limits without leave may result in non-consideration.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Motion ?

Only in rare instances and for good cause shown will requests to expand these page limits or to file a supplemental brief or sur-reply be granted. Any such requests must be filed in writing at least seven (7) days before the filing.

Summary: Page limit expansions and supplemental briefs require good cause and 7-day advance request.