Judge Taryn A. Merkl
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Limits & Logistics
Courtesy Copies
Case Dispositive Motion
- 1 copy
Adjournments
- Extension motions must state whether the request is on consent.
Request must include
Communication
Chambers
Document Filing Requirements3 rules
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Each attorney of record must file a Notice of Appearance and will receive notification of all Court orders electronically.
Summary: Each attorney of record is required to file a Notice of Appearance.
Document Type
Notice Of Appearance
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The statements must include the last offer and demand, and a frank assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of each party’s case.
Summary: Settlement statements must include the parties' last offer/demand and a frank merits assessment.
Document Type
Settlement Statement
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must describe their efforts to confer in the joint letter.
Summary: The joint discovery-dispute letter must describe the parties' efforts to confer.
Document Type
Joint Discovery Letter
Filing & Service rules
Courtesy Copy Requirements
A single courtesy copy of dispositive motions with marked exhibits should be provided to Chambers.
One courtesy copy of dispositive motions, together with any marked exhibits, should be submitted to Chambers.
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Filing Bundling Requirements
Motion papers must be held and filed only when the motion is fully briefed.
The parties may not file their motion papers via ECF until the motion is fully briefed.
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Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
The moving party must submit a pre-motion conference letter, not docketed as a motion, with a three-page maximum.
To request a pre-motion conference, the moving party must submit a letter (not docketed as a motion) of no more than three pages,
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In consent cases (except pro se cases), a pre-motion conference letter is required before Rule 12, Rule 56, venue-change, or pleading-amendment motions.
Other than in cases involving a pro se litigant, in all cases in which the parties have consented to magistrate judge jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), a pre-motion conference letter is required before filing a motion pursuant to Rules 12 or 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; any motion for a change of venue; or a motion to amend the pleadings.
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Discovery motions under Rules 26-37 require an informal conference request before the motion will be heard.
No motion under Rules 26 through 37, inclusive, of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will be heard unless counsel for the moving party has first requested an informal conference with the Court.
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A joint discovery-dispute letter used to request a conference is limited to five pages.
To request a conference, the parties may write to the Court and describe their dispute in a joint letter of no more than five pages.
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Adjournment & Extension Requirements
Extension motions must state whether the request is on consent.
Motions for extension of time must indicate whether they are on consent.
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Chambers Communication Rules
If a deposition dispute cannot be resolved, parties must call Chambers immediately with all counsel on the line.
In the event the parties are unable to reach a resolution, the parties are directed to contact Chambers immediately by telephone with all counsel on the line.
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Settlement statements must be emailed to Chambers one week before a scheduled settlement conference.
Once a settlement conference is scheduled before Judge Merkl, parties are required to submit a settlement statement one week in advance of the conference, submitted to the Chambers email address above.
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Parties should use ECF as the primary method of communicating with the Court.
Parties should primarily communicate with the Court via ECF.
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