Judge Maxine M. Chesney
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
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Limits & Logistics
Courtesy Copies
All filings
- Mail • Upon Filing
Courtesy copies
- Upon Filing
Adjournments
- Adjournment requests require signed stipulation/proposed order or motion, with good cause showing
- Continuances and procedural changes require signed stipulation with proposed order, or motion/administrative request; court order required upon showing of good cause.
Request must include
Document Format Requirements1 rule
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Format: Courtesy copies shall be submitted in single‐sided format. Any attached exhibits shall be separated by tabbed dividers.
Summary: Courtesy copies must be single-sided with tabbed dividers for exhibits
Document Filing Requirements2 rules
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Each party filing or opposing a motion shall also serve and file a proposed order setting forth the relief or action sought and a short statement of the rationale of decision, including citation of authority, that the party requests the Court to adopt.
Summary: Parties filing or opposing a motion must submit a proposed order with relief sought and rationale including legal authority.
Document Type
Motion
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Each party filing or opposing a motion shall also serve and file a proposed order setting forth the relief or action sought and a short statement of the rationale of decision, including citation of authority, that the party requests the Court to adopt.
Summary: Proposed order required with each motion, including relief sought and rationale with citations
Document Type
Motion
Filing & Service rules
Courtesy Copy Requirements
Courtesy copies must be mailed same day via first class mail, or delivered by noon next court day if hearing within 7 days; must be single-sided with tabbed exhibit dividers.
Lodging Courtesy Copies for Chambers Timing: Courtesy copies of filed documents shall be mailed via first class mail to the Clerk's Office on the same day the documents are filed unless the filing is in connection with a hearing to be held within 7 days of the filing, in which case courtesy copies shall be delivered to the Clerk's Office no later than noon on the court day following the filing. Format: Courtesy copies shall be submitted in single‐sided format. Any attached exhibits shall be separated by tabbed dividers.
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Urgent filings for hearings within 7 days require hand delivery to Clerk's Office by noon on the next court day.
Lodging Courtesy Copies for Chambers Timing: Courtesy copies of filed documents shall be mailed via first class mail to the Clerk's Office on the same day the documents are filed unless the filing is in connection with a hearing to be held within 7 days of the filing, in which case courtesy copies shall be delivered to the Clerk's Office no later than noon on the court day following the filing.
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Courtesy copies must be mailed same day unless hearing within 7 days, then delivered by noon next court day
Timing: Courtesy copies of filed documents shall be mailed via first class mail to the Clerk’s Office on the same day the documents are filed unless the filing is in connection with a hearing to be held within 7 days of the filing, in which case courtesy copies shall be delivered to the Clerk’s Office no later than noon on the court day following the filing.
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Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
Only one motion for summary judgment per party/side allowed unless leave granted; exceptions for statute of limitations and exhaustion defenses.
Unless specific leave has been requested and granted, the Court will address only one motion for summary judgment/adjudication per party or side. Examples of issues the Court may deem appropriate for determination by separate motion, particularly if raised early in the case, include such affirmative defenses as the statute of limitations and failure to exhaust administrative remedies.
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Discovery motions in civil cases are referred to a Magistrate Judge.
Discovery motions in civil cases will be referred to a Magistrate Judge.
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Adjournment & Extension Requirements
Continuances and procedural changes require signed stipulation with proposed order, or motion/administrative request; court order required upon showing of good cause.
Parties seeking to continue hearings, request special status conferences, modify briefing schedules, or make other procedural changes shall submit a signed stipulation and proposed order, or, if stipulation is not possible, a motion or administrative request in accordance with Civil Local Rule 6‐3 or 7‐11, as appropriate, and as incorporated by Criminal Local Rule 2‐1. Irrespective of whether the parties are in agreement, no changes in the Court's schedule or procedures shall be made except by order of the Court and only upon a showing of good cause.
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Adjournment requests require signed stipulation/proposed order or motion, with good cause showing
Parties seeking to continue hearings, request special status conferences, modify briefing schedules, or make other procedural changes shall submit a signed stipulation and proposed order, or, if stipulation is not possible, a motion or administrative request in accordance with Civil Local Rule 6‐3 or 7‐11, as appropriate, and as incorporated by Criminal Local Rule 2‐1. Irrespective of whether the parties are in agreement, no changes in the Court’s schedule or procedures shall be made except by order of the Court and only upon a showing of good cause.
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