Court Rules
Judge

Judge Arun Subramanian

Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies

Rules last changed:
Southern District of New York

Limits & Logistics

Document Limits

Letter
3 pgs
Letter Motion
3 pgs
Opposition To Letter Motion
3 pgs
Letter Opposition
3 pgs
Claim Construction Brief
5,500 wds
Opposition
3 pgs

Courtesy Copies

All filings

  • Not required

Courtesy copies

  • Not required

Adjournments

2Business Daysnotice
  • Adjournment/extension requests must be made at least 2 business days in advance.
  • Opposing party must respond to discovery dispute conference request within 2 business days.
  • Extension/adjournment requests must be made at least 2 business days before the deadline.
  • +1 more
Original DateNumber Of Previous RequestsPrevious Requests Granted Or DeniedReason For RequestAdversary PositionAffects Other Dates
  • Extensions and adjournments must be requested via letter-motion, not proposed stipulations or orders.
  • Adjournment/extension requests must be filed as letter-motions with 6 required elements.
  • Requests for extensions and adjournments must be made by letter-motion, not by stipulation or proposed order.
  • +5 more

Request must include

Letter MotionOriginal DateNumber Of Previous RequestsPrevious Requests Granted Or DeniedReason For RequestAdversary PositionAffects Other DatesProposed Rescheduled Date
48Hoursnotice
  • Adjournment/extension requests require 48-hour advance notice (except emergencies)
  • Extension or adjournment requests must be made at least 48 hours in advance (absent emergency) and are typically denied if submitted after the original deadline.

Communication

Email

Chambers

subramaniannysdchambers@nysd.uscourts.gov
Emergencies
No status inquiries
Email

Clerk

helpdesk@nysd.uscourts.gov
Technical Issues
Email

Chambers, Intake Unit

prose@nysd.uscourts.gov
SchedulingEmergenciesTechnical Issues
No status inquiries
Phone

Clerk

(212) 805-0800
Technical Issues
Phone

Chambers

(212) 805-0238
SchedulingTechnical IssuesEmergencies
Hours: Use landline whenever possible, no speakerphone, must mute when not speaking
No status inquiries
Letter via fax

Chambers

No status inquiries
Letter via ECF

Chambers

No status inquiries
Email

Chambers

SchedulingEmergenciesTechnical Issues
No status inquiries
Letter

Chambers

Scheduling
Chambers

Chambers

No status inquiries
Cases:
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Page & Word Limits18 rules

Page LimitsCivil cases

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Letters seeking relief should be filed on ECF as letter-motions in accordance with Paragraph 8(A) below, not as ordinary letters. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, letters may not exceed three pages in length.

Summary: Letters seeking relief must be filed as letter-motions and are limited to 3 pages.

Letter

3 pages

Applies to: Attorney

Page LimitsCivil cases

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the party seeking discovery may file on ECF a letter-motion, no longer than three pages, explaining the nature of the dispute

Summary: Discovery dispute letter-motions are limited to 3 pages.

Letter

3 pages

Page LimitsCivil cases

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If the meet-and-confer process does not resolve the dispute within 10 business days of the dispute first being raised (or sooner, if an impasse has been reached), the party seeking discovery may file on ECF a letter-motion, no longer than three pages, explaining the nature of the dispute and, if applicable, why the party is entitled to relief and requesting an informal conference.

Summary: After 10 business days of meet-and-confer, party may file 3-page letter-motion for discovery dispute.

Letter Motion

3 pages

Applies to: Attorney

Page LimitsCivil cases

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Any opposition to a letter-motion seeking relief shall be filed as a letter, not to exceed three pages, within two business days.

Summary: Opposition to letter-motions must be filed as a letter not exceeding 3 pages within 2 business days.

Letter Opposition

3 pages

Page LimitsCivil cases

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Any opposition to a letter-motion seeking relief shall be filed as a letter, not to exceed three pages, within two business days.

Summary: Opposition to letter-motions limited to 3 pages, due within 2 business days.

Opposition To Letter Motion

3 pages

Applies to: Attorney

Page LimitsCriminal cases

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Whether filed electronically or not, letters (together with any related exhibits) may not exceed 10 pages in length.

Summary: Letters and related exhibits are limited to 10 pages.

Letter

10 pages

Page LimitsCriminal cases

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Unless prior permission has been granted, memoranda of law in support of and in opposition to motions are limited to 8,750 words, and reply memoranda are limited to 3,500 words.

Summary: Memoranda of law are limited to 8,750 words for opening/opposition and 3,500 words for replies.

Opening Brief

8,750 words

Opposition

8,750 words

Reply

3,500 words

Page LimitsCriminal cases

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Unless prior permission has been granted, memoranda of law in support of and in opposition to motions are limited to 8,750 words, and reply memoranda are limited to 3,500 words. All memoranda of law shall be in twelve-point font or larger, double spaced, and text-searchable. Sur-reply memoranda will not be accepted without prior permission of the Court. All appendices to memoranda of law must be indexed.

Summary: Memoranda of law limited to 8,750 words (support/opposition) and 3,500 words (reply)

Memorandum Of Law

8,750 words

3,500 words

Page LimitsCriminal cases

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Unless prior permission has been granted, sentencing memoranda are limited to 25 pages.

Summary: Sentencing memoranda are limited to 25 pages unless prior permission is granted.

Sentencing Memorandum

25 pages

Page LimitsCriminal cases

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Unless prior permission has been granted, sentencing memoranda are limited to 25 pages.

Summary: Sentencing memoranda are limited to 25 pages unless prior permission granted.

Sentencing Memorandum

25 pages

Applies to: Attorney

Page LimitsCivil cases

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The Plaintiff shall serve, but not file, its opening brief, not to exceed 5,500 words, on _____________. The Defendant shall serve, but not file, its answering brief, not to exceed 8,250 words, on ________________. The Plaintiff shall serve, but not file, its reply brief, not to exceed 5,500 words, on _______________. The Defendant shall serve, but not file, its sur-reply brief, not to exceed 2,750 words, on _____________.

Summary: Claim-construction briefs must be served but not filed, with limits of 5,500 words for the plaintiff’s opening and reply briefs, 8,250 words for the defendant’s answering brief, and 2,750 words for the defendant’s sur-reply.

Opening Brief

5,500 words

Answering Brief

8,250 words

Reply Brief

5,500 words

Sur Reply

2,750 words

Page Limits

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If the parties are unable to resolve their dispute, either party may file a letter-motion, no longer than three pages and in accordance with Paragraph 1 above, explaining the nature of the dispute and requesting an informal conference. If the opposing party wishes to respond to the letter, it must promptly file a responsive letter, not to exceed three pages.

Summary: Discovery dispute letter-motions are limited to 3 pages, with responsive letters also limited to 3 pages.

Letter

3 pages

Page LimitsCivil cases

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Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, letters may not exceed three pages in length.

Summary: Letters are limited to 3 pages unless the Court orders otherwise.

Letter

3 pages

Page LimitsCivil cases

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the party seeking discovery may file on ECF a letter-motion, no longer than three pages, explaining the nature of the dispute and, if applicable, why the party is entitled to relief and requesting an informal conference.

Summary: Discovery dispute letter-motions filed on ECF may not exceed 3 pages.

Letter Motion

3 pages

Applies to: Attorney

Page LimitsCivil cases

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Any opposition to a letter-motion seeking relief shall be filed as a letter, not to exceed three pages, within two business days.

Summary: Oppositions to letter-motions seeking relief are limited to three pages.

Opposition

3 pages

Applies to: Attorney

Page LimitsCivil cases

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Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, letters may not exceed three pages in length.

Summary: Letters are limited to 3 pages unless otherwise ordered.

Letter

3 pages

Page LimitsCriminal cases

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Whether filed electronically or not, letters (together with any related exhibits) may not exceed 10 pages in length.

Summary: Letters (including exhibits) are limited to 10 pages.

Letter

10 pages

Page Limits

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In most civil cases, the Court will impose time limits on both sides at the final prehearing or pretrial conference. The parties’ opening statements (in civil jury trials) and examinations of witnesses will count against their time; lengthy colloquies before the jury will be split down the middle. The time limits do not apply to jury selection or to summations; the Court may impose separate time limits for summations. The parties should be prepared to address the issue of time limits at the final prehearing or pretrial conference.

Summary: Time limits imposed in civil cases at final pretrial conference, covering opening statements and witness examinations but not jury selection or summations.

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Document Format Requirements19 rules

FormattingCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026Mandatory

The Joint Claim Construction Chart must be emailed to Chambers simultaneously with filing.

The Joint Claim Construction Chart, in Word format, shall be e-mailed simultaneously with filing to SubramanianNYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov.

Required Format

DOCX

FormattingCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026Important

The Joint Claim Construction Chart must use 12-point Times New Roman or a similar typeface.

The text for the Joint Claim Construction Chart shall be 12-point and in Times New Roman or a similar typeface.

Typography
Font FamilyTimes New Roman
Size12 pt
FormattingCivil cases

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Each hard copy shall be pre-marked (that is, with an exhibit sticker) and assembled sequentially in a loose-leaf binder (not to exceed 2-1/2 inches in thickness) or in separate manila folders labeled with the exhibit numbers and placed in redweld folders labeled with the case name and docket number

Summary: Hard copy exhibits must be pre-marked and assembled in binders not exceeding 2.5 inches or in labeled manila folders within redweld folders.

Layout & Binding
Binding Style
Three Ring Binder
FormattingCriminal cases

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Letter-motions may be filed via ECF if they comply with the S.D.N.Y. Local Rules and the S.D.N.Y. Electronic Case Filing Rules and Instructions. In particular, in accordance with Paragraph 4(D) above, all requests for adjournments and extensions should be filed as letter-motions. All letter-motions should be text-searchable.

Summary: Letter-motions must comply with S.D.N.Y. rules and be text-searchable

FormattingCriminal cases

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All memoranda of law shall be in twelve-point font or larger, double spaced, and text-searchable.

Summary: Memoranda of law must be in 12-point font or larger, double spaced, and text-searchable.

Typography
Size12 pt
Line SpacingDouble
FormattingCriminal cases

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Electronic devices (including mobile telephones, personal electronic devices, computers, and printers) may not be used in Judge

Summary: Electronic devices prohibited in Judge Subramanian's courtroom

FormattingCriminal cases

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Where submitted in hard copy, exhibits and Section 3500 material should be pre-marked and assembled sequentially in a loose-leaf binder or binders (not to exceed 2-1/2 inches in thickness), or in separate manila folders labeled with the exhibit numbers and placed in redweld folders labeled with the case name and docket number.

Summary: Hard copy exhibits should be pre-marked, assembled in binders (max 2.5 inches) or manila folders in redweld folders.

Layout & Binding
Binding Style
Loose Leaf
Formatting

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Exhibits must be pre-marked (that is, with exhibit stickers or the like) and should generally be labeled by party and exhibit number (e.g., “GX-1,” “PX-1,” “DX-1,” etc.) rather than letter (e.g., “DX-AA”).

Summary: Exhibits must be pre-marked with party and exhibit number (e.g., GX-1, PX-1, DX-1).

FormattingCivil cases

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Any amended or corrected filing (including but not limited to amended pleadings) shall be filed with a redline showing all differences between the original and revised filing. Any motion to amend a pleading shall similarly be filed with a redline showing all differences between the operative pleading and the proposed amended pleading.

Summary: Amended filings and motions to amend pleadings must include a redline showing differences from the original document.

FormattingCivil cases

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with an electronic copy, in Microsoft Word format, of the moving party’s Statement of Material Facts Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 56.1. Opposing parties must reproduce each entry in the moving party’s Rule 56.1 Statement and set out the opposing party’s response directly beneath it.

Summary: Summary judgment moving parties must file Rule 56.1 Statement in Microsoft Word format; opposing parties must reproduce entries with responses directly below.

Required Format

DOCX

FormattingCivil cases

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The parties must comply with the briefing schedule and the format and length specifications set forth in the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (8014–8018) unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

Summary: Bankruptcy appeals must comply with FRBP 8014-8018 for briefing schedules, format, and length specifications.

FormattingCivil cases

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a Microsoft Word document listing all exhibits sought to be admitted, emailed to the court.

Summary: Exhibit lists must be Microsoft Word documents emailed to the court.

Required Format

DOCX

AS Subramanian Civil Individual Practices · May 2026 · p. 12
|SecC. Additional Pretrial Submissions (Not Filed on ECF)
FormattingCivil cases

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Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, in all jury trials, joint requests to charge, joint proposed verdict forms, and joint proposed voir dire questions shall be submitted as attachments to the proposed joint pretrial order, with any differing proposals displayed in track-change format and supported by authority or other justification.

Summary: Jury trials must attach joint requests to charge, verdict forms, and voir dire questions to the joint pretrial order, with differing proposals in track-change format supported by authority.

AS Subramanian Civil Individual Practices · May 2026 · p. 12
|SecD. Requests to Charge and Proposed Voir Dire
FormattingCivil cases

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If submission of electronic copies would be an undue burden on a party, the party may seek leave of Court (by letter-motion filed on ECF) to submit prospective documentary exhibits in hard copy. Each hard copy shall be pre-marked (that is, with an exhibit sticker) and assembled sequentially in a loose-leaf binder (not to exceed 2-1/2 inches in thickness) or in separate manila folders labeled with the exhibit numbers and placed in redweld folders labeled with the case name and docket number;

Summary: Parties may seek leave to submit hard copy exhibits if electronic copies are an undue burden; hard copies must be pre-marked and assembled in binders (max 2.5 inches) or labeled manila/redweld folders.

Layout & Binding
Binding Style
Loose Leaf Binder
AS Subramanian Civil Individual Practices · May 2026 · p. 12
|SecC. Additional Pretrial Submissions (Not Filed on ECF)
FormattingCivil cases

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The text for each brief shall be 12-point and in Times New Roman or a similar typeface.

Summary: Each claim-construction brief must use 12-point Times New Roman or a similar typeface.

Typography
Font FamilyTimes New Roman
Size12 pt
FormattingCivil cases

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With respect to any deposition that is supplied, the index to the deposition should be included if it is available.

Summary: Deposition indexes should be included with supplied depositions if available.

FormattingCivil cases

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The parties should provide the Court with a complete electronic, text-searchable copy of any hearing or deposition transcript on which the parties rely, if such a copy is available, unless doing so would be unduly burdensome.

Summary: Parties should provide text-searchable electronic copies of relied-upon hearing or deposition transcripts if available, unless unduly burdensome.

FormattingCivil cases

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Memoranda of law should include sections discussing the relevant background and facts. Parties should not merely incorporate by reference their Local Rule 56.1 Statements or Counterstatements.

Summary: Summary judgment memoranda must include background and facts sections, and should not incorporate Rule 56.1 statements by reference.

FormattingCriminal cases

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All letter-motions should be text-searchable.

Document Filing Requirements157 rules

Filing RequirementsCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026Mandatory

The disclosure must separately identify for each opposing party the asserted patent claims, applicable infringement provisions, and accused instrumentalities with the specified identifying details.

Separately for each opposing party, the Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions shall contain the following information: (a) Each claim of each asserted patent that is allegedly infringed by each opposing party, including for each claim the applicable statutory subsections of 35 U.S.C. § 271 asserted; (b) Separately for each asserted claim, each accused apparatus, product, device, process, method, act, or other instrumentality (“Accused Instrumentality”) of each opposing party of which the party is aware. This identification shall be as specific as possible. Each product, device, and apparatus shall be identified by name or model number, if known. Each method or process shall be identified by name, if known, or by any product, device, or apparatus that, when used, allegedly results in the practice of the claimed method or process;

Document Type

Disclosure Of Asserted Claims And Infringement Contentions

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
AS Subramanian Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order Addendum (Patent) 1 · p. 1
|SecDisclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions
Filing RequirementsCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026Mandatory

The disclosure must include a chart mapping each asserted claim limitation to each accused instrumentality and identify corresponding structures, acts, or materials for limitations alleged to invoke § 112(f).

(c) A chart identifying specifically where and how each limitation of each asserted claim is found within each Accused Instrumentality, including for each limitation that such party contends is governed by 35 U.S.C. § 112(f), the identity of the structure(s), act(s), or material(s) in the Accused Instrumentality that performs the claimed function;

Document Type

Disclosure Of Asserted Claims And Infringement Contentions

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
AS Subramanian Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order Addendum (Patent) 1 · p. 2
|SecDisclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions
Filing RequirementsCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026Mandatory

For a patent claiming priority to an earlier application, the disclosure must state the priority date alleged for each asserted claim.

(f) For any patent that claims priority to an earlier application, the priority date to which each asserted claim is alleged to be entitled;

Document Type

Disclosure Of Asserted Claims And Infringement Contentions

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
AS Subramanian Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order Addendum (Patent) 1 · p. 2
|SecDisclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions
Filing RequirementsCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026Mandatory

For each indirectly infringed claim, the disclosure must identify any direct infringement, describe the alleged indirect infringer’s contributing or inducing acts, and describe each party’s role in any joint direct infringement.

(d) For each claim alleged to have been indirectly infringed, an identification of any direct infringement and a description of the acts of the alleged indirect infringer that contribute to or are inducing that direct infringement. Insofar as alleged direct infringement is based on joint acts of multiple parties, the role of each such party in the direct infringement must be described;

Document Type

Disclosure Of Asserted Claims And Infringement Contentions

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
AS Subramanian Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order Addendum (Patent) 1 · p. 2
|SecDisclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions
Filing RequirementsCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026Mandatory

The disclosure must state the timing of the first infringement and the beginning and end of claimed damages.

(h) The timing of the point of first infringement, the start of claimed damages, and the end of claimed damages;

Document Type

Disclosure Of Asserted Claims And Infringement Contentions

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
AS Subramanian Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order Addendum (Patent) 1 · p. 2
|SecDisclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions
Filing RequirementsCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026Mandatory

The disclosure must state whether each asserted claim limitation is alleged to be present literally or under the doctrine of equivalents.

(e) Whether each limitation of each asserted claim is alleged to be present in the Accused Instrumentality literally or under the doctrine of equivalents;

Document Type

Disclosure Of Asserted Claims And Infringement Contentions

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
AS Subramanian Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order Addendum (Patent) 1 · p. 2
|SecDisclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions
Filing RequirementsCivil cases

Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 4, 2026Mandatory

With its infringement contentions, the patent claimant must produce or make available the specified categories of documents to each opposing party.

With the Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions, the party claiming patent infringement shall produce to each opposing party or make available for inspection and copying: (a) Documents (e.g., contracts, purchase orders, invoices, advertisements, marketing materials, offer letters, beta site testing agreements, and third party or joint development agreements) sufficient to evidence each discussion with, disclosure to, or other manner of providing to a third party, or each sale of or offer to sell, or any public use of, the claimed invention prior to the date of application for the asserted patent(s); (b) All documents evidencing the conception, reduction to practice, design, and development of each claimed invention, which were created on or before the date of application for the asserted patent(s) or the priority date identified pursuant to paragraph 1(f) of this Order, whichever is earlier; (c) A copy of the file history for each asserted patent; (d) All documents evidencing ownership of the patent rights by the party asserting patent infringement; (e) If a party identifies instrumentalities pursuant to paragraph 1(g) of this Order, documents sufficient to show the operation of any aspects or elements of such instrumentalities the patent claimant relies upon as embodying any asserted claims; (f) All agreements, including licenses, transferring an interest in any asserted patent; (g) All agreements that the party asserting infringement contends are comparable to a license that would result from a hypothetical reasonable royalty negotiation; ===== PAGE 4 ===== (h) All agreements that otherwise may be used to support the party asserting infringement’s damages case; (i) If a party identifies instrumentalities pursuant to paragraph 1(g) of this Order, documents sufficient to show marking of such Embodying Instrumentalities; and if the party wants to preserve the right to recover lost profits based on such products, the sales, revenues, costs, and profits of such Embodying Instrumentalities; and (j) All documents comprising or reflecting a F/RAND commitment or agreement with respect to the asserted patent(s).

Document Type

Disclosure Of Asserted Claims And Infringement Contentions

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
AS Subramanian Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order Addendum (Patent) 1 · p. 3
|SecDocument Production Accompanying Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions
Filing RequirementsCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026Mandatory

Invalidity Contentions must identify each asserted item of prior art and provide the specified identifying details for patents, publications, sales, and public uses.

(a) The identity of each item of prior art that the party alleges anticipates each asserted claim or renders the claim obvious. Each prior art patent shall be identified by its number, country of origin, and date of issue. Each prior art publication shall be identified by its title, date of publication, and, where feasible, author and publisher. Each alleged sale or public use shall be identified by specifying the item offered for sale or publicly used or known, the date the offer or use took place or the information became known, and the identity of the person(s) or entity(ies) that made the use or made and received the offer, or the person(s) or entity(ies) that made the information known or to

Document Type

Invalidity Contentions

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
Filing RequirementsCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026Mandatory

The parties must exchange, by the stated deadline, a list of claim terms needing construction and their proposed constructions.

On or before _____________, the parties shall exchange a list of those claim term(s)/phrase(s) that they believe need construction and their proposed claim construction(s) of those term(s)/phrase(s).

Document Type

Claim Construction Issue Identification

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
Filing RequirementsCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026Mandatory

A separate text-searchable PDF of each patent at issue must accompany the Joint Claim Construction Chart.

A separate text-searchable PDF of each of the patent(s) in issue shall be submitted with this Joint Claim Construction Chart.

Document Type

Joint Claim Construction Chart

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
Filing RequirementsCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026Mandatory

The Joint Claim Construction Chart should identify disputed claim language, each party’s proposed construction, and supporting citations only to intrinsic evidence.

The parties’ Joint Claim Construction Chart should identify for the Court the term(s)/phrase(s) of the claim(s) in issue and should include each party’s proposed construction of the disputed claim language with citation(s) only to the intrinsic evidence in support of their respective proposed constructions.

Document Type

Joint Claim Construction Chart

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
Filing RequirementsCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026Mandatory

Each party must concurrently file a Motion for Claim Construction requesting adoption of its positions in the joint chart.

Each party shall file concurrently with the Joint Claim Construction Chart a “Motion for Claim Construction” that requests the Court to adopt the claim construction position(s) of that party set forth in the Joint Claim Construction Chart.

Document Type

Motion For Claim Construction

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
Filing RequirementsCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026Mandatory

The parties must file a Joint Claim Construction Brief by the stated deadline.

No later than _______________, the parties shall file a Joint Claim Construction Brief.

Document Type

Joint Claim Construction Brief

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
Filing RequirementsCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026Mandatory

The parties must combine their untitled briefs into one brief and arrange positions for each claim term in the prescribed sequence.

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.

Document Type

Joint Claim Construction Brief

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
Filing RequirementsCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026Mandatory

Lead Trial Counsel must meet and confer by the stated date and thereafter file an amended joint claim construction chart listing the remaining disputed terms.

On or before ______________, Lead Trial Counsel for the parties shall meet and confer and thereafter file an Amended Joint Claim Construction Chart that sets forth the terms that remain in dispute.

Document Type

Amended Joint Claim Construction Chart

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
Filing RequirementsCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026Mandatory

Without prior court approval, the parties may not present testimony at claim-construction argument, which is limited to two hours total; approval must be sought by joint letter no later than the answering briefs’ service due date.

Absent prior approval of the Court (which, if it is sought, must be done by joint letter submission no later than the date on which answering claim construction briefs are due to be served), the parties shall not present testimony at the argument, and the argument shall not exceed a total of two hours.

Document Type

Claim Construction Argument

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
Filing RequirementsCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026Mandatory

The parties must file a letter with the amended chart identifying the meet-and-confer participants, when and how it occurred, and its duration.

The parties shall file with the Amended Joint Claim Construction Chart a letter that identifies by name each individual who participated in the meet and confer, when and how (i.e., by telephone or in person) the meet and confer occurred, and how long it lasted.

Document Type

Meet And Confer Letter

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
Filing RequirementsCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026Important

The producing party must separately identify by production number the documents corresponding to each production category.

The producing party shall separately identify by production number the documents that correspond to each category set forth in this paragraph.

Document Type

Document Production

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
AS Subramanian Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order Addendum (Patent) 1 · p. 4
|SecDocument Production Accompanying Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions
Filing RequirementsCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026Important

The parties must not include argument in the joint submission.

In this joint submission, the parties shall not provide argument.

Document Type

Joint Submission

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
Filing RequirementsCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026Important

Declarations must not contain legal argument or be used to evade the briefing word limits.

Declarations shall not contain legal argument or be used to circumvent the briefing word limitations imposed by this paragraph.

Document Type

Declaration

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
Filing RequirementsCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026Important

Materials that otherwise would be submitted in an appendix must be submitted in a Joint Appendix.

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

Document Type

Joint Appendix

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
Filing RequirementsCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026Important

The Joint Claim Construction Brief must include citations to intrinsic evidence.

Citations to intrinsic evidence shall be set forth in the Joint Claim Construction Brief.

Document Type

Joint Claim Construction Brief

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
Filing RequirementsCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026Important

If the meet and confer produces no agreement or narrows no dispute, the letter must say so and the parties need not file an amended chart.

If no agreements on constructions have been reached or if no dispute has been narrowed as a result of the meet and confer, the letter shall so state, and the parties need not file an Amended Joint Claim Construction Chart.

Document Type

Meet And Confer Letter

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
Filing RequirementsCivil cases

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Parties may cite extrinsic evidence as they deem necessary, but the Court will review it only if intrinsic evidence does not permit construction of the disputed terms.

Citations to expert declarations and other extrinsic evidence may be made in the Joint Claim Construction Brief as the parties deem necessary, but the Court will review such extrinsic evidence only if the Court is unable to construe the disputed claim terms based on the intrinsic evidence.

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Joint Claim Construction Brief

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Filing RequirementsCivil cases

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Any amended or corrected filing (including but not limited to amended pleadings) shall be filed with a redline showing all differences between the original and revised filing.

Summary: Amended or corrected filings must include a redline showing all changes.

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Amended Pleading

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Filing RequirementsCivil cases

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At the outset of each case, or upon reassignment of a matter to this Court, each party must identify to the Court one individual who shall serve as Lead Trial Counsel for that party. This designation must be provided to the Court in the party's first submission (including in reassigned cases).

Summary: Parties must designate Lead Trial Counsel in their first submission.

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Notice Of Appearance

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Filing RequirementsCivil cases

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Letters seeking relief should be filed on ECF as letter-motions in accordance with Paragraph 8(A) below, not as ordinary letters.

Summary: Letters seeking relief must be filed as letter-motions, not ordinary letters.

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Letter

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Filing RequirementsCivil cases

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Principal decision-makers must attend the final pretrial conference and the trial.

Summary: Principal decision-makers must attend final pretrial conference and trial.

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Final Pretrial Conference

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Filing RequirementsCivil cases

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Any attorney appearing before the Court must enter a notice of appearance on ECF.

Summary: Attorneys must file a notice of appearance on ECF before appearing before the Court.

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Notice Of Appearance

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Filing RequirementsCivil cases

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Lead Trial Counsel must appear at all conferences with the Court, must have authority to bind the party they represent consistent with the proceeding (for example, by agreeing to a discovery or briefing schedule), and should be prepared to address any matters likely to arise at the proceeding.

Summary: Lead Trial Counsel must appear at all conferences with authority to bind parties.

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Conference

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
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Filing RequirementsCivil cases

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Any letter-motion seeking relief must state: (1) the dates and times of each conference conducted pursuant to Paragraph 5(B)–(C); (2) the duration of these conferences; (3) the names of the attorneys who participated; and (4) that the moving party informed the adversary during the last conference that the moving party believed the parties to be at an impasse.

Summary: Letter-motion must state dates/times, duration, participants, and impasse notification of conferences.

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Letter Motion

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Filing RequirementsCivil cases

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Sur-reply memoranda will not be accepted without prior permission of the Court.

Summary: Sur-replies require prior Court permission.

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Sur Reply

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Filing RequirementsCivil cases

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When permitted by the S.D.N.Y. Local Rules and the S.D.N.Y. Electronic Case Filing Rules and Instructions, letters seeking relief should be filed on ECF as letter-motions, not as ordinary letters.

Summary: File letters seeking relief as letter-motions on ECF, not ordinary letters.

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Letter Motion

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Notice Of Electronic Filing

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Electronic Filing Rules

Letters to the Court must be filed electronically on ECF unless otherwise provided.

Except as otherwise provided below, communications with the Court should be by letter, filed electronically on ECF.

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Adjournment/extension requests must be filed on ECF as letter-motions.

All requests for adjournments or extensions of time must be made in writing and filed on ECF as letter-motions, not as ordinary letters, proposed stipulations, or proposed orders.

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Counsel must register promptly as ECF filers and enter an appearance in the case.

In accordance with the Electronic Case Filing Rules and Instructions, counsel are required to register promptly as ECF filers and to enter an appearance in the case.

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Page 3 | G. ECF

Counsel must update ECF contact information when changed and check docket regularly even without ECF notifications.

Counsel are responsible for updating their contact information on ECF, should it change, and they are responsible for checking the docket sheet regularly, regardless of whether they receive an ECF notification of case activity.

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Page 3 | G. ECF

All attorneys appearing before the Court must file a notice of appearance on ECF.

Any attorney appearing before the Court must enter a notice of appearance on ECF.

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Page 3 | 4. Conferences C. Attendance by Lead Trial Counsel and Principal Decision-Makers

Discovery dispute letter-motions must be filed on ECF.

the party seeking discovery may file on ECF a letter-motion, no longer than three pages, explaining the nature of the dispute and, if applicable, why the party is entitled to relief and requesting an informal conference.

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Page 4 | 5. Discovery Disputes D

Parties must file joint letter with proposed Case Management Plan as exhibit on ECF as letter motion, using court form, by Thursday prior week to conference.

In most cases, the Notice will direct the parties to submit on ECF a joint letter as well as a proposed Civil Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order attached as an exhibit to the joint letter, no later than Thursday of the week prior to the conference date. This must be filed on ECF as a letter motion- not a standard letter. The parties shall use the form Proposed Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order available at the Court’s website.

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Page 4 | 4. Conferences (Initial Case Management Conference)

Default judgment motions must be filed on ECF and not via order to show cause.

A party seeking a default judgment must proceed by filing a motion for default judgment on ECF pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55(b)(2) and Local Civil Rule 55.2(b). A party seeking a default judgment should not proceed by order to show cause.

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Page 8 | Default Judgment Motions

Noticed TRO applications must be filed on ECF and Chambers emailed after filing.

If the party is prepared to seek relief on notice to the adverse party, the party seeking relief should simultaneously file its papers on ECF, serve them on all other parties, and then email Chambers.

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Page 9 | 9. A. Applications for Temporary Restraining Orders

Ex parte TRO applications may be emailed to Chambers if ECF is not viable.

If the party seeking relief believes that Rule 65(b)(1)’s requirements can be met and a temporary restraining order should issue without notice to the adverse party, the party should file its papers on ECF under seal (or, if ECF is not a viable option, by email to Chambers) and then email Chambers providing notice.

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Page 9 | 9. A. Applications for Temporary Restraining Orders

Parties must file all proposed stipulations and orders on ECF using appropriate ECF filing event per SDNY rules.

In accordance with the S.D.N.Y. Local Rules and the S.D.N.Y. Electronic Case Filing Rules and Instructions, parties should file on ECF all proposed stipulations and orders that they wish the Court to sign, using the appropriate ECF filing event. See SDNY ECF Rules & Instructions §§ 13.17–19 & App’x A.

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Page 9 | M. Proposed Stipulations and Orders

Joint pretrial order must be filed on ECF as 'Joint Pretrial Statement' at least 14 days before final pretrial conference, emailed to Court, and include specified sections.

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, at least 14 days prior to the scheduled final pretrial conference, the parties shall both file on ECF, as a “Joint Pretrial Statement,” and submit by email to the Court a proposed joint pretrial order, which shall include the following: i. the full caption of the action; ii. the names, law firms, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses of trial counsel if not already listed on the docket; iii. a brief statement by plaintiff (or, in a removed case, by defendant) as to the basis of subject matter jurisdiction, and a brief statement by each other party as to the presence or absence of subject matter jurisdiction. Such statements shall include citations to all statutes relied on and relevant facts as to citizenship and jurisdictional amount; iv. a brief summary by each party of the claims and defenses that the party asserts remain to be tried, including citations to any statutes on which the party relies. Such summaries shall also identify all claims and defenses previously asserted that are not to be tried. The summaries should not recite any evidentiary matter; v. a statement as to the number of trial days needed and whether the case is to be tried with or without a jury; vi. a joint statement summarizing the nature of the case, to be read to potential jurors during jury selection; vii. a list of people, places, and institutions that are likely to be mentioned during the trial, to be read to potential jurors during jury selection; viii. a statement as to whether all parties have consented to trial by a Magistrate Judge, without identifying which parties do or do not consent; ix. any stipulations or agreed statements of fact or law to which all parties consent. In a jury case, the parties should memorialize any such stipulations or agreed statements of fact or law in a standalone document that can be marked and admitted at trial;

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Page 10 | 10. A. Joint Pretrial Order

Electronic copies of exhibits must be submitted with the joint pretrial order but not filed on ECF, with filenames matching exhibit numbers.

an electronic copy of each exhibit sought to be admitted (with each filename corresponding to the relevant exhibit number—e.g., “PX-1,” “DX-1,” etc.).

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Page 12 | C. Additional Pretrial Submissions (Not Filed on ECF)

Non-jury parties must submit affidavits of direct trial witness testimony to the court by email, serve on opposing counsel, not file on ECF, with exceptions for certain witnesses.

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, at the time the joint pretrial order is filed, each party in a non-jury trial shall submit to the Court by email and serve on opposing counsel, but not file on ECF, the following: i. copies of affidavits constituting the direct testimony of each trial witness, except for the direct testimony of an adverse party, a person whose attendance is compelled by subpoena, or a person for whom the Court has agreed to hear direct testimony live at the trial.

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Page 12 | E. Additional Submissions in Non-Jury Cases

Parties unable to e-file sealed documents via ECF may submit letter-motions by email as text-searchable PDF with required subject line and no substantive email body.

iv. Submission by Email. Any party unable to comply with the requirements for electronic filing under seal through the ECF system, or who believes that a particular document should not be electronically filed at all, shall file a letter-motion seeking leave of the Court to file in a different manner. If the party is unable to file such a letter-motion on ECF or believes there is good cause not to file such a letter-motion on ECF, the party may submit it by email as a text-searchable PDF attachment with a copy simultaneously delivered to all counsel. Any such email shall state clearly in the subject line: (1) the caption of the case, including the lead party names and docket number; and (2) a brief description of the contents of the letter. Parties may not include substantive communications in the body of the email; such communications may be included only in the body of the letter.

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Page 14 | 11. C. Procedures for Filing Sealed or Redacted Documents iv. Submission by Email

Letters seeking relief should be filed on ECF as letter-motions (not ordinary letters) when permitted by local e-filing rules.

When permitted by the S.D.N.Y. Local Rules and the S.D.N.Y. Electronic Case Filing Rules and Instructions, letters seeking relief should be filed on ECF as letter-motions, not as ordinary letters.

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Filing Timing and Cure Windows

Opposing parties must make themselves available to confer within 2 business days of a discovery dispute conference request.

Where a party raises a discovery dispute with the opposing party, the opposing party must make itself available to confer in good faith to resolve the dispute within two business days of a request for a conference. If a party requests a Lead Trial Counsel conference, Lead Trial Counsel for the opposing party must make themselves available within two business days.

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Page 4 | 5. Discovery Disputes C

Discovery dispute letter-motions may be filed after 10 business days of dispute or sooner if impasse is reached.

If the meet-and-confer process does not resolve the dispute within 10 business days of the dispute first being raised (or sooner, if an impasse has been reached), the party seeking discovery may file on ECF a letter-motion

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Page 4 | 5. Discovery Disputes D

Privilege logs must be promptly produced and updated on a rolling basis as documents are produced.

Privilege logs must be promptly produced and updated on a rolling basis as documents are produced.

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Oppositions to letter-motions seeking relief must be filed within two business days.

Any opposition to a letter-motion seeking relief shall be filed as a letter, not to exceed three pages, within two business days.

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Expert exclusion motions (Daubert) must be filed by the dispositive motion deadline and should not be treated as motions in limine.

Unless the Court orders otherwise, motions to exclude testimony of experts, pursuant to Rules 702–705 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and the Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993), line of cases, must be made by the deadline for dispositive motions and should not be treated as motions in limine.

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Page 8 | Motions to Exclude Testimony of Experts

Joint pretrial order must be submitted at least 14 days before final pretrial conference.

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, at least 14 days prior to the scheduled final pretrial conference, the parties shall both file on ECF, as a “Joint Pretrial Statement,” and submit by email to the Court a proposed joint pretrial order...

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Page 10 | 10. A. Joint Pretrial Order

Parties must submit a list of affiants to cross-examine three business days after submitting affidavits.

Three business days after submission of such affidavits, counsel for each party shall submit a list of all affiants whom they intend to cross-examine at the trial.

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Page 12 | E. Additional Submissions in Non-Jury Cases

Oppositions to motions in limine and pretrial memorandum legal arguments must be filed within one week of the pretrial order.

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, any party may file the following documents within one week after the filing of the pretrial order: i. opposition to any motion in limine; and ii. opposition to any legal argument in a pretrial memorandum.

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Page 13 | F. Filings in Opposition

Parties must meet and confer before filing sealed/redacted documents; third parties must file explanatory letter within 3 business days of notice.

i. Meet and Confer. The party should meet and confer with any opposing party (or any third party seeking confidential treatment of the information) file a document under seal or in redacted form on the ground that an opposing party or third party has requested it, the filing party shall notify the opposing party or third party that it must file, within three business days, a letter explaining the need to seal or redact the document.

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Page 13 | 11. C. Procedures for Filing Sealed or Redacted Documents i. Meet and Confer

Parties should promptly move for default judgment if the opposing party fails to respond to a claim.

If a party fails to respond to a claim, the party asserting the claim should promptly move for entry of default judgment if appropriate.

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Page 8 | Default Judgment Motions

Service and Proof of Service Rules

A party claiming patent infringement must serve its Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions on all parties by the specified deadline, unless the parties agree otherwise.

Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, no later than ____________, a party claiming patent infringement shall serve on all parties a “Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions.”

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Page 1 | Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions

Unless the parties agree otherwise, each party opposing infringement must serve its Invalidity Contentions on all parties no later than 45 days after service of the infringement contentions.

Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, no later than 45 days after service upon it of the Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions, each party opposing a claim of patent infringement shall serve on all parties its “Invalidity Contentions,” which shall contain the following information:

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Page 4 | Invalidity Contentions

The plaintiff must serve its opening and reply briefs and the defendant its answering and sur-reply briefs; these briefs are served but not filed.

The Plaintiff shall serve, but not file, its opening brief, not to exceed 5,500 words, on _____________. The Defendant shall serve, but not file, its answering brief, not to exceed 8,250 words, on ________________. The Plaintiff shall serve, but not file, its reply brief, not to exceed 5,500 words, on _______________. The Defendant shall serve, but not file, its sur-reply brief, not to exceed 2,750 words, on _____________.

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Page 7 | Claim Construction Briefing

Non-moving parties electing to amend under Rule 15(a)(1) after motion to dismiss must notify court and adversary within 10 days of motion receipt with intended filing date.

When a motion to dismiss is filed and the non-moving party elects to amend its pleading pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(1), the non-moving party must, within 10 days of receipt of the motion, notify the Court and its adversary if it intends to file an amended pleading pursuant to Rule 15(a)(1), and the date by which it will do so.

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Page 7 | Motions to Dismiss

Noticed TRO applications must be filed on ECF, served on all parties, and Chambers emailed.

If the party is prepared to seek relief on notice to the adverse party, the party seeking relief should simultaneously file its papers on ECF, serve them on all other parties, and then email Chambers.

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Page 9 | 9. A. Applications for Temporary Restraining Orders

Native calculation files supporting default judgment damages must be emailed to Chambers.

iii. if the proposed damages are supported by calculations, native versions of the files with calculations (i.e., versions of the files in their original format, such as in “.xlsx”), which shall be emailed to Chambers;

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Affidavits of direct trial witness testimony must be served on opposing counsel.

serve on opposing counsel

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Page 12 | E. Additional Submissions in Non-Jury Cases

Courtesy Copy Requirements

Courtesy copies are prohibited unless the Court orders otherwise.

Unless the Court orders otherwise, parties should not submit courtesy copies of any submissions.

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Page 1 | 2. Guidelines for All Submissions

Courtesy copies are not permitted unless otherwise ordered.

No Courtesy Copies. Unless the Court orders otherwise, parties should not submit courtesy copies of any submissions.

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Page 1 | 2. Guidelines for All Submissions

Courtesy copies of submissions are prohibited unless the Court orders otherwise.

Unless the Court orders otherwise, parties should not submit courtesy copies of any submissions.

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Courtesy hard copies are prohibited in pro se cases unless the Court orders otherwise.

Unless the Court orders otherwise, parties should not submit courtesy hard copies of any submissions in pro se cases.

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Courtesy copies are prohibited unless the Court orders otherwise.

No Courtesy Copies. Unless the Court orders otherwise, parties should not submit courtesy copies of any submissions, including sentencing submissions.

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Page 1 | No Courtesy Copies

Courtesy hard copies are not required in pro se cases unless ordered.

Unless the Court orders otherwise, parties should not submit courtesy hard copies of any submissions in pro se cases.

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Sealing & Redaction Procedures

Ex parte TRO applications must be filed under seal on ECF or emailed to Chambers.

If the party seeking relief believes that Rule 65(b)(1)'s requirements can be met and a temporary restraining order should issue without notice to the adverse party, the party should file its papers on ECF under seal (or, if ECF is not a viable option, by email to Chambers) and then email Chambers providing notice.

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Page 9 | A. Applications for Temporary Restraining Orders

Parties must meet and confer before seeking leave to file sealed or redacted documents.

C. Procedures for Filing Sealed or Redacted Documents. Any party seeking leave to file a document under seal or in redacted form shall proceed as follows: i. Meet and Confer. The party should meet and confer with any opposing party (or any third party seeking confidential treatment of the information)

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Page 13 | 11. Redactions and Sealed Filings

Redacted documents require a public letter-motion, public filing of redacted version, and sealed filing of unredacted version with redactions highlighted.

Where a party seeks leave to file a document in redacted form, the party shall file a letter-motion seeking leave to file a document in redacted form on ECF in accordance with Standing Order 19-MC-583 and Section 6 of the S.D.N.Y. Electronic Case Filing Rules and Instructions. The letter-motion itself shall be filed in public view, should explain the reasons for seeking to file the document in redacted form, and should not include confidential information. At the same time, the party shall: (1) publicly file on ECF and electronically relate to the letter-motion a copy of the document with the proposed redactions; and (2) file under seal on ECF (with the appropriate level of restriction) and electronically relate to the motion an unredacted copy of the document with the proposed redactions highlighted.

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Page 13 | 11. Redactions and Sealed Filings

Parties must meet and confer before seeking to seal or redact documents, and notify opposing parties of the need to file within 3 business days.

Any party seeking leave to file a document under seal or in redacted form shall proceed as follows: i. Meet and Confer. The party should meet and confer with any opposing party (or any third party seeking confidential treatment of the information) file a document under seal or in redacted form on the ground that an opposing party or third party has requested it, the filing party shall notify the opposing party or third party that it must file, within three business days, a letter explaining the need to seal or redact the document.

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Page 13 | 11. Redactions and Sealed Filings

Sealed documents require a public letter-motion explaining reasons, with the document filed under seal and electronically related to the motion.

The party shall file a letter-motion seeking leave to file a document under seal on ECF in accordance with Standing Order 19-MC-583 and Section 6 of the S.D.N.Y. Electronic Case Filing Rules and Instructions. The letter-motion itself shall be filed in public view, should explain the reasons for seeking to file the document under seal, and should not include confidential information. The proposed sealed document shall be contemporaneously filed under seal on ECF (with the appropriate level of restriction) and electronically related to the motion (or to the relevant Court order if the Court previously granted leave to file the document under seal). Note that the summary docket text, but not the document itself, will be open to public inspection and should not include confidential information sought to be filed under seal.

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Page 13 | 11. Redactions and Sealed Filings

All redactions or sealing of public court filings require court approval, except those permitted in Paragraph 11(A) or by protective order.

Except for redactions permitted by Paragraph 11(A) or as provided by the protective order approved in the case, all redactions or sealing of public court filings require Court approval. To be approved, any redaction or sealing of a court filing must be narrowly tailored to serve whatever purpose justifies the redaction or sealing and must be otherwise consistent with the presumption in favor of public access to judicial documents. In general, the parties’ consent or the fact that information is subject to a confidentiality agreement between litigants is not, by itself, a valid basis to overcome the presumption in favor of public access to judicial documents.

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Page 13 | 11. Redactions and Sealed Filings

Two categories of information may be redacted without court approval: sensitive information (5 categories) and information requiring caution (6 categories).

The parties are referred to Rule 5.2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the S.D.N.Y. ECF Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”). There are two categories of information that may be redacted from public court filings without prior permission from the Court: “sensitive information” and information requiring “caution.” Parties should not include in their public filings, unless necessary, the five categories of “sensitive information” (i.e., social security numbers [use the last four digits only], names of minor children [use the initials only], dates of birth [use the year only], financial account numbers [use the last four digits only], and home addresses [use only the City and State]). Parties may also, without prior Court approval, redact from their public filings the six categories of information requiring caution described in the Privacy Policy (i.e., any personal identifying number, medical records [including information regarding treatment and diagnosis], employment history, individual financial information, proprietary or trade secret information, and information regarding an individual’s cooperation with the government).

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Page 13 | 11. Redactions and Sealed Filings

To file redacted documents, submit a public letter-motion, publicly file the redacted version, and file an unredacted copy under seal with redactions highlighted.

iii. Redacted Document(s). Where a party seeks leave to file a document in redacted form, the party shall file a letter-motion seeking leave to file a document in redacted form on ECF in accordance with Standing Order 19-MC-583 and Section 6 of the S.D.N.Y. Electronic Case Filing Rules and Instructions. The letter-motion itself shall be filed in public view, should explain the reasons for seeking to file the document in redacted form, and should not include confidential information. At the same time, the party shall: (1) publicly file on ECF and electronically relate to the letter-motion a copy of the document with the proposed redactions; and (2) file under seal on ECF (with the appropriate level of restriction) and electronically relate to the motion an unredacted copy of the document with the proposed redactions highlighted.

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Page 14 | 11. Redactions and Sealed Filings

To file sealed documents, submit a public letter-motion explaining reasons, and file the sealed document contemporaneously under seal on ECF with appropriate restrictions.

ii. Sealed Document(s). The party shall file a letter-motion seeking leave to file a document under seal on ECF in accordance with Standing Order 19-MC-583 and Section 6 of the S.D.N.Y. Electronic Case Filing Rules and Instructions. The letter-motion itself shall be filed in public view, should explain the reasons for seeking to file the document under seal, and should not include confidential information. The proposed sealed document shall be contemporaneously filed under seal on ECF (with the appropriate level of restriction) and electronically related to the motion (or to the relevant Court order if the Court previously granted leave to file the document under seal).

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Page 14 | 11. Redactions and Sealed Filings

TRO applications without notice must be filed under seal on ECF or by email to Chambers.

If the party seeking relief believes that Rule 65(b)(1)'s requirements can be met and a temporary restraining order should issue without notice to the adverse party, the party should file its papers on ECF under seal (or, if ECF is not a viable option, by email to Chambers) and then email Chambers providing notice.

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Entire sealed submissions must be emailed to chambers, not filed on ECF

Any party seeking leave to file under seal an entire submission (with or without exhibits) should not file anything on ECF in the first instance. Instead, the party should email an unredacted copy of the submission to Chambers and should include as an attachment to the email a letter-motion seeking leave to file the document under seal.

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File the redacted version of the document on ECF.

The party should file the redacted version of the document on ECF.

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If seeking leave to redact, file letter-motion on ECF simultaneously with redacted document.

If the party is seeking leave of the Court to redact the document (i.e., if the redactions are not among the categories of redactions that can be made without Court approval), the party should simultaneously file on ECF a letter-motion seeking leave to file the document with those redactions.

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Sealed exhibits must be replaced with a single 'SEALED' page when filing main document on ECF

Any party seeking leave to file an unsealed or redacted document with a fully sealed exhibit attached thereto should file the main document (in accordance with the procedures above, if the party seeks to do so with redactions) on ECF, accompanied by a single page marked “SEALED” in place of any exhibit that the party seeks leave to file under seal, regardless of the actual length of such exhibit.

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All redactions or sealing of public court filings require Court approval except for permitted categories.

Except for redactions permitted by the previous Paragraph, all redactions or sealing of public court filings require Court approval.

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Unredacted letter-motion must be emailed to chambers when seeking leave to file sealed/redacted documents

should be sealed or redacted, the party should include an unredacted copy of the letter-motion as an attachment to the email described in Paragraph 11(C)(iii) below, and—if possible—file a redacted version of the letter-motion on ECF.)

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Sensitive information categories: SSNs (last 4 digits), minor children names (initials), DOBs (year only), account numbers (last 4 digits), home addresses (city/state only).

Parties should not include in their public filings, unless necessary, the five categories of “sensitive information” (i.e., social security numbers [use the last four digits only], names of minor children [use the initials only], dates of birth [use the year only], financial account numbers [use the last four digits only], and home addresses [use only the City and State]).

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To file sealed exhibits, file the main document on ECF with a 'SEALED' placeholder page replacing the exhibit, and simultaneously file a letter-motion seeking leave.

Sealing Exhibits. Any party seeking leave to file an unsealed or redacted document with a fully sealed exhibit attached thereto should file the main document (in accordance with the procedures above, if the party seeks to do so with redactions) on ECF, accompanied by a single page marked "SEALED" in place of any exhibit that the party seeks leave to file under seal, regardless of the actual length of such exhibit. The party should simultaneously file a letter-motion seeking leave to file in that manner according to the procedure described in Paragraphs 11(C)(ii)–(iii) above.

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To seal an entire submission, do not file on ECF initially; instead email unredacted copy to chambers with a letter-motion explaining why sealing is justified.

Sealing Entire Documents. Any party seeking leave to file under seal an entire submission (with or without exhibits) should not file anything on ECF in the first instance. Instead, the party should email an unredacted copy of the submission to Chambers and should include as an attachment to the email a letter-motion seeking leave to file the document under seal. The letter-motion must explain why sealing is justified considering the standards discussed in Paragraph 11(B) above.

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Parties seeking to file sealed/redacted letter-motions should email unredacted copies to chambers and file redacted versions on ECF when possible.

should be sealed or redacted, the party should include an unredacted copy of the letter-motion as an attachment to the email described in Paragraph 11(C)(iii) below, and—if possible—file a redacted version of the letter-motion on ECF.

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Ex parte TRO applications must file on ECF under seal (or email to Chambers if ECF unavailable) and email Chambers notice.

If the party seeking relief believes that Rule 65(b)(1)’s requirements can be met and a temporary restraining order should issue without notice to the adverse party, the party should file its papers on ECF under seal (or, if ECF is not a viable option, by email to Chambers) and then email Chambers providing notice.

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Sensitive and cautionary information may be redacted from public filings without court approval, with specific redaction formats required.

There are two categories of information that may be redacted from public court filings without prior permission from the Court: “sensitive information” and information requiring “caution.” Parties should not include in their public filings, unless necessary, the five categories of “sensitive information” (i.e., social security numbers [use the last four digits only], names of minor children [use the initials only], dates of birth [use the year only], financial account numbers [use the last four digits only], and home addresses [use only the City and State]). Parties may also, without prior Court approval, redact from their public filings the six categories of information requiring caution described in the Privacy Policy (i.e., any personal identifying number, medical records [including information regarding treatment and diagnosis], employment history, individual financial information, proprietary or trade secret information, and information regarding an individual’s cooperation with the government).

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Page 13 | 11. A. Redactions Not Requiring Court Approval

All redactions or sealing except those in 11(A) or protective orders require court approval, must be narrowly tailored, and consistent with public access presumptions.

Except for redactions permitted by Paragraph 11(A) or as provided by the protective order approved in the case, all redactions or sealing of public court filings require Court approval. To be approved, any redaction or sealing of a court filing must be narrowly tailored to serve whatever purpose justifies the redaction or sealing and must be otherwise consistent with the presumption in favor of public access to judicial documents. In general, the parties’ consent or the fact that information is subject to a confidentiality agreement between litigants is not, by itself, a valid basis to overcome the presumption in favor of public access to judicial documents.

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Page 13 | 11. B. Redactions and Sealed Filings Requiring Court Approval

Sealed documents require a public letter-motion on ECF, with the sealed document filed contemporaneously under seal on ECF and related to the motion.

ii. Sealed Document(s). The party shall file a letter-motion seeking leave to file a document under seal on ECF in accordance with Standing Order 19-MC-583 and Section 6 of the S.D.N.Y. Electronic Case Filing Rules and Instructions. The letter-motion itself shall be filed in public view, should explain the reasons for seeking to file the document under seal, and should not include confidential information. The proposed sealed document shall be contemporaneously filed under seal on ECF (with the appropriate level of restriction) and electronically related to the motion (or to the relevant Court order if the Court previously granted leave to file the document under seal). Note that the summary docket text, but not the document itself, will be open to public inspection and should not include confidential information sought to be filed under seal.

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Page 14 | 11. C. Procedures for Filing Sealed or Redacted Documents ii. Sealed Document(s)

Redacted documents require a public letter-motion on ECF, public redacted copy, and sealed unredacted copy with highlighted redactions on ECF.

iii. Redacted Document(s). Where a party seeks leave to file a document in redacted form, the party shall file a letter-motion seeking leave to file a document in redacted form on ECF in accordance with Standing Order 19-MC-583 and Section 6 of the S.D.N.Y. Electronic Case Filing Rules and Instructions. The letter-motion itself shall be filed in public view, should explain the reasons for seeking to file the document in redacted form, and should not include confidential information. At the same time, the party shall: (1) publicly file on ECF and electronically relate to the letter-motion a copy of the document with the proposed redactions; and (2) file under seal on ECF (with the appropriate level of restriction) and electronically relate to the motion an unredacted copy of the document with the proposed redactions highlighted.

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Page 14 | 11. C. Procedures for Filing Sealed or Redacted Documents iii. Redacted Document(s)

Parties unable to file electronically may submit by email with specific subject line requirements and no substantive communications in email body.

Any party unable to comply with the requirements for electronic filing under seal through the ECF system, or who believes that a particular document should not be electronically filed at all, shall file a letter-motion seeking leave of the Court to file in a different manner. If the party is unable to file such a letter-motion on ECF or believes there is good cause not to file such a letter-motion on ECF, the party may submit it by email as a text-searchable PDF attachment with a copy simultaneously delivered to all counsel. Any such email shall state clearly in the subject line: (1) the caption of the case, including the lead party names and docket number; and (2) a brief description of the contents of the letter. Parties may not include substantive communications in the body of the email; such communications may be included only in the body of the letter.

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Parties unable to file sealed documents via ECF may submit by email as text-searchable PDF with case caption and docket number in subject line; substantive communications belong in the letter only.

iv. Submission by Email. Any party unable to comply with the requirements for electronic filing under seal through the ECF system, or who believes that a particular document should not be electronically filed at all, shall file a letter-motion seeking leave of the Court to file in a different manner. If the party is unable to file such a letter-motion on ECF or believes there is good cause not to file such a letter-motion on ECF, the party may submit it by email as a text-searchable PDF attachment with a copy simultaneously delivered to all counsel. Any such email shall state clearly in the subject line: (1) the caption of the case, including the lead party names and docket number; and (2) a brief description of the contents of the letter. Parties may not include substantive communications in the body of the email; such communications may be included only in the body of the letter.

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Sealed or sensitive letters may be emailed as text-searchable PDFs with specific subject line requirements.

Any letter to be filed under seal or containing sensitive or confidential information may be emailed as a text-searchable PDF attachment to the Court with a copy simultaneously delivered to all counsel (unless the submission is being made ex parte). Any such email shall state clearly in the subject line: (1) the caption of the case, including the lead party names and docket number; and (2) a brief description of the contents of the letter.

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Redactions and sealing beyond the permitted categories require Court approval and must be narrowly tailored.

Except for redactions permitted by the previous Paragraph, all redactions or sealing of public court filings require Court approval. To be approved, any redaction or sealing of a court filing must be narrowly tailored to serve whatever purpose justifies the redaction or sealing and must be otherwise consistent with the presumption in favor of public access to judicial documents.

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Parties may redact sensitive personal information and information requiring caution from public filings without prior Court approval.

Parties should not include in their public filings, unless necessary, the five categories of "sensitive information" (i.e., social security numbers [use the last four digits only], names of minor children [use the initials only], dates of birth [use the year only], financial account numbers [use the last four digits only], and home addresses [use only the City and State]). Parties may also, without prior Court approval, redact from their public filings the six categories of information requiring caution described in the Privacy Policy (i.e., any personal identifying number, medical records [including information regarding treatment and diagnosis], employment history, individual financial information, proprietary or trade secret information, and information regarding an individual's cooperation with the government).

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Draft letter-motion in form that can be filed publicly.

(The party should endeavor to draft the letter-motion in a form that can be filed publicly

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Sealed or confidential letters may be emailed as PDF attachments with copies to all counsel.

Any letter to be filed under seal or containing sensitive or confidential information may be emailed as a text-searchable PDF attachment to the Court with a copy simultaneously delivered to all counsel (unless the submission is being made ex parte).

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Parties' consent or confidentiality agreements are not sufficient to overcome presumption of public access.

In general, parties’ consent or the fact that information is subject to a confidentiality agreement between litigants is not, by itself, a valid basis to overcome the presumption in favor of public access to judicial documents.

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Filing Bundling Requirements

Motions in limine must be bundled into a single memorandum per party unless court grants leave.

Absent leave of the Court, each party must file a single memorandum of law, consistent with Paragraph 8(C) above, in support of all motions in limine filed by that party

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Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

Discovery disputes require good faith conferral with Lead Trial Counsel participation, 2-business-day response requirement, and 10-business-day waiting period before filing with the Court.

Any party wishing to raise a discovery dispute with the Court must first confer in good faith with the opposing party—in person, by videoconference, or by telephone—to resolve the dispute. This process must include at least one conference among Lead Trial Counsel for the parties involved in the dispute. Where a party raises a discovery dispute with the opposing party, the opposing party must make itself available to confer in good faith to resolve the dispute within two business days of a request for a conference. If a party requests a Lead Trial Counsel conference, Lead Trial Counsel for the opposing party must make themselves available within two business days. If the meet-and-confer process does not resolve the dispute within 10 business days of the dispute first being raised (or sooner, if an impasse has been reached), the party seeking discovery may file on ECF a letter-motion

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Discovery disputes require good faith confer with opposing party, including Lead Trial Counsel conference.

Any party wishing to raise a discovery dispute with the Court must first confer in good faith with the opposing party—in person, by videoconference, or by telephone—to resolve the dispute. This process must include at least one conference among Lead Trial Counsel for the parties involved in the dispute.

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Default judgment must be sought by motion on ECF, not by order to show cause.

A party seeking a default judgment must proceed by filing a motion for default judgment on ECF pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55(b)(2) and Local Civil Rule 55.2(b). A party seeking a default judgment should not proceed by order to show cause.

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Only one summary judgment motion allowed without prior Court approval.

Parties may not file more than one motion for summary judgment absent prior Court approval.

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Non-moving party must notify intent to amend within 10 days of motion to dismiss.

When a motion to dismiss is filed and the non-moving party elects to amend its pleading pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(1), the non-moving party must, within 10 days of receipt of the motion, notify the Court and its adversary if it intends to file an amended pleading pursuant to Rule 15(a)(1), and the date by which it will do so.

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Expert testimony exclusion motions must be filed by dispositive motion deadline, not as motions in limine.

Motions to exclude testimony of experts, pursuant to Rules 702–705 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and the Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993), line of cases, must be made by the deadline for dispositive motions and should not be treated as motions in limine.

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Opposition papers due 30 days after motion service; reply papers due 14 days after opposition receipt.

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, papers filed in opposition to a motion must be served and filed within 30 days of service of the motion papers, and reply papers, if any, must be served and filed within two weeks of receipt of opposition papers.

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Opposition papers must be filed within 30 days; reply papers within 2 weeks.

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, papers filed in opposition to a motion must be served and filed within 30 days of service of the motion papers, and reply papers, if any, must be served and filed within two weeks of receipt of opposition papers.

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Defendant must file and serve Pretrial Statement 14 days after plaintiff's statement service.

Two weeks after service of the plaintiff's Statement, the defendant must file and serve a similar Statement of its case containing the same information.

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Parties must confer in good faith (including Lead Trial Counsel) before raising discovery disputes with the Court.

Any party wishing to raise a discovery dispute with the Court must first confer in good faith with the opposing party—in person, by videoconference, or by telephone—to resolve the dispute. This process must include at least one conference among Lead Trial Counsel for the parties involved in the dispute.

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Sur-reply memoranda are not accepted without prior court permission.

Sur-reply memoranda will not be accepted without prior permission of the Court.

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Pre-motion conferences are not required except for discovery disputes, which follow Paragraph 5 procedures.

Pre-motion conferences are not required, except for disputes concerning discovery, which are governed by Paragraph 5 above.

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Parties are limited to one summary judgment motion unless they obtain prior court approval.

Parties may not file more than one motion for summary judgment absent prior Court approval.

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Declining to amend after motion to dismiss may waive right to cure defects later.

Non-moving parties are on notice that declining to amend their pleadings to timely respond to an argument in the motion to dismiss may constitute a waiver of their right to later use the amendment process to cure defects that have been made apparent by the briefing.

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Incomplete rule about deposition requirements for summary judgment motions.

With respect to any deposition

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Parties must confer under FRCP 26(f) as soon as practicable after complaint service.

The parties should fulfill their obligations to confer as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) as soon as practicable after service of the complaint.

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Pre-motion conferences are not required except for discovery disputes.

Pre-motion conferences are not required, except for disputes concerning discovery, which are governed by Paragraph 5 above.

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Pre-motion conferences required only for discovery disputes.

Pre-motion conferences are not required, except for disputes concerning discovery, which are governed by Paragraph 5 above.

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Oral argument will not be heard in pro se matters unless the Court orders otherwise.

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, oral argument will not be heard in pro se matters.

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Oral argument is not heard in pro se matters unless ordered.

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, oral argument will not be heard in pro se matters.

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Adjournment & Extension Requirements

If the Court grants an extension of the Joint Claim Construction Brief deadline, the parties will presumptively lose their claim-construction hearing date.

(Should the parties later stipulate or otherwise request to have this deadline extended, the parties will presumptively lose their claim construction hearing date upon the Court’s granting the extension.)

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Adjournment/extension requests must be filed as letter-motions with 6 required elements.

All requests for adjournments or extensions of time must be made in writing and filed on ECF as letter-motions, not as ordinary letters, proposed stipulations, or proposed orders. The letter-motion must state: (1) the original date(s); (2) the number of previous requests for adjournment or extension; (3) whether these previous requests were granted or denied; (4) the reasons for the requested extension; (5) whether the adversary consents and, if not, the reasons given by the adversary for refusing to consent; and (6) the date of the parties' next scheduled appearance before the Court as well as any other existing deadlines. If the extension will affect any other deadlines in the case, the party seeking the extension should propose amendments to those deadlines as well.

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Adjournment/extension requests must be made at least 2 business days in advance.

Any request for extension or adjournment shall be made at least two business days prior to the deadline or scheduled appearance. Requests for extensions will ordinarily be denied if made after this deadline.

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Extension/adjournment requests must be made at least 2 business days before the deadline.

Any request for extension or adjournment shall be made at least two business days prior to the deadline or scheduled appearance. Requests for extensions will ordinarily be denied if made after this deadline.

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Adjournment/extension requests must be filed as letter-motions on ECF.

All requests for adjournments or extensions of time must be made in writing and filed on ECF as letter-motions, not as ordinary letters, proposed stipulations, or proposed orders.

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Opposing party must respond to discovery dispute conference request within 2 business days.

Where a party raises a discovery dispute with the opposing party, the opposing party must make itself available to confer in good faith to resolve the dispute within two business days of a request for a conference. If a party requests a Lead Trial Counsel conference, Lead Trial Counsel for the opposing party must make themselves available within two business days.

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Extensions and adjournments must be requested via letter-motion, not proposed stipulations or orders.

As noted above, requests for extensions and adjournments must be made by letter-motion, not by proposed stipulation or proposed order.

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Page 9 | M. Proposed Stipulations and Orders

Requests for extensions and adjournments must be made by letter-motion, not by stipulation or proposed order.

As noted above, requests for extensions and adjournments must be made by letter-motion, not by proposed stipulation or proposed order.

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Letter-motions for adjournments or extensions must include original dates, prior request history, reason, adversary position, and next appearance date.

The letter-motion must state: (1) the original date(s); (2) the number of previous requests for adjournment or extension; (3) whether these previous requests were granted or denied; (4) the reason for the extension or adjournment; (5) whether the adversary consents and, if not, the reasons given by the adversary for refusing to consent; and (6) the date of the parties' next scheduled appearance before the Court.

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Extension requests must be made at least 48 hours before deadline; sentencing adjournments require 72 hours notice.

Absent an emergency, any request for extension or adjournment shall be made at least 48 hours prior to the deadline or scheduled appearance, and any request for adjournment of sentencing shall be made at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled proceeding. Requests for extensions will ordinarily be denied if made after the deadlines for extension or adjournment requests specified in this Paragraph.

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Sentencing adjournment requests must be made no later than 72 hours before the proceeding.

Any request for an adjournment of a sentencing should be made as early as possible, and no later than 72 hours before the sentencing proceeding, in accordance with Paragraph 4(D) above.

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Adjournment/extension requests must be filed as letter-motions on ECF.

All requests for adjournments or extensions of time must be made in writing and filed on ECF as letter-motions in accordance with Paragraph 6(A), not as ordinary letters.

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Adjournment/extension requests require 48 hours notice (72 hours for sentencing adjournments).

Absent an emergency, any request for extension or adjournment shall be made at least 48 hours prior to the deadline or scheduled appearance, and any request for adjournment of sentencing shall be made at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled proceeding.

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Speedy Trial Act exclusions require proposed order in Word format via email.

If a party seeks an exclusion of time under the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3161, the party should submit to the Court by email a proposed order (in Microsoft Word format) along with its request for adjournment or extension.

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Written requests for adjournments or extensions must include six specific elements: original dates, number of prior requests, status of prior requests, reasons, adversary position, and upcoming deadlines.

All requests for adjournments or extensions of time must be made in writing and must state: (1) the original date(s); (2) the number of previous requests for adjournment or extension; (3) whether these previous requests were granted or denied; (4) the reasons for the requested extension; (5) whether the adversary consents and, if not, the reasons given by the adversary for refusing to consent; and (6) the date of the parties' next scheduled appearance before the Court as well as any other existing deadlines.

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Extension or adjournment requests must be made at least 48 hours in advance (absent emergency) and are typically denied if submitted after the original deadline.

Absent an emergency, any request for extension or adjournment shall be made at least 48 hours prior to the deadline or scheduled appearance. Requests for extensions will ordinarily be denied if made after the expiration of the original deadline.

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Adjournment/extension requests require 48-hour advance notice (except emergencies)

Absent an emergency, any request for extension or adjournment shall be made at least 48 hours prior to the deadline or scheduled appearance.

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Adjournment/extension requests must include 6 specific elements in writing

All requests for adjournments or extensions of time must be made in writing and must state: (1) the original date(s); (2) the number of previous requests for adjournment or extension; (3) whether these previous requests were granted or denied; (4) the reasons for the requested extension; (5) whether the adversary consents and, if not, the reasons given by the adversary for refusing to consent; and (6) the date of the parties’ next scheduled appearance before the Court as well as any other existing deadlines.

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Adjournment/extension requests must be filed as letter-motions on ECF, include required details, and be made 2 business days in advance.

All requests for adjournments or extensions of time must be made in writing and filed on ECF as letter-motions, not as ordinary letters, proposed stipulations, or proposed orders. The letter-motion must state: (1) the original date(s); (2) the number of previous requests for adjournment or extension; (3) whether these previous requests were granted or denied; (4) the reasons for the requested extension; (5) whether the adversary consents and, if not, the reasons given by the adversary for refusing to consent; and (6) the date of the parties’ next scheduled appearance before the Court as well as any other existing deadlines. If the extension will affect any other deadlines in the case, the party seeking the extension should propose amendments to those deadlines as well. Requests for extensions of deadlines regarding a matter that has been referred to a Magistrate Judge shall be addressed to that assigned Magistrate Judge. Any request for extension or adjournment shall be made at least two business days prior to the deadline or scheduled appearance. Requests for extensions will ordinarily be denied if made after this deadline.

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Sentencing adjournment requests must be made at least 72 hours before the proceeding.

Any request for an adjournment of a sentencing should be made as early as possible, and no later than 72 hours before the sentencing proceeding, in accordance with Paragraph 4(D) above.

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Late extension/adjournment requests are ordinarily denied.

Requests for extensions will ordinarily be denied if made after the deadlines for extension or adjournment requests specified in this Paragraph.

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Extension requests made after deadline are ordinarily denied

Requests for extensions will ordinarily be denied if made after the expiration of the original deadline.

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Chambers Communication Rules

Parties must email list of counsel and phone numbers 24 hours before teleconference.

At least 24 hours before a scheduled teleconference, the parties must jointly email to the Court a list of counsel who may speak during the teleconference. No more than one individual should be designated to speak on behalf of each party. The email should also provide the telephone numbers from which counsel expect to join the call.

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Broadcasting or recording court conferences is prohibited by law.

Broadcasting or recording of any court conference is prohibited by law.

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Electronic device access requests must be submitted at least 3 business days before trial/hearing or may be denied.

If required by the Standing Order, counsel seeking to bring a device into the Courthouse shall submit an Electronic Device and Wi-Fi Access Request Form, available on the Court’s website, to the Court by e-mail as early as possible—and certainly no later than three business days before the start of the trial or hearing. Requests submitted later than three business days prior to the relevant trial or hearing may be denied on that basis alone.

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Mobile phones must be turned off in courtroom at all times or may be forfeited.

If permitted by the Standing Order, mobile telephones are permitted inside the Courtroom, but they MUST be kept turned off at all times. Non-compliance with this rule may result in forfeiture of the device for the remainder of the proceedings.

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Native calculation files must be emailed to Chambers when supporting proposed damages in default judgment proceedings.

iii. if the proposed damages are supported by calculations, native versions of the files with calculations (i.e., versions of the files in their original format, such as in ".xlsx"), which shall be emailed to Chambers;

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All parties must jointly email Court to resolve deposition disputes.

If a party wishes to engage the Court in this manner, all parties in attendance at the deposition must make themselves available and email the Court jointly.

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Government counsel must email Chambers immediately upon case assignment to arrange initial conference/arraignment.

Upon assignment of a criminal case to Judge Subramanian, the Assistant United States Attorney shall immediately email Chambers to arrange for a prompt conference/arraignment.

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Page 1 | Initial Pretrial Conference

Parties must jointly write to the Court 24 hours before a status conference with updates.

No later than 24 hours prior to a scheduled status conference, the parties shall jointly write to the Court to provide any updates and preview what they wish to discuss at the conference.

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Plea agreements and Pimentel letters must be emailed to Chambers at least two business days before the scheduled plea.

When a defendant is pleading guilty pursuant to a plea agreement or a cooperation agreement, a copy of the agreement, signed or unsigned, ordinarily must be received by Chambers at least two business days before the scheduled plea. Where the Government is providing a Pimentel letter, a copy of the Pimentel letter must be received by Chambers at least two business days before the scheduled plea. These documents should be emailed to the Court.

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When filing redacted documents, parties must simultaneously email chambers: unredacted copy, highlighted copy showing redactions, and unredacted letter-motion if applicable.

Emailing of Documents to Chambers. At the same time, the party should email to Chambers: (1) a clean (i.e., unredacted) copy of the document; (2) a copy of the document highlighting the information that has been redacted in the ECF filing; and (3) an unredacted copy of the letter-motion seeking leave to file should the party also be seeking leave to file that letter-motion with redactions or under seal.

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Mobile phones allowed in courtroom but must be turned off

If permitted by the Standing Order, mobile telephones are permitted inside the Courtroom, but they MUST be always turned off.

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Electronic device request form must be submitted by email at least 3 business days before trial/hearing

If required by the Standing Order, counsel seeking to bring a device into the Courthouse shall submit an Electronic Device and Wi-Fi Access Request Form, available on the Court’s website, to the Court by email as early as possible — and certainly no later than three business days before the start of the trial or hearing.

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Pro se parties must submit all communications and filings in writing via in-person delivery, mail, or email to ProSe@nysd.uscourts.gov; direct submission to Chambers is prohibited.

All communications with the Court by a pro se party should be in writing and delivered in person, mailed, or emailed as a PDF to ProSe@nysd.uscourts.gov. No documents or court filings may be sent directly to Chambers.

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Pro se parties are prohibited from calling the Court directly and must direct questions to the Pro Se Office.

Pro se parties may not call the Court directly. Any questions should be directed to the Pro Se Office at (212) 805-0175.

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Pro se parties cannot send documents directly to chambers

No documents or court filings may be sent directly to Chambers.

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Pro se parties must communicate with court in writing via ProSe@nysd.uscourts.gov

All communications with the Court by a pro se party should be in writing and delivered in person, mailed, or emailed as a PDF to ProSe@nysd.uscourts.gov.

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Pro se parties cannot call court directly; must contact Pro Se Office

Pro se parties may not call the Court directly. Any questions should be directed to the Pro Se Office at (212) 805-0175.

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Faxes to Chambers are prohibited unless prior approval is obtained.

Faxes are not permitted except with prior approval of Chambers.

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Counsel must identify themselves each time they speak, spell proper names, and not interrupt during teleconferences.

counsel are required to identify themselves every time they speak. Counsel should spell any proper names for the court reporter and take special care not to interrupt or speak over one another.

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Broadcasting or recording any court conference is prohibited.

Broadcasting or recording of any court conference is prohibited by law.

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Parties must jointly email the Court a list of speaking counsel (max one per party) and phone numbers at least 24 hours before teleconferences.

At least 24 hours before a scheduled teleconference, the parties must jointly email to the Court a list of counsel who may speak during the teleconference. No more than one individual should be designated to speak on behalf of each party. The email should also provide the telephone numbers from which counsel expect to join the call.

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Ex parte TRO applicants must email Chambers after filing to provide notice.

If the party seeking relief believes that Rule 65(b)(1)’s requirements can be met and a temporary restraining order should issue without notice to the adverse party, the party should file its papers on ECF under seal (or, if ECF is not a viable option, by email to Chambers) and then email Chambers providing notice.

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Noticed TRO applicants must email Chambers after filing.

If the party is prepared to seek relief on notice to the adverse party, the party seeking relief should simultaneously file its papers on ECF, serve them on all other parties, and then email Chambers.

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Proposed joint pretrial order must be submitted by email to the Court.

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, at least 14 days prior to the scheduled final pretrial conference, the parties shall both file on ECF, as a “Joint Pretrial Statement,” and submit by email to the Court a proposed joint pretrial order...

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Counsel required by Standing Order M10-468 to bring electronic devices must submit request form via email to Court no later than 3 business days before trial/hearing; late requests may be denied.

If required by the Standing Order, counsel seeking to bring a device into the Courthouse shall submit an Electronic Device and Wi-Fi Access Request Form, available on the Court’s website, to the Court by e-mail as early as possible—and certainly no later than three business days before the start of the trial or hearing. Requests submitted later than three business days prior to the relevant trial or hearing may be denied on that basis alone.

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Parties modifying the Model Protective Order beyond caption and signatures must email a redline of changes to Chambers; court disfavors such modifications.

Order in any way other than conforming the caption and signatures, they must provide a redline indicating all such modifications by email to Chambers. The Court disfavors modifications to the Court’s Model Protective Order.

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Faxes to Chambers are prohibited without prior approval.

Faxes are not permitted except with prior approval of Chambers.

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Phone calls to Chambers permitted only in emergencies or as authorized; all parties must join.

Telephone calls to Chambers are permitted solely in emergency situations where a letter or letter-motion is not feasible, or as specifically authorized in Paragraph 6(B) (Conduct in Depositions). In such situations, counsel for all parties must join the call.

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Hand deliveries must go to Court Security Officers, not directly to Chambers.

Hand-delivered mail should be left with the Court Security Officers at the Worth Street entrance of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States District Courthouse at 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007, and may not be brought directly to Chambers.

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Telephone calls to Chambers only permitted in emergencies with all counsel present.

Telephone calls to Chambers are permitted solely in emergency situations where a letter or letter-motion is not feasible, or as specifically authorized in Paragraph 6(B) (Conduct in Depositions). In such situations, counsel for all parties must join the call.

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Faxes are prohibited without prior approval from Chambers.

Faxes are not permitted except with prior approval of Chambers.

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Hand-delivered mail must be left with Court Security Officers, not brought to Chambers.

Hand-delivered mail should be left with the Court Security Officers at the Worth Street entrance of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States District Courthouse at 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007, and may not be brought directly to Chambers.

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Junior Lawyer Participation Incentives

Junior lawyers are encouraged to participate in proceedings, and Court may grant oral argument requests where junior attorneys would gain experience.

The Court encourages the participation of less-experienced attorneys in all proceedings—including pretrial conferences, hearings on discovery disputes, oral arguments, and examinations of witnesses at trial—particularly where that attorney played a substantial role in drafting the underlying filing or in preparing the relevant witness. The Court may be inclined to grant a request for oral argument, or a request for more than one attorney to speak on behalf of a party in a conference, where doing so would afford the opportunity for a junior attorney to gain experience.

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Parties should notify Court if oral argument will be handled by a junior attorney, as this may increase likelihood of argument being granted.

A party should advise the Court by letter if oral argument would be handled by a less-experienced attorney because, as discussed in Paragraph 7 above, that may make the Court more inclined to hold oral argument.

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Court encourages junior attorney participation in proceedings.

The Court encourages the participation of less-experienced attorneys in all proceedings—including pretrial conferences, hearings on discovery disputes, oral arguments, and examinations of witnesses at trial—particularly where that attorney played a substantial role in drafting the underlying filing or in preparing the relevant witness.

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About United States District Judge Arun Subramanian

**Judge Arun Subramanian** was appointed to the Southern District of New York by President Joseph R. Biden in 2023. Before joining the bench, Judge Subramanian spent nearly two decades in private practice in New York City following distinguished clerkships for Judge Dennis Jacobs on the Second Circuit, Judge Gerard E. Lynch in the SDNY, and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court. **Education** - Columbia Law School, J.D., 2004 - Case Western Reserve University, B.A., 2001 **Career** - U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York (2023–present) - Private practice, New York City (2007–2023) - Law clerk to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Supreme Court (2006–2007) - Law clerk to Hon. Gerard E. Lynch, SDNY (2005–2006) - Law clerk to Hon. Dennis Jacobs, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (2004–2005)

**Courthouse:** Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007-1312 **Chambers Staff** - Scheduling/Contact: Chambers contact via court website

Common questions about Judge Arun Subramanian's rules

Are courtesy copies required for Judge Arun Subramanian?

The rule limits courtesy-copy delivery rather than stating a blanket requirement before Judge Arun Subramanian. Courtesy copies are not permitted unless otherwise ordered.

View ruleSource: page 1, section 2. Guidelines for All Submissions

Does Judge Arun Subramanian require a pre-motion conference or letter before filing a motion?

Judge Arun Subramanian's rules set a pre-motion procedure for discovery. Discovery disputes require good faith confer with opposing party, including Lead Trial Counsel conference.

View ruleSource: page 4, section 5. Discovery Disputes - B.

What page or word limits apply to letter before Judge Arun Subramanian?

Judge Arun Subramanian's rule states these limits: attorney: 3 pages. Letters seeking relief must be filed as letter-motions and are limited to 3 pages.

View ruleSource: page 2, section 2. Guidelines for All Submissions

What page or word limits apply to letter motion before Judge Arun Subramanian?

Judge Arun Subramanian's rule states these limits: attorney: 3 pages. After 10 business days of meet-and-confer, party may file 3-page letter-motion for discovery dispute.

View ruleSource: page 4, section 5. Discovery Disputes - D.

What formatting rules apply to filings before Judge Arun Subramanian?

Judge Arun Subramanian's formatting rule includes binding three ring binder, pre-marked with exhibit sticker, loose-leaf binder not to exceed 2.5 inches thickness, manila folders labeled with exhibit numbers, and redweld folders labeled with case name and docket number. Hard copy exhibits must be pre-marked and assembled in binders not exceeding 2.5 inches or in labeled manila folders within redweld folders.

What must be included with letter motion filings before Judge Arun Subramanian?

The rule requires notice of electronic filing. File letters seeking relief as letter-motions on ECF, not ordinary letters.

What must be included with sur reply filings before Judge Arun Subramanian?

The rule requires prior permission. Sur-replies require prior Court permission.

How may parties contact Judge Arun Subramanian's chambers?

The rule addresses email communications with Judge Arun Subramanian's chambers. Parties must email list of counsel and phone numbers 24 hours before teleconference.

View ruleSource: page 3, section 4. Conferences - B. Teleconferences

How does Judge Arun Subramanian handle sealed or redacted filings?

A motion to seal is required for covered sealed filings before Judge Arun Subramanian. Process: file redacted on ecf and file unredacted to chambers. Ex parte TRO applications must be filed under seal on ECF or emailed to Chambers.

View ruleSource: page 9, section A. Applications for Temporary Restraining Orders

How do I request an adjournment or extension before Judge Arun Subramanian?

Requests should be made at least 2 business days in advance when this rule applies before Judge Arun Subramanian. Adjournment/extension requests must be made at least 2 business days in advance.

View ruleSource: page 2, section 2. Guidelines for All Submissions

Does Judge Arun Subramanian require motion papers to be bundled?

Yes. Judge Arun Subramanian requires bundling for covered papers. Motions in limine must be bundled into a single memorandum per party unless court grants leave.

Is electronic filing required before Judge Arun Subramanian?

Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. All attorneys appearing before the Court must file a notice of appearance on ECF.

View ruleSource: page 3, section 4. Conferences C. Attendance by Lead Trial Counsel and Principal Decision-Makers

What filing deadlines does Judge Arun Subramanian set?

Opposing parties must make themselves available to confer within 2 business days of a discovery dispute conference request.

View ruleSource: page 4, section 5. Discovery Disputes C

What rule applies to service for disclosure of asserted claims and infringement contentions before Judge Arun Subramanian?

The rule addresses service method, recipient, or timing requirements. Details: recipient: all parties. A party claiming patent infringement must serve its Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions on all parties by the specified deadline, unless the parties agree otherwise.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions

Does Judge Arun Subramanian encourage junior lawyer participation?

Yes. Judge Arun Subramanian's rules include a junior lawyer participation incentive. Junior lawyers are encouraged to participate in proceedings, and Court may grant oral argument requests where junior attorneys would gain experience.

View ruleSource: page 6, section 7. Participation by Less-Experienced Attorneys
Complete rules summary for Judge Arun Subramanian

File letters seeking relief as letter-motions on ECF, not ordinary letters.

Pre-motion conferences required only for discovery disputes.

Sur-replies require prior Court permission.

Appendices to memoranda of law must be indexed.

Courtesy copies are not permitted unless otherwise ordered.

Letters seeking relief must be filed as letter-motions and are limited to 3 pages.

Adjournment/extension requests must be made at least 2 business days in advance.

Telephone calls to Chambers only permitted in emergencies with all counsel present.

Faxes are prohibited without prior approval from Chambers.

Hand-delivered mail must be left with Court Security Officers, not brought to Chambers.

Parties must email list of counsel and phone numbers 24 hours before teleconference.

Counsel must use landlines, avoid speakerphones, and mute when not speaking.

Counsel must identify themselves when speaking and spell proper names for court reporter.

Broadcasting or recording court conferences is prohibited by law.

Lead Trial Counsel must appear at all conferences with authority to bind parties.

Principal decision-makers must attend final pretrial conference and trial.

Discovery disputes require good faith confer with opposing party, including Lead Trial Counsel conference.

Opposing party must respond to discovery dispute conference request within 2 business days.

After 10 business days of meet-and-confer, party may file 3-page letter-motion for discovery dispute.

Letter-motion must state dates/times, duration, participants, and impasse notification of conferences.

Letter-motions must state that Lead Trial Counsel conference occurred.

Opposition to letter-motions limited to 3 pages, due within 2 business days.

Deposition objections must be concise, nonargumentative, and nonsuggestive.

Form objections during depositions should be limited to 'objection form.'

Email Chambers to resolve deposition disputes if letter-motion procedures aren't feasible.

All parties must jointly email Court to resolve deposition disputes.

No need to provide copies of cases available on Westlaw or Lexis.

Use Westlaw citation for cases only available on Westlaw or Lexis.

Request oral argument by marking 'ORAL ARGUMENT REQUESTED' on cover page.

Advise Court by letter if junior attorney will handle oral argument.

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