District of New Jersey Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Exhibit

Exhibits must be filed electronically 14 days before the hearing.

all exhibits must be exchanged in advance of trial and filed electronically fourteen (14) days before the hearing

CRITICAL

Applies to

Exhibit

Exhibits must be filed electronically as PDFs 14 calendar days before the hearing.

All documents must be filed electronically in the proceeding as PDFs fourteen (14) days before the hearing

CRITICAL

Applies to

Impeachment rebuttal document

Non-exhibit documents used for impeachment or rebuttal must be emailed to Court staff for screen sharing during Zoom proceedings.

If a lawyer wants to use a document that is not a marked exhibit for impeachment or rebuttal, he or she must send the relevant document via email to a member of the Court staff identified by the Court who will then share the document on the screen as directed by the lawyer.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Exhibit

In addition to filing exhibits electronically, the parties may be instructed by the Judge to provide hard copies of the exhibits to each other and the witnesses. Please reach out to Chambers for specific procedures.

In addition to filing exhibits electronically, the parties may be instructed by the Judge to provide hard copies of the exhibits to each other and the witnesses. Please reach out to Chambers for specific procedures.

CRITICAL

Applies to

All documents

Pro se parties must file all documents, applications, and motions directly with the Clerk's Office.

Parties appearing pro se must file all documents, applications, and motions directly with the Clerk’s Office.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Exhibits and supporting papers

Courtesy copies of exhibits and other supporting papers must be filed electronically on CM/ECF only.

courtesy copies of all exhibits and other supporting papers shall be filed electronically on CM/ECF only

CRITICAL

Applies to

All documents

All parties except pro se litigants must file all documents electronically via CM/ECF in both civil and criminal matters.

All parties, with the exception of pro se parties, shall file all documents, in both civil and criminal matters, electronically via CM/ECF.

CRITICAL

Pro se parties must mail or submit filings to the Clerk’s Office, not Judge Kiel; pro se guide available online.

All filings by pro se parties shall be mailed or filed directly with the Clerk’s Office. Documents mailed to the courthouse must be addressed to the Clerk’s Office, NOT Judge Kiel. Pro se parties are directed to the Procedural Guide for Pro Se Litigants found at: http://www.njd.uscourts.gov/sites/njd/files/ProSePacket_1.pdf.

CRITICAL

All parties except pro se must electronically file all documents via ECF.

All parties, with the exception of pro se parties, shall electronically file all documents.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Submission notice

A Submission Notice must be filed via CM/ECF on the prescribed form; sentencing memoranda need not be filed on CM/ECF.

Although the submitting party is not required to file its memorandum on the Court’s CM/ECF system, the submitting party is required to file a notice via CM/ECF (a “Submission Notice”) on the form prescribed by the Clerk of the Court.

CRITICAL

Motions, letters, scheduling requests, and all other communications with the Court must be filed on the CM/ECF docket. Email requests sent to Chambers will not be considered.

Motions, letters, scheduling requests, and all other communications with the Court must be filed on the CM/ECF docket. Email requests sent to Chambers will not be considered.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Letter

All such letters—as with all correspondence with the Court—should be filed electronically via CM/ECF.

All such letters—as with all correspondence with the Court—should be filed electronically via CM/ECF.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion

Motions for home confinement or bracelet monitoring relief must be filed electronically on the CM/ECF (ECF) system.

Any motion for relief must be filed on the CM/ECF docket no later than 7 days prior to date of the requested modification (e.g., release to family for special occasions, medical appointments, etc.).

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Compendium of cases

Compendiums of cases must not be filed electronically; only a notice of service of the compendium may be filed electronically.

Compendiums of cases shall not be filed electronically with the Court, but a notice of service of a compendium of cases shall be filed electronically with the Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Compendium

Compendiums of cases must not be filed electronically; a notice of service must be filed electronically.

Compendiums of cases shall not be filed electronically with the Court, but a notice of service of a compendium of cases shall be filed electronically with the Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Documents with supporting exhibits totaling 75 pages or less must be filed electronically on ECF only.

supporting exhibits total 75 pages or less, the document shall be filed electronically on ECF only.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

All documents

All parties except pro se must e-file all civil and criminal documents via ECF in text-searchable PDF; only emergent calls to Chambers allowed.

All parties, with the exception of pro se parties, shall file all documents, in both civil and criminal matters, electronically via ECF. All papers electronically submitted, including any supporting exhibits, shall, to the extent possible, be submitted in a text-searchable PDF format. As such, parties are strongly encouraged to convert briefs from Word to PDF format and to obtain PDF versions of deposition transcripts and emails (as examples), rather than scanning and filing a hardcopy of any brief or other paper. Telephone calls to Chambers are permitted only in emergent situations which require immediate attention.

CRITICALCivil cases

Pro se litigants must mail or file documents with the Clerk’s Office, not Judge Kirsch.

All filings by pro se litigants shall be mailed to or filed directly with the Clerk’s Office, NOT Judge Kirsch.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion

If a continuance order is opposed, the moving party must file a motion on CM/ECF.

If one party opposes the entry of a continuance order, the moving party must file a motion on CM/ECF.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Pleadings and correspondence

All pleadings and correspondence must be electronically filed via CM/ECF unless the Court orders otherwise.

All pleadings and correspondence with the Court shall be electronically filed via CM/ECF, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Joint discovery plan

The parties must file their completed Joint Discovery Plan on CM/ECF.

The parties shall file their completed Joint Discovery Plan on CM/ECF no later than five (5) business days before the scheduled Rule 16 conference.

CRITICAL

Non-confidential correspondence and written submissions must be electronically filed via CM/ECF, and fax is prohibited unless otherwise directed.

Shall be electronically filed via CM/ECF. Papers shall not be submitted by facsimile unless otherwise directed.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed order

In addition to filing via CM/ECF, a copy of any proposed orders should be submitted in Word format via email to SDA_orders@njd.uscourts.gov.

In addition to filing via CM/ECF, a copy of any proposed orders should be submitted in Word format via email to SDA_orders@njd.uscourts.gov.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed order

Proposed orders accompanying motions must be filed via CM/ECF (ECF system).

All motions must be accompanied by a proposed order in searchable PDF format, filed via CM/ECF.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Letter

All communications with the Court (other than direct communication with law clerks on procedural matters) must be via formal letter filed electronically via CM/ECF.

All other communications shall be made via formal letter filed electronically via CM/ECF, unless otherwise directed by the Court.

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Claim term list

The list of claim terms and proposed constructions must be exchanged but not filed with the Court.

On or before [DATE], 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). This document will not be filed with the Court.