
Address: |
J. Caleb Boggs Federal
Building
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Attorney/Office
Manager:
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Maria
Alvino, Esq.
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Case Manager:
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Nicole
Fasano
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Courtroom
Deputy:
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Larisha Davis
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Court Reporter: Phone: |
Valerie
Gunning 302-573-6194 |
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Courtroom: |
6B |
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Important Note concerning Summary Judgment Motions |
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Should the parties stipulate or otherwise request to have their dispositive motion deadline extended, and a trial date is currently set on the court's calendar in the case, the parties will
lose their trial date upon the court's granting the extension. No new trial date will be given until the
dispositive motion(s) have been decided. |
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| In an effort to alleviate the burden brought on chambers by the copious number of letters and telephone calls we receive on a daily basis, I have instituted some guidelines for you to follow: |
| Motions: |
| A party requesting substantive relief must pursue such relief in the form of a motion filed in a manner consistent with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Local Rules of Civil Practice and Procedure, and the Rule 16 scheduling order in place in the case. |
| Letters: |
| Letters will be reviewed if they serve only to transmit information to the court and to which no response from the court is expected. For instance, letters of enclosure or letters canceling or confirming a proceeding are acceptable. Letters containing substantive legal arguments (i.e., disguised supplemental memoranda or briefs) will not be reviewed, or acted upon, and may be returned to the sender. |
| E-mail: |
| The court has a civil e-mail address: |
| slr_civil@ded.uscourts.gov |
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E-mail access is available to address emergency situations, procedural questions, or scheduling problems. ***NEW For emergency situations there are now two forms to be completed by counsel in place of a general e-mail. In the "Forms" section of Judge Robinson's website you will find these new forms titled, "E-mail Request for Emergency Relief" and "Opposing Counsel's Response to E-mail Request for Emergency Relief". No requests for emergency relief will be reviewed unless they are made through the form provided, and no additional comments shall be made in the e-mail, simply attach the form to your e-mail and send. Any time a party accesses the court via e-mail, all other involved parties must be copied on said e-mail. NO ATTACHMENTS shall accompany any e-mail to chambers. |
| Telephone calls: |
| Absent exceptional situations, telephone calls are not appropriately placed to chambers. However, chambers will accept telephone calls when all parties to a case are requesting a change in schedule and are on the telephone to facilitate selection of a new date. |
| Note |
| In connection with discovery disputes, the parties are instructed through the Rule 16 scheduling order either to file a motion (non-patent cases) or to present such disputes to the court via the scheduled discovery conferences. Any discovery issue of an emergent nature should be presented to the court via e-mail. |