IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
STANDING ORDER REGARDING )
RESPONSES AND REPLIES TO )
MOTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES )
BEFORE JUDGE MARYELLEN )
NOREIKA )
STANDING ORDER
WHEREAS, the practice at arraignment, and at other times, is to set deadlines for
Defendants to file pre-trial motions;
WHEREAS, there are no applicable local criminal rules as to the timing or the obligation
of the parties to respond and reply to such motions;
WHEREAS, the undersigned believes that this Court would benefit from having response
and reply deadlines as a matter of course and pursuant to a presumptive rule of scheduling;
NOW, THEREFORE, this 22nd day of May 2025, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
1. Whenever a pre-trial or post-trial motion is filed and there is no case-specific
Court Order establishing a timetable for a response, the opposing party shall file a response no
later than twenty-one (21) calendar days from the date that the motion was filed. A reply1, if any,
shall be filed within ten (10) calendar days from the date the response was filed;
2. For good cause shown, the United States or the Defendant may request an
alteration to the presumptive schedule; and
3. Whenever the response of the United States is to a "suppression motion," the
response shall include the position of the United States as to whether an evidentiary hearing is
required and include the reasons for that position of the United States, if appropriate.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
1
While a reply to a motion is not mandatory, this Court encourages them and finds them helpful.
