D. Kan. Rule 7.1

(a) Form and Filing. All motions, unless made during a hearing or at trial, must be

filed in writing with the clerk. The motion or opening brief filed in support of the

motion must contain:

(1) a statement of the specific relief sought;

(2) a statement of the nature of the matter before the court;

(3) a concise statement of the facts, with each s tatement of fact supported by

reference to the record; and

(4) the argument, which must refer to all statu tes, rules, and authorities relied

upon.

(b) Joint or Unopposed Motions. If a motion is joint or unopposed, the caption and

the body of the motion must so state.

(c) Responses and Replies to Motions. A party opposing a motion must file a

response, and the moving party may file a reply within the time provided in D. Kan.

Rule 6.1(d). If a response is not filed by the applicable deadline, the court will

consider and decide the motion as an uncontested motion. Ordinarily, the court will

grant the motion without further notice.

(d) Page Limitations. Unless the court orders otherwise, the following page limits

apply to briefs on motions:

(1) Discovery-related motions. Principal briefs in support of, or in response to,

discovery-related motions must not exceed 10 pages and replies must not

exceed 3 pages.

(2) Summary judgment and class certification motions. Principal briefs in

support of, or in response to, summary judgment and class certification

motions must not exceed 40 pages and replies must not exceed 15 pages.

Unless otherwise ordered, these page limits also apply to non-motion briefs,

e.g., merits briefs in Social Security or bankruptcy appeals and proceedings

addressed by D. Kan. Rule 9.1(a) (those filed under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241,

2254, and 2255, and motions to correct or reduce a sentence or civil rights

complaints by prisoners).

(3) All other motions. Principal briefs in support of, or in response to, all

motions other than those set forth in subparagraphs (d)(1) and (2) above

must not exceed 15 pages and replies must not exceed 5 pages.

(4) Any motion to exceed these page limits must be filed at least 3 days before

the brief’s filing deadline.

(e) Exhibits. The filing party must separately label any exhibits attached to motions

or briefs and file an index of such exhibits.

(f) Supplemental Authorities. If pertinent and significant authorities come to a

party’s attention after the party’s final brief has been filed—or after oral argument

but before a decision—a party may promptly advise the court by notice filed on the

CM/ECF system setting forth the citations. The notice must state reasons for the

supplemental citations, referring either to the page of the brief or to a point argued

orally; if the supplemental citations refer to a brief, the notice must be linked in the

ECF system to that brief. The body of the notice must not exceed 350 words. Any

response must be made within 5 days and must be similarly linked and limited.

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