Chief Judge Martin Glenn

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One Bowling Green
New York, NY 10004-1408
Chambers: (212) 284-4551
Courtroom: 523

Courtroom Deputy: Deanna Anderson
(212) 284-4037

Law Clerk: Julia Bonnell
(212) 284-4039

Law Clerk: Daniel Slemmer
(212) 284-4565

Law Clerk: Jennifer Pollan
(212) 284-4038

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Chambers' Rules

Unless otherwise ordered, matters before Chief Judge Glenn shall be conducted in accordance with any Case Management Order entered in the case and, to the extent not inconsistent, the following practices:

Scheduling

Pursuant to Local Rule 5070-1, a moving party or applicant must contact Chambers to obtain a hearing date prior to filing and serving a motion, cross-motion, application or any other request for relief requiring a hearing. All scheduling requests should be directed to Deanna Anderson, Courtroom Deputy by emailing mg.chambers@nysb.uscourts.gov.
Requests for relief requiring a hearing that are filed without first obtaining a hearing date will not be scheduled for hearing on the Court’s calendar.
Parties may not grant extensions of time on briefing without prior consent from Chambers.
Adjournments, other than those requested at the hearing, will be granted only if agreed to by all parties seeking or opposing the relief in question, or, after consent is sought and denied, as granted by the Court after a request to chambers, copied to the other side, and stating the basis for the request. The moving party must contact the Courtroom Deputy to obtain the adjournment.
Requests for adjournment should be made no later than 12 noon on the business day before the scheduled hearing; requests made after that time will be granted only where good cause exists for the untimely request.
All adjournments must be noticed with the filing and service of a “Notice of Adjournment” prior to the original hearing date. A hearing will not be officially adjourned until the Notice of Adjournment is filed on the Electronic Case Filing (ECF) System.

Orders to Show Cause

Parties must contact Chambers prior to filing an order to show cause. (See Local Rule 9077-1(a)). Counsel should be prepared to submit the following documents for the Court’s review: a copy of the underlying motion, proposed order to show cause (in Word format only) and a supporting affidavit.
If the request for an order to show cause is granted, the papers must be filed on the Electronic Case Filing (ECF) system. The Court will contact the movant regarding the disposition of the requested order to show cause.

Notices of Presentment

Parties wishing to move by notice of presentment should consult Local Bankruptcy Rule 9074-1 to determine what matters may be handled on presentment. The rule also describes the notice and filing requirements when presenting a motion or application by presentment. If you have a question regarding whether a matter may be heard on presentment, please contact Chambers.
Motions for relief from stay will not be considered on presentment.
Parties do not need to contact Chambers to schedule a date and time for presentment but do need to notify Chambers at mg.chambers@nysb.uscourts.gov for a hearing date in the event there is an objection.
After the applicable objection period has passed, the underlying motion and an electronic version of the proposed order in Word format should be submitted to Chambers prior to the scheduled date and time for presentment. The cover must contain a representation that (i) the movant sought relief by notice of presentment and (ii) the objection period has passed and no objections were filed.

Submission of Orders

Proposed orders must be submitted with the moving papers in Word format.
Proposed orders may be submitted either by mail or by email; however submission by email is preferred.
- Orders submitted by mail should contain a hard copy of the order, accompanied by a CD Rom or flash drive containing an electronic copy of the order in Word format.
- Orders submitted by email should be sent to mg.chambers@nysb.uscourts.gov in Word format only.
In addition to the requirement above, any proposed orders submitted after the court has ruled must be submitted by email and contain the following information:
- (a) The name, telephone number and email address of the person submitting the order.
- (b) The case name and the ECF document numbers of the relevant motion papers.
- (c) If the relief was granted by the Court, the cover must state that the relief was granted and the date on which it was granted.

2004 Orders

Requests for 2004 orders may be submitted ex parte but the Court, in its discretion, may require notice and a hearing.

Sealing Orders

Requests for filing and maintaining information under seal may be submitted ex parte and must indicate the grounds for sealing. A party requesting sealing must submit to Chambers both a copy of (a) the relevant pleading in proposed redacted form for filing on the docket and (b) the unredacted form. Every proposed order requesting sealing must provide for the movant to unseal or dispose of the confidential information at the conclusion of the matter. Every proposed sealing order must provide, in substance, that it is without prejudice to the rights of any party in interest, or the UST, to seek to unseal the document or any part of it.

Conferences

Requests for conferences should ordinarily be made by letter, and emailed to the Courtroom Deputy and the Law Clerks at mg.chambers@nysb.uscourts.gov, together with a follow-up call to the Courtroom Deputy or Law Clerks. The letter requesting the conference should ordinarily be filed on the Electronic Case Filing (ECF) System. The letter should include the reason for the conference request and must be no longer than two pages in length.
If a telephonic conference is granted, parties should submit a conference call-in number and passcode to Chambers.

Form and Content of Briefs

Unless ordered otherwise, briefs and motions with embedded argument and citations shall be submitted in text searchable format and include a table of contents, headings, and a table of authorities.
Except as permitted by the Court, moving and responsive briefs shall be no more than 25 pages in length. Reply briefs shall be no more than 10 pages exclusive of the table of contents and table of authorities.

Copies of Pleadings

Parties must provide two copies of every pleading, with exhibits, to chambers at the time of filing and service.

"First Day" Motions

Parties wishing to schedule first day hearings in Chapter 11 cases should contact Chambers on the date of filing to discuss scheduling of the hearing. Two copies of first day motions should be provided to chambers in advance of the hearing.
It is expected that Debtor’s counsel will have consulted with the United States Trustee in advance regarding all relief to be requested at the First Day Hearing.

Evidentiary Hearings and Trials

Parties in adversary proceedings should be prepared at the first pretrial conference to submit a joint pretrial scheduling order. Judge Glenn’s form of pretrial scheduling order may be found here: Case Management_Scheduling Order Template
Written direct examinations may be used for evidentiary hearings and trials at the direction of the Court, or at the request of the parties unless the Court orders otherwise.
Unless otherwise provided by the Court, the parties shall exchange pre-marked exhibits no less than fourteen days before trial.
Parties are required to submit to the Court a joint pretrial order at least seven days before the trial date unless the Court orders otherwise. Judge Glenn’s form of joint pretrial order may be found here: Joint Pretrial Conference Order_Template
Motions in limine must be filed at least fourteen days before trial, with responses due seven days before trial.

Discovery Disputes

Pursuant to Local Rule 7007-1(b), discovery motions may not be filed until the parties have (a) conferred among themselves to resolve the dispute and (b) participated in a conference with the Court. Parties should contact Chambers to schedule a conference.
Prior to any request for a conference on a discovery issue, the party requesting the conference is required to make a good faith effort to resolve the dispute with opposing counsel consistent with Local Rule 7007-1(a).

Telephonic Appearances

Unless the Court provides otherwise, parties wishing to participate in a hearing telephonically must register with Zoom for Government. Attorneys seeking to participate must be admitted to the Court or admitted pro hac vice. (See Local Rule 2090-1).
Information on how to register with Zoom For Government can be found on the Judge’s Chambers page at http://www.nysb.uscourts.gov/content/judge-martin-glenn
Parties who wish to (i) participate “live” or (ii) listen only to a hearing telephonically may do so without requesting permission from Chambers. Parties need to register for an eCourtAppearance by 4 PM the business day before the hearing at http://www.nysb.uscourts.gov/ecourt-appearances.

Outlook invitations will be sent after 4 PM the business day before the hearing. Please do not contact chambers before the 4 PM deadline to ask if you have registered. Once you have registered your appearance you will see a screen that states “Thank you for registering your appearance in (Case number) (Case name).” This is confirmation that you appearance has gone through.

Counsel and pro se parties are not permitted to participate telephonically for any hearings of an evidentiary nature, including the examination of witnesses or the submission of evidence.

Miscellaneous

Questions on all other issues should be directed to Chambers, either to the Courtroom Deputy or the law clerk assigned to the case.

Calendars

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Opinions

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Zoom Hearings

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Profile

Martin Glenn was sworn in as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of New York on November 30, 2006. He was appointed Chief Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on March 1, 2022. He received his B.S. degree from Cornell University in 1968 and his J.D. degree from Rutgers Law School in 1971. He was an Articles Editor of the Rutgers Law Review.

Judge Glenn was a law clerk for Hon. Henry J. Friendly, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, from 1971-72. From 1972 until his appointment to the bench, Judge Glenn practiced law with O’Melveny & Myers LLP, in Los Angeles from 1972-85 and in New York from 1985-06.

Judge Glenn is a member of the American Law Institute; International Insolvency Institute; New York Federal-State Judicial Council; New York City Bar; National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges; and American Bankruptcy Institute. He is a past member of the Committee on International Judicial Relations of the United States Judicial Conference; and the Bankruptcy Judge Advisory Group of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

Judge Glenn is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia Law School and a Contributing Author of Collier on Bankruptcy. He is a frequent lecturer on bankruptcy-related issues.

United States Bankruptcy Court

Southern District of New York

Honorable Martin Glenn, Chief Judge • Vito Genna, Clerk of Court

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