Judge Aaron D. Maslow
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
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Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Courtesy copies
- Before Email Notice
Filings > 200 pages
Terms of Sale
Court-wide- Upon request
Adjournments
- An adjournment request must be made by stipulation when consent exists and by application when consent is unavailable.
- Adjournment stipulations and applications must be filed by 5:00 p.m. on the third court business day before the motion date.
- A late adjournment application may be made only in person when the motion is called on the scheduled motion date.
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Communication
Chambers8 contacts
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Other Contacts3 contacts
Clerk1 contacts
Document Format Requirements3 rules
No binder shall exceed two inches; multiple binders may be used.
In submitting any papers to the Court for signature, there must be at least three lines of type above the space for the Court’s signature.
If pages exceed two inches the papers must be submitted in segments, each of which is no thicker than two inches.
Document Filing Requirements13 rules
Parties opposing a motion shall submit a counter-proposed order, described as “Counter-Proposed Order.”
- Document
- Opposition
Must include
- •Proposed order
All movants shall submit with their motion papers a proposed order for the Court’s consideration; it shall be filed on NYSCEF as “Proposed Order.”
- Document
- Motion
Must include
- •Proposed order
Every motion submission must include an AI-use certification stating either that no generative AI was used or that generated material was reviewed and approved.
- Document
- Motion
Must include
- •AI disclosure
Court's wording
All submissions with respect to a motion must include a certification either that no generative artificial intelligence program was used in the drafting of any affidavit, affirmation, or memorandum of law contained within the submission, or that a generative artificial intelligence program was used but all generated text, including citations, quotations, and legal analysis, was reviewed for accuracy and approved by an attorney (or the pro se party).
Videos which are exhibits to motion papers shall be submitted to chambers (after first alerting chambers) on a flash drive or through Dropbox (as court system computers cannot view videos on YouTube).
A party filing or serving a hardcopy motion or petition must bring duplicate papers and proof of service to court on the return day.
- Document
- Motion
Must include
- •Certificate of service
Court's wording
A party who files or serves a motion or petition in hardcopy format, i.e., the motion or petition and supporting papers are filed on paper and not electronically, must bring to court on the return day a duplicate copy of the papers and proof of service of the papers.
Leave of court is required to submit reply papers in support of a motion or petition brought on by order to show cause.
All petitioners in special proceedings shall submit with their papers a proposed order-judgment for the Court’s consideration; it shall be filed on NYSCEF as “Proposed Order-Judgment.”
- Document
- Special proceeding
Must include
- •Proposed order
A written memorandum of law is required but need not be lengthy.
A notice of motion shall include the Motion Sequence Number in the case together with other pertinent information to the right of the caption.
- Document
- Notice of motion
- Placement
- Caption
An AI certification that discloses use must identify the program, affected documents, and portions drafted by the program.
Must include
- •AI disclosure
Court's wording
If the certification states a generative artificial intelligence program was used, the program must be identified and the documents which include matter generated by the program must be specified along with which parts of the documents were drafted by the program.
All motion papers must include the current full caption, i.e., no “et al.” or “et ano.”
- Document
- Motion
- Placement
- Caption
Proof of compliance with this rule shall be filed on NYSCEF.
Untimely opposition and reply papers shall be accompanied by an explanation as to why they are late, and they will be reviewed only at the Court’s discretion.
Filing & Service rules
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
Movant hardcopies are due seven days before calendaring, while opposition and reply hardcopies are due on their NYSCEF filing date.
The deadline for the receipt of a movant’s papers is seven days prior to the date on which the motion is calendared. Hardcopies of opposition and reply papers must be received by the day the papers are filed on NYSCEF.
Page 1 | § C3. Hardcopies of electronically filed motions
Service and Proof of Service Rules
Motion and special-proceeding papers involving pro se or qualifying non-appearing parties require additional service methods beyond legally prescribed service and NYSCEF filing.
Accordingly, when there is a pro se party (including one who was rendered pro se due to an attorney being relieved and there is no replacement attorney), or when there is a party who has not appeared but a default judgment has not yet been entered against them in the case, you must serve motion papers and special proceeding papers – whether in support of the motion or petition or in opposition to the motion or petition – through the following additional methods, i.e., in addition to the method prescribed by law and in addition to the papers being uploaded on NYSCEF:
Page 1 | § C27(b). Additional modes of service of papers on pro se parties and non-appearing parties
Proof of service for the additional motion and special-proceeding service must be filed with specified supporting service records.
Proof of service of such motion papers or special proceeding papers shall be filed on NYSCEF or, in a paper case, with the County Clerk, in affidavit or affirmation form and shall be accompanied by copies of the postmarked certificate of mailing, the certified mail receipt, and the emails.
Page 1 | § C27(c). Additional modes of service of papers on pro se parties and non-appearing parties
All motion papers must be served on every appearing party through NYSCEF when contact information is listed or another legally prescribed method otherwise applies.
All motion papers, regardless of the party submitting them, shall be served on all appearing parties, either through NYSCEF (if a party is listed with contact information) or otherwise according to statute or other rule.
Page 1 | § C26. Service of papers
Proof of service must be filed on NYSCEF or with the County Clerk and include the specified mailing and email evidence.
(c) Proof of service shall be filed on NYSCEF or, in a paper case, with the County Clerk, in affidavit or affirmation form and shall be accompanied by copies of the postmarked certificate of mailing, the certified mail receipt, and the emails.
Page 1 | § A6(c). Correspondence to the Court
All correspondence, including filed papers, must be served on all appearing parties through NYSCEF or another legally prescribed method.
All correspondence to the Court, including filed papers, shall be served on all appearing parties, either through NYSCEF if the case is e-filed or otherwise according to statute or other rule if the case is not e-filed.
Page 1 | § A6(a). Correspondence to the Court
Proof of service for NYSCEF motion papers must be filed separately, even when service occurred through NYSCEF.
Proof of service of motion papers shall be submitted separately – not at the end of a submitted paper – when filing in NYSCEF. Proof of service shall be filed even if service was by filing in NYSCEF.
Page 1 | § C32. Proof of service
Correspondence involving pro se or certain non-appearing parties requires additional service methods beyond legally prescribed service and NYSCEF upload.
(b) When there is a pro se party (including one who was rendered pro se due to an attorney being relieved and there is no replacement attorney), or when there is a party who has not appeared but a default judgment has not yet been entered against them in the case, you must serve correspondence through the following additional methods, i.e., in addition to the method prescribed by law and in addition to the correspondence being uploaded on NYSCEF:
Page 1 | § A6(b). Correspondence to the Court
Courtesy Copy Requirements
For a complete infant compromise submission, the hardcopy set must be mailed to chambers before the law clerks are emailed to provide notice.
When a submission is complete, you must first mail a hardcopy set of your papers to chambers and, afterwards, email the law clerks to notify chambers that the hardcopy set was mailed.
Page 1 | § G1. Requests
NYSCEF support or opposition papers exceeding 200 cumulative pages require a printed copy and contents list for the Court.
Where a party’s papers filed on NYSCEF in support of or in opposition to a motion cumulatively exceed 200 pages (including, but not limited to, notice of motion, affirmation, affidavits, exhibits, transcripts, prior orders, photographs, memorandum of law, and reply papers), the party shall submit to the Court a printed copy of its papers (hardcopies), along with a contents list.
Page 1 | § C3. Hardcopies of electronically filed motions
Sealing & Redaction Procedures
Infant compromise papers filed on NYSCEF must be redacted, while the mailed hardcopy set must remain unredacted.
Any filing on NYSCEF of papers in an infant’s compromise shall be appropriately redacted but the mailed hardcopy set shall not be.
Page 1 | § G1. Requests
Adjournment & Extension Requirements
Every adjournment application or stipulation must include the caption, motion sequence and relief, calendar date, requesting party and good cause, prior adjournments, and other sequenced motion information.
Applications for adjournments and stipulations of adjournment must include all of the following: (a) complete caption (including any third-party actions), (b) Motion Sequence Number(s) and relief sought, (c) motion calendar date, (d) identify party seeking the adjournment and said party’s good-cause reason therefor, (e) details of any prior adjournments of the motion, and (f) details of future motion calendar dates with Motion Sequence No. and relief sought for other sequenced motions in the case.
Page 1 | § E3. Contents of applications for adjournments and stipulations of adjournment
Adjournment stipulations and applications must be filed by 5:00 p.m. on the third court business day before the motion date.
The deadline for filing such stipulations of adjournments and applications for adjournments shall be 5:00 p.m. of the third court business day prior to the scheduled motion date.
Page 1 | § E1. Standards and procedures for seeking adjournments
A late adjournment application may be made only in person when the motion is called on the scheduled motion date.
If an application for adjournment or stipulation of adjournment has not been submitted in the foregoing manner, and counsel still wishes to apply for an adjournment, application shall be made only in person on the scheduled motion date when the motion is called.
Page 1 | § E2. Late requests for adjournments
An adjournment request must be made by stipulation when consent exists and by application when consent is unavailable.
A request for an adjournment shall be made through a stipulation or, if consent is not received from other counsel, through an application.
Page 1 | § E1. Standards and procedures for seeking adjournments
Chambers Communication Rules
Chambers must not be contacted to discuss reconsideration of a denied adjournment stipulation or application.
DO NOT CONTACT CHAMBERS TO DISCUSS RECONSIDERATION OF A DENIED ADJOURNMENT STIPULATION OR APPLICATION.
Page 1 | § A5. Advice; improper questions
Scheduling and logistical appearance issues must generally be emailed to the Part Clerk, with phone calls permitted within 24 hours of the appearance.
All scheduling and logistical issues with respect to appearances which cannot be answered by consulting these Rules or eCourts shall be addressed to the Part Clerk via email and not via telephone – and not to chambers. However, if the inquiry is being made less than 24 hours prior to the scheduled appearance, inquiries concerning scheduling or logistical issues not covered by these Rules or eCourts may be made by phone call to the Part Clerk – but not to chambers.
Page 1 | PART A. CONTACTING THE COURT
A pro se party requiring an interpreter must notify the Part Clerk at least one week before the court appearance.
If you are appearing pro se and require an interpreter for an appearance on a motion or special proceeding, you must contact the Part Clerk at least one week prior to the court appearance.
Page 1 | § D3. Interpreters for pro se parties
Motions are presumed to require in-person argument unless the Court gives at least two days’ advance notice of submission-based determination.
All motions presumptively are to be argued in person unless the Court informs the parties at least two days in advance that it has made a sua sponte determination that a motion will be determined on submission.
Page 1 | § D6. Personal appearances
A party may request that a motion not be determined on submission by emailing the Part Clerk and the law clerks at least 10 days in advance but ultimately the determination rests with the Court.
A party may request that a motion not be determined on submission by emailing the Part Clerk and the law clerks at least 10 days in advance but ultimately the determination rests with the Court.
Page 1 | § D6. Personal appearances
Correspondence to the Court must include specified case and inquiry information.
Correspondence to the Court SHALL include the following information within an email or letter: motion, hearing, or trial date if known, index number, motion sequence number if a motion is concerned, abbreviated caption, and brief description of the subject of the inquiry.
Page 1 | § A3. Requisite information in all correspondence
Pro se litigants may contact the Kings County Supreme Court Help Center during its stated weekday operating hours.
Pro se litigants may contact the Kings County Supreme Court Help Center (hours of operation: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Page 1 | § H2. Pro se contact information