New York Supreme Court, Monroe County Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Motion in limine

Motions in limine and their supporting memoranda of law must be electronically filed.

Motions and any supporting memorandum of law shall be e-filed.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Verdict sheet

Requests to charge and proposed verdict sheets must be submitted by email in Word or WordPerfect format, with a copy provided to opposing counsel.

requests to charge and proposed verdict sheets shall be filed and submitted in electronic mail to tdonaher@nycourts.gov or awallen@nycourts.gov in either Word or Wordperfect format, with a copy provided to opposing counsel.

CRITICALCivil cases

All cases must be filed electronically unless an appropriate exception applies.

All cases must be e-filed unless an appropriate exception applies.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Proposed order

All proposed orders must be filed electronically.

ALL PROPOSED ORDERS MUST BE E-FILED.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Case information statement

The requesting party must not electronically file the Case Information Statement and must email it to clerkins@nycourts.gov.

Please DO NOT e-file the case information statements; they must be emailed to clerkins@nycourts.gov.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Case information statement

The Case Information Statement must not be electronically filed and must instead be emailed to the court clerk.

DO NOT e-file the statement; please email to clerkins@nycourts.gov.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Appearance registration

Counsel appearing in e-filed cases must register their appearance and provide current contact information in NYSCEF.

In e-filed cases, all counsel must register their appearance in the case in the New York State Courts Electronic Filing (NYSCEF) system and provide up-to- date contact information in NYSCEF.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Correspondence

In e-filed cases, correspondence to the court must be e-filed and paper copies are unnecessary.

In e-filed cases, all correspondence to the Court (e.g., letters to the Court) shall be e-filed. There is no need to send paper copies to the Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Order to show cause

All Orders to Show Cause and supporting memoranda of law must be electronically filed.

All OTSCs and supporting memorandums of law must be e-filed.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Settlement position

Ex parte settlement-position submissions must be emailed to tdonaher@nycourts.gov and awallen@nycourts.gov.

Submissions shall be no longer than five (5) pages, exclusive of any submitted exhibits, and shall be emailed to the law clerks at tdonaher@nycourts.gov and awallen@nycourts.gov.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Case information statement

Opposing counsel must provide a Case Information Statement to the court and opposing party within seven days after receiving the initial statement, and must email rather than e-file it.

Opposing counsel shall complete a Case Information Statement and provide to the Court and opposing party within seven (7) days of receipt of the initial Case Information Statement. Please DO NOT e-file the case information statements; they must be emailed to clerkins@nycourts.gov.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Contact information update

Counsel must immediately notify the Court if their contact information changes.

Counsel shall notify the Court immediately should their contact information change.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Formal correspondence

Formal correspondence to the Court in e-filed cases must be filed electronically.

In e-filed cases, all formal correspondence to the Court (e.g., letters to the Court) shall be e-filed.

CRITICAL

The Case Information Statement must not be electronically filed and instead must be emailed to jpalmesa@nycourts.gov.

DO NOT e-file the statement; please email to jpalmesa@nycourts.gov.

CRITICAL

Counsel must register their appearance and provide current contact information in NYSCEF in e-filed cases.

In e-filed cases, all counsel must register their appearance in the case in the New York State Courts Electronic Filing (NYSCEF) system and provide up-to- date contact information in NYSCEF.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Attorney contact information

Counsel must immediately notify the Court when their contact information changes.

Counsel shall notify the Court immediately should their contact information change.

CRITICAL

Counsel in e-filed cases must register their appearance and maintain current contact information in NYSCEF.

In e-filed cases, all counsel must register their appearance in the case in the New York State Courts Electronic Filing (NYSCEF) system and provide up-to-date contact information in NYSCEF.

WARNING

Applies to

Letter

A conference may also be scheduled by letter to the Court. In e-filed cases, the letter should be uploaded to NYSCEF and a copy sent via email to the Court’s secretary.

A conference may also be scheduled by letter to the Court. In e-filed cases, the letter should be uploaded to NYSCEF and a copy sent via email to the Court’s secretary.

INFO

Applies to

Stipulation of discontinuance

A stipulation of discontinuance may be filed with the Clerk or submitted through electronic filing.

Should the case end with a stipulation of discontinuance, such stipulation must be filed with the Clerk (or e-filed) within 60 days of the notification to the Court that the case has settled or been discontinued.