New York Supreme Court, Nassau County Filing Bundling Requirements

CRITICAL

Papers opposing a main motion must be submitted in a stand-alone document and may not be bundled into a cross-motion.

5. Cross-Motions: Cross-motions shall not be considered as opposition to main motions. Papers proffered in opposition to the main motion shall be contained in a stand alone document and not subsumed in a cross-motion.

CRITICAL

Papers opposing a cross-motion must be submitted in a stand-alone document and may not be bundled into a reply.

Likewise, papers proffered in opposition to a cross-motion shall be in a stand alone document and not submitted in a reply.

CRITICAL

Sur-reply papers are prohibited.

Sur-Reply papers are not permitted.

CRITICAL

The required trial-preparation items must be completed at least seven days before trial or jury selection, whichever is sooner, and supplied to the judge and all parties in separate binders along with the documents marked for trial use.

As it relates to the above matters, these are all required whether the case is to be tried with or without a jury. This is all to be completed no later than seven (7) days prior to the beginning of the trial and/or jury selection, whichever is sooner, and the Judge, and all parties, are to receive a separate hard copy in binders, of each of the above items; in addition to binders with the actual documents being marked for use at trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

Exhibits must be filed separately rather than bundled with other filings.

D. Exhibits are to be separately filed and clearly marked with a description.

CRITICAL

All multiple motions on the same matter must be submitted on the same date because the Court does not stagger submission dates.

v. MULTIPLE MOTIONS ON THE SAME MATTER SHALL BE SUBMITTED ON THE SAME DATE. THE COURT DOES NOT STAGGER SUBMISSION DATES.

CRITICAL

On the first Part appearance, counsel must submit an indexed binder or notebook of trial exhibits for the court, copies for each trial attorney, and witness originals in similar binders or notebooks, with plaintiff exhibits numerically tabbed and defendant exhibits alphabetically tabbed.

On the first appearance in the Part for trial, counsel shall submit an indexed binder or notebook of trial exhibits for the court's use. A copy for each attorney on trial and the originals in a similar binder or notebook for the witnesses shall be prepared and submitted. Plaintiff's exhibits shall be numerically tabbed, and defendant's exhibits shall be tabbed alphabetically.

CRITICAL

Every dispositive motion must be accompanied by a complete set of pleadings.

All dispositive motions shall be accompanied by a complete set of pleadings.

WARNING

A trial conference must be held immediately before every nonjury trial.

A trial conference with the Court shall be held immediately prior to the commencement of all trials.

WARNING

Court with a courtesy hard copy (in a binder) of the following:

Court with a courtesy hard copy (in a binder) of the following:

WARNING

All exhibits must be tabbed or placed in a binder for easy reference.

All exhibits shall be tabbed or included in a binder for easy reference.