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Judge

Judge Lisa A. Sokoloff

Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies

New York Supreme Court, New York County

Limits & Logistics

Document Limits

Memorandum of LawCourt-wide
30 pgs

Courtesy Copies

Proposed Order

Court-wide

Adjournments

Court-wide

Communication

Email
nyscef@nycourts.gov
Phone
(646) 386-3328; 646-386-3025
Email
Scheduling
Email

Chambers

Status Inquiries
Email
Court-wide

Clerk

cc-nyef@nycourts.gov
Technical Issues
Phone
Court-wide
646-386-3682
Scheduling
Phone
Court-wide

Clerk

646-386-3687
Phone
Court-wide

Clerk

646-386-3737

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Filing & Service rules

Sealing & Redaction Procedures

All reports and exhibits must redact full social security numbers, finance account identifiers, and other sensitive personal information.

Redact sensitive personal information such as full social security numbers and finance account identifiers from all reports and exhibits.

Civil cases

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Chambers Communication Rules

Parties must not call the court to inquire about the status of an order.

Please do not call the court with inquiries regarding the status of any and all orders.

Civil cases

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An email application for ex parte relief need not copy other parties but must explain why ex parte relief is requested.

For ex-parte relief, the e-mail application need not copy other parties but must explain why ex-parte relief is requested.

Civil cases

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For simple guardianship issues, including bank or medical records, conversion to e-filing, and adjournments, relief may be requested by email to the Principal Court Attorney, copying the identified participants and other essential parties and stating the relief sought.

For simple issues [such as orders for bank or medical records, to convert a case to e-file, or for adjournments], application may be made by email to the Principal Court Attorney with a copy to GFS or the Court Examiner, Part Clerk and all other essential parties to the matter, outlining the relief sought.

Civil cases

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An order-status inquiry may be submitted by email to the Part 19 court attorneys.

You may email this inquiry to the Part 19 court attorneys.

Civil cases

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Questions about the guardianship process may be directed to the Guardianship Office by phone or to the NYSCEF Help Center by phone or email.

Questions regarding the process may be posed to the Guardianship Office at (646) 386-3328 or to the NYSCEF Help Center at 646-386-3025 or nyscef@nycourts.gov.

Civil cases

Page 1 | RULES SPECIFIC TO GUARDIANSHIP MATTERS:

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 265 rules apply across New York Supreme Court, New York County. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Filing agent authorization

    A filing agent must submit an authorization form before or with the attorney’s first NYSCEF filing in the action.

  • Applies to
    Attorney filing account
    Must include
    notice of electronic filing

    An attorney using a filing agent must have a User ID and password so the agent’s filings are associated with the attorney of record.

  • Applies to
    Hard copy submission

    An attorney or participating unrepresented litigant submitting a hard-copy document in an e-filed case must place a Notice of Hard-Copy Submission on the back page facing out.

E-Filing

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  • Applies to
    Proposed judgment

    The filer should file to the case in question (select “File to Existing Case”) and a screen will appear that presents options for the filing of (i) motion documents or (ii) non-motion documents. Although a motion may have elicited the court’s directive, the motion itself has been concluded and so the filer should choose the selection under “Non-Motion Documents” labeled “Proposed Judgment to Clerk or Court.”

  • For cases commenced on or after February 19, 2013, e-filing through NYSCEF is mandatory except for the listed case types, and all subsequent documents must be e-filed.

  • Unrepresented litigants are automatically exempt from mandatory e-filing but may voluntarily participate.

Filing Timing

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  • Deadline
    3 business days

    Failure to electronically refile hard-copy documents within three business days will cause the originals to be discarded and may result in an incomplete court record.

  • A motion on notice or notice of petition must be e-filed no later than eight days before the return date.

  • Deadline
    24 hours

    The Clerk normally takes 24 hours to review and process a proposed order to show cause.

Sealing

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  • An order granting relief to correct a filing must be submitted to the County Clerk using the applicable notice form, with the sealing-order procedure using the NYSCEF sealing notification and a copy of the order.

  • An infant's compromise order containing confidential personal information must be uploaded under seal.

  • Counsel and parties must comply with rules restricting disclosure of confidential personal information.

About Judge Lisa A. Sokoloff
  • Elected: Elected to the New York County Civil Court in 2012
  • Assigned: Assigned to Criminal Court for her first three years on the bench, where she was the Part F (felony waiver) judge
  • Assigned: In 2017, appointed a Hybrid Justice and took on Weekend Criminal Court Arraignments and Uncontested Matrimonials
  • Appointed: In June of 2017, appointed an Acting Supreme Court Justice and is now assigned to a Guardianship Part
  • Prior position: Practiced law for 28 years, all but one of them in New York City
  • Prior position: Primarily a personal injury litigator, but also practiced in the areas of matrimonial/family law, trusts and estate, and commercial law
  • Address: 60 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007
  • Part: Part 19 Guardianship Part
  • Chambers: Room 631
  • Chambers Phone: (646) 386-4647
  • Courtroom: Room 540
  • Courtroom Phone: (646) 386-3979
  • Assistant Law Clerk: Katherine Larson
  • Principal Law Clerk: Rovena Beqiri, Esq.
Common questions about Judge Lisa A. Sokoloff's rules

How may parties contact Judge Lisa A. Sokoloff's chambers?

Parties must not call the court to inquire about the status of an order.

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How does Judge Lisa A. Sokoloff handle sealed or redacted filings?

All reports and exhibits must redact full social security numbers, finance account identifiers, and other sensitive personal information.

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Complete rules summary for Judge Lisa A. Sokoloff

Parties must not call the court to inquire about the status of an order.

Questions about the guardianship process may be directed to the Guardianship Office by phone or to the NYSCEF Help Center by phone or email.

For simple guardianship issues, including bank or medical records, conversion to e-filing, and adjournments, relief may be requested by email to the Principal Court Attorney, copying the identified participants and other essential parties and stating the relief sought.

An email application for ex parte relief need not copy other parties but must explain why ex parte relief is requested.

All reports and exhibits must redact full social security numbers, finance account identifiers, and other sensitive personal information.

An order-status inquiry may be submitted by email to the Part 19 court attorneys.

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