New York Supreme Court, New York County Filing Bundling Requirements

CRITICALCivil cases

Each electronically submitted document or exhibit must be filed separately and identified in NYSCEF's Additional Document Information section.

Each document or exhibit submitted electronically shall be separately filed and described in the “Additional Document Information” section when uploaded to NYSCEF so that it is known what document is without the need to open it.

CRITICAL

All motion papers and related exhibits must be filed separately on NYSCEF with a concise and accurate description of each document.

All motion papers and exhibits thereto must be e-filed separately and must contain a concise and accurate description of the document filed on NYSCEF.

CRITICALCivil cases

Omnibus affidavits, affirmations, memoranda of law, and similar papers may not be filed for use across multiple motions.

You may not file omnibus affidavits, affirmations, memoranda of law, etc. Do not submit papers intended to be applicable to multiple motions

CRITICALCivil cases

Bundling motion papers and exhibits is prohibited because each must be e-filed separately.

All motions papers and exhibits thereto must be e-filed separately.

CRITICAL

The parties must coordinate a single Rule 14 submission containing the initial letter and all responsive letters.

The parties shall coordinate to make a single Rule 14 submission to chambers at SFC-part43@nycourts.gov, containing both the initial letter and any responsive letter(s).

CRITICAL

Custody or visitation motions must be filed separately from motions concerning financial issues.

Motions regarding custody and/or visitation are to be filed separately from motions regarding financial issues.

WARNINGCivil cases

Counsel should not combine all motion papers in one PDF under one document number, and each e-filed document must receive its own docket number.

Counsel should not submit all papers on a motion in a single .pdf file under a single document number. Each e-filed document must have its own, respective document number (e.g., Doc # 15, Notice of Motion; Doc#16, Memorandum of Law; Doc#17, Attorney Affirmation; Doc#18, Affidavit of Facts; Doc#19, Exhibit A, Bill of Particulars; and Doc #20, Exhibit B, Photographs).

WARNING

Filing a dispositive motion does not stay discovery.

The filing of a dispositive motion DOES NOT stay discovery.

WARNINGCivil cases

After good-faith efforts to resolve a discovery dispute, the parties must coordinate a single Rule 14 submission containing the initial and responsive letters.

B. Discovery motions are discouraged. If a dispute cannot be resolved after good faith efforts to meet and confer, the parties should proceed in accordance with Commercial Division Rule 14. The parties shall coordinate to make a single Rule 14 submission to the Court containing both the initial letter and any responsive letter(s).

WARNINGCivil cases

Similarly situated parties should make reasonable efforts to consolidate briefing papers to avoid duplication, and the Court will consider requests to enlarge word limits for combined briefs.

D. Combined Briefs. Similarly situated parties (e.g., multiple defendants moving to dismiss on overlapping grounds) should make reasonable efforts to consolidate their briefing papers to avoid duplication. The Court will consider requests to enlarge applicable word limitations to facilitate the filing of combined briefs.

WARNING

Similarly situated parties should make reasonable efforts to consolidate briefing papers and avoid duplication in combined briefs.

Combined briefs – similarly situated parties (e.g., multiple defendants moving to dismiss on overlapping grounds) should make reasonable efforts to consolidate their briefing papers to avoid duplication.

WARNINGCivil cases

Custody and visitation motions may not be combined with motions concerning financial issues.

Motions regarding custody and/or visitation shall be filed separately from motions regarding financial issues.

INFOCivil cases

Exhibits are exempt from the multiple-motion filing restriction when citations are hyperlinked, and the court strongly prefers filing only one copy of each exhibit to NYSCEF.

Exhibits are exempt if you hyperlink any citation to such a document. The court strongly prefers that only one copy of any given exhibit be filed to NYSCEF.

INFOCivil cases

If the motion is supported by a memorandum of law, the memorandum should precede the attorney affirmation and attached exhibits.

If the motion is supported by a memorandum of law, the memorandum should precede the attorney affirmation and attached exhibits.