New York Supreme Court, Suffolk County Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Withdrawal

Withdrawals must be uploaded to NYSCEF as “Stipulation-Other” and identified as “Withdrawal” in the additional-document-information tab.

Withdrawals must be uploaded to NYSCEF under the document type "Stipulation-Other" and please type "Withdrawal" under "additional document information" tab.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Notice of sale

The Suffolk County Supreme Court Clerk Fiduciary Office must receive auction dates and times through a Notice of Sale filed via NYSCEF, or by email for a non-efiled foreclosure.

In Suffolk County, the Suffolk County Supreme Court Clerk Fiduciary Office must be notified of auction dates/times by the filing of a Notice of Sale via NYSCEF or, in the event of a non-efiled foreclosure, by email to: suffauctions@nycourts.gov.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Stipulation

Stipulations must be uploaded to NYSCEF under the document type “Stipulation-Other (Request to So Order).”

Stipulations must be uploaded to NYSCEF under the document type "Stipulation-Other (Request to So Order)."

WARNING

Applies to

Letter

Full correspondence should be filed through NYSCEF under the document type “Letter/ Correspondence to Judge.”

Full correspondence should be filed to New York State Courts Electronic Filing (“NYSCEF”) under the document type "Letter/ Correspondence to Judge."

WARNING

Applies to

Decision

The Court must upload the hearing officer’s decision to NYSCEF.

The Court will upload the decision of the hearing officer to NYSCEF.

INFO

Self-represented litigants may opt out of NYSCEF electronic filing and will then receive notices by regular U.S. mail.

Pursuant to the rules of NYSCEF, self-represented litigants can opt-out of participating in electronic filing. In those instances, self-represented litigants will be notified by regular US mail.