New York Supreme Court, Erie County Filing Rules
Official filing rules, court-wide sources, and procedure resources for New York Supreme Court, Erie County
For New York Supreme Court, Erie County filings, start with the official local rules and court-level instructions. Then confirm any division, department, clerk, or assigned-officer procedure that applies to the case.
- Judge Raymond W. Walter
Counsel moving must affirm that they conferred with opposing counsel in good faith to try to resolve the motion's issues.
- Judge Edward A. Pace
An attorney or party using a defined AI tool to prepare a paper must independently review it for fabricated or fictitious authority and certify that review by signing the paper.
- Judge Debra Givens
All SCI paperwork and the Defendant Information Sheet must be provided to the Court at least 48 hours before the scheduled plea.
- Judge John B. Licata
Within ten days after oral argument, movant’s counsel must submit a proposed order in Microsoft Word format by email to opposing counsel and Todd Bushway, Esq.
- Judge Jorge S. de Rosas
A case summary of no more than one page must be emailed to the Court one week before the initial conference.
- Judge Catherine Nugent Panepinto
Summary-judgment motions should be filed no later than 120 days after the note of issue is filed, unless the Court grants leave for good cause.
- Judge J. David Sampson
Answering papers and cross-motions must be received at least three days before the return date.
- Judge Raymond W. Walter
Papers must be filed by the applicable CPLR deadline unless the Court specifically authorizes a different deadline with opposing counsel's consent.
- Judge Edward A. Pace
The required transcript citations must be included before the court considers the post-trial motion.
- Judge Emilio Colaiacovo
Answering papers and cross-motions must be received when counsel is served and at least seven days before the return date unless the Court approves otherwise.
- Judge Mary Slisz
Preliminary conference adjournment requests are considered only within 3 business days of the notice, and the Adjournment Request Form is required when attorneys and clients are unavailable.
- Judge Debra Givens
Civil trial adjournments may be granted only with the Judge's permission.
- Judge Edward A. Pace
An adjournment request requires the prior consent of every counsel or pro se party.
- Judge Betty Calvo-Torres
An adjournment request must be written, served on opposing counsel, and submitted to the Court no later than 72 hours before the appearance.
- Judge J. David Sampson
Motion adjournments are generally barred and require the consent of all parties and the Court.
- Judge Michael A. Siragusa
Oral arguments are in person unless the parties arrange otherwise with Chambers.
- Judge Shannon M. Heneghan
Counsel may request an additional conference by contacting Chambers directly and should not file the request on NYSCEF.
- Judge Deborah A. Haendiges
An adjournment request may be submitted to the court by email at pcastanz@nycourts.gov or by telephone at (716) 845-2762.
- Judge Joseph Lorigo
A party seeking emergency relief must first contact the Court concerning scheduling, the proposed order, and the information needed for review and signature.
- Judge Gerald Greenan III
The court uses email for scheduling pretrial conferences and general correspondence.
- Judge J. David Sampson
Counsel must meet and confer in good faith on every discovery motion and attempt to resolve discovery disputes before motion practice.
- Judge Joseph Lorigo
A preliminary conference must occur within 45 days after the Court receives a filed RJI, with the Judge or Law Clerk, virtually through Microsoft Teams unless the Court directs otherwise.
- Judge Raymond W. Walter
An Order to Show Cause will be granted only for genuine urgency, when a stay is required, or when required by statute.
- Judge Deborah A. Haendiges
Motions will be heard on the scheduled return date of that matter unless an earlier date is required.
- Judge John B. Licata
Counsel for all parties must consult before a preliminary or compliance conference.
- Judge Catherine Nugent Panepinto
Orders submitted for signature must be filed on Notice through NYSCEF.
- Judge Deborah A. Chimes
All motion, opposition, and reply submissions must be filed electronically through NYSCEF.
- Judge Donna M. Siwek
Motion papers may not be submitted by fax or email.
- Judge Gerald Greenan III
Papers must be filed through NYSCEF; for matters not recorded there, papers must instead be emailed to both the court clerk and the law clerk.
- Judge J. David Sampson
Correspondence must not be filed on NYSCEF because the Court will not consider it.
- Judge Diane Y. Devlin
Temporary restraining orders, when possible, require notice to the opposing attorney.
- Judge Emilio Colaiacovo
Reply papers must be served at least four dates before the return date unless the Court approves otherwise.
- Judge John DelMonte
When the parties cannot agree on a proposed order, the proposed order and notice of settlement must be served with ten days' notice by mail or five days' notice by personal service and be returnable at the original proposed order's date and time.
- Judge Joseph Lorigo
Moving, opposing, and reply papers must be served in compliance with CPLR § 2214 unless the Court specifically authorizes otherwise.
- Judge Raymond W. Walter
A temporary restraining order must be provided to opposing counsel when opposing counsel is known.
- Judge Edward A. Pace
When filing any listed motion papers, filers must email Word-formatted copies, excluding exhibits, to pzalocha@nycourts.gov and must not send additional paper copies.
- Judge Emilio Colaiacovo
Motion papers and submitted orders may not be double sided.
- Judge Michael A. Siragusa
The preliminary matrimonial information sheet must be completed and returned as a PDF to Carolyn Conannon before the preliminary conference.
- Judge John B. Licata
The proposed order must be submitted in Microsoft Word format by email within ten days after oral argument.
- Judge Jorge S. de Rosas
Submissions and submitted orders must be single-sided rather than double-sided.
- Judge Lynn M. Keane
For lengthy trial exhibits, only the relevant pages need to be copied for the courtesy copies.
- Judge Donna M. Siwek
Working copies of motion papers must be delivered to the Court as soon as practical after NYSCEF filing.
- Judge Peter Allen Weinmann
Hard courtesy copies of motion papers, answering papers, and cross-motions must be supplied to chambers within at least one week after e-filing.
- Judge Raymond W. Walter
Courtesy emails with proposed orders and hard copies of motion papers are not necessary in Erie and Niagara County matters.
- Judge Deborah A. Haendiges
No courtesy copy of electronically filed documents is expected by the court.
- Judge Emilio Colaiacovo
Affidavits and affirmations are limited to 7,000 words unless the Court grants prior approval.
- Judge Jorge S. de Rosas
Affidavits and affirmations may not exceed 25 pages unless the Court grants prior approval.
- Judge Gerald Greenan III
A one-page case summary is required before the conference.
- Judge J. David Sampson
The required case summary may not exceed one page.
- Judge John DelMonte
The preliminary conference statement is limited to one page.
- Judge John DelMonte
Earning minimum wage alone does not guarantee that a fee-waiver application will be granted.
- Judge Edward A. Pace
All motion and cross-motion papers must be filed and the filing fees paid before the hearing can be scheduled, which requires contacting court clerk Cornelius Hart.
- Judge Mary Slisz
Motion papers must be filed and the applicable filing fee paid before scheduling a motion or cross-motion.