New York Supreme Court, Kings County Filing Rules

Applications for orders of protection must be made by Order to Show Cause rather than by Notice of Motion.

Untimely responsive papers must include an explanation for the delay.

Certified medical records or physician testimony are required to prove damages at an inquest.

A default-judgment motion must include non-military affidavits dated within 30 days before filing.

Unresolved evidentiary issues should be raised by motion in limine before trial, as early as practicable, and ordinarily in writing with a memorandum citing relevant authority.

The Matrimonial Clerk’s office may be contacted by email at 360ASupremeCivilMatrimonial@nycourts.gov or by phone at 347-296-1714.

The Court will not consider ex parte communications.

Emails to the court should be sent only during courthouse business hours, although emergency emails are excepted from the discouragement of after-hours, weekend, and holiday transmission.

Pending-case and calendar-status inquiries must be directed to the Part 75 Clerk by email at ksccvpart75@nycourts.gov or by telephone at 347-296-1599.

Emails between attorneys or parties must not copy the Court unless the copy serves a judicial purpose.

Parties may stipulate to one adjournment of no more than 60 days when settlement is pending or proposed and use the time to submit settlement or discontinuance documentation.

An affirmation of actual engagement must be electronically filed and emailed to chambers at least one day before the court appearance.

All attorneys and unrepresented litigants must be notified of an adjournment request before it is submitted to the court.

After two ADR adjournments, the appearance is final and another adjournment requires a showing of good cause.

All adjournments are subject to the Court's discretion.

All pleadings and net-worth affidavits must be filed with the Part at least ten days before the preliminary conference and include retainer statements and recent pay stubs or W-2/1099 statements.

On FRP4 matters, the plaintiff must move for default and/or summary judgment within 60 days after the answer is filed or the case is released from settlement conferences, as applicable.

All proposed jury care required to submit findings of facts and conclusions of law within 10 days of the trial.

Affidavits of service for Orders to Show Cause must be filed through NYSCEF in e-filed cases or in Room 285 at least three business days before the return date.

Emergency applications by order to show cause are exempt from the seven-day full-briefing requirement.

EDDS may not be used in matrimonial proceedings except to upload an application converting a pending action to electronic filing.

Parties may optionally bring particular exhibits or affidavits to court in hard-copy form.

The parties may also resolve motions by e-filing a consent proposed order on the appropriate court form (see hyperlinked forms below) at least three (3) business days prior to the scheduled appearance.

Motion papers must be filed through NYSCEF, or with the Motion Support Office when the action does not participate in NYSCEF.

An IAS Part 6 adjournment stipulation must be uploaded to NYSCEF and emailed to Part 6; nonparticipating actions must submit it to the Motion Support Office and email it.

Proposed jury charges and verdict sheets must also be emailed to the court in Word format.

Electronically filed motion exhibits must be separated by exhibit space pages rather than exhibit tabs.

The court’s signature line may not be placed on a page containing no other writing.

Motion papers must be double-spaced, printed on letter-sized paper, and have margins of at least one inch.

Electronic documents must be text-searchable PDFs that preserve the original document formatting.

For cases not converted to e-filing, affirmations must be emailed to the Court at least one day before the court appearance with notice to all sides.

Correspondence involving pro se or certain non-appearing parties requires additional service methods beyond legally prescribed service and NYSCEF upload.

All motion papers must be served on all appearing parties through NYSCEF when contact information is listed, or by another authorized method.

The other parties and any appropriate non-parties must receive both a redacted filing and a complete unredacted version.

In non-NYSCEF cases, proof of service may be emailed to Part 92 or presented to the court on the return date.

The referee or designee must provide a copy of the Terms of Sale, including known encumbrances, upon request.

A notice of withdrawal must be filed through NYSCEF and a courtesy copy emailed to both Chambers contacts at least three business days before the motion calendar date.

After oral argument, the court may direct a party to provide hard copies of its papers, exhibits, or both.

After oral argument, the court may direct a party to provide hard copies of its papers, exhibits, or both if decision is reserved.

When specifically requested by Judge Levine, working or courtesy copies must be hand-delivered to the clerk in Courtroom 541 on the fifth floor.

The movant must obtain confirmation from the part clerk that an appearance is unnecessary before relying on the consent-resolution exception.

An OSC requesting a temporary restraining order or temporary stay generally may not be heard ex parte without good cause.

After sending the disclosure-dispute letter, the requesting party must contact Chambers to arrange a conference, preferably by telephone, and no discovery motion will be entertained without compliance.

Discovery disputes should be resolved through court conference when practicable, and counsel must first attempt resolution in good faith.

A fully briefed motion may be placed on the next available oral argument calendar, but oral argument will not occur on the day the application is made.

A response to the disclosure-dispute letter may be submitted within eight days and is limited to two pages with notice to all parties.

For computer-prepared attorney filings, support or opposition papers are limited to 7,000 words each and reply papers to 4,200 words each; specified evidentiary materials and structural components are excluded.

Parties must provide a one-page trial summary sheet containing at least a brief summary of the plaintiff’s cause of action and demand.

Letters to the court may not exceed two pages and must be e-filed through NYSCEF with a courtesy copy sent to Chambers by email or hand delivery.

The discovery-dispute letter must summarize every dispute or issue in bullet points and may not exceed three pages.

Before filing documents designated confidential, the submitting party must give at least five business days' notice and the parties must meet and confer within three business days after notice.

Infant compromise papers filed on NYSCEF must be redacted, while the mailed hardcopy set must remain unredacted.

When plaintiff files a redacted expert affirmation, the unredacted version must be presented for in camera inspection on the oral-argument date.

Counsel may electronically file a redacted proposed infant-compromise order on NYSCEF and email the unredacted version to chambers.

The copy of the death certificate uploaded to NYSCEF should be redacted and an unredacted copy should be emailed to Chamber.

Any legally required fee must be paid to the County Clerk before submitting an order to show cause to the part.

A filing fee must accompany motion papers submitted in person or by mail to the Motion Support Office in a pro se non-NYSCEF action.

In Kings County Matrimonial parts, applications for substituted service, poor-person relief, or address confidentiality must be made by ex parte application using a no-fee RJI, and no notice is required.

The appropriate filing fee is required for an electronically filed discontinuance.

Discontinuances must continue to be filed electronically with the appropriate fee.

Filing a dispositive motion does not stay discovery unless the court orders otherwise.

An electronically filed motion must attach previously filed materials as new exhibits rather than incorporating them by NYSCEF docket number.

A motion must be fully briefed at least 10 days before its return date absent prior written permission, and submitted stipulations must meet that deadline.

Final accounts must be submitted as one consolidated accounting rather than multiple annual accounts.

Hard copies are optional, but parties may bring specified exhibits or affidavits in hard copy for the court.