New York Supreme Court, Nassau County Document Format Requirements

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Copies of relevant quoted or referenced deposition pages must be attached as separate motion exhibits with the pertinent language highlighted.

Copies of relevant pages of deposition testimony quoted or referred to in the motion must be attached as separate exhibits to the motion, with the relevant language highlighted.

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Letters to the Court are limited to three pages.

All communications and correspondence to this Court shall be by email first, by way of letter, limited to three pages, uploaded to NYSCEF and emailed to JudgeRizzoRemote@nycourts.gov, copied to all counsel and/or self-represented parties, and shall be emailed no later than 3:00 PM the day preceding the scheduled motion, conference, deposition or hearing, if applicable.

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Hospital records and other evidence exceeding 20 pages must be Bates stamped.

All hospital records and other evidence over 20 pages shall be Bate Stamped.

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Format

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The requested-jury-charge list must be submitted in Microsoft Word format.

a complete list of requested jury charges, drawn from the Pattern Jury Instructions (PJI) of the then-current year, including departures if the trial involves claims of professional negligence, must be submitted by email in Microsoft Word format to the remote email (JudgeMcGrathRemote@nycourts.gov)

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Motion papers and Orders to Show Cause must use type with at least 12-point type, be double-spaced, securely bound, and entirely legible.

All motion papers and Orders to Show Cause must be typewritten (minimum 12-point type), double-spaced, securely bound and entirely legible.

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Exhibits must be legible and bear external tab markings.

All exhibits must be legible and labeled with external tab markings.

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A submission thicker than one-half inch must be acco-fastened rather than stapled.

Any submission over 1/2-inch thick must be acco-fastened, not stapled.

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Citations to exhibits longer than 10 pages must identify the cited page; if the exhibit lacks page numbers, it must be Bates-stamped.

Reference to exhibits longer than ten (10) pages shall indicate the page number on which the information cited is contained. Should the exhibit not contain page numbers, the exhibit shall be bates-stamped.

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Video and photograph exhibits must be provided to the Court on a USB drive.

If counsel wishes to provide the Court with video or photograph exhibits, said exhibit(s) are to be provided to the Court on a USB drive.

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Format

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The Proposed Verdict Sheet must be prepared in Microsoft Word format.

A Proposed Verdict Sheet, jointly prepared by all counsel/pro se (self-represented) litigant(s) must be submitted by email in Microsoft Word format to the Court’s remote email (JudgeMcGrathRemote@nycourts.gov), as directed but the Court and no later than the first Pre-Trial Conference before this Part.

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Format

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Each side’s alternative Proposed Verdict Sheet must be prepared in Microsoft Word format.

If counsel/pro se (self-represented) litigant(s) cannot agree to the questions to be posed to the jury prior to the Pre-Trial Conference, each side shall submit a Proposed Verdict Sheet by email in Microsoft Word format to the Court’s remote email (JudgeMcGrathRemote@nycourts.gov).

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Motion papers must comply strictly with Uniform Rule 202.8-b's length requirements, and noncompliance may result in sanctions including striking the motion papers.

Parties are directed to review Section 202.8-b of the Uniform Rules for the Supreme Court and County Court, eff February 1, 2021, regarding the length of motion papers. This rule must be adhered to strictly. Lawyers who ignore or disobey this rule may be subject to sanctions including, but not limited to, the striking of all their papers on the motion.

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The proposed jury verdict sheet must be prepared in Word or Word Perfect, emailed to Chambers, and also provided on paper.

Proposed jury verdict sheet in Word or Word Perfect **emailed to chambers at judgesingerremote@nycourts.gov, as well as provided to chambers on paper;**

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Exhibits exceeding 25 pages must be Bates stamped.

All exhibits over 25 pages must be Bates stamped;

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Exhibits exceeding 25 pages must be Bates stamped.

All exhibits over 25 pages must be Bates stamped

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If a party elects to submit a working hard copy, it must be delivered to Room 186 with tabbed exhibits and received before the motion return date or any adjourned date.

Where any party elects to submit a working hard copy, it must be submitted to Room 186, located on the 1st floor, with all exhibits properly tabbed, and must be received by the Court prior to the return date or any adjourned date.

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A working hard copy must have the e-filing confirmation notice annexed to the back of its litigation back, facing outward, and bound or affixed at the top.

The E-filing confirmation notice must be annexed to the back of the litigation back of your working hard copy facing out, and bound/affixed at the top.

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Working hard copies in e-filed cases must conform to the materials filed on NYSCEF.

On E-Filed cases, working hard copies must confirm to what has been filed on NYSCEF.

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Exhibits must be clearly tabbed, cannot be double-sided, and cannot use mini-scripts; nonconforming motions will be rejected.

All exhibits must be clearly tabbed; no exhibits shall be double sided; and no mini-scripts are accepted. Motions not consistent with this rule will be rejected.

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All submissions must be fully and securely bound with a litigation back attached.

All submissions shall be fully and securely bound and shall have a litigation back attached thereto.

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Motion papers thicker than two inches must be split into separately secured volumes, each marked with a copy of the Notice of Motion and its volume number.

All motion papers greater than two (2”) inches thick must be split into multiple volumes and secured by heavy duty staples or ACCO fasteners and clearly marked with a copy of the Notice of Motion on each volume (e.g. 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3).

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Motion papers and Orders to Show Cause must be ACCO fastened at the top, not the bottom or side.

All motion papers and Orders to Show Cause shall be ACCO fastened on the top and not the bottom or side of the papers.

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Trial exhibits must be tabbed or placed in a binder for easy reference.

All exhibits shall be tabbed or included in a binder for easy reference;

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Pattern jury instructions may be identified by number without reproduction, but any requested modification must be highlighted.

Any written requests for jury instructions. Charges from the Pattern Jury Instructions may be identified by number without necessity of reproduction, unless a modification of the standard charge is requested, in which case the modification is to be highlighted;

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Margins

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Motion papers and Orders to Show Cause must be typewritten, use one-inch margins and 12-point type, be double spaced, securely bound, legible, and written on one side only.

All motion papers and Orders to Show Cause must be typewritten (with one-inch margins and 12-point type), double spaced, securely bound and entirely legible. Papers must have writing on one side only.

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Exhibits must be clear, legible, externally tabbed, designated by number for plaintiffs, and designated by letter for defendants.

All exhibits must be clear and legible and labeled with external tab markings. Plaintiffs shall designate exhibits by number; Defendants shall designate exhibits by letter.

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References to exhibits longer than 10 pages must identify the cited page number, and unnumbered exhibits must be bates-stamped.

Reference to exhibits longer than ten (10) pages shall indicate the page number on which the information cited is contained. Should the exhibit not contain page numbers, the exhibit shall be bates-stamped.

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Format

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Proposed orders and judgments must be submitted to the appropriate clerk, uploaded to NYSCEF, and emailed to JudgeClavinRemote@nycourts.gov in Microsoft Word format.

Proposed Orders or Judgments shall be submitted to the appropriate clerk, uploaded to NYSCEF, and copied via email to JudgeClavinRemote@nycourts.gov in Microsoft Word format.

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All trial exhibits must be pre-marked with the court reporter regardless of whether the parties stipulate to their admission.

All trial exhibits, whether the parties stipulate to admit them into evidence or not, shall be pre-marked with the Court reporter.

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All motion papers and Orders to Show Cause must be typewritten in at least 12-point type, double-spaced, securely bound, and legible.

All motion papers and Orders to Show Cause must be typewritten (minimum 12-point type), double-spaced, securely bound and entirely legible.

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Proposed verdict sheets must be emailed in the stated Microsoft World format to the Principal Law Clerk at the Court's remote email address, as directed by the Court.

Proposed Verdict Sheets must be submitted by email in Microsoft World format to the Court's Principal Law Clerk at the Court’s remote email (JudgeDalySapraiconeRemote@nycourts.gov), as directed by the Court.

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Before trial, each side must mark undisputed exhibits into evidence subject to court approval and mark all nonconsented exhibits for identification only.

Prior to the commencement of the trial, each side shall then mark its exhibits into evidence, subject to court approval, as to those to which no objection has been made. All exhibits not consented to shall be marked for identification only.

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All motions and OTSC applications must comply with Part 202 of the Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and County Court, including their form and length.

All motions and OTSC applications (including the form and length of such papers) shall comply with Part 202 of the Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court.

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Reply papers are prohibited on OTSC applications in IAS cases.

Replies are NOT permitted on OTSC applications in IAS cases.

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Sur-reply papers are prohibited on any application and will not be read or considered.

Sur-reply papers are prohibited. Sur-replies are NOT permitted on any application and will not be read or considered.

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Format

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A joint, typewritten, final-form Proposed Verdict Sheet must be submitted in Microsoft Word by email by the date selected at the Pre-Trial Conference and at least 48 hours before the Charge Conference.

A Proposed Verdict Sheet, jointly prepared by all counsel and self-represented parties, typewritten and in final form for presentation to the jury, shall be submitted in Microsoft Word via email by the date selected at the Pre-Trial Conference (and, in any event, at least 48 hours prior to the Charge Conference).

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Format

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If the parties cannot agree on jury questions before the Charge Conference, each side must submit its own Proposed Verdict Sheet in Microsoft Word format to the Court’s Remote email address.

If counsel and self-represented parties cannot agree on the questions to be posed to the jury prior to the Charge Conference, each side will present its own Proposed Verdict Sheet, which must be in Microsoft Word format and submitted to the Court’s Remote email address.

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Paper submissions must be fully and securely bound with a litigation back, and each bound portion may be no thicker than two inches.

All paper submissions shall be fully and securely bound and shall have a litigation back attached thereto. Each bound portion shall be no thicker than two inches.

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A proposed order or judgment connected to a motion must be submitted as a separately bound document; an order or judgment embedded in the motion papers may be treated as an exhibit and disregarded.

When submitting proposed orders or judgments in connection with a motion, the same shall be submitted as a separately bound document. Proposed orders or judgments incorporated within the motion papers will be considered as exhibits, treated as such, and may be disregarded.

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Exhibits exceeding 50 pages must be Bates stamped.

All exhibits over 50 pages MUST BE BATE STAMPED.

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When provisional relief is requested, the Order to Show Cause must clearly identify that fact on its face page.

The fact that a provisional remedy is sought shall be clearly noted on the face page of the Order to Show Cause.

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Electronically filed motions, orders to show cause, and legal memoranda must hyperlink cited legal authorities to an accessible legal-research database or state or federal government website.

For all motions, orders to show cause and legal memoranda, the Court requires: (a) That these electronically filed papers include hyperlinks to cited court decisions, statutes, rules, regulations, treatises, and other legal authorities in either legal research databases to which the Court has access, or in state or federal government websites.

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An electronically filed document citing a previously filed NYSCEF document must include a hyperlink to that document's NYSCEF docket entry.

In addition for any electronically filed documents, that cite to documents previously filed with NYSCEF, they shall include a hyperlink to the NYSCEF docket entry for those cited documents, enabling access to the cited documents through the hyperlink.

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Civil cases

Exhibits must be clearly marked with a description.

D. Exhibits are to be separately filed and clearly marked with a description.

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Civil cases

Exhibits expected for trial must be marked before trial begins.

The court requires that exhibits be marked prior to trial.

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Motion papers and Orders to Show Cause must use at least 12-point type, be double-spaced, securely bound, and entirely legible.

All motion papers and Orders to Show Cause must be typewritten (minimum 12-point type), double-spaced, securely bound and entirely legible.

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Exhibits must be legible and externally tabbed, with plaintiffs designating them by number and defendants by letter.

All exhibits must be legible and labeled with external tab markings. Plaintiffs shall designate exhibits by number; Defendants shall designate exhibits by letter.

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A submission thicker than one-half inch must be acco-fastened rather than stapled.

Any submission over 1/2-inch thick must be acco-fastened, not stapled.

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A reference to an exhibit longer than 10 pages must identify the page number containing the cited information.

Reference to exhibits longer than ten (10) pages shall indicate the page number on which the information cited is contained.

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An exhibit without page numbers must be Bates-stamped.

Should the exhibit not contain page numbers, the exhibit shall be bates-stamped.

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Format

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A proposed order or judgment submitted under this section must be in Microsoft Word format.

Proposed Orders or Judgments shall be submitted to the appropriate clerk, uploaded to NYSCEF, and copied via email to JudgeCairoRemote@nycourts.gov in Microsoft Word format.

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All physical papers filed with the Court must be single-sided, and the Court may reject a double-sided filing.

A. All physical papers filed with the Court shall be Single-Sided. The Court reserves the right to Reject any filing that is Double-Sided.

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Motion papers and orders to show cause must use at least 12-point type, be double-spaced, securely bound, and entirely legible.

All motion papers and Orders to Show Cause must be typewritten (minimum 12-point type), double-spaced, securely bound and entirely legible.

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Format

DOCX

The requested-jury-charge list must be submitted by email in Microsoft Word format by the first Pre-Trial Conference.

Once a matter is assigned to this Part for trial, a complete list of requested jury charges, drawn from the Pattern Jury Instructions (PJI) of the then-current year, including departures if the trial involves claims of professional negligence, must be submitted by email in Microsoft Word format to the remote email (JudgeKennyRemote@nycourts.gov), as directed by the Court and no later than the first Pre-Trial Conference before this Part.

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A jointly prepared Proposed Verdict Sheet must be submitted by email in Microsoft Word format to the court’s specified remote address.

A Proposed Verdict Sheet, jointly prepared by all counsel/pro se (self-represented) litigant(s) must be submitted by email in Microsoft Word format to the Court’s remote email (JudgeKennyRemote@nycourts.gov), as directed but the Court and no later than the first Pre-Trial Conference before this Part.

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Each side’s separate Proposed Verdict Sheet must be submitted by email in Microsoft Word format to the court’s specified remote address.

If counsel/pro se (self-represented) litigant(s) cannot agree to the questions to be posed to the jury prior to the Pre-Trial Conference, each side shall submit a Proposed Verdict Sheet by email in Microsoft Word format to the Court’s remote email (JudgeKennyRemote@nycourts.gov).

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Every submission must be fully and securely bound and must include an attached litigation back.

xiii. All submissions shall be fully and securely bound and shall have a litigation back attached thereto.

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Motion papers thicker than two inches must be divided into multiple volumes, secured with heavy-duty staples or ACCO fasteners, and labeled on each volume with the Notice of Motion and volume number.

All motion papers greater than two (2”) inches thick must be split into multiple volumes and secured by heavy duty staples or ACCO fasteners and clearly marked with a copy of the Notice of Motion on each volume (e.g. 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3).

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Motion papers and Orders to Show Cause must be ACCO-fastened at the top, not at the bottom or side.

All motion papers and Orders to Show Cause shall be ACCO fastened on the top and not the bottom or side of the papers.

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A proposed order or judgment submitted in connection with a motion must be submitted as a separately bound document.

xiv. When submitting proposed orders or judgments in connection with a motion, the same shall be submitted as a separately bound document.

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All trial exhibits must be pre-marked with the court reporter regardless of whether the parties stipulate to their admission.

All trial exhibits, whether the parties stipulate to admit them into evidence or not, shall be pre-marked with the Court reporter.

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Parties must submit an indexed binder of trial exhibits for the court, a copy for each attorney, and a binder of original exhibits for witnesses, preferably at the pre-trial conference and no later than 14 days before trial unless otherwise instructed.

Exhibits. Again, the parties shall submit to the Court for its use at trial, an indexed binder of trial exhibits, along with a copy for each attorney and a binder of the originals for witnesses, preferably at the pre-trial conference, but no later than at least 14 days prior to the start of trial, unless otherwise instructed.

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Counsel must provide the court a marked flash drive containing copies of the exhibits corresponding to the indexed trial-exhibit binder on the first day of trial or by another date selected by the court.

On or before the first day of trial, or by a date otherwise selected by the Court, counsel shall provide the Court with a flash drive containing copies of their exhibits corresponding to the indexed binder of trial exhibits. Flash drives are to be marked with the short caption and index number of the case.

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Summary judgment motions must comply strictly with Section 202.8-b of the Uniform Rules.

Parties are directed to review Section 202.8-b of the Uniform Rules for the Supreme Court and County Court, eff February 1, 2021, regarding summary judgment motions. This rule must be adhered to strictly.

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Motions must comply strictly with the length-of-papers rule under 22 NYCRR § 202.8-b or they will be rejected.

Motions that are not in strict compliance with 22 NYCRR § 202.8-b "Length of Papers" will be rejected.

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Trial exhibits must be premarked by the pretrial date, organized in tabbed binders no larger than three inches with indexed and party-designated exhibits, and delivered to the court in an exhibit book before trial begins; noncompliance may result in sanctions, including exclusion of the exhibits.

6. Pre-Marked Exhibits: All trial exhibits shall be pre-marked on pre-trial date. Documents in binders (up to 3 inches) with index number and tabs. Plaintiffs to identify with numbers, Defendants with letters. An exhibit book delivered to the court to follow along with before the trial actually begins. Failure to comply with this rule may result in sanctions, which may include an order precluding the offering of such exhibits at trial.

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Working motion papers must include all supporting documents and exhibits, and the exhibits must have external tabs.

The working papers of the motion shall include all documents in support of the motion, including exhibits with external tabs.

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A party's exhibit lettering or numbering should continue across subsequent submissions rather than restart.

Exhibit lettering or numbering should not begin anew for subsequent papers submitted by the same party.

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The listed trial papers must be supplied to the Court as printed copies in a binder at least three business days before jury selection unless otherwise noted.

Unless otherwise noted, at least three (3) business days before jury selection, counsel shall provide the Court with printed copies (in a binder) of the following papers and documents

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All trial or hearing exhibits must be pre-marked by the court reporter, whether stipulated for admission or not, and should be Bates stamped where possible.

All trial/hearing exhibits, whether the parties stipulate to admit them into evidence or not, shall be pre-marked by the court reporter. Exhibits should be Bates stamped where possible.

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A copy of any deposition transcript used at trial should be available to the Court, but mini-scripts are not accepted.

If deposition transcripts are to be utilized, a copy of the witness= deposition transcript should be available to the Court. No mini-scripts are accepted;

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The jury-charge list must be submitted by email in Microsoft Word format no later than the Pre-Trial Conference.

A complete list of requested jury charges, drawn from the Pattern Jury Instructions (PJI) of the then-current year must be submitted by email in Microsoft Word format to the remote email JudgeClavinRemote@nycourts.gov, as directed by the Court and not later than the Pre-Trial Conference.

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For voluminous exhibits exceeding 20 pages, the Court’s working copy must include a placeholder page stating “Exhibit ___ electronically filed.”

Voluminous exhibits exceeding twenty (20) pages in length may be provided electronically and shall be indicated in the Court’s working copy by use of a placeholder page stating “Exhibit ___ electronically filed”.

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Papers submitted for the Court's signature must be identified on the signature page.

All papers which are submitted for signature by the Court shall be identified on the signature page so that the document being signed by the Court can be identified.

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All paperwork exceeding one-half inch in thickness must be acco-fastened rather than stapled.

ALL paperwork over ½ -inch thick must be acco-fastened, not stapled.

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Exhibits must be legible and externally tabbed; plaintiffs number exhibits, defendants letter them, and numbering or lettering should continue across a party’s subsequent filings.

All exhibits must be legible and labeled with external tab markings. Plaintiffs shall designate exhibits by number; Defendants shall designate exhibits by letter. Exhibit lettering or numbering should not begin anew for subsequent papers submitted by the same party.

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References to exhibits longer than 10 pages must identify the cited information’s page number, and unnumbered exhibits must be Bates-stamped.

Reference to exhibits longer than ten (10) pages shall indicate the page number on which the information cited is contained. Should the exhibit not contain page numbers, the exhibit shall be bates-stamped.

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Citations to legal authority must use official citations.

Citations to legal authority must be to the official citations.

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Deposition or examination-before-trial transcripts included as exhibits must consist only of single, front-faced pages, and miniscripts may not be submitted.

Deposition/Examination Before Trial transcripts included as exhibits must be single, front-faced pages only. Parties shall not submit minuscripts.

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Working copies should be double-sided if practicable, include external exhibit tabs, and be mailed or delivered to Part 35 by the motion return date.

The working copies should be double sided, if practicable, and include external exhibit tabs, and be mailed or delivered to Part 35 on or before the motion return date.

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For exhibits longer than ten pages, references must state the page number or Bates number containing the cited information.

References to exhibits longer than 10 pages shall indicate the page number (or Bates number) on which the cited information is contained.

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Counsel must submit a complete list of requested jury charges drawn from the current Pattern Jury Instructions in Microsoft Word format.

Counsel must submit a complete list of requested jury charges, drawn from the current Pattern Jury Instructions (PJI). Requests to charge must be submitted in Microsoft Word format

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The court will excuse the hyperlink requirement when the party makes a good-faith certification of undue technological burden or other good cause.

if a party certifies in good faith that it cannot include hyperlinks as required by this rule without undue burden due to limitations in its office technology or by other showing of good cause, this Court will excuse the party from this hyperlinking requirement.

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Format

DOCX

Requested jury charges must be submitted in Microsoft Word format.

A complete list of requested jury charges, drawn from the Pattern Jury Instructions (PJI) of the then-current year must be submitted by email in Microsoft Word format to the remote email (JudgeCairoRemote@nycourts.gov), as directed by the Court and not later than the Pre-Trial Conference.

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The proposed verdict sheet must be submitted in the document’s stated “Microsoft World” format.

A Proposed Verdict Sheet, jointly prepared by all counsel/pro se (self-represented) litigant(s) must be submitted by email in Microsoft World format to the Court’s remote email (JudgeCairoRemote@nycourts.gov).

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Exhibits must be legible and externally tabbed, with plaintiffs designating them by number and defendants by letter.

All exhibits must be legible and labeled with external tab markings. Plaintiffs shall designate exhibits by number; Defendants shall designate exhibits by letter.

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Any submission thicker than one-half inch must be acco-fastened rather than stapled.

Any submission over 1/2-inch thick must be acco-fastened, not stapled.

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Video or photograph exhibits offered to the Court must be provided on a USB drive.

If counsel wishes to provide the Court with video or photograph exhibits, said exhibit(s) are to be provided to the Court on a USB drive.

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Trial exhibits must be tabbed or included in a binder for easy reference.

All exhibits shall be tabbed or included in a binder for easy reference;

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A copy of any deposition transcript used at trial should be available to the Court, and mini-scripts are not accepted.

xi. If deposition transcripts are to be utilized, a copy of the witness= deposition transcript should be available to the Court. No mini-scripts are accepted;

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Counsel must use tabs on hard or working copies of papers containing exhibits, and all copies must be legible.

Counsel should use tabs on hard or working copies when submitting papers containing exhibits. Copies must be legible.

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Proposed jury instructions must be submitted in Word format, identify stipulated instructions, and highlight and explain proposed deviations with legal citations where appropriate.

Proposed jury instructions, including the text of relevant PJI instructions are to be submitted by e-mail to Chambers at judgegianelliremote@nycourts.gov, in Word format. The submissions should note the instructions to which the parties have stipulated. Any proposed deviations from PJI instructions should be highlighted and explained, with citations to legal authority where appropriate.

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Exhibits used solely for credibility or rebuttal need not be pre-marked.

Exhibits not previously demanded which are to be used solely for credibility or rebuttal need not be pre-marked.

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A cited NYSCEF document need not be separately hyperlinked when it is accessible through bookmarks in the electronically submitted document.

Cited documents filed with NYSCEF that are accessible through bookmarks in the electronically submitted document need not also be hyperlinked.

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A party should continue its existing exhibit lettering or numbering in subsequent submissions.

Exhibit lettering or numbering should not begin anew for subsequent papers submitted by the same party.

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4. All papers shall be bound and exhibits shall be clearly marked and tabbed or the papers will be rejected and returned.

Summary: All papers must be bound, and exhibits must be clearly marked and tabbed, or the papers will be rejected and returned.

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Margins

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Every paper, other than an exhibit or printed form, shall contain writing on one side only. All papers shall be double spaced in length with 12-point font and one-inch margins. Print for footnotes shall be no smaller than 10-point font.

Summary: Except for exhibits and printed forms, papers must be one-sided, double-spaced, use 12-point type and one-inch margins, and footnotes must be at least 10-point type.

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Plaintiffs shall designate exhibits by number; Defendants shall designate exhibits by letter.

Summary: Plaintiffs must designate exhibits numerically, while defendants must designate exhibits by letter.

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Such shall be emailed to chambers at judgesingerremote@nycourts.gov in Word or Word Perfect, as well as provided to chambers on paper;

Summary: Proposed deliberation jury charges must be emailed to Chambers in Word or Word Perfect and also provided on paper.

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When submitting proposed orders or judgments in connection with a motion, the same shall be submitted as a separately bound document.

Summary: Proposed orders and judgments submitted in connection with a motion must be submitted as separately bound documents.

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Where such testimony has been transcribed, page references are required.

Summary: Any transcribed expert or witness testimony identified in proposed malpractice departures must include page references.

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Format

DOCX ?

Requests to charge must be submitted by email in Microsoft Word format to the Court's Principal Law Clerk at the Court’s remote email (JudgeDalySapraiconeRemote@nycourts.gov) by the date selected at the Pre-Trial Conference and in no event later than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the charge conference.

Summary: Requests to charge must be emailed in Microsoft Word format to the Principal Law Clerk by the pretrial-conference date and no later than 48 hours before the charge conference.

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Such documents shall be properly backed, contain exhibit tabs, and be received on or before the date upon which the motion is submitted.

Summary: Working-copy documents must be properly backed, contain exhibit tabs, and be received by the motion submission date.

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As it relates to motions and orders to show causes, this Part requires “Hard Copies” before these matters will be submitted in this Part and can be considered for a decision and order. These hard copies are to be properly backed and contain exhibit tabs.

Summary: For non-commercial matters, hard copies of motions and orders to show cause must be provided before consideration; the copies must be properly backed and have exhibit tabs.

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Format

PAPER ?

xii. All exhibits must be clearly tabbed; no exhibits shall be double sided; and no mini-scripts are accepted. Motions not consistent with this rule will be rejected.

Summary: Exhibits must be clearly tabbed, cannot be double-sided, and may not use mini-scripts; nonconforming motions will be rejected.

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Every paper, other than an exhibit or printed form, shall contain writing on one side only.

Summary: Except for exhibits and printed forms, motion papers may contain writing on only one side of each page.

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Margins

top 1 in, bottom 1 in, left 1 in, right 1 in ?

All papers shall be double spaced in length with 12-point font and one-inch margins.

Summary: All papers must use double spacing, a 12-point font, and one-inch margins.

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Print for footnotes shall be no smaller than 10-point font.

Summary: Footnotes must be printed in a font no smaller than 10 points.

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Parties are directed to review Section 202.8-b of the Uniform Rules for the Supreme Court and County Court, eff February 1, 2021, regarding the length of motion papers. This rule must be adhered to strictly.

Summary: Motion-paper length must comply strictly with Section 202.8-b of the Uniform Rules.

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Hyperlinks may not provide access to documents filed under seal or otherwise not in the public record.

Summary: A required hyperlink may not link to a document filed under seal or otherwise absent from the public record.

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If counsel/pro se (self-represented) litigant(s) cannot agree to the questions to be posed to the jury prior to the Pre-Trial Conference, each side shall submit a Proposed Verdict Sheet by email in Microsoft World format to the Court’s remote email (JudgeCairoRemote@nycourts.gov).

Summary: When the parties cannot agree on jury questions, each side’s proposed verdict sheet must use the stated “Microsoft World” format.