Judge Anna R. Lewis

Applies to

Filing agent authorization

A filing agent must submit an authorization form before or with the attorney’s first NYSCEF filing in the action.

Applies to

Hard copy documents

Must include

notice of electronic filing

Nonparticipating counsel must submit the original hard-copy documents, an additional unbound copy, and a Notice of Hard-Copy Submission simultaneously.

Applies to

Attorney filing account

Must include

notice of electronic filing

An attorney using a filing agent must have a User ID and password so the agent’s filings are associated with the attorney of record.

For cases commenced on or after February 19, 2013, e-filing through NYSCEF is mandatory except for the listed case types, and all subsequent documents must be e-filed.

An attorney lacking the equipment or knowledge to e-file, and lacking qualifying staff support, may opt out of mandatory e-filing by filing Form EFM 2 with the Clerk.

Unrepresented litigants are automatically exempt from mandatory e-filing but may voluntarily participate.

Deadline

3 business days

Failure to electronically refile hard-copy documents within three business days will cause the originals to be discarded and may result in an incomplete court record.

A motion on notice or notice of petition must be e-filed no later than eight days before the return date.

Deadline

24 hours

The Clerk normally takes 24 hours to review and process a proposed order to show cause.

To correct an electronically filed document containing confidential data or filed in error, notify the parties and non-party filers, request restricted status through NYSCEF, and file an order to show cause within five business days seeking temporary relief and correction; restricted status expires after five days unless extended by the required notification and order.

An order granting relief to correct a filing must be submitted to the County Clerk using the applicable notice form, with the sealing-order procedure using the NYSCEF sealing notification and a copy of the order.

An infant's compromise application must be filed through NYSCEF in redacted form, with an unredacted copy submitted for the Justice's action.