New York Supreme Court, New York County Filing Bundling Requirements
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Whether to bundle related filings together or file them promptly as completed. This page is scoped to New York Supreme Court, New York County; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
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Civil cases
Each electronically submitted document or exhibit must be filed separately and identified in NYSCEF's Additional Document Information section.
Each document or exhibit submitted electronically shall be separately filed and described in the “Additional Document Information” section when uploaded to NYSCEF so that it is known what document is without the need to open it.
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All motion papers and related exhibits must be filed separately on NYSCEF with a concise and accurate description of each document.
All motion papers and exhibits thereto must be e-filed separately and must contain a concise and accurate description of the document filed on NYSCEF.
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Civil cases
Bundling motion papers and exhibits is prohibited because each must be e-filed separately.
All motions papers and exhibits thereto must be e-filed separately.
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Civil cases
After good-faith efforts to resolve a discovery dispute, the parties must coordinate a single Rule 14 submission containing the initial and responsive letters.
B. Discovery motions are discouraged. If a dispute cannot be resolved after good faith efforts to meet and confer, the parties should proceed in accordance with Commercial Division Rule 14. The parties shall coordinate to make a single Rule 14 submission to the Court containing both the initial letter and any responsive letter(s).
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Similarly situated parties should make reasonable efforts to consolidate briefing papers and avoid duplication in combined briefs.
Combined briefs – similarly situated parties (e.g., multiple defendants moving to dismiss on overlapping grounds) should make reasonable efforts to consolidate their briefing papers to avoid duplication.
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Civil cases
You may not file omnibus affidavits, affirmations, memoranda of law, etc. Do not submit papers intended to be applicable to multiple motions
Summary: Omnibus affidavits, affirmations, memoranda of law, and similar papers may not be filed for use across multiple motions.
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The parties shall coordinate to make a single Rule 14 submission to chambers at SFC-part43@nycourts.gov, containing both the initial letter and any responsive letter(s).
Summary: The parties must coordinate a single Rule 14 submission containing the initial letter and all responsive letters.
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Motions regarding custody and/or visitation are to be filed separately from motions regarding financial issues.
Summary: Custody or visitation motions must be filed separately from motions concerning financial issues.
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Civil cases
Counsel should not submit all papers on a motion in a single .pdf file under a single document number. Each e-filed document must have its own, respective document number (e.g., Doc # 15, Notice of Motion; Doc#16, Memorandum of Law; Doc#17, Attorney Affirmation; Doc#18, Affidavit of Facts; Doc#19, Exhibit A, Bill of Particulars; and Doc #20, Exhibit B, Photographs).
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Counsel should not combine all motion papers in one PDF under one document number, and each e-filed document must receive its own docket number.
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The filing of a dispositive motion DOES NOT stay discovery.
Summary: Filing a dispositive motion does not stay discovery.
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Civil cases
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D. Combined Briefs. Similarly situated parties (e.g., multiple defendants moving to dismiss on overlapping grounds) should make reasonable efforts to consolidate ===== PAGE 4 ===== their briefing papers to avoid duplication. The Court will consider requests to enlarge applicable word limitations to facilitate the filing of combined briefs.
Summary: Similarly situated parties should make reasonable efforts to consolidate briefing papers to avoid duplication, and the Court will consider requests to enlarge word limits for combined briefs.
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Civil cases
Motions regarding custody and/or visitation shall be filed separately from motions regarding financial issues.
Summary: Custody and visitation motions may not be combined with motions concerning financial issues.
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Civil cases
Exhibits are exempt if you hyperlink any citation to such a document. The court strongly prefers that only one copy of any given exhibit be filed to NYSCEF.
Summary: Exhibits are exempt from the multiple-motion filing restriction when citations are hyperlinked, and the court strongly prefers filing only one copy of each exhibit to NYSCEF.
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Civil cases
If the motion is supported by a memorandum of law, the memorandum should precede the attorney affirmation and attached exhibits.
Summary: When a motion is supported by a memorandum of law, the memorandum should be filed before the attorney affirmation and attached exhibits.
Does New York Supreme Court, New York County require motion papers to be bundled?
Judge Lori S. Sattler: No. The rule prohibits holding covered papers for bundling. Bundling motion papers and exhibits is prohibited because each must be e-filed separately.
Judge Alexander M. Tisch: No. The rule prohibits holding covered papers for bundling. Each electronically submitted document or exhibit must be filed separately and identified in NYSCEF's Additional Document Information section.
Judge David Cohen: No. The rule prohibits holding covered papers for bundling. All motion papers and related exhibits must be filed separately on NYSCEF with a concise and accurate description of each document.
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