New York Supreme Court, Westchester County Electronic Filing Rules

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Stipulation

When all parties consent to an adjournment, a stipulation signed by every party must be promptly uploaded to NYSCEF.

If all parties consent to an adjournment, a stipulation signed by all parties must be promptly uploaded to NYSCEF.

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Stipulation

Counsel must immediately notify the court by letter or email and file the appropriate stipulation on NYSCEF when an action or motion is settled, discontinued, disposed of, or withdrawn.

If an action or motion is settled, discontinued, disposed or withdrawn in any manner, counsel must immediately inform the Court by letter or email and file the appropriate stipulation on the New York State Courts E-Filing system (hereinafter “NYSCEF”).

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Cases subject to mandatory electronic filing must be filed through NYSCEF.

All cases that are subject to mandatory electronic filing must be filed electronically via NYSCEF.

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Submission to court

All court submissions in an e-filed case, including proposed orders, proposed judgments, and letters, must be filed through NYSCEF.

In an e-filed case, any submission to the Court, including a proposed order, proposed judgment or letter, must be filed electronically via NYSCEF.

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Order to show cause

An Order to Show Cause submitted for signature must be uploaded to NYSCEF or presented to the calendar clerk’s office after payment of any required filing fee.

An Order to Show Cause submitted for signature must be uploaded to NYSCEF or presented to the office of the calendar clerk, after the payment of any required fee at the County Clerk’s Office.

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Correspondence

Correspondence to the court must be uploaded to NYSCEF and simultaneously copied to all counsel or self-represented litigants.

Correspondence to the Court must be uploaded to NYSCEF and simultaneously copied to all counsel or self-represented litigants.

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Order to show cause

An order to show cause must be filed through NYSCEF, except that non-e-filed cases may present it to the calendar clerk after paying required fees at the County Clerk's Office.

An order to show cause submitted to this court must be uploaded to NYSCEF, or in non-e-filed cases, presented to the office of the calendar clerk, after the payment of any required fees at the County Clerk’s Office.

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Post-judgment applications in electronically initiated guardianship matters must be e-filed through NYSCEF, while all other Article 81 matters must be submitted by U.S. mail or in person to the Westchester County Clerk.

The Guardianship Part will not accept paper filings for NYSCEF matters. Post-judgment applications on Guardianship matters that were initiated electronically must be e-filed through the NYSCEF site. All other Article 81 Guardianship matters are deemed “paper cases” for which filings must be submitted via U.S. mail or in person at the Westchester County Clerk’s office.

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Order to show cause injunctive relief

A moving party seeking injunctive relief by order to show cause must provide copies of the summons and initiating complaint or petition through NYSCEF.

Where an order to show cause seeks injunctive relief, copies of the summons and complaint or petition commencing the underlying action must be provided to the Court by the moving party via NYSCEF.

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Adjournment stipulation or letter

Any stipulation or letter concerning an adjournment must be electronically filed in NYSCEF at least 36 hours before the conference.

Any stipulations or letters concerning an adjournment shall be electronically filed in NYSCEF at least 36 hours prior to the date of the conference.

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Motion resolution document

The parties must file in NYSCEF a document detailing the motion's withdrawal, settlement, or other resolution.

In addition, a document detailing the withdrawal, settlement, or other resolution of the motion shall be filed in NYSCEF.

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Proof of service

An e-filing party must electronically file proof of the hard-copy service on parties not recorded as participating in e-filing.

E-filing parties must serve documents in hard copy on parties who have not recorded their participation in e-filing and e-file proof of such service.

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All submissions

All court submissions, including correspondence, proposed orders, and proposed judgments, must be made through NYSCEF unless the Court specifically requests otherwise.

Unless otherwise specifically requested, all submissions to the Court, including, but not limited to, correspondence to the court, proposed orders, proposed judgments and other documents pertaining thereto must be submitted through NYSCEF.

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Correspondence

Correspondence to the Court must be filed through NYSCEF, copied to all parties, and identify the case name and index number.

All correspondence to the Court shall be via NYSCEF and copied to all parties and set forth the name and Index number of the case to which it pertains.

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All documents

Documents in mandatory e-filed cases must generally be filed through NYSCEF, including proposed orders, judgments, and letters, subject to the stated opt-out and consent exceptions.

B. Electronic Filing: All documents filed in mandatory e-filed cases, except those documents subject to the “opt out” provision of § 202.5-bb of the Uniform Rules for the New York State Trial Courts, or documents subject to e-filing in which consent is being withheld, are to be filed through the New York State Courts E-Filing System (NYSCEF). All submissions to the court, including proposed orders, judgments and letters must be electronically filed.

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Documents in mandatory e-filed cases must be filed through the New York State Courts E-Filing System, NYSCEF.

All documents in mandatory e-filed cases shall be filed through the New York State Courts E-Filing System (NYSCEF).

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Pretrial memorandum

The pretrial memorandum must be filed electronically through NYSCEF.

The Pre-Trial Memorandum of Law shall be filed via NYSCEF, must outline both the stipulated and disputed facts and issues, and shall not exceed ten (10) pages in length.

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Proposed order

Proposed orders settling tax assessment review proceedings must be electronically filed on NYSCEF for the Court's signature.

All proposed orders settling tax assessment review proceeding(s) are to be electronically filed on NYSCEF to the Court for signature.

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Discovery demand

Discovery demands must be filed through NYSCEF.

Discovery demands shall be filed via NYSCEF.

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Motion withdrawal notice

A letter notifying the Part Clerk that a motion was withdrawn or rendered moot must be uploaded to NYSCEF immediately.

The parties shall immediately notify the Part Clerk by email and letter uploaded to NYSCEF in the event that a motion is withdrawn or rendered moot.

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Trial notebook

The trial notebook itself must not be filed through NYSCEF.

The trial notebook itself shall not be filed via NYSCEF.

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Documents in mandatory e-filed cases generally must be filed electronically through NYSCEF, subject to the stated opt-out and consent exceptions, and all other submissions except specified correspondence must be electronically filed.

All documents in mandatory e-filed cases, except documents subject to the opt-out provision of § 202.5-bb of the Uniform Rules, or documents subject to e-filing in which consent is being withheld, are to be filed through the New York State Courts E-Filing System (NYSCEF). All submissions to the Court, except correspondence as per these Rules (see Section C[a], supra), must be electronically filed.

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Notice of appearance

Each attorney must file a Notice of Appearance with Chambers through NYSCEF within ten days after the earlier of written notice of assignment to the Part or written notice of a Preliminary Conference.

Within ten (10) days of written notification of assignment of a case to this Part, or written notification of a Preliminary Conference, whichever shall first occur, each attorney shall file a Notice of Appearance with Chambers on the New York State Courts E-Filing system (“NYSCEF”).

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Adjournment request

An appearance or motion adjournment request must be filed electronically on NYSCEF and noticed to the other parties.

A request for an adjournment of an appearance or a motion shall be made in writing at least three (3) business days prior to the appearance or motion deadline, on notice to the other parties and shall be filed on NYSCEF.

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Correspondence

Communications with the court must be e-filed.

Communications with the Court shall be in writing and e-filed, with copies simultaneously delivered to all counsel or self-represented parties.

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Letter

Counsel must immediately notify the court through a NYSCEF letter when an action or motion is settled, discontinued, withdrawn, or otherwise disposed.

If an action or motion is settled, discontinued, withdrawn, or disposed in any manner, counsel must immediately notify the Court by uploading a letter to NYSCEF.

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Stipulation

The parties must e-file a fully executed stipulation of settlement or discontinuance as soon as practicable.

As soon as is practicable, the parties shall e-file a fully executed stipulation of settlement or discontinuance.

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Every document in a NYSCEF case must be filed through NYSCEF.

All documents in NYSCEF cases must be filed on NYSCEF.

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Letters, proposed orders, proposed judgments, and all other court submissions must be filed on NYSCEF.

All submissions to the Court, including letters, proposed orders, and proposed judgments must be filed on NYSCEF.

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All motion papers and accompanying documents must be uploaded to NYSCEF in cases using electronic filing.

All motion papers and accompanying documents must be uploaded to NYSCEF in E-filed cases.

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A proposed Order to Show Cause submitted for signature must be uploaded to NYSCEF.

Proposed Orders to Show Cause submitted for signature must be uploaded to NYSCEF.

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Motion in limine

Each motion in limine must be emailed to the Principal Law Clerk and uploaded to NYSCEF no later than seven days before the scheduled trial date.

All motions in limine shall be e-mailed to the Principal Law Clerk using the Chambers e-mail address (9jd-JudgeFiore@nycourts.gov) and uploaded to NYSCEF no later than seven (7) days prior to the scheduled trial date.

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Post trial submission

Post-trial submissions must be uploaded to NYSCEF in accordance with the schedule set by the Court.

Post-Trial: In accordance with the schedule set by the Court, the parties must submit and upload to NYSCEF the following: 1) a transcript of the proceeding; 2) closing memoranda; and 3) any other document required to complete the record for purposes of any appeal.

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Civil cases

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All documents

All documents in E-Filing Cases must be filed through NYSCEF unless an exception or exemption applies.

All documents in E-Filing Cases must be filed through the New York State Courts E-Filing System (NYSCEF), unless subject to an exception or an exemption.

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Civil cases

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All submissions

Every submission to the Court, including proposed orders, proposed judgments, and letters, must be electronically filed.

All submissions to the Court, including proposed orders, proposed judgments, and letters, must be e-filed.

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Civil cases

In e-filed cases, hard-copy submissions will be rejected unless accompanied by the completed Notice of Hard Copy Submission - E-Filed Case form.

This Part will reject any hard copy submissions in e-filed cases unless those submissions are accompanied by a completed “Notice of Hard Copy Submission - E-Filed Case” form, as required by Uniform Rules for Trial Courts (22 NYCRR) § 202.5-b (d) (1) (iv).3

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Each exhibit may contain only one document, multiple documents may not be grouped as one exhibit, and each document must be uploaded separately to NYSCEF.

Multiple documents shall not be grouped together under a single exhibit. Each exhibit shall contain only a single document separately uploaded to NYSCEF.

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Correspondence to the Court must be sent through NYSCEF unless the Court directs otherwise.

All correspondence to the Court must be sent ONLY via NYSCEF, unless otherwise directed by the Court.

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Stipulation of settlement or discontinuance

Parties must upload the required letter and, as soon as practicable, e-file a fully executed stipulation of settlement or discontinuance on NYSCEF.

notify the Court by uploading a letter to NYSCEF. As soon as is practicable, the parties shall e-file a fully executed stipulation of settlement or discontinuance.

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All documents

All documents and submissions in e-filing cases, including letters, proposed orders, and proposed judgments, must be filed on NYSCEF.

All documents in efile cases must be filed on NYSCEF. All submissions to the Court, including letters, proposed orders, and proposed judgments must be filed on NYSCEF.

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Motion

All motion papers and accompanying documents must be uploaded to NYSCEF with the motion sequence number properly identified.

All motion papers and accompanying documents must be uploaded to NYSCEF and properly identify the motion sequence number.

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Proposed order

A proposed Order to Show Cause submitted for signature must be uploaded electronically to NYSCEF.

Proposed Orders to Show Cause submitted for signature must be uploaded to NYSCEF.

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Disposition notice

Counsel must immediately notify the Court by NYSCEF letter and file the appropriate stipulation on NYSCEF when an action or motion is settled, discontinued, disposed of, or withdrawn.

If an action or motion is settled, discontinued, disposed or withdrawn in any manner, counsel must immediately inform the Court by letter efiled to NYSCEF addressed to attention of the Judge’s Part Clerk arobinso@nycourts.gov and file the appropriate stipulation on the New York State Courts E-Filing system (hereinafter “NYSCEF”).

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Correspondence

All permissible correspondence to the Court must be filed on NYSCEF with notice to all parties, and email or mail courtesy copies should not be submitted.

All permissible correspondence to the Court must be filed to NYSCEF on notice to all parties. Please refrain from submitting courtesy copies of same via email or mail.

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After a Trial Readiness Order issues, plaintiff must serve and file a Note of Issue and Certificate of Readiness through NYSCEF within 20 days.

Once discovery has been completed or has been deemed waived, then a Trial Readiness Order will be issued pursuant to which plaintiff will be directed to serve and file via NYSCEF a Note of Issue and Certificate of Readiness within twenty (20) days.

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Cases subject to mandatory electronic filing must be filed electronically through NYSCEF.

All cases that are subject to mandatory electronic filing must be filed electronically via NYSCEF.

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In an e-filed case, all court submissions—including proposed orders, proposed judgments, and letters—must be filed electronically through NYSCEF.

In an e-filed case, any submission to the Court, including a proposed order, proposed judgment or letter, must be filed electronically via NYSCEF.

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Exhibits

All anticipated trial exhibits must be uploaded to the Virtual Electronic Courtroom before the trial date.

All anticipated trial exhibits must be uploaded to the Virtual Electronic Courtroom (VEC) prior to the trial date.

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Preliminary conference order

The parties must complete and upload the proposed Preliminary Conference Order to NYSCEF at least two weeks before the conference.

The proposed Preliminary Conference Order shall be completed and uploaded by the parties to NYSCEF at least two (2) weeks before the conference.

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Trial readiness stipulation and order

When the matter is ready for trial, the parties must upload a proposed Trial Readiness Stipulation and Order to NYSCEF.

If the matter is ready for trial, the parties shall upload a proposed Trial Readiness Stipulation & Order to NYSCEF.

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Settlement conference form

Each party must upload the completed Settlement Conference Form to NYSCEF at least 48 hours before the settlement conference.

At least 48 hours before the Settlement Conference, each party shall upload the completed Settlement Conference Form to NYSCEF.

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Exhibits

Each NYSCEF exhibit must contain one document and be uploaded separately; multiple documents may not be grouped as one exhibit.

Multiple documents shall not be grouped together as a single exhibit. Each exhibit shall contain only a single document and be separately uploaded to NYSCEF.

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Proposed order and transcript

A party seeking a written decision after a non-jury bench decision must upload a proposed order and the proceeding transcript to NYSCEF for signature.

Where the Court issues a Bench Decision following a non-jury trial and a party desires a written Decision and Order, the party shall upload, a proposed order to NYSCEF together with the transcript of the proceedings at which the Bench Decision was rendered to be “So Ordered.”

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Order to show cause

An Order to Show Cause submitted for signature must be uploaded to NYSCEF after paying any required fee at the County Clerk’s Office.

An Order to Show Cause submitted for signature must be uploaded to NYSCEF after the payment of any required fee at the County Clerk’s Office.

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Trial submissions

At trial commencement, the parties must upload seven specified categories of pretrial submissions to NYSCEF.

On the date of the commencement of the Trial, the parties shall upload to NYSCEF: 1) pre-trial memoranda of law compliant with 22 NYCRR § 202.20-h (a), 2) a copy of all expert reports; 3) for jury trials, proposed jury charges and special verdict sheets; 4) a joint stipulation regarding undisputed material facts, issues/claims that have been resolved and/or withdrawn and issues/claims remaining to be tried; 5) witness lists compliant with 22 NYCRR § 202.37; 6) exhibit books compliant with 22 NYCRR § 202.20-h (b); and 7) all Motions in Limine.

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Appellate record

At trial conclusion, counsel and self-represented parties must upload admitted exhibits and other documents needed to complete the appellate record to NYSCEF.

At the conclusion of the trial, counsel and any self-represented party shall upload any exhibits admitted into evidence and any other document required to complete the record for purposes of any appeal to NYSCEF.

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Trial transcript

After a non-jury trial, counsel must jointly upload the proceeding transcript to NYSCEF according to the schedule set by the Court.

For non-jury trials, in accordance with the schedule set by the Court at the conclusion of the trial, counsel for the parties shall jointly upload a transcript of the proceeding to NYSCEF

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Post trial memorandum

Each party must prepare and upload a post-trial memorandum to NYSCEF unless the Court has issued a Bench Decision or directed otherwise.

each party must prepare a post-trial memorandum and upload it to NYSCEF, unless the Court has issued a Bench Decision or directed otherwise.

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Correspondence to judge

All communications with the Court must be filed through NYSCEF as Correspondence to Judge.

All communications with the Court are to be filed to NYSCEF as “Correspondence to Judge”.

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Cases subject to mandatory electronic filing must be filed through NYSCEF.

All cases that are subject to mandatory electronic filing must be filed electronically via NYSCEF.

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In an e-filed case, every submission to the Court—including proposed orders, proposed judgments, and letters—must be filed through NYSCEF.

In an e-filed case, any submission to the Court, including a proposed order, proposed judgment or letter, must be filed electronically via NYSCEF.

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Proof of service

E-filing parties must electronically file proof of hard-copy service on non-NYSCEF participants.

E-filing parties shall serve documents in hard copy on parties who have not recorded their participation in NYSCEF and shall e-file proof of such service.

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Note of issue

Plaintiff must file the Note of Issue and Certificate of Readiness through NYSCEF within 20 days after entry of the order.

(2) NOTE OF ISSUE: Plaintiff shall serve and file a Note of Issue and Certificate of Readiness via NYSCEF within twenty (20) days of entry of this Trial Readiness Stipulation and Order. Failure to file a note of issue within 90 days may result in dismissal of your case; and

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Affidavit of service

The affidavit documenting mail service on an NYSCEF-opted-out party must be uploaded to NYSCEF.

(5) SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTIONS IF PARTY HAS OPTED OUT OF NYSCEF: If a party has opted out of NYSCEF, a copy of any motion(s) or cross-motion(s) for summary judgment, opposition papers, reply papers must be served upon that party by mail within the prescribed time periods and an affidavit of such service shall be uploaded to NYSCEF.

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Stipulation

When the parties agree to resolve issues that would otherwise require motion practice, they must file a stipulation in NYSCEF resolving those issues and stating that the stipulation avoids motion practice.

If the parties can agree to resolve issues that might otherwise be the subject of motion practice, the parties shall file a stipulation in NYSCEF indicating that to avoid motion practice, the parties have agreed to resolve the issues as stated in the stipulation.

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Initiating motion papers

Original initiating motion papers should be uploaded through NYSCEF, while cases not filed electronically require direct submission to the County Clerk with proof of service and required fees.

Original initiating motion papers should be uploaded to NYSCEF or, if a paper case, submitted directly to the County Clerk accompanied by an affidavit/affirmation of service and the required fees.

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All documents

Working copies are not required, and all documents must be filed electronically.

The Court does not require working copies of documents; all documents are to be electronically filed.

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At trial’s conclusion, counsel and self-represented parties are expected to electronically file admitted exhibits and other documents needed to complete the appellate record.

At the conclusion of trial, counsel and any self-represented party are expected to e-file any exhibits admitted into evidence and any other document required to complete the record for purposes of any appeal.

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Discovery materials

Discovery materials need not be filed through NYSCEF, but in an e-filing case they may be filed electronically to the extent authorized by a stipulation specifying the scope and conditions.

Discovery materials are not required to be filed via NYSCEF. However, in any action subject to e-filing, parties and non-parties producing materials in response to discovery demands may enter into a stipulation authorizing the electronic filing of discovery responses and discovery materials to the degree and upon terms and conditions set forth in the stipulation.

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Preliminary conference request

A request for a preliminary conference may be made by letter filed on NYSCEF addressed to the Judge’s Part Clerk.

Any requests for a preliminary conference may be made by letter filed to NYSCEF to the attention of the Judge’s Part Clerk arobinso@nycourts.gov

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A settlement conference may be requested at any time during discovery, either at a conference or by filing a request letter through NYSCEF.

A settlement conference with the Judge may be requested at any time during the course of discovery by requesting same at a conference or by filing a letter to NYSCEF requesting same.

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The Court may direct counsel to file a legal memorandum through NYSCEF addressing a motion in limine before deciding it.

If appropriate, the Court may direct counsel to file a brief legal memorandum via NYSCEF for the Court’s consideration on any motion in limine prior to rendering a determination.

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At the conclusion of trial, counsel and self-represented parties are expected to e-file admitted exhibits and any other documents needed to complete the record for appeal.

At the conclusion of trial, counsel and any self-represented party are expected to e-file any exhibits admitted into evidence and any other document required to complete the record for purposes of any appeal.

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Initiating motion papers

The filer should upload original initiating motion papers to NYSCEF.

Original initiating motion papers should be uploaded to NYSCEF.

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Trial readiness stipulation

When all parties agree discovery is complete, they may request a Trial Readiness Order without a virtual conference appearance by submitting a signed Trial Readiness Stipulation through NYSCEF.

Where all parties agree that discovery is complete and request the issuance of a Trial Readiness Order without the necessity of an appearance at a virtual compliance conference, they may submit via NYSCEF a signed Trial Readiness Stipulation to such effect to be so- ordered.

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Order to show cause

A signed Order to Show Cause will be uploaded to NYSCEF.

If the Court signs an Order to Show Cause, a copy of it will be uploaded to NYSCEF.

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The fully executed compliance-conference stipulation may be uploaded to NYSCEF at least two business days before the conference, after which counsel need not appear.

If the parties submit this stipulation two (2) business days prior to the scheduled compliance conference date, completed and executed by all parties, counsel need not appear at the compliance conference. This stipulation may be uploaded to NYSCEF.

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Order to show cause

Signed orders to show cause will be uploaded to NYSCEF. In non-e-filed cases or cases in which the moving party has opted out of e-filing, the signed order to show cause will be e-mailed to the moving party.

Summary: Signed orders to show cause must be uploaded to NYSCEF, while non-e-filed or opted-out cases receive the signed order by email.

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All initial applications are to be electronically filed through the New York State Courts Electronic Filing (NYSCEF) system at https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/Login ).

Summary: All initial Article 81 guardianship applications must be filed electronically through NYSCEF.

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The Guardianship Part will not accept filings or proposed orders via email.

Summary: Neither filings nor proposed orders may be submitted to the Guardianship Part by email.

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If an action is settled, discontinued, or otherwise disposed of in any manner by the parties, counsel and self-represented parties shall immediately inform the Court via the New York State Courts Electronic Filing System (NYSCEF) and email to the Part Clerk at ldavis1@nycourts.gov, attaching a copy of the Stipulation of Discontinuance.

Summary: Counsel and self-represented parties must notify the court through NYSCEF and email the Part Clerk with an attached Stipulation of Discontinuance when an action is settled, discontinued, or otherwise disposed of.

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All submissions

All submissions to the Court, including pleadings, motions, proposed orders, stipulations, judgments and letters must be electronically filed in NYSCEF.

Summary: All court submissions, including pleadings, motions, proposed orders, stipulations, judgments, and letters, must be filed electronically through NYSCEF.

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Stipulation of discontinuance

C. Settlements and Discontinuances: If an action is settled, discontinued, or otherwise disposed of, counsel and self-represented parties shall immediately inform the court by letter, along with a copy of the Stipulation of Discontinuance, and, in an e-filed case, by filing the Stipulation via NYSCEF. In a non e-filed case, the Stipulation of Discontinuance must be filed with the County Clerk, with a copy provided to Chambers. The court will not mark any matter settled unless these directions have been complied with.

Summary: When an action is settled, discontinued, or otherwise disposed of, counsel and self-represented parties must immediately notify the court and file the Stipulation of Discontinuance through NYSCEF in an e-filed case or with the County Clerk in a non-e-filed case.

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Motion adjournment request ?

Other than as relates to requests to adjourn an Order to Show Cause, which is made directly to the assigned Part, once a motion has been filed, any request for an adjournment must be both: (1) filed on NYSCEF; and (2) sent, via e-mail, to the Motion Support Clerk at MotionSupportWestchester@nycourts.gov.

Summary: Except for requests to adjourn an Order to Show Cause, a motion adjournment request must be both filed on NYSCEF and emailed to the Motion Support Clerk.

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Unless specifically approved by the Court in advance in a particular case, the Court does not accept legal papers of any kind by fax transmission or email (see 22 NYCRR § 202.5-a).

Summary: The Court generally prohibits fax or email submission of legal papers unless the Court approves that method in advance for the particular case.

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Virtual proceedings request ?

Such requests shall (a) be filed via NYSCEF and emailed to the Part Clerk at least one (1) week prior to the scheduled conference, absent emergent circumstances noted in the letter of request;

Summary: A request for a virtual conference must be filed through NYSCEF at least one week before the scheduled conference, unless the request states emergent circumstances.

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Correspondence

Unless otherwise directed, communications with the Court shall be by letter, filed on NYSCEF and emailed to the Part Clerk. The Court shall not be copied on correspondence between counsel and/or self-represented parties.

Summary: Unless otherwise directed, communications with the Court must be submitted by letter filed on NYSCEF and emailed to the Part Clerk, without copying the Court on correspondence between parties.

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Unless specifically approved by the Court in advance in a particular case, the Court does not accept legal papers of any kind by fax transmission.

Summary: The Court does not accept legal papers by fax unless it specifically approves fax transmission in advance for the particular case.

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Order to show cause

An order to show cause submitted to this Court must be uploaded to NYSCEF or presented to the office of the calendar clerk, after the payment of any required fee at the County Clerk’s Office.

Summary: An order to show cause must be uploaded to NYSCEF or presented to the calendar clerk after paying any required County Clerk filing fee.

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Stipulation of discontinuance

When an action is settled, discontinued or otherwise disposed of and a cause of action has not been asserted on behalf of an infant or a person judicially declared incompetent or for defendant’s wrongful act, neglect or default that caused decedent’s death, counsel or self- represented parties must promptly file a stipulation of discontinuance via NYSCEF before the case will be marked settled and disposed (22 NYCRR 202.28).

Summary: For settled, discontinued, or otherwise disposed civil actions not involving the specified infant, incompetent-person, or wrongful-death claims, counsel or self-represented parties must promptly file a stipulation of discontinuance through NYSCEF before the case is marked settled and disposed.

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Notice of settlement or withdrawal ?

Counsel must notify the Court by email or NYSCEF of the settlement, or withdrawal, of any action or proceeding immediately upon such settlement or withdrawal.

Summary: Counsel must immediately notify the Court of an action's or proceeding's settlement or withdrawal by email or NYSCEF.

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E-filing in matrimonial actions is mandatory except in limited circumstances. For instance, E-filing in matrimonial actions is not mandatory for self-represented parties and shall require consent in accordance with Rules 202.5-b and 202.5-bb of the Uniform Rules for the New York State Trial Courts.

Summary: E-filing is mandatory in matrimonial actions, but self-represented parties must consent to participation and are not subject to the mandatory e-filing rule.

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A self-represented party who has not consented to NYSCEF participation shall file documents with the Westchester County Clerk and/or the Supreme Court Civil Calendar Office and shall serve and be served with documents in hard copy, unless there is a written agreement between parties and/or counsel or as otherwise specified by the Court.

Summary: A self-represented party who has not consented to NYSCEF must file documents with the Westchester County Clerk or Supreme Court Civil Calendar Office and use hard-copy service unless the parties agree or the court directs otherwise.

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DO NOT send copies of e-filed correspondence to the Court via e-mail or regular mail.

Summary: Copies of e-filed correspondence must not be sent to the Court by email or regular mail.

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DO NOT e-file correspondence between and among counsel and/or self-represented litigants, and DO NOT send a copy to the Court.

Summary: Correspondence between counsel and/or self-represented litigants must not be e-filed or sent to the Court.

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Proposed orders or judgments

Proposed Orders or judgments are not to be submitted by fax.

Summary: Proposed orders and judgments must not be submitted to the court by fax.

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Order to show cause

An Order to Show Cause submitted for signature must be uploaded to NYSCEF or presented to the Court’s Civil Calendar Clerk’s Office (located on the 9th floor of the courthouse), after the payment of any required fee at the County Clerk’s Office.

Summary: An Order to Show Cause submitted for signature must be uploaded to NYSCEF or presented in person to the Civil Calendar Clerk's Office after paying any required fee.

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Discovery dispute letter ?

Instead, counsel must upload a letter to NYSCEF to advise of the nature of the dispute and the efforts that have been made toward resolution.

Summary: Counsel must upload the required discovery-dispute letter electronically through NYSCEF.

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Settlement conference form

Settlement Conference Form must be filed on NYSCEF *

Summary: The Settlement Conference Form must be filed on NYSCEF.

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Settlement conference form ?

FOR NON-EFILED CASES ONLY, FILE THIS FORM BY E-MAIL TO: slmgonza@nycourts.gov

Summary: For non-e-filed cases only, the Settlement Conference Form must be emailed to slmgonza@nycourts.gov.

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Stipulation of discontinuance

If an action is settled, discontinued, or otherwise disposed of in any manner by the parties, counsel and self-represented parties shall immediately inform the Court by letter, along with a copy of the Stipulation of Discontinuance, and, in an e-filed case, by filing the Stipulation via NYSCEF.

Summary: When an action is settled, discontinued, or otherwise disposed of, the parties must immediately notify the Court and file the Stipulation of Discontinuance through NYSCEF in an e-filed case.

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Order to show cause

An Order to Show Cause submitted for signature must be uploaded to NYSCEF or presented to the office of the calendar clerk, after the payment of any required fee at the County Clerk’s Office.

Summary: An Order to Show Cause submitted for signature must be uploaded to NYSCEF or presented to the calendar clerk's office after payment of any required fee.

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Affidavit of service ?

(3) NOTE OF ISSUE IF PARTY HAS OPTED OUT OF NYSCEF: Plaintiff shall also serve a copy of the Note of Issue and Certificate of Readiness within twenty (20) days of entry of this Trial Readiness Order upon any party who has opted out of NYSCEF, and shall file proof of service thereof via NYSCEF; and

Summary: Plaintiff must upload proof of service of the Note of Issue and Certificate of Readiness to NYSCEF after serving any party that opted out.

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Discovery conference letter application ?

A discovery conference may be obtained by submitting a letter application, not exceeding one (1) page in length, to the Part Clerk, via email and efiling same in NYSCEF.

Summary: The discovery conference application must be emailed to the Part Clerk and e-filed in NYSCEF.

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Settlement submission ?

This should not be uploaded to NYSCEF.

Summary: A settlement submission emailed to the Court should not be uploaded to NYSCEF.

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D. Papers by Fax: The court does not accept papers of any kind by facsimile transmission without prior court approval.

Summary: The court does not accept any papers by fax unless the court gives prior approval.

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Proposed order

Proposed orders or judgments are not to be submitted by fax.

Summary: Proposed orders may not be submitted by fax.

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Proposed order or judgment

Where the Court issues a Bench Decision and a party desires a written Decision and Order, the party may submit a proposed order to the Court together with the transcript of the proceedings at which the Bench Decision was rendered to be “So Ordered”. Proposed Orders or judgments are not to be submitted by fax.

Summary: At a party's option, a proposed order may be submitted with the bench-decision transcript for so-ordering, but proposed orders and judgments must not be submitted by fax.

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The parties may file a signed Trial Readiness Stipulation via NYSCEF at least two (2) business days prior to any scheduled conference, to be so-ordered by this Court.

Summary: When the parties agree discovery is complete and request a Trial Readiness Order, they may file a signed Trial Readiness Stipulation through NYSCEF at least two business days before the scheduled conference.

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Signed order

The signed order will be filed by the Court through NYSCEF or, in a non-e-filed case, with the County Clerk.

Summary: The Court will file a signed bench-decision order through NYSCEF, except that in non-e-filed cases it will file the order with the County Clerk.

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Decision and order

The decision and order will be filed by the Court through NYSCEF or, in a non-e-filed case, with the County Clerk.

Summary: The Court will file decisions and orders through NYSCEF, except that in non-e-filed cases it will file them with the County Clerk.

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Applies to

Written decision and order ?

The decision and order will be e-filed in NYSCEF.

Summary: A written decision and order issued by the Court will be electronically filed in NYSCEF.

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Signed order

The signed order will be e-filed by the Court in NYSCEF.

Summary: After a bench decision, the signed order will be electronically filed by the Court in NYSCEF.

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Order to show cause

If it is not an e-file case or the moving party has not opted into NYSCEF, the Court will email the signed Order to Show Cause to the moving party.

Summary: In a non-e-filing case, or when the moving party has not opted into NYSCEF, the Court will email the signed Order to Show Cause to the moving party.