Judge Arun Subramanian
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Filings
Not Required
Filings
Not Required
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Original Date
- 3Number Of Previous Requests
- 4Previous Requests Granted Or Denied
- 5Adversary Position
- 6Proposed New Dates
- 7Affects Other Dates
Must Include
- 1Letter Motion
- 2Original Date
- 3Number Of Previous Requests
- 4Previous Requests Granted Or Denied
- 5Reason For Request
- 6Adversary Position
- 7Affects Other Dates
- 8Proposed New Dates
- 9Proposed Order
- 10Proposed Rescheduled Date
Communication
Phone
Chambers
Letter Fax
Chambers
Letter Ecf
Chambers
Chambers
Letter
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Clerk
Letter Ecf
Chambers
Chambers
Chambers
Chambers
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Chambers
Letter Ecf
Intake Unit
Detailed Drafting Rules
Letters seeking relief must be filed as letter-motions and are limited to 3 pages.
Letters seeking relief should be filed on ECF as letter-motions in accordance with Paragraph 8(A) below, not as ordinary letters. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, letters may not exceed three pages in length.
Telephone calls to Chambers only permitted in emergencies with all counsel present.
Telephone calls to Chambers are permitted solely in emergency situations where a letter or letter-motion is not feasible, or as specifically authorized in Paragraph 6(B) (Conduct in Depositions). In such situations, counsel for all parties must join the call.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Faxes are prohibited without prior approval from Chambers.
Faxes are not permitted except with prior approval of Chambers.
Letter Fax
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredprior_approval
Hand-delivered mail must be left with Court Security Officers, not brought to Chambers.
Hand-delivered mail should be left with the Court Security Officers at the Worth Street entrance of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States District Courthouse at 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007, and may not be brought directly to Chambers.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Parties must email list of counsel and phone numbers 24 hours before teleconference.
At least 24 hours before a scheduled teleconference, the parties must jointly email to the Court a list of counsel who may speak during the teleconference. No more than one individual should be designated to speak on behalf of each party. The email should also provide the telephone numbers from which counsel expect to join the call.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required24 hours before scheduled teleconference
Counsel must use landlines, avoid speakerphones, and mute when not speaking.
Counsel should use a landline whenever possible, should not use a speakerphone, and must mute themselves whenever they are not speaking to eliminate background noise.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- HoursUse landline whenever possible, no speakerphone, must mute when not speaking
Counsel must identify themselves when speaking and spell proper names for court reporter.
To facilitate orderly teleconferences and the creation of an accurate transcript where a teleconference is held on the record, counsel are required to identify themselves every time they speak. Counsel should spell any proper names for the court reporter and take special care not to interrupt or speak over one another.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- HoursMust identify self when speaking, spell proper names, avoid interrupting
Broadcasting or recording court conferences is prohibited by law.
Broadcasting or recording of any court conference is prohibited by law.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- DescriptionBroadcasting or recording prohibited by law
- Status Inquiries
After 10 business days of meet-and-confer, party may file 3-page letter-motion for discovery dispute.
If the meet-and-confer process does not resolve the dispute within 10 business days of the dispute first being raised (or sooner, if an impasse has been reached), the party seeking discovery may file on ECF a letter-motion, no longer than three pages, explaining the nature of the dispute and, if applicable, why the party is entitled to relief and requesting an informal conference.
Opposition to letter-motions limited to 3 pages, due within 2 business days.
Any opposition to a letter-motion seeking relief shall be filed as a letter, not to exceed three pages, within two business days.
Email Chambers to resolve deposition disputes if letter-motion procedures aren't feasible.
If a dispute arises during a deposition, and the letter-motion procedures in Paragraph 5 are not feasible to address it, the parties may email Chambers to raise the dispute with the Court during the deposition.
Direct to: Chambers
All parties must jointly email Court to resolve deposition disputes.
If a party wishes to engage the Court in this manner, all parties in attendance at the deposition must make themselves available and email the Court jointly.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredjoint email from all parties
Advise Court by letter if junior attorney will handle oral argument.
A party should advise the Court by letter if oral argument would be handled by a less-experienced attorney because, as discussed in Paragraph 7 above, that may make the Court more inclined to hold oral argument.
Letter
Direct to: Chambers
Electronic device access requests must be submitted at least 3 business days before trial/hearing or may be denied.
If required by the Standing Order, counsel seeking to bring a device into the Courthouse shall submit an Electronic Device and Wi-Fi Access Request Form, available on the Court’s website, to the Court by e-mail as early as possible—and certainly no later than three business days before the start of the trial or hearing. Requests submitted later than three business days prior to the relevant trial or hearing may be denied on that basis alone.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required3 business days before trial/hearing
Mobile phones must be turned off in courtroom at all times or may be forfeited.
If permitted by the Standing Order, mobile telephones are permitted inside the Courtroom, but they MUST be kept turned off at all times. Non-compliance with this rule may result in forfeiture of the device for the remainder of the proceedings.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Letters are limited to 3 pages unless otherwise ordered.
Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, letters may not exceed three pages in length.
Phone calls to Chambers permitted only in emergencies or as authorized; all parties must join.
Telephone calls to Chambers are permitted solely in emergency situations where a letter or letter-motion is not feasible, or as specifically authorized in Paragraph 6(B) (Conduct in Depositions). In such situations, counsel for all parties must join the call.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Technical ECF questions should go to the ECF Help Desk, not Chambers.
Technical questions pertaining to ECF filings should be directed to the ECF Help Desk at helpdesk@nysd.uscourts.gov or (212) 805-0800.
Faxes to Chambers are prohibited without prior approval.
Faxes are not permitted except with prior approval of Chambers.
Letter Fax
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Hand deliveries must go to Court Security Officers, not directly to Chambers.
Hand-delivered mail should be left with the Court Security Officers at the Worth Street entrance of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States District Courthouse at 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007, and may not be brought directly to Chambers.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice RequiredIf urgent, ask Court Security Officers to notify Chambers immediately
Discovery dispute letter-motions are limited to 3 pages.
the party seeking discovery may file on ECF a letter-motion, no longer than three pages, explaining the nature of the dispute
Parties must jointly email list of speaking counsel and phone numbers at least 24 hours before teleconference.
At least 24 hours before a scheduled teleconference, the parties must jointly email to the Court a list of counsel who may speak during the teleconference. No more than one individual should be designated to speak on behalf of each party. The email should also provide the telephone numbers from which counsel expect to join the call.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required24 hours
Counsel must contact ECF Help Desk by email or phone for contact information updates; filing a letter-motion for this purpose is prohibited.
For assistance with updating contact information, please contact the ECF Help Desk at helpdesk@nysd.uscourts.gov or (212) 805-0800; do not file a letter-motion advising the Court of the change.
Direct to: Clerk
Opposition to letter-motions must be filed as a letter not exceeding 3 pages within 2 business days.
Any opposition to a letter-motion seeking relief shall be filed as a letter, not to exceed three pages, within two business days.
During depositions, parties may jointly email Chambers to raise disputes when letter-motion procedures are not feasible.
If a dispute arises during a deposition, and the letter-motion procedures in Paragraph 5 are not feasible to address it, the parties may email Chambers to raise the dispute with the Court during the deposition. If a party wishes to engage the Court in this manner, all parties in attendance at the deposition must make themselves available and email the Court jointly.
Direct to: Chambers
Native calculation files must be emailed to Chambers when supporting proposed damages in default judgment proceedings.
iii. if the proposed damages are supported by calculations, native versions of the files with calculations (i.e., versions of the files in their original format, such as in ".xlsx"), which shall be emailed to Chambers;
Direct to: Chambers
Proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law must be submitted by email in both PDF and Word formats at time of filing.
At the time of filing, parties should also submit copies of these documents to the Court by email, both in PDF format and as a Microsoft Word document
Direct to: Chambers
Exhibit list in Word format must be emailed to the court.
a Microsoft Word document listing all exhibits sought to be admitted, emailed to the court
Direct to: Chambers
Requests to charge, proposed verdict forms, and voir dire questions must be submitted by email as Word documents.
At the time of filing, parties should also submit copies of these documents to the Court by email, as Microsoft Word documents
Direct to: Chambers
Sidebars during jury trials are strongly disfavored; issues should be raised with the Court in advance.
Sidebars during jury trials are strongly disfavored. Counsel are expected to anticipate any issues that might require argument and to raise those issues with the Court in advance of the time that the jury will be hearing the evidence, ideally in advance of the final pretrial conference.
Chambers
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Chambers email address for Judge Subramanian.
SubramanianNYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov
Direct to: Chambers
Courtroom Deputy phone number for scheduling audio-visual arrangements.
The party should contact the Courtroom Deputy, at (212) 805-0238, sufficiently in advance of trial to make the necessary arrangements
Pro se parties must communicate with court in writing via ProSe@nysd.uscourts.gov
All communications with the Court by a pro se party should be in writing and delivered in person, mailed, or emailed as a PDF to ProSe@nysd.uscourts.gov.
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Pro se parties cannot send documents directly to chambers
No documents or court filings may be sent directly to Chambers.
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Pro se parties cannot call court directly; must contact Pro Se Office
Pro se parties may not call the Court directly. Any questions should be directed to the Pro Se Office at (212) 805-0175.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Pro se parties should not send copies of correspondence with opposing parties to court
Copies of correspondence between a pro se party and opposing parties shall not be sent to the Court.
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Pro se parties can file papers in person at Pro Se Office or by mail to Pro Se Intake
A pro se party may file papers with the Court by: i. delivering them in person to the Pro Se Office, Thurgood Marshall Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, Room 105, New York, NY 10007; ii. mailing them to Pro Se Intake at: United States District Court, Southern District of New York, Pro Se Intake Unit, 500 Pearl Street, Room 250, New York, NY 10007.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Intake Unit
Pro se parties are prohibited from calling the Court directly and must direct questions to the Pro Se Office.
Pro se parties may not call the Court directly. Any questions should be directed to the Pro Se Office at (212) 805-0175.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Pro se parties must submit all communications and filings in writing via in-person delivery, mail, or email to ProSe@nysd.uscourts.gov; direct submission to Chambers is prohibited.
All communications with the Court by a pro se party should be in writing and delivered in person, mailed, or emailed as a PDF to ProSe@nysd.uscourts.gov. No documents or court filings may be sent directly to Chambers.
Direct to: Intake Unit
Discovery dispute letter-motions are limited to 3 pages, with responsive letters also limited to 3 pages.
If the parties are unable to resolve their dispute, either party may file a letter-motion, no longer than three pages and in accordance with Paragraph 1 above, explaining the nature of the dispute and requesting an informal conference. If the opposing party wishes to respond to the letter, it must promptly file a responsive letter, not to exceed three pages.