Judge Denise L. Cote
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Filings (>10 pages)
Required
Filings (All filings)
Required
Filings (Reply)
Required
Filings (Affidavit, Deposition Excerpt, Documentary Exhibit, Objection, Opposition, Reply)
Required
Filings (Motion)
Required
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Adversary Position
Must Include
- 1Original Due Date
- 2Number Of Previous Requests
- 3Previous Requests Granted Or Denied
- 4Adversary Consent
- 5Adversary Reasons For Refusal
- 6Affects Other Dates
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
Communication
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Fax
Chambers
Hand Delivery
Chambers
Chambers
Detailed Drafting Rules
Letters to Chambers must not exceed 2 pages.
Letters. Except as provided below, communications with Chambers should be by letter, which shall not exceed two pages in length.
Courtesy copies required for letters with attachments over 10 pages.
When a letter is accompanied by attachments exceeding ten pages in length, the submitting party shall both file the letter on ECF and deliver a courtesy copy to Chambers by mail or hand delivery.
Courtesy Copies Required
Logistics
Letters without attachments over 10 pages must not be mailed.
No electronically filed letter shall be sent to the Court by mail unless it has an attachment greater than ten pages.
Courtesy Copies Required
Logistics
Faxes to Chambers are prohibited.
Faxes to Chambers are not permitted.
Fax
- Prohibited
Hand-delivered mail must be left with Court Security Officers.
Hand-delivered mail should be left with the Court Security Officers at the Worth Street entrance of the Courthouse; it may not be brought directly to Chambers.
Hand Delivery
- Delivery Locationcourt_security_officers
- Direct To Chambers Prohibited
Urgent hand-delivered mail requires notification to Chambers.
If the hand-delivered mail is urgent and requires the Court’s immediate attention, ask the Court Security Officers to notify Chambers that an urgent package has arrived that needs to be retrieved by Chambers staff immediately.
Hand Delivery
- Urgent Notification Required
Memoranda of law subject to S.D.N.Y. Local Civil Rules limits; 10+ page memos need TOC.
Unless prior permission has been granted, the word and page limits set forth in the S.D.N.Y. Local Civil Rules apply to all memoranda of law. Memoranda of ten pages or more shall contain a table of contents.
In diversity jurisdiction cases, file 2-page letter explaining diversity basis before Initial Pretrial Conference.
In any action in which subject matter jurisdiction is founded on diversity of citizenship pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332, the party asserting the existence of such jurisdiction shall, prior to the Initial Pretrial Conference, file on ECF a letter no longer than two pages explaining the basis for that party’s belief that diversity of citizenship exists.
Document Type
Diversity Jurisdiction Letter
Mobile phones must be turned off in courtroom; non-compliance results in device forfeiture.
B. Mobile Phones. Attorneys in compliance with the Standing Order may bring mobile phones into the Courtroom, but the phones MUST be kept turned off at all times. Non-compliance with this rule will result in forfeiture of the device for the remainder of the proceedings.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Hoursall_times
- Status Inquiries
General purpose computing devices require prior court order and 5 business days advance notice.
C. General Purpose Computing Devices and Other Electronic Equipment. In order for an attorney to bring into the Courthouse any general purpose computing device or other electronic equipment such as a printer not qualifying as a “personal electronic device” as defined in Standing Order M10-468, specific authorization is required by prior Court Order. Any party seeking to bring such equipment into the Courthouse should email to Chambers a completed model Court Order, available at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/forms/fillable-form-electronic-devices-general-purpose, at least 5 business days in advance of the relevant proceeding. Chambers will coordinate with the District Executive’s Office to issue the Order and forward a copy to counsel. The Order must be shown upon bringing the equipment into the Courthouse.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required5_business_days
- Hoursbusiness_hours
- Status Inquiries