Judge Henry J. Ricardo
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Filings (>6 pages)
Required
Filings
Not Required
Filings (Media Exhibits)
Required
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Proposed New Dates
- 3Consent Of All Parties
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Adversary Position
- 3Proposed Rescheduled Date
- 4Original Date
- 5Number Of Previous Requests
- 6Previous Requests Granted Or Denied
- 7Proposed New Dates
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Proposed New Dates
Communication
Chambers
Letter Ecf
Chambers
Chambers
Chambers
Letter Fax
Chambers
Letter Ecf
Chambers
Chambers
Detailed Drafting Rules
Ex parte settlement letter limited to 6 pages unless Court grants permission.
This ex parte letter must not exceed 6 pages, unless permission to do so has been granted by the Court.
Letters exceeding 6 pages with attachments must be hand delivered or overnight mailed to Court.
If a letter is accompanied by attachments and thus exceeds 6 pages in length, the submitting party shall hand deliver or overnight mail a hard copy of the letter plus attachments to the Court.
Courtesy Copies Required
Logistics
Pro se parties must file with Pro Se Intake Unit, not Chambers
A pro se party must not send any document or filing directly to Chambers. A pro se party should deliver all filings and communications with the Court to the Pro Se Intake Unit located at 500 Pearl Street, Room 200, New York, NY 10007 by mail, in-person, or drop box (if outside of normal business hours). A pro se party may also deliver filings and communications in PDF format by email to ProSe@nysd.uscourts.gov.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requirednone
- Hoursnormal business hours
- Status Inquiries
Pro se parties must file all papers with Pro Se Intake Unit
A pro se party must send all papers to be filed with the Court to the Pro Se Intake Unit conference in conformance with the procedures in Section I.A above.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requirednone
- Hoursnormal business hours
- Status Inquiries
Motion procedures governed by Judge Ricardo's Civil Cases rules
The procedures for filing motions, including regarding discovery disputes, are governed by Section II of Judge Ricardo's Individual Rules and Practices for Civil Cases, available at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/hon-henry-j-ricardo.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requirednone
- Hoursnormal business hours
- Status Inquiries
Parties and counsel may inform the court of preferred pronouns.
Counsel and parties are also invited to inform the Court of their preferred pronouns.
Reasonable accommodation requests for disability or religion may be emailed to chambers.
Requests for reasonable accommodations on account of disability or religion with respect to these rules may be sent by email to RicardoNYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov.
Accommodations requests for disability or religion may be emailed to chambers.
Requests for reasonable accommodations on account of disability or religion with respect to these rules may be sent by email to RicardoNYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov.
Parties and counsel may inform court of preferred pronouns.
Counsel and parties are also invited to inform the Court of their preferred pronouns.
For immediate attention, contact Chambers by email after ECF filing.
If your submission requires immediate attention, please contact Chambers by email after you file via ECF.
Direct to: Chambers
Discovery letter-motions limited to 4 pages; no replies allowed.
The letters may not exceed four pages in length (excluding any attachments). No replies are permitted.
Pre-motion letter (max 3 pages) required for non-discovery motions.
To arrange a pre-motion conference for non-discovery matters, the moving party shall submit a letter setting forth briefly (normally not more than three pages) the nature of the anticipated motion.
Pre-Motion Conference
A pre-motion conference is mandatory before filing. You must submit a letter first.
Letter Requirements
Memoranda limited to 8,750 words (support/opposition) and 3,500 words (reply).
Unless prior permission has been granted, memoranda of law (in support of and in opposition to a motion) are limited to 8,750 words, and reply memoranda are limited to 3,500 words.
Memoranda must be in 12-point font or larger and double-spaced.
All memoranda of law shall be in 12-point font or larger and be double-spaced.
Extension requests: 5 days for memoranda, 2 days for reply memoranda.
Requests to file memoranda exceeding the word limits set forth herein must be by letter-motion at least 5 days prior to the due date, except with respect to reply memoranda, in which case the request must be made at least 2 days prior to the due date.
Notice Required
Before deadline or appearance
Memoranda over 3,500 words require TOC and TOA (excluded from count).
Memoranda of more than 3,500 words must include a table of contents and a table of authorities (neither of which count against the page limit).
Document Type
Brief
All motion papers must be in searchable PDF format.
All motion papers, letter-motions, and letters filed on ECF or emailed to Chambers must be in searchable PDF form.
PDFs must be created from word-processing files, not scanned documents.
PDF images may not be created by scanning paper documents.
File public version with approved redactions and sealed pages after Court approval.
If the Court grants the letter motion, thereby approving the proposed sealing or redactions, the party should then file an entirely public version of the documents with the approved redactions or a single page marked 'SEALED' in place of any sealed document. This means there will be two sets of filings on the docket: one clean version under seal and viewable by Court users only, and one public version with the approved redactions and sealed pages.
Protocol
Sealing Procedure
Media files must be in common formats or include non-admin software.
A party submitting media files in connection with a motion must, to the extent possible, provide them in a format capable of being played using commonly available media players, e.g., Windows Media Player. If the media unavoidably requires special viewing software, that software must be provided to the Court in a form that does not require administrative privileges for installation or operation.
Common Media Format
Emails to chambers are permitted for scheduling inquiries
While communications with Chambers should normally be by letter, emails to Chambers are permitted for scheduling inquiries.
Direct to: Chambers
Faxes are prohibited without prior chambers approval
Faxes are not permitted except with prior approval of Chambers.
Letter Fax
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredprior_approval
Hand deliveries must be left with court security officers at Worth Street entrance
Hand-delivered mail should be left with the Court Security Officers at the Worth Street entrance...
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Chambers
All motion papers must be in searchable PDF format.
All motion papers, letter-motions, and letters filed on ECF or emailed to Chambers must be in searchable PDF form.
Reasonable accommodation requests for disability or religion may be emailed to chambers.
Requests for reasonable accommodations on account of disability or religion with respect to these rules may be sent by email to RicardoNYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
Parties and counsel may inform the court of their preferred pronouns.
Counsel and parties are also invited to inform the Court of their preferred pronouns.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
Letters to the court are limited to 4 pages (excluding attachments)
Unless otherwise permitted by the Court, letters may not exceed four pages in length (excluding any attachments).
Discovery letter-motions and responses limited to 4 pages; no replies allowed.
The letters may not exceed four pages in length (excluding any attachments). No replies are permitted.
Pre-motion letter (max 3 pages) required for non-discovery motions.
To arrange a pre-motion conference for non-discovery matters, the moving party shall submit a letter setting forth briefly (normally not more than three pages) the nature of the anticipated motion.
Pre-Motion Conference
A pre-motion conference is mandatory before filing. You must submit a letter first.
Letter Requirements
Motion memoranda limited to 8,750 words; reply memoranda to 3,500 words.
Unless prior permission has been granted, memoranda of law (in support of and in opposition to a motion) are limited to 8,750 words, and reply memoranda are limited to 3,500 words.
Extension requests for word limits must be made 5 days before due date (2 days for reply memoranda).
Requests to file memoranda exceeding the word limits set forth herein must be by letter-motion at least 5 days prior to the due date, except with respect to reply memoranda, in which case the request must be made at least 2 days prior to the due date.
Notice Required
Before deadline or appearance
Memoranda over 3,500 words require TOC and TOA (excluded from count).
Memoranda of more than 3,500 words must include a table of contents and a table of authorities (neither of which count against the page limit).
Document Type