Judge Sarah L. Cave
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Filings (>50 pages)
Required
Filings
Not Required
Filings (All filings)
Required • Binding: Tabbed Three Ring
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Original Date
- 3Number Of Previous Requests
- 4Previous Requests Granted Or Denied
- 5Adversary Position
- 6Proposed Rescheduled Date
- 7Proposed New Dates
Must Include
- 1Proposed New Dates
Communication
Phone
Chambers
Chambers
Letter Ecf
Intake Unit
Intake Unit
Chambers
Hand Delivery
Chambers
Detailed Drafting Rules
Counsel must contact chambers if interpreter cannot be secured
Counsel should call Chambers if there is any difficulty securing an interpreter.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
Letters to chambers are limited to 1,050 words (excluding attachments).
Letters may not exceed 1,050 words in length, exclusive of attachments, which should be kept to a minimum.
Urgent matters require filing a request on ECF before calling or emailing chambers.
If a matter requires urgent attention, the parties must first file a request for relief on the docket before alerting Chambers by telephone call or email.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredmust first file request on ECF
Pro se parties must communicate with the Pro Se Intake Unit, not chambers.
By Standing Order, a pro se party must mail all communications with the Court to the Pro Se Intake Unit located at 40 Centre Street, Room 105, New York, NY 10007. A pro se party may not call or email Chambers or send any document or filing directly to Chambers.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Intake Unit
- Status Inquiries
Questions about sealed documents should be directed to ECF Help Desk via email during business hours
Questions about the filing of and access to sealed documents may be directed to the court's ECF Help Desk. The Help Desk is available via email at helpdesk@nysd.uscourts.gov, Monday through Friday during business hours.
Direct to: Intake Unit
- Advance Notice Required
- HoursMonday through Friday during business hours
- Status Inquiries
Contact ECF Help Desk at helpdesk@nysd.uscourts.gov for questions about sealed documents.
Questions about Sealed Document Procedures – Questions about the filing of and access to sealed documents may be directed to the court’s ECF Help Desk. The Help Desk is available via email at helpdesk@nysd.uscourts.gov, Monday through Friday during business hours.
Direct to: Intake Unit
- Advance Notice Required
- HoursMonday through Friday during business hours
- Status Inquiries
Hand deliveries must be left with Court Security Officers, not brought to chambers.
Where permitted by these Rules, hand deliveries should be left with the Court Security Officers at the Worth Street entrance of 500 Pearl Street and may not be brought directly to Chambers.
Hand Delivery
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Electronic device requests must be emailed to Court at least 24 hours before proceeding
H. Electronic Device Order Requests. Attorneys’ use of electronic devices (including mobile telephones, personal electronic devices, computers, and printers) within the Courthouse and its environs is governed by the Court’s Standing Order M10-468.4. Attorneys seeking to bring a device into the Courthouse shall submit a completed copy of the Electronic Devices General Purpose Form, available on the Court's website, to the Court by email at least 24 hours prior to the court proceeding. Requests for a so-ordered electronic device order are not filed on ECF.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Required24 hours
- Hoursat least 24 hours prior to the court proceeding
- Status Inquiries
Discovery disputes must be filed as Letter-Motion (max 1,050 words) after meet and confer
2. Letter‐Motion for Discovery Conference. If the parties have met and conferred but were unable to resolve their dispute, the moving party must request a discovery conference with the Court, by Letter‐Motion, as required by Local Civil Rule 37.2. Counsel should select the “Letter‐ Motion” option—not “Motion to Compel”—when filing on ECF. Letter- Motions may not exceed 1,050 words in length, exclusive of attachments, which should be kept to a minimum, and must clearly set forth the issues in dispute and the relief sought. As part of the Letter‐Motion, the moving party must certify that the required in‐person or telephonic conference took place between counsel for the relevant parties and, in
Pre-Motion Conference
A pre-motion conference is mandatory before filing. You must submit a letter first.
Letter Requirements
Letters in opposition and replies are limited to 1,050 words.
Letters in opposition and replies may not exceed 1,050 words in length exclusive of attachments, which should be kept to a minimum.
Courtesy copies required for Letter-Motions with exhibits over 50 pages.
Courtesy copies of Letter‐Motions are not required unless the attached exhibits exceed 50 pages, in which case one (1) courtesy copy, marked as such on a cover page, should be submitted to Chambers promptly after filing.
Courtesy Copies Required
Logistics
Memoranda over 3,500 words require table of contents and authorities.
Memoranda of 3,500 words or more shall contain a table of contents and a table of authorities.
Document Type
Memorandum Of Law
Non-jury cases may file pretrial memoranda up to 8,750 words.
In non‐jury cases, where ordered by the Court, parties must file proposed findings of fact and statements of law. If the parties believe it would be useful, they may file pretrial memoranda limited to 8,750 words.
Settlement conference letter must be 4 pages or less and include specific content
No later than four business days before the conference, each party must send to the Court and opposing counsel a letter of no longer than four (4) pages marked “Confidential Materials For Use Only At Settlement Conference,” setting forth concisely the following: (1) a discussion of the relevant facts and applicable law, with an emphasis on the issues more pertinent to settlement, including a discussion of liability and damages in the event liability were established; (2) if non‐monetary relief—including a general or specific release of claims—is sought in addition to or instead of money damages, each party must set forth its position as to the provision of such relief; (3) the existence and amount of any lien(s) that may attach to the settlement proceeds; and (4) the history of settlement discussions, including any prior offers or demands.