**Senior Judge Sidney H. Stein** was appointed to the Southern District of New York by President William J. Clinton in 1995 and assumed senior status on September 1, 2010. Before joining the bench, Judge Stein spent over two decades in private practice in New York City following service in the New York Army National Guard and a clerkship with the Honorable Stanley Fuld of the New York Court of Appeals. **Education** - Yale Law School, J.D., 1972 - Princeton University, A.B., 1967 **Career** - Senior Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (2010–present) - U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York (1995–2010) - Private practice, New York City (1974–1995) - New York Army National Guard (1969–1975) - Law clerk to Hon. Stanley Fuld, New York Court of Appeals (1972–1973)
**Courthouse:** Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007-1312 **Chambers Staff** - Scheduling/Contact: Chambers contact via court website
Courtesy copies are required for complaints. Details: 1 copy, delivery within 5 business days, by mail. Paper copy of initiating pleadings must be submitted to chambers within 5 business days of electronic filing.
Judge Sidney H. Stein's rules set a pre-motion procedure for covered motions. Pre-motion conferences are not required in civil cases.
Judge Sidney H. Stein's rule states these limits: attorney: 8750 words; attorney: 3500 words; pro se: 25 pages; pro se: 10 pages. Excludes table of contents and table of authorities. Memoranda of law word/page limits: attorney/computer (8,750/3,500 words), pro se/handwritten (25/10 pages). Tables of contents/authorities excluded from limits.
The rule requires notice of electronic filing. Motion papers must be filed simultaneously with service.
The rule requires certificate of conference and legal argument. Discovery disputes require meet-and-confer first, then max 3-page ECF letter with representation of unsuccessful meet-and-confer; opposing party has 2 business days to respond.
A motion to seal is required for covered sealed filings before Judge Sidney H. Stein. Process: file redacted on ecf. Motions for sealed/redacted filings must be filed electronically with specific requirements.
Judge Sidney H. Stein's rules specify what an adjournment or extension request must include. The request must include reason for request, original date, number of previous requests, previous requests granted or denied, and adversary position. Adjournment/extension requests must be filed as ECF letter motions with specific required elements and proposed revised scheduling order if affecting other dates.
Adjournment/extension requests must be filed as ECF letter motions with specific required elements and proposed revised scheduling order if affecting other dates.
Adjournment requests for court appearances require 48-hour advance notice unless emergency.
Paper copy of initiating pleadings must be submitted to chambers within 5 business days of electronic filing.
Pre-motion conferences are not required in civil cases.
Memoranda of law word/page limits: attorney/computer (8,750/3,500 words), pro se/handwritten (25/10 pages). Tables of contents/authorities excluded from limits.
Motion papers must be filed simultaneously with service.
Courtesy copies required for fully briefed motions, submitted as soon as practical per SDNY mail policies.
Oral argument may be requested by letter when filing motion papers; Court decides whether to grant.
Discovery disputes require meet-and-confer first, then max 3-page ECF letter with representation of unsuccessful meet-and-confer; opposing party has 2 business days to respond.
Joint pretrial order due 45 days before trial including case caption and trial counsel contact information.
Default judgment motions require 10-day notice and specific filing requirements.
Certain sensitive information must be redacted without court approval per FRCP 5.2.
Motions for sealed/redacted filings must be filed electronically with specific requirements.
Motions for sealed filings must be public and explain reasons; supporting papers filed separately.
Sealed documents must be filed under seal and related to the motion; docket text remains public.
For redacted public filings, file redacted version publicly and unredacted version under seal.
Parties unable to file electronically under seal must seek leave to file on paper.