Judge Sidney H. Stein
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Filings (Complaint)
Required
Filings (Motion)
Required
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Original Date
- 3Number Of Previous Requests
- 4Previous Requests Granted Or Denied
- 5Adversary Position
Detailed Drafting Rules
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.
Memoranda of law in support of and in opposition to motions, if filed by an attorney or prepared with a computer, may not exceed 8,750 words, and reply briefs may not exceed 3,500 words. If filed by a party who is not represented by an attorney and handwritten or prepared with a typewriter, memoranda of law in support of and in opposition to motions may not exceed 25 pages, and reply memoranda may not exceed 10 pages. Memoranda that are 3,500 words or more or 10 pages or more shall contain a table of contents and a table of authorities, which are not included in these page or word limits. However, footnotes and endnotes are included in these limits.
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.
Any party wishing to raise a discovery dispute with the Court must first meet and confer in good faith with the opposing party, in person if the attorneys practice in New York, in an effort to resolve the dispute. If this meet-and-confer process does not resolve the dispute, any party may submit a letter to the Court via ECF, no longer than three pages, explaining the nature of the dispute and requesting an informal conference. Such letter must include a representation that the meet-and-confer process occurred and was unsuccessful. If the opposing party wishes to respond to the letter, it must do so within two business days.
Document Type