D. Hunter-Hicks 40 Foley Square Courtroom Deputy New York, NY 10007 ALCarterNYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov Unless otherwise ordered by Judge Carter, matters before Judge Carter will be conducted in accordance with the following practices:

§6.C.i: C. Electronic Filing Under Seal in Civil and Miscellaneous Cases 8 i. Sealing/Redactions Not Requiring Court Approval. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2 describes sensitive information that must be redacted from public court filings without seeking prior permission from the Court. ii. Sealing/Redaction Requiring Court Approval. Motions or Letter Motions for approval of sealed or redacted filings in civil and miscellaneous cases and the subject documents, including the proposed sealed document(s), must be filed electronically through the court’s ECF system in conformity with the court’s standing order, 19-mc-00583, and ECF Rules & Instructions, Section 6. The motion must be filed in public view, must explain the particular reasons for seeking to file that information under seal and should not include confidential information sought to be filed under seal. Supporting papers must be separately filed electronically and may be filed under seal or redacted only to the extent necessary to safeguard information sought to be filed under seal. The proposed sealed document must be contemporaneously filed under seal in the ECF system and electronically related to the motion. The summary docket text, but not the sealed document, will be open to public inspection and should not include confidential information sought to be filed under seal. Where the motion seeks approval to redact information from a document that is to be publicly filed, the filing party shall: (a) publicly file the document with the proposed redactions, and (b) electronically file under seal a copy of the unredacted document with the proposed redactions highlighted. Both documents must be electronically filed through the ECF system and related to the motion. Any party unable to comply with the requirement for electronic filing under seal through the ECF system, or who has reason to believe that a particular document should not be electronically filed, must move for leave of the Court to file in the traditional manner, on paper.

§2.A: Pre-Motion Conferences in Civil Cases. For discovery motions, follow Local Civil Rule 37.2, requiring the moving party to request an informal conference with the Court before the filing of any such motion. Strict adherence to Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(a)(1), the “meet and confer” rule, is required. To raise a discovery dispute with the Court, contact the assigned Magistrate Judge. A pre-motion conference with the Court is required before making any motion, except: • orders to show cause; • motions for admission pro hac vice; • motions to remand; • motions for reargument or reconsideration (time to oppose (14 days); time to reply (7 days)); • motions for reduction of sentence; • in forma pauperis motions; • applications for attorney’s fees; • motions to be relieved as counsel; • motions for a new trial or amendment of judgments; • motions for default judgment; 3 • motions that are required by the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure; • objections to Magistrate Judges’ rulings; • motions for appointment of lead plaintiffs and counsel in class actions; • petitions to confirm or compel arbitration; • motions in limine; • habeas corpus petitions; • motions in Social Security cases; and • motions for temporary restraining orders or preliminary injunctions. To arrange a pre-motion conference, the moving party should submit a letter, not to exceed 3 pages (exclusive of letterhead and signature block(s)), setting forth the basis for the anticipated motion. The opposing party should submit a letter, also not to exceed 3 pages, setting forth its position within 3 business days from the service of the moving party’s letter. If a pre-motion conference is requested in connection with a proposed motion to dismiss, the request will stay the deadline for the requesting party to move or answer.