All local rules for S.D.N.Y., integrated with this judge's published requirements.
Affidavit with good and specific reasons required; state if prior application made. Local Civil Rule 6.1(d) ↗
3. Communications with Chambers A. Letters and Letter Motions. Except as provided herein or as otherwise ordered by the Court, communications with Chambers shall be by letter filed on
Memoranda of law in support of or in opposition to a motion limited to 25 pages; reply memoranda limited to 10 pages S.D.N.Y. L.R. 7.1(b) ↗
8,750 words maximum for opposition brief. Local Civil Rule 7.1(c) ↗
3,500 words maximum for reply brief. Local Civil Rule 7.1(c) ↗
Opposition due 14 days after service; reply due 7 days after opposition. Local Civil Rule 6.1(b) ↗
Silent on fixed motion hearing days. The joint local rules establish no motion-day calendar. LCR 7.1 governs motion practice (content, formatting, and briefing deadlines) but sets no court hearing dates; any hearing is scheduled at each judge's discretion per their individual practices. Local Civil Rule 7.1 ↗
Proposed orders, judgments, and decrees must be presented as directed by the ECF rules published on the website of each respective court. Local Civil Rule 77.1 ↗
home addresses [use only the City and State]). B. Redactions Not Requiring Court Approval. Without Court approval, parties may redact the five categories of “sensitive information” and the six categories of information requiring caution (i.e., personal identifying number, medical records, treatment and diagnosis, employment history, individual financial information, proprietary or trade secret information and information regarding an individual’s cooperation with the government), as described in the Privacy Policy.
Motions are decided on submission unless the court schedules oral argument; contact chambers to request oral argument S.D.N.Y. L.R. 7.1(b) ↗
Must first request informal conference by letter before filing discovery motion. Local Civil Rule 37.2 ↗
B. Discovery Disputes. Prior to bringing a motion pursuant to Rules 26 through 37 or Rule 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a party must follow the procedures set forth below. i. Meet and Confer. Any party wishing to raise a discovery dispute with the Court must first confer in good faith at least once with the opposing party—in person, by videoconference, or by telephone—to resolve the dispute. E-mail communication alone will not satisfy the meet-and-confer requirement. Where a party raises a discovery dispute with the opposing party, the opposing party must make itself available to confer in good faith to resolve the dispute within three business days of a request for a conference. ii. Letter-Motions. If the meet-and-confer process does not resolve the dispute, the party seeking discovery must promptly submit a letter-motion to the Court via ECF, no longer than four pages (single spaced, with standard font and margins, inclusive of the signature block), explaining the nature of the dispute and why the party is entitled to relief. The initial letter-motion must state: (1) the date(s), time(s), and duration of each meet-and- confer conference; (2) the names of the attorneys who participated; and (3) that the moving party informed the adversary during the last conference that the moving party believed the parties to be at an impasse and that the moving party would be requesting relief from the Court. If the opposing party wishes to respond, it must do so in a letter not to exceed four pages (single spaced, with standard font and margins, inclusive of the signature block) within two business days, unless otherwise ordered by the Court. Reply letters are not permitted. 10 iii. Timeliness. Counsel should seek relief in accordance with these procedures in a timely fashion. If a party waits until near the close of discovery to raise an issue that could have been raised earlier, the party is unlikely to be granted the relief that it seeks or more time for discovery.