New York Supreme Court, Monroe County Filing Rules
Official filing rules, court-wide sources, and procedure resources for New York Supreme Court, Monroe County
For New York Supreme Court, Monroe County filings, start with the official local rules and court-level instructions. Then confirm any division, department, clerk, or assigned-officer procedure that applies to the case.
- Judge Elena F. Cariola
A notice of motion must specify the exact relief requested.
- Judge Daniel J. Doyle
Failure to comply with the order waives trial objections to the proposed testimony and may result in preclusion of non-designated testimony.
- Judge Erin S. Skinner
After the note of issue is filed, the Court will schedule a conference and issue a Trial Order setting the trial date and deadlines for trial submissions and disclosures.
- Court-level rules
Notices of motion in Foreclosure Special Term must state that the motion is on submission only, unless the court indicates otherwise.
- Judge Elena F. Cariola
Each party must provide the court with proposed video-recorded testimony and a transcript 10 calendar days before the pretrial conference.
- Judge Daniel J. Doyle
If the parties do not comply with the discontinuance-filing requirement, the Court may order them to file the stipulation within 14 days after issuance of that order.
- Judge Erin S. Skinner
Opposing parties have 72 hours after submission of the proposed order to note objections.
- Judge Elena F. Cariola
Parties should request a conference preferably by email to the law clerk and secretary, copying all parties.
- Judge Daniel J. Doyle
Counsel must notify the Court within seven days after trial scheduling if a trial-date conflict exists, by letter on notice to all parties, and must provide at least four proposed alternative dates.
- Judge Erin S. Skinner
Court staff should be called only for immediate matters that cannot be handled through correspondence, and most Court correspondence should be submitted by letter.
- Judge Daniel J. Doyle
Motions in limine and their supporting memoranda of law must be electronically filed.
- Judge Elena F. Cariola
Formal correspondence to the Court in e-filed cases must be filed electronically.
- Judge Erin S. Skinner
For an e-filed conference-scheduling letter, the letter should be uploaded to NYSCEF and emailed to the Court’s secretary.
- Judge Elena F. Cariola
A party that fails to appear must reschedule the conference.
- Judge Daniel J. Doyle
A conference adjournment request must be made in writing or by email with notice to all parties, and the court retains discretion whether to grant it.
- Judge Erin S. Skinner
An adjournment request should state whether the opponent consented and be submitted as early as possible but no later than 24 hours beforehand unless an emergency exists.
- Judge Daniel J. Doyle
The Court prefers in-person motion argument but will schedule a virtual argument when one or more parties submit a written application explaining the need.
- Judge Elena F. Cariola
Motions to renew or reargue and motions for pro hoc vice admissions are decided on submissions only.
- Judge Elena F. Cariola
The proposed jury verdict sheets must be sent by email to the court and opposing counsel 10 calendar days before the pretrial conference.
- Judge Erin S. Skinner
When a litigant is self-represented, copies of conference-scheduling correspondence must be mailed to that party.
- Court-level rules
After the court sets a motion's return date, the movant must notify any unrepresented party of that date by mail.
- Judge Daniel J. Doyle
The moving party must serve the motion return date on any party not participating in electronic filing.
- Judge Daniel J. Doyle
A courtesy copy of deposition testimony for witnesses intended to be called through deposition must be provided to the court.
- Judge Elena F. Cariola
In non-efiled cases, parties must provide the Court with copies of their pleadings at least 48 hours before the first scheduled conference, and copies may be sent to the two listed email addresses.