Judge Leonard D. Steinman
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
- Rules last changed:
Adjournments
- A non-consensual adjournment application must be made by conference call with all counsel by 3:00 p.m. on the preceding day.
- The court must approve every requested adjournment of a court appearance, court-ordered deadline, or motion.
- All parties must confer and consent before an adjournment request is submitted to the court.
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Request must include
Communication
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Document Format Requirements2 rules
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Exhibits must be clearly marked with a description.
D. Exhibits are to be separately filed and clearly marked with a description.
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Exhibits expected for trial must be marked before trial begins.
The court requires that exhibits be marked prior to trial.
Document Filing Requirements4 rules
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An approved adjournment must be documented by a letter filed immediately through NYSECF.
If the adjournment is approved, a letter must immediately be filed via NYSECF.
Document Type
Adjournment Letter
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The discovery notice must identify the requested relief and its basis and include the parties’ exchanged correspondence.
The written notice must indicate the relief that will be sought and the basis for such relief, together with the exchanged correspondence.
Document Type
Letter
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The moving party should provide a short, concise statement in numbered paragraphs of material facts it contends are undisputed, omit facts irrelevant to the motion’s disposition, and cite supporting or opposing evidence after each fact.
The statement should be short and concise, in numbered paragraphs, of the material facts which the moving party contends there is no genuine issue to be tried. The statement should not contain facts that are not pertinent to the disposition of the motion. Each statement of material fact must be followed by citation to evidence submitted in support or opposition to the motion.
Document Type
Statement Of Material Facts
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The court requires the filing of a separate Statement of Material Facts and a response to same.
Summary: Summary-judgment practice requires a separately filed Statement of Material Facts and a response to that statement.
Document Type
Statement Of Material Facts
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
Proposed orders and judgments should not be mailed or submitted directly to Chambers and must be appropriately labeled and filed through NYSCEF.
A. Counsel should not mail or submit proposed orders or judgments directly to chambers. Such documents are to be appropriately labeled and filed via NYSCEF.
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The court does not accept working or hard copies of motion or opposition papers.
C. The court does NOT accept working copies or hard copies of motion papers or opposition papers.
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Filing Timing and Cure Windows
Unless otherwise ordered, a summary-judgment motion must be filed within 60 days after the note of issue is filed.
E. Summary Judgment Motions: Unless otherwise ordered, motions for summary judgment shall be filed no more than 60 days after the filing of a note of issue.
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A motion may be made returnable on any weekday.
A. Motions may be made returnable on any weekday.
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Service of a notice of motion under CPLR Rules 3211, 3212, or 3213 does not stay discovery pending the motion's determination unless the court orders otherwise.
E. Pursuant to CPLR 3214(b), service of a Notice of Motion under Rules 3211, 3212 or 3213 shall NOT stay disclosure pending determination of that motion, unless otherwise ordered by the court.
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Requesting a discovery-motion pre-motion conference tolls all related filing deadlines.
A request for a pre-motion conference tolls all related filing deadlines.
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Service and Proof of Service Rules
Before alerting the court of a discovery dispute, the moving party must give written notice of its intent to seek leave to file, except in an emergency or when an affidavit establishes significant prejudice from giving notice.
Except in an emergency situation or where an affirmation is submitted demonstrating that there will be significant prejudice to the moving party by giving notice, prior to alerting the court of a discovery dispute, the moving party is required to serve a written notice to the opposing party of the intention to write to the court for leave to file a motion.
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The non-moving party must respond in writing to the moving party within 48 business hours after receiving the written notice.
The non-moving party is required to respond in writing to the moving party within 48 business hours of receipt of the written notice from the moving party.
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Filing Bundling Requirements
Exhibits must be filed separately rather than bundled with other filings.
D. Exhibits are to be separately filed and clearly marked with a description.
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Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
Absent an emergency, counsel must email Chambers a completed conference request form before making or filing a discovery-related motion, and the request tolls related filing deadlines pending the court's conference determination.
D. Absent emergency, prior to making or filing any discovery-related motions, including a motion to vacate the note of issue, counsel for the moving party shall request a pre-motion conference by emailing to chambers a completed conference request form. The court will then determine whether a pre-motion conference will be held to discuss the issues involved and possible resolution. A request for a pre- motion conference tolls all related filing deadlines.
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Adjournment & Extension Requirements
All parties must confer and consent before an adjournment request is submitted to the court.
All ===== PAGE 2 ===== parties must confer and consent to an adjournment request prior to the request being submitted to the court.
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Page 1 | II. REQUESTS FOR ADJOURNMENTS
The court must approve every requested adjournment of a court appearance, court-ordered deadline, or motion.
The court must approve all adjournments of court appearances, court-ordered deadlines (including Preliminary Conference Order deadlines), and motions.
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If an adjournment dispute remains unresolved after a telephone conference, the request must be made personally before the court on the return date.
If an adjournment dispute cannot be resolved by telephone conference, the application shall be made personally before the court on the return date.
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Dates in a Preliminary Conference Order, Discovery Order, or Stipulation So Ordered cannot be adjourned or extended without prior court approval.
Dates contained in the Preliminary Conference Order, Discovery Order, or Stipulation So Ordered by the court may not be adjourned or extended without prior court approval.
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Consent-based adjournment applications must use the Request for Adjournment Form.
Applications on consent are to be made using the Request for Adjournment Form.
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An adjournment request exceeding 30 days must include a detailed explanation for the extended period.
A request to adjourn a matter for more than 30 days must contain a detailed explanation of the reason for the extended time period.
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A non-consensual adjournment application must be made by conference call with all counsel by 3:00 p.m. on the preceding day.
If all parties do not consent to the adjournment, a timely application shall be made by conference call with all counsel no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day preceding the scheduled conference or the motion.
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Page 2 | II. REQUESTS FOR ADJOURNMENTS
The Request for Adjournment Form must be completed in full and emailed to JudgeSteinmanRemote@nycourts.gov.
The Request for Adjournment Form is to be filled out completely and emailed to JudgeSteinmanRemote@nycourts.gov.
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Unless extraordinary circumstances exist, the court will disregard adjournment requests left on the chambers answering machine.
Absent extraordinary circumstances, adjournment requests that are left on the chambers’ answering machine will be disregarded.
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The court will disregard untimely adjournment applications.
Untimely applications will be disregarded.
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Adjournment applications are due no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day before the scheduled conference or motion.
Applications must be made no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day preceding the scheduled conference or motion.
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The court will not entertain a non-consensual adjournment request unless all counsel participate in the conference call.
No adjournment requests will be entertained without all counsel participating on the conference call.
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Chambers Communication Rules
Written communications to chambers must identify the county, index number, action title, parties, and next calendar date.
All written communications with chambers must include the county, index number, title of the action, full names of the parties, and the date the matter is next on the court’s calendar.
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Page 1 | I. COMMUNICATIONS WITH CHAMBERS
All communications with chambers must be sent by email to JudgeSteinmanRemote@nycourts.gov.
All communications with chambers shall be made via email to JudgeSteinmanRemote@nycourts.gov.
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Parties seeking resolution of disputes should email chambers a completed conference request form.
For the resolution of disputes, parties should email chambers a completed conference request form that can be found attached hereto.
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The court will disregard communications between counsel and will not place received copies in the case file.
Copies of communications between counsel that are received by the court will be disregarded and will not be placed in the court’s files.
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Communications between counsel should not be sent to the court.
Communications between counsel should not be sent to the court.
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Fax communications to the court are prohibited and will not be read.
Faxes are not permitted for any purposes and will not be read.
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The Conference Request Form must include contact information for all parties.
Contact information of all parties shall be included on the Conference Request Form.
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Every communication sent to the court must copy all parties.
All parties must be copied on communications sent to the court.
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The court will disregard ex parte written communications.
Ex parte written communications will be disregarded.
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Telephone calls to the court generally should be used only for urgent matters.
Telephone calls to the court should generally be reserved for urgent matters.
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A party may request a conference at any time by completing the Conference Request Form and emailing it to chambers.
A party may request a conference with the court at any time by completing the Conference Request Form that can be found attached hereto and submitting such form to chambers via email.
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