New York Supreme Court, Nassau County Filing Rules

Papers submitted for the judge's signature must identify the case and document type on the signature page.

An order, judgment, counter-order, or counter-judgment submitted for signature will be returned unsigned unless it includes both the required Affidavit of Service and a Notice of Settlement for a date designated under 22 NYCRR 202.48.

A party may request oral argument by placing the specified notation above the Index Number on the motion papers' first page.

Counsel and pro se litigants must identify the witnesses to be called and provide the information required by CPLR 3101(d)(1)(I) for expert witnesses.

A compromise application must comply with specified statutes and include a proposed distribution consistent with CPLR 1206.

A request for an in-person hearing must be emailed to the Part no later than ten days before the Order to Show Cause return date.

Telephone calls to chambers are permitted when immediate attention is required.

Proposed verdict sheets must be sent by email to the Principal Law Clerk at the Court's remote email address.

Parties seeking information about the ADR program may contact ADR Coordinator Dan Merker by phone at (516) 493-3080 or by email at dmerker@nycourts.gov.

By 9:30 A.M. on the first day of trial after jury selection, counsel must email the proposed requests to charge, proposed verdict sheet, and applicable previously exchanged CPLR § 3101-d expert disclosures to the court and copy all counsel or self-represented parties.

A Compliance Conference may be adjourned only for compelling reasons and with the Court’s prior approval.

Any objection to a conference adjournment must be stated on the Request for Adjournment Form, after which the court will contact all parties.

A Compliance Conference may be adjourned only for compelling reasons and with the Court's prior approval.

A complete Request for Adjournment Form is mandatory, and incomplete or untimely forms are summarily denied unless extraordinary circumstances are presented to the Court.

Unless extraordinary circumstances exist, the court will disregard adjournment requests left on the chambers answering machine.

A Maintenance Guidelines Worksheet (UD-8(2)) must be filed electronically.

Documents in mandatory e-filing cases must be filed through NYSCEF unless the Section 202.5-bb opt-out applies or e-filing consent is withheld.

The movant's request to withdraw a motion must be uploaded to NYSCEF.

Papers in an Order to Show Cause must be electronically filed, except that paper cases must follow the Court Information Center’s directives.

Correspondence to the part should be filed through NYSCEF and emailed to JudgeDalySapraiconeRemote@nycourts.gov.

If a party elects to submit a working hard copy, it must be delivered to Room 186 with tabbed exhibits and received before the motion return date or any adjourned date.

Video and photograph exhibits must be provided to the Court on a USB drive.

All motion papers and Orders to Show Cause must be typewritten in at least 12-point type, double-spaced, securely bound, and legible.

An exhibit without page numbers must be Bates-stamped.

References to exhibits longer than 10 pages must identify the cited page number, and unnumbered exhibits must be bates-stamped.

A Certification Conference must occur before the note of issue is filed, no later than 90 days before its filing date, and in compliance with the applicable timetable.

Each party must submit its deposition-testimony lists, the unobjected-to testimony excerpts, and any corresponding unobjected-to video at least ten days before trial unless the court sets another time.

Movants should endeavor to coordinate motion return dates with existing conferences and related motion sequences, although the Court may administratively adjust return dates.

A summary-judgment motion must be made within 60 days after filing the Note of Issue unless the Court grants leave for good cause.

A note of issue must be filed before trial may commence.

Compliance conferences may be held in person or virtually.

Absent extremely unusual circumstances causing significant prejudice, opponents must receive at least 24 hours' advance notice of an OSC seeking a TRO or other emergency relief and be told of the right to be heard.

Failure to appear on the TRO return date is deemed a waiver of the defaulting party's position on continuation or termination.

After reviewing the submitted motion, the Court decides case by case whether to hold oral argument and will notify counsel when to appear.

Before involving the court or filing a discovery motion, parties must meet and confer through a genuine exchange rather than a one-sided letter or threat.

Communications between litigants or counsel ordinarily must not be copied to the court, except in circumstances specified by the Part Rules.

Notice should be given by telephone, facsimile, and/or email, with an affidavit or affirmation of notice filed and uploaded to NYSCEF.

Motions must be served and filed in conformity with CPLR 2214 and uploaded to NYSCEF where appropriate.

The motion’s affidavit of service must be separately uploaded to NYSCEF before the motion is submitted.

Applications concerning an infant or other disabled party’s compromise must be submitted through Special Term with proof of service on all remaining parties, compliance with specified provisions, and a proposed distribution of net proceeds.

One courtesy copy of each trial exhibit must be provided to the Court and each counsel, and the exhibits must be tabbed or placed in a binder.

A courtesy copy of the fully executed motion schedule must be emailed to JudgeKapoorRemote@nycourts.gov.

Each motion in limine must have a separate affirmation, with an original and two copies furnished to the Court and a copy provided to all counsel.

A courtesy copy of the filed notice of motion withdrawal must be emailed to the Part email.

The Court will notify counsel when courtesy hard copies of motion papers or legal authorities are required.

The court may require a sealing motion at any time concerning a request for sealing.

When the parties agree that documents present compelling circumstances for sealing, they may proceed by a stipulation stating the good-cause reasons and requesting an order approving the stipulation.

Unredacted expert affirmations must be hand-delivered in a sealed envelope marked as specified and identify the redacted affirmation’s NYSCEF docket entry number and motion sequence number.

No case or portion of a case may be sealed without adequately showing good cause.

Counsel must redact all evidence.

Counsel must submit pre-trial memoranda at the pre-trial conference or at another time set by the court, and the memoranda may not exceed 25 pages.

Reply papers may not exceed 4,200 words and may not raise arguments not presented in the memoranda in chief.

The trial memorandum may not exceed five pages and must state the party's position, identify the factual and legal issues to be tried, and cite relevant statutes or case law with copies attached.

A party seeking to exceed a length limit must submit a written request with notice to all parties specifying the additional words or pages sought, and the request is granted only in extraordinary circumstances and for good cause.

Trial memoranda of law may not exceed 7,000 words, and response memoranda are not to be submitted.

Papers opposing a main motion must be submitted in a stand-alone document and may not be bundled into a cross-motion.

A trial conference must be held immediately before every nonjury trial.

All exhibits must be tabbed or placed in a binder for easy reference.

Sur-reply papers are prohibited.

The required trial-preparation items must be completed at least seven days before trial or jury selection, whichever is sooner, and supplied to the judge and all parties in separate binders along with the documents marked for trial use.

A stipulation of discontinuance must be accompanied by proof of County Clerk filing and payment of the applicable filing fee.

Plaintiff’s counsel must pay the requisite Note of Issue fee to the County Clerk and submit the Note of Issue to the Calendar Clerk for assignment of a calendar number.

Counsel for plaintiff must pay the requisite fee with the County Clerk and ensure submission of the Note of Issue to the clerk for assignment of a calendar number.

Plaintiff's counsel must pay the requisite Note of Issue fee to the County Clerk and submit the Note of Issue to the Calendar Clerk for assignment of a calendar number.