New York Supreme Court, Suffolk County Filing Rules

Official filing rules, court-wide sources, and procedure resources for New York Supreme Court, Suffolk County

For New York Supreme Court, Suffolk 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.

Communication

Court-wide

Email

Clerk

suffauctions@nycourts.gov

SchedulingTechnical Issues

Chambers Communication Rules

8

Court-level rules
Self-represented litigants who opt out of electronic filing must send correspondence to both the Court and the relevant Town or Village by U.S. mail or email.

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Filing Timing and Cure Windows

7

Court-level rules
Each party must upload its hearing exhibits to NYSCEF under the “Exhibit” document type at least five days before the hearing.

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Electronic Filing Rules

6

Court-level rules
Withdrawals must be uploaded to NYSCEF as “Stipulation-Other” and identified as “Withdrawal” in the additional-document-information tab.

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Document Filing Requirements

4

Court-level rules
A new authorization under RPTL §730(6) must be filed when the prior homeowner sells the property or when a sale contract is executed or assigned.

Adjournment & Extension Requirements

4

Court-level rules
The Court must expressly approve a consent adjournment on the scheduled hearing day.

Document Format Requirements

3

Court-level rules
Parties are asked to use the PDF checker to confirm that all exhibits are legible.

Filing Bundling Requirements

1

Court-level rules
A list of settled cases may be submitted monthly to the SCAR Department after all necessary settlement documents are uploaded to NYSCEF, after which the matters may be advanced to the Court’s next available calendar.