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Southern District of New York - Document Filing System

This is a restricted government website for official court business only. All activities of CM/ECF subscribers or users of this system for any purpose, and all access attempts, may be recorded and monitored by persons authorized by the federal judiciary for improper use, protection of system security, performance of maintenance and for appropriate management by the judiciary of its systems. By subscribing to CM/ECF, users expressly consent to system monitoring and to official access to data reviewed and created by them on the system. If evidence of unlawful activity is discovered, including unauthorized access attempts, it may be reported to law enforcement officials.

Latest CM/ECF Installation is NextGen CM/ECF Release 1.7.2 (Revision 1.7.2)

NOTE: Effective December 1, 2022, F.R.Civ.P. Rule 7.1 requires additional disclosure in diversity cases. A revised form is available at the court's website.
New Supplemental Rules govern Social Security cases filed under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). For Social Security cases filed under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g),
use the dedicated Social Security Brief Filing Events found under the category Other Documents.

Effective November 1, 2022, the ECF Rules & Instructions have been updated.
Click here to visit the court's ECF Rules & Instructions.

All filings concerning the Application of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
pursuant to Title III of PROMESA are to be filed in the District of Puerto Rico (https://ecf.prb.uscourts.gov)

Important Note - "It remains the duty of the attorney for a party to review regularly the docket sheet of the case" (SDNY ECF Rule #9).

Review docket reports using the PACER public access system (pacer.psc.uscourts.gov) or one of the public computer terminals in the Clerk's Office in Manhattan or White Plains.

Go to www.nysd.uscourts.gov/ecf.php for Electronic Case Filing Rules & Instructions, forms, training information and to sign up for notification of important ECF related news including interruptions in service.

27January2023

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