22 NYCRR 202.5-a

(a) Papers and correspondence by fax. Papers and correspondence filed by fax shall comply with the requirements of section 202.5 except that papers shall not be submitted to the court by fax without advance approval of the justice assigned. Correspondence sent by fax should not be followed by hard copy unless requested.

(b) Papers submitted in digital format. In cases not pending in the court's Filing by Electronic Means System, the court may permit counsel to communicate with the court and each other by e-mail. Papers and correspondence filed by fax shall comply with the requirements of section 202.5 except that papers shall not be submitted to the court by fax without advance approval of the justice assigned. In the court's discretion, counsel may be requested to submit memoranda of law by e-mail or by other electronic means, such as by a computer flash drive, along with an original and courtesy copy.