N.D.N.Y. L.R. 10.1

(a) Form Generally. All pleadings, motions, and other documents that a party

presents for filing, whether in paper form or in electronic form, shall meet the following

requirements:

1. all text, whether in the body of the document or in footnotes, must be a minimum

of 12-point type.

2. all documents must have one-inch margins on all four sides of the page.

3. all text in the body of the document must be double-spaced.

4. the text in block quotations and footnotes may be single-spaced.

5. extensive footnotes must not be used to circumvent page limitations.

6. compacted or other compressed printing features must not be used.

7. pages must be consecutively numbered.

(b) Additional requirements for all pleadings, motions, and other documents that a

party presents for filing in paper form:

1. all documents must be on 8 ½ x 11-inch white paper of good quality.

2. all text must be plainly and legibly written, typewritten, printed or reproduced

without erasures or interlineations materially defacing them.

3. all documents must be in black or blue ink.

4. pages of all documents must be stapled (or in some other way fastened) together.

5. all documents must be single-sided.

6. the Court, at its discretion, may require the electronic submission of any

document in a Word-compatible or WordPerfect-compatible format.

The Court may strike documents that do not comply with the above-listed requirements.

(c) Information required. The following information must appear on each

document that a party files:

1. Each document must contain a caption for the specific case to which it pertains.

The caption must include the title of the Court, the title of the action, the civil

action number of the case, the initials of the assigned judge(s), and the name or

nature of the paper in sufficient detail for identification. If a litigant has more than

one action pending in this Court, any and all papers filed in a case must contain

and pertain to one civil action number, unless the civil actions have been

consolidated by the Court. Any motion or other papers purporting to relate to

more than one action will not be accepted for filing and may be stricken by the

Court. This Rule shall not apply, as noted below, to notices of change of address

filed by attorneys of record and pro se litigants. The parties must separately

caption affidavits and declarations and must not physically attach them to

the Notice of Motion or Memorandum of Law.

2. Each document must identify the person filing the document. This identification

must include an original or electronic signature of the attorney or pro se litigant;

the typewritten name of that person; the address of a pro se litigant, including zip

code; and the bar roll number, office address, telephone number, and e-mail

address of the attorney. A pro se litigant’s complete mailing address in the

signature block is required on all documents filed with the court and shall also

appear on the face of the docket. Telephone numbers of non-prisoner pro se

parties are required to be displayed on the docket for purposes of scheduling court

proceedings. See General Order # 22 for signature requirements.

All attorneys of record and pro se litigants must immediately notify the Court

of any change of address and/or telephone number. Parties must file the notice

of change of address with the Clerk and serve the same on all other parties to the

action. The notice must identify each and every action to which the notice shall

apply. In addition, the notice shall be clearly entitled, “Notice of Change of

Address.” Attorneys shall update their bar record within (14) days of a

change, including their address, email address, and telephone number

through www.pacer.gov. Detailed instructions to update the bar record are

available on the Court's website at www.nynd.uscourts.gov.

Failure to keep this information current will result in removal from the roll of the

Court.

3. All documents submitted for filing by non-ECF filers via MFT must be submitted

in PDF format and comply with L.R. 10.1(c)(1) and (2) above, which specify

formatting requirements for pleadings and other papers. All documents submitted

in support of a complaint must be filed concurrently with the complaint.

Subsequent submissions of documents or exhibits supporting a pleading will not

be accepted unless accompanied by a proposed amended complaint relying on

those documents or exhibits, in compliance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 15 and L.R. 15.1.

All documents submitted in support of a motion must be filed concurrently with

the motion and must comply with L.R. 7.1. Each exhibit to a motion must be

clearly labeled with a numerical exhibit number and identified by exhibit number

within the motion papers.

Failure to adhere to these requirements may result in the document being stricken

from the docket or terminating the filer’s MFT submission privileges.

Any documents submitted for filing via MFT after 4:45 pm will not be reviewed

until 8:45 am on the next business day.

(d) The Court conducts its reviews and deliberations in English. Unless otherwise

directed by the Court, any document that a party transmits to the Court (including one in the

record on appeal) that is in a language other than English must be accompanied by an English

translation that the translator has certified as true and accurate, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746.

Any party who disputes a translation must file notice of its intention to challenge the translation

with the Court and all other parties within seven (7) days of receiving the Notice of Electronic

Filing for the translation, or, if a non-Filing User, within seven (7) days of receiving the

translation. Upon receipt of a notice to challenge a translation, the Court shall establish the

procedure and applicable time periods for the challenge to be heard.