US · rules
N.D.N.Y. L.R. 3.5
Non-Incarcerated Pro Se Litigant
(a) Upon receipt of a complaint or petition from a non-incarcerated pro se litigant
without the filing fee or a signed Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis, the Clerk shall file
the complaint or petition, assign the action in accordance with L.R. 3.1, and forward the action to
a judicial officer for further review.
(b) This rule shall not limit the Clerk’s authority to refuse to file any submission
because that document is not clear, not properly filed, or otherwise non-compliant with legal
filing requirements.
History
added January 1, 2021
Provenance
- Source
- www.nynd.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-19
- Content hash
9c4dbff216bb68f771833cd0212d85fe377598a89e9632204c04850c4429c4d5
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