A) Unless otherwise permitted by the court: (i) affidavits, affirmations, briefs and memoranda of law shall be limited to 7,000 words each; (ii) reply affidavits, affirmations, and memoranda shall be no more than 4,200 words and shall not contain any arguments that do not respond or relate to those made in the ...
This amendment, which went into effect on January 1, 2024, allows for an affirmation by any person, wherever made, subscribed, and affirmed by that person to be true under the penalties of perjury, to be used in a civil action in New York in lieu of and with the same force and effect as an affidavit.
Motion papers must be filed with the E-file/Motion Support Office located in Room 227, Ex Parte Office located on the 10th Floor, Foreclosure Part Office located Room 295, OR in the Guardianship/Mental Hygiene Office located in Room 285 (see Note #2), at 360 Adams Street at least five (5) business days before the ...
No more than 5% above or below the word limit is acceptable for written assignments (e.g. an essay of 3000 words must be no less than 2850 and no more than 3150).
Regarding Rule 11-d: Limitation on Depositions (2) depositions shall be limited to 7 hours per deponent. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1) of this Rule, the propriety of and timing for depositions of non-parties shall be subject to any restrictions imposed by applicable law.
(c) The affirmation of the good faith effort to resolve the issues raised by the motion shall indicate the time, place and nature of the consultation and the issues discussed and any resolutions, or shall indicate good cause why no such conferral with counsel for opposing parties was held.
A sample certification of word count that counsel practicing in the New York Supreme Court or New York County Court must attach to affidavits, affirmations, and memoranda of law, which are generally limited to 7,000 words for documents in chief and 4,200 words for reply documents.
Specifically, pursuant to Uniform Rule 202.7 (f), upon an application for an order to show cause that seeks a temporary restraining order, the application must contain an affirmation demonstrating that there will be significant prejudice to the party seeking the restraining order by the giving of notice.