Andrew S. Borrok at a glance
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- Supreme Court Justice
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- New York · State
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- Current term ends 2031
Andrew S. Borrok
Supreme Court Justice · New York County Supreme Court
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Biography
Professional career
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, New York County, 2019-present
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, 2017-2032
- Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, 2015-2024
- Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, 2017-2017
- Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, Kings, 2015-2016
- Judge, NYC Criminal Court (Kings County, 2015–2016)
- Associate, Bear, Stearns & Co., Investment Banking Division, 2001-2002
Education
- MBA — Columbia University in the City of New York — 2001
- Georgetown University — J.D. (1996)
- Columbia University in the City of New York — B.A. (1993)
- Sinai Hospital, Columbia College, and Citymeals‐on‐Wheels, and has received commendations from the NYPD and U.S. Army leadership
Additional information
- Managing Member, Borrok Properties LLC, 2010-2014
- Practitioner, 425 Park Avenue Company, 2002-2009
- General Partner, 425 Park Avenue Company, 2003-2007
- Managing Member, 14 Penn Plaza LLC, 2003-2007
- Practitioner, Arent Fox LLP, 2004-2005
- Practitioner, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP, 2002-2004
- Practitioner, Proskauer Rose LLP, 1996-1998
- Presides over all New York County cases involving alleged violations of the Securities Act of 1933—the first Commercial Division justice to receive this designation
- Private equity and property management (425 Park Avenue Co., 14 Penn Plaza LLC, Borrok Properties LLC)
- Serves on the Advisory Council to the Commercial Division, appointed by the Chief Judge of the NY Court of Appeals
- Judge Andrew Borrok serves in the New York County Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court, where he oversees high‐value commercial disputes, including federal securities matters, class actions, contract litigation, and international business cases
- Borrok has served on boards including Mt.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
New York statewide rules require permission before photographing, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, broadcasting, or telecasting in court facilities, including courtrooms.
Taking photographs, films or videotapes, or audiotaping, broadcasting or telecasting, in a courthouse including any courtroom, office or hallway thereof, at any time or on any occasion, whether or not the court is in session, is forbidden, unless permission of the Chief Administrator of the Courts or a designee of the Chief Administrator is first obtainedPart 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings ↗
Exhibits
Statewide
The official Guide to New York Evidence identifies court control over presentation of evidence as a statewide evidence topic; counsel should expect the assigned judge to control the mode and order of proof.
1.07. COURT CONTROL OVER PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCEGuide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗
Statewide
In New York Supreme Court and County Court civil cases, the court may require indexed trial exhibit binders, notebooks, or electronic equivalents for the court, counsel, and witnesses.
The court may direct that on the first day of trial or at such other time as the court may set, counsel shall submit an indexed binder or notebook, or the electronic equivalent, of trial exhibits for the court's use.Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court ↗
Statewide
Civil trial counsel in New York Supreme Court and County Court must confer before trial and attempt to agree on exhibits to be offered without objection, unless the court directs otherwise.
Counsel for the parties shall consult prior to trial and shall in good faith attempt to agree upon the exhibits that will be offered into evidence without objection.Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court ↗
Remote appearances
Statewide
For Commercial Division matters, New York rules encourage Virtual Evidence Courtrooms for managing and presenting trial evidence after authorization by request or court direction.
Virtual Evidence Courtrooms (VECs) may be used to facilitate real-time access to trial exhibits and other relevant documents.Part 202.70 Commercial Division Rules: Virtual Evidence Courtrooms and Trial Exhibits ↗
Statewide
For New York criminal proceedings, virtual and hybrid appearances are governed by Part 200 consent, objection, public-access, and calendar-update requirements.
For all hybrid proceedings, all electronic appearances shall be projected in the physical courtroom in which the in-person portion of the proceeding is taking place in such a manner as to provide a reasonable opportunity for members of the public to view and hear the participants appearing electronically.Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction ↗
Published courtroom rules
Judge and named-part rules
Published judge / part rules (82 excerpts)
See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding.
Official rules document ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27
Conferences and appearances
2. Part 53 accommodates in person, hybrid and fully virtual appearances. Virtual appearances are supported on the Unified Court System’s approved TEAMS platform. All appearances are scheduled as in person. Please email the Part Clerk (sfc-part53- clerk@nycourts.gov) at least 48 hours in advance of the scheduled appearance if you intend to appear virtually so that a TEAMS link can be forwarded to you and the Court Reporter can be so apprised.
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3. All scheduling and technology inquiries should be emailed to the Part Clerk (sfc-part53- clerk@nycourts.gov). All other inquiries (including any requests for adjournment) are to be emailed to Chambers (sfc-part53@nycourts.gov). When motions are fully submitted (including those without opposition), please email the Part-Clerk (sfc-part53- clerk@nycourts.gov) to have those motions scheduled. Please include the index number and all counsel of record cc’d on the email. Counsel and litigants (represented or self- represented) are advised that Justice Borrok, his Law Clerks, and Part Clerk may not engage in any ex parte communications.
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6. Counsel must notify the Court, as soon as practicable, by email of any settlement or resolution of active cases or pending motions to avoid the unnecessary use of Court resources on matters that are resolved or will imminently be resolved.
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Please do not email or send copies of any documents that were e-filed other than proposed Orders and Stipulations requiring the Court’s signature. These should be sent via email to Chambers (sfc-part53@nycourts.gov) in both PDF and MS Word format.
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Please do not email or send Proposed Orders to Show Cause. These must be e-filed for processing in the Commercial Division Support Office. Once reviewed, they will be sent to Chambers (sfc-part53@nycourts.gov) by the Commercial Division Support Office once a motion sequence number is assigned.
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8. The use of demonstrative evidence, including charts, graphs, and large contract language, video depositions, and electronic media devices require prior approval from the Court. Requests for the use of demonstrative evidence shall be made at least one week before the scheduled appearance date by email to Chambers explaining the need for the demonstrative and a copy of the proposed demonstrative. Any such email request and proposed demonstrative shall have all counsel of record or parties cc’ed on the email and shall be made at least one week before the scheduled appearance date.
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1. All cases in Part 53 are required to be electronically filed through the New York State Courts E-Filing (NYSCEF) system. Attorneys are expected to familiarize themselves with NYSCEF procedures at http://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/Login. For more
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2. All e-filed documents must be text-searchable. All electronically-submitted memoranda of law must contain bookmarks, pursuant to Commercial Division Rule 6. Submission of documents containing hyperlinks is required.
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3. Hyperlinks: The parties shall serve all documents associated with a motion or order to show cause on the dates required for their submission and service. The parties shall also Revised 3/25/26 2
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4. “eTrack” is a case tracking service that enables parties to track active Civil Supreme Court cases and to receive notice of scheduled appearances. Parties and/or their counsel must be registered for the eTrack service for all Part 53 cases. To register or log-in, please visit: http://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/webcivil/etrackLogin.
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1. Justice Borrok does not accept any letters, documents, or papers by e-filing, mail, or facsimile unless expressly permitted by these Practice Rules, Commercial Division Rules 2 and 18, or by prior approval of the Court. To the extent that the parties seek an unscheduled conference, they may make such request by email to Chambers (sfc- part53@nycourts.gov) briefly stating the reason for such conference, which the Court may grant, if appropriate.
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2. As indicated above, all inquiries concerning scheduling, technology and case status shall be emailed to the Part Clerk (sfc-part53-clerk@nycourts.gov). All other inquiries shall be emailed to Chambers (sfc-part53@nycourts.gov). Please include the index number.
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3. In an effort to minimize the time and expense of litigation, Part 53 encourages the use of email where appropriate to make a joint submission in lieu of an appearance for an in- court status conference following a preliminary conference where all discovery deadlines are being met and a conference is scheduled only for either (i) submission of a deposition schedule or (ii) to request an adjournment of an appearance to correspond with oral argument on motion.
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1. All adjournments (oral argument on motions, conferences, trials) require prior Court approval. Ex parte applications for adjournments will not be considered.
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2. As discussed above, requests to adjourn an appearance (conference or oral argument) must be directed to Chambers. Adjourned motions shall be adjourned to the Court’s next available date. Absent emergency, applications for adjournment must be made at least one week in advance of the scheduled appearance.
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a. If the parties wish to adjourn a motion the first time the motion is on the Calendar in the Submissions Part, for less than 30 days, the parties may do so by stipulation without an order from the Court. The stipulation must be electronically filed and also filed in the Submissions Part on the return date of the motion. The stipulation must clearly indicate the relevant motion sequence number.
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b. If the parties wish to adjourn a motion other than the first time the motion is on the calendar in the Submissions Part or for more than 30 days from the original return date, then the parties must submit a stipulation of adjournment to the Court for approval.
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i. Parties must deliver the proposed stipulation to the Court by electronic filing and email to Chambers.
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4. To adjourn a hearing or trial, the parties must contact Chambers via email (sfc- part53@nycourts.gov) with all counsel of record cc’ed on the email. Absent emergency, applications for adjournments shall be made at least two weeks in advance of the scheduled hearing or trial.
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A. the name and, if known, the address and telephone number of each individual that the disclosing party intends to use to support its claims or defenses, unless such use is solely for impeachment, together with a brief description of the information expected to be elicited from such individual;
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A. In General. A party must make the initial disclosures within 14 days after the parties’ consultation prior to the preliminary conference as required in Rule 8, unless a different time is set by stipulation or court order, or unless a party objects during the preliminary conference that initial disclosures are not appropriate in the action and states the grounds for any objection to production in the proposed discovery plan. In ruling on the objection(s), the court must determine what initial disclosures, if any, are to be made and must set the time for making the initial disclosures.
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B. For Parties Served or Joined Later. A party that is first served or otherwise joined after the consultation must make the initial disclosures within 30 days after being served or joined, unless a different time is set by stipulation or court order.
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C. For Disclosures Required by CPLR § 3101(f). All disclosures required by CPLR 3101(f) must be made by the earlier of: (a) 14 days after the Rule 8 consultation; or (b) 90 days after service of an answer.
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2. Form of Initial Disclosures. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, all initial disclosures under Rule 11-h must be in writing, signed, and served.
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3. Basis for Initial Disclosures; Unacceptable Excuses. A party must make its initial disclosures based on the information then reasonably available to it. A party is not excused from making its initial disclosures because it has not fully investigated the case or because it challenges the sufficiency of another party's initial disclosures or because another party has not made its initial disclosures.
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1. Only attorneys who are thoroughly familiar with the case may appear for a conference. Attorneys should have available all signed copies of all prior decisions, orders and stipulations (both substantive and discovery related) at the conference.
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2. Counsel and litigants must follow the directions below when appearing for a preliminary, compliance, or status conference.
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a. Counsel for all parties must consult prior to a preliminary or compliance conference about: (i) the resolution of the case; (ii) discovery and any other issues to be discussed at the conference; and (iii) the use of alternative dispute Revised 3/25/26 5
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3. Counsel must meet and confer to resolve any discovery disputes, as discussed below.
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4. If parties wish to request a preliminary conference, they should do so by email to the Part Clerk (sfc-part53-clerk@nycourts.gov).
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1. All substantive motions with opposition may be scheduled for oral argument by the Court. All papers must be e-filed at least two weeks prior to the oral argument date except as otherwise permitted by the Court.
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2. Unless otherwise indicated by the Court, summary judgment motions must be filed no later than 60 days from the filing of the note of issue. Rule 19-A statements will not be accepted on summary judgment motions unless it is a Joint Statement of Undisputed Facts. If there are no facts to which the parties agree, the parties may not submit a Rule 19-A statement.
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4. Orders to Show Cause with requests for temporary restraining orders, including requests for a temporary stay of the action, will generally not be heard ex parte (see 22 NYCRR 202.7[f]; 22 NYCRR 202.70, Rule 20).
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5. Except for discovery motions, no prior permission is required prior to making a motion. Justice Borrok does not accept Commercial Division Rule 24 letters unless expressly requested. Discovery-related motions are strongly discouraged. Prior to making any such motion, the parties must meet and confer in good faith to try to resolve their dispute. In the event the dispute is not resolved by the meet and confer, the parties may email Part 53 a request to make a discovery motion and/or for a virtual or in-person conference to resolve the dispute. Discovery motions shall be brought by Order to Show Cause. No reply briefing is permitted.
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7. Pro hac vice motions shall be made by Order to Show Cause and must include a proposed order and an affidavit in support from a member of the Bar of the State of New York and an affidavit of the applicant and a recent certificate of good standing from the applicant. The affidavit of the applicant must advise the Court as to how many times the applicant has been admitted in New York pro hac vice, whether that admission pro hac vice has been vacated, and whether the applicant has ever been or is presently subject to a disciplinary proceeding (see exhibit A, annexed to these Part Rules, for the form of the proposed order for pro hac vice applications). If there is no opposition to the motion, the movant should include a stipulation indicating as much.
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8. Requests for commissions shall be made by Order to Show Cause.
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9. Word limits specified in Commercial Division Rule 17 will be strictly enforced, unless permission to expand the word limits is granted by the Court in advance of the filing of the papers. Requests to modify word limits must be made at least two weeks before the motion papers are to be filed.
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11. Each exhibit must be e-filed under its own document number and must include a short label identifying the nature of the exhibit (e.g., Exhibit A, Affidavit of John Doe; Exhibit B, Employment Agreement between A & B, dated XX/XX/XXXX).
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1. Any non-party seeking to file an amicus brief in the Commercial Division must first obtain permission by motion.
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i. Motions to be brought on by order to show cause. Any motion for amicus curiae relief shall be brought by an order to show cause unless the court orders otherwise.
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ii. Motion papers. Movant shall file its proposed amicus brief with its motion papers. The court shall set the matter for hearing as soon as practicable so as not to delay the proceedings to which it relates.
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vi. The court shall direct in any order granting leave for an amicus brief the time and manner of submission of any responsive briefs.
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1. The parties are encouraged to identify as early as possible any case where ADR would be appropriate. In addition, and if at any point, the parties decide that they would benefit from the Commercial Division ADR program, they should write a joint letter to the Court asking to be referred to ADR. In that letter, they should state whether they prefer discovery to be stayed or continued during the mediation process.
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1. In the interest of reducing unnecessary litigation costs, any order regarding the confidential exchange of information must adhere to the Proposed Stipulation and Order for the Production and Exchange of Confidential Information (the Model Form), which is attached as Exhibit B to these Practice Rules and the Commercial Division Rules.
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3. Document Sealing and Redacting Procedures. Parties may not stipulate to seal or redact documents or information. Motions to seal and/or redact must be made by order to show cause in compliance with subdivisions (a), (b), (c) and (e) below.
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Sealing entire documents or categories of documents is a drastic remedy. The court must fashion narrowly tailored orders to seal or redact certain highly sensitive information to maintain the transparency of the court’s affairs and balance the interests of the public and the parties. The court strongly encourages parties to consider making motions to redact specific, protectable information in the applicable documents.
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a. Motions to Seal and/or Redact. A movant must submit a memorandum of law stating the basis of the purported good cause to seal or redact each document or piece of information. A movant must also submit a sealing/redacting spreadsheet that clearly identifies: (1) each document sought to be sealed or redacted with the corresponding NYSCEF Docket
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iii. Except under extraordinary circumstances, the court will not permit parties to seal or redact any pleading. The court may, however, consider narrowly tailored redactions to exhibits attached to pleadings.
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i. Counsel must file every document sought to be sealed or redacted on NYSCEF under temporary seal in completely unredacted form (Confidential Chamber’s Copy) with all proposed redactions highlighted with yellow.
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ii. Counsel must also e-file a public copy of each document on NYSCEF with only the proposed redactions blacked out.
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c. Opposing Motions to Seal/Redact. The parties must meet and confer to resolve any disputes before filing opposition to an application to seal/redact.
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e. No Successive Motions to Seal/Redact. The court will not entertain successive motions to seal documents/information that the court previously permitted to be redacted or sealed; instead, the parties shall submit a proposed sealing order to the court identifying by the new NYSCEF number(s) only that the parties wish to seal or redact. The proposed order shall include a chart with the original NYSCEF number(s) corresponding to the new NYSCEF Revised 3/25/26 10
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number(s) that the parties wish to seal or redact. Any sealing order MUST be followed by a Notification for Sealing in Electronically Filed Case to give the County Clerk notice.
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a. Following the filing of note of issue and after the adjudication of dispositive motions, an initial pre-trial conference shall be scheduled with the Court to discuss a schedule for the filing of all trial documents in the virtual evidence room on NYSCEF (the “Evidence” tab in the e-file docket), any motions in limine, a joint exhibit list indicating which exhibits are to be admitted on stipulation and which exhibits are subject to objection (and the basis for the objection), and all other pre-trial submissions (including any proposed jury questionnaires, voir dire statements, verdict sheets, and jury instructions).
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b. Trial Submissions include marked pleadings, all prior decisions in the case, any notices to admit, with responses, copies of transcripts of depositions intended for use at trial, all trial exhibits, potential verdict sheet (in the case of a jury trial), direct testimony affidavits (in the case of a bench trial), potential jury instructions (in the case of a jury trial) which should be based on the most current version of the PJI and potential voir dire statements (in the case of a jury trial) and questions the parties submit to the Court for consideration (in the case of a bench trial).
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d. Following the resolution of all motions in limine a pre-trial conference will be scheduled where trial will be scheduled and the parties shall provide a detailed schedule with the Court (including which witnesses will be testifying on which days).
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e. All trials are timed trials where the parties shall agree to a total number of hours for trial. The parties shall each assign a time keeper which time keepers shall confer at the conclusion of each day at trial. Any disputes as to time elapsed shall be brought to the Court’s attention the following morning. Any dispute not brought to the Court’s attention by the challenging party (i.e, the party who believes more time was used) is waived.
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g. All requests to set up electronic media and audiovisual equipment in the Courtroom shall be directed to the Part Clerk in advance of trial.
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c. Counsel shall submit a brief voir dire statement to the Court as part of its pre-trial submissions for the Court’s consideration. The voir dire statement should include a brief summary of what the claims/counter-claims are in the case, what the defenses are, what the damages sought are, who the witnesses are, who the lawyers are, and any other relevant information such that the Court gives sufficient information to potential jurors so that the Court can determine whether a potential juror is inappropriate to sit on the jury of the case at issue.
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d. The parties shall agree to a total number of peremptory challenges prior to the pretrial conference. If the parties can not agree, the Court shall decide the appropriate number of peremptory challenges.
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e. During jury selection, if both sides have exercised a peremptory challenge against the same potential juror, that potential juror shall not serve on the jury and neither side will be charged with the exercise of a peremptory challenge.
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f. Following empanelment of the jury, counsel should assume that the trial will begin immediately.
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g. Post-trial briefs. Two weeks after receiving the conclusion of a jury trial, the parties are to file any motion to set aside the verdict by order to show cause of up to 7,000 words (excluding caption, table of contents, table of authorities, and signature blocks). Opposition papers shall be filed two weeks thereafter of up to 4,200 words (subject to the same exclusions). No reply briefing is permitted.
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In addition to filing on NYSCEF, copies of the post-trial briefs in Word format should be emailed to Chambers (sfc-part53@nycourts.gov).
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b. If the Court is to hear the testimony live and not by direct testimony affidavit, the parties shall notify the Court at the pretrial conference to ensure that the timed trial schedule accounts for live testimony.
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c. Affidavits shall be reasonable in length and scope and, in any event, shall not exceed fifteen (15) pages including all exhibits to any such affidavits absent prior leave of the Court. Upon being called at trial, a witness shall swear to the contents of his/her affidavit, the Court shall hear opposing counsel’s objections (if any) to the direct testimony followed by cross examination and re-direct, if any, of the witness.
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a. “Confidential Information” shall mean all Documents and Testimony, and all information contained therein, and other information designated as confidential, if such Documents or Testimony contain trade secrets, proprietary business information, competitively sensitive information, or other information the disclosure of which would, in the good faith judgment of the party designating the material as confidential, be detrimental to the conduct of that party’s business or the business of any of that party’s customers or clients.
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b. “Producing Party” shall mean the party producing Confidential Information in connection with depositions, document production or otherwise, or the party asserting the confidentiality privilege, as the case may be.
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c. Receiving Party” shall mean the party receiving Confidential Information in connection with depositions, document production or otherwise.
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4. The Receiving Party may, at any time, notify the Producing Party in writing that the Receiving Party does not concur in the designation of a document or other material as Confidential Information. If the Producing Party does not agree to declassify such document or material within seven (7) days of the written notification, the Receiving Party may move before the Court for an order declassifying those documents or materials. If no such motion is filed, such documents or materials shall continue to be treated as Confidential Information. If the motion is filed, the documents or other materials shall be deemed Confidential Information unless and until the Court rules otherwise. On such a motion, the Producing Party bears the burden of establishing the propriety of its designation of documents or information as Confidential Information.
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7. Before any disclosure of Confidential Information is made to an expert witness or consultant pursuant to paragraph 5(c) hereof, counsel for the Receiving Party shall provide the expert’s written agreement, in the form of Exhibit 1 attached hereto, to comply with and be bound by its terms. Counsel for the Receiving Party obtaining the certificate shall supply a copy to counsel for the other Parties at the time designated for expert disclosure, except that any certificate signed by an expert or consultant who is not expected to be called as a witness at trial is not required to be supplied.
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8. All depositions shall presumptively be treated as Confidential Information and subject to this Stipulation during the deposition and for a period of fifteen (15) days after a transcript of the deposition is received by counsel for each of the parties. At or before the end of such fifteen-day period, the deposition shall be classified appropriately.
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9. Should the need arise for any party to disclose Confidential Information during any hearing or trial before the Court, including through argument or the presentation of evidence, such party may do so only after taking such steps as the Court, upon motion of the Producing Party, shall deem necessary to preserve the confidentiality of such Confidential Information.
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10. This Stipulation shall not preclude counsel for any Party from using during any deposition in this action any Documents or Testimony which has been designated as
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Confidential Information under the terms hereof. Any deposition witness who is given access to Confidential Information shall, prior thereto, be provided with a copy of this Stipulation and shall execute a written agreement, in the form of Exhibit 1 attached hereto, to comply with and be bound by its terms. Counsel for the Party obtaining the certificate shall supply a copy to counsel for the other parties to the action. In the event that, upon being presented with a copy of the Stipulation, a witness refuses to execute the agreement to be bound by this Stipulation, the Court shall, upon application, enter an order directing the witness’s compliance with the Stipulation.
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11. A Party may designate as Confidential Information subject to this Stipulation any document, information, or deposition testimony produced or given by any non-party to this case, or any portion thereof. In the case of Documents produced by a non-party, designation shall be made by notifying all counsel in writing of those documents which are to be stamped and treated as such at any time up to fifteen (15) days after actual receipt of copies of those documents by counsel for the Party asserting the confidentiality privilege. In the case of deposition Testimony, designation shall be made by notifying all counsel in writing of those portions which are to be stamped or otherwise treated as such at any time up to fifteen (15) days after the transcript is received by counsel for the Party asserting the confidentiality privilege. Prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) day period (or until a designation is made by counsel, if such a designation is made in a shorter period of time), all such Documents and Testimony shall be treated as Confidential Information.
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12. (a) A Receiving Party who seeks to file a motion with the Court using Documents or Testimony which have previously been designated as comprising or containing Confidential Information, and/or any pleading, brief or memorandum which reproduces, paraphrases or discloses Confidential Information, shall, twenty-one (21) days prior to filing any motion, provide the parties with written notice of its intent to file such material with the Court, so that the Producing Party may file by Order to Show Cause a motion to seal such Confidential Information. A party seeking to file a motion with the Court using any Documents or Testimony that it has designated as confidential must also move to seal such Confidential Information. The motion to seal the Confidential Information must be filed fourteen (14) days prior to filing the motion, and the Confidential Information shall not be filed until the Court renders a decision on the motion to seal.
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(b) If the motion to seal is granted, the filing party shall ensure that all documents that are the subject of the order to seal are filed in accordance with the procedures that govern the filing of sealed documents on the NYSCEF system.
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17. The production or disclosure of Confidential Information shall in no way constitute a waiver of each Producing Party’s right to object to the production or disclosure of other information in this action or in any other action.
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18. This Stipulation shall continue to be binding after the conclusion of this litigation except (a) that there shall be no restriction on documents that are used as exhibits in Court (unless such exhibits were filed under seal); and (b) that a Receiving Party may seek the
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19. Nothing herein shall be deemed to waive any privilege recognized by law or shall be deemed an admission as to the admissibility in evidence of any facts or documents revealed in the course of disclosure.
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20. Within sixty (60) days after the final termination of this litigation by settlement or exhaustion of all appeals, all Confidential Information produced or designated and all reproductions thereof, shall be returned to the Producing Party or shall be destroyed. In the event that any Receiving Party chooses to destroy physical objects and documents, such Party shall certify in writing within sixty (60) days of the final termination of this litigation that it has undertaken its best efforts to destroy such physical objects and documents, and that such physical objects and documents have been destroyed to the best of its knowledge. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, counsel of record for the Parties may retain one copy of documents constituting work product, a copy of pleadings, motion papers, discovery responses, deposition transcripts and deposition and trial exhibits. This Stipulation shall not be interpreted in a manner that would violate any rules of professional conduct. Nothing in this Stipulation shall prohibit or interfere with the ability of counsel for any Receiving Party, or of experts specially retained for this case, to represent any individual, corporation, or other entity adverse to any party or their affiliate(s) in connection with any other matters.
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22 NYCRR Part 200 — Uniform Rules Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction
New York County Supreme Court
State criminal proceedings only; section-specific court and case exceptions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-2722 NYCRR Part 202 — Uniform Civil Rules Supreme Court And County Court
New York County Supreme Court
Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27New York County Supreme Court, Civil Branch — Rules of the Justices
New York County Supreme Court
Civil Branch proceedings in New York County Supreme Court only; not criminal proceedings. Preserve source version and check later judge/part instructions.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
New York County Supreme Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
New York County Supreme Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 26, 2026.
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New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster
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