Supreme Court E-Filing Information

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E-filing is now permitted in Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester Counties for approved case types.


Announcements

Mandatory E-filing in Putnam County as of May 3, 2017 for approved case types. Excludes CPLR Article 70, CPLR Article 78, Election Law Proceedings, Mental Hygiene Matters, Matrimonial Matters, Consumer Credit Transactions as defined in CPLR 105 (f), Residential Foreclosure as defined in RPAPL ยง 1304

Mandatory E-Filing in Orange County as of January 18, 2017 for approved case types. (Excludes CPLR Article 70, CPLR Article 78, Election Law Proceedings, Mental Hygiene Matters, Matrimonial Matters, Residential Foreclosure Actions, SCAR proceedings, Consumer Credit Transactions)

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Forms for E-Filing

Notice of Commencement of Mandatory E-filed Case

Cover Sheet for Hard Copy Submission - E-filed Case (rev 6/22/10)

Stipulation and Consent to E-filing (EF-10)

Notice of Opt-Out

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Office of the County Clerk

Dutchess:
Office of Dutchess County Clerk

Orange:
Office of Orange County Clerk

Putnam:
Office of Putnam County Clerk

Rockland:
Office of Rockland County Clerk

Westchester:
Westchester Legal Division

Westchester Records On Line

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Protocol & Rules

A Guide to Working Copies (revised 05/2020)

Rules of the Chief Judge and Legislation


Dutchess:
Protocols and Rules for Dutchess County E-Filing (revised and effective 4/1/17)

Orange:
Administrative Order Orange County
Protocols and Rules for Orange County E-Filing(see new rules effective 1/18/17)
Revised Protocols and Rules for Orange County E-Filing effective 1/18/17

Putnam:
Administrative Order Putnam County
Protocols and Rules for Putnam County E-Filing

Rockland:
Administrative Order Permitting E-filing in Rockland County
Protocols and Rules for Rockland County

Westchester:
Joint Protocols for NYSCEF Cases Filed in Westchester County
(Rev. 4/1/2013)

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Requirements
  • computer with internet capabilities
  • printer
  • scanner
  • software such as Adobe Acrobat in order to view PDFs
  • user ID and password to access E-File Sytem
  • Optional: software that allows you to convert documents into PDFs
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Timeline for Implementation

Dutchess Timeline

  • Voluntary E-filing as of February 10, 2014, for all *approved Civil Case types (*Excludes Matrimonial, Election Law, Mental Hygiene, Article 78 and Small Claims Assessment Review)

Orange Timeline

  • Voluntary E-filing as of February 1, 2016 for all approved Civil Case types (excludes CPLR Article 70 and 78, Election Law, Mental Hygiene Matters, Matrimonial Matters, Small Claims Assessment Review Proceedings

Putnam Timeline

  • Mandatory E-filing effective May 3, 2017 for all *approved Civil Case Types
  • Voluntary E-filing as of October 19, 2016 for all *approved Civil Case types (*Excludes Election Law and Mental Hygiene)

Rockland Timeline

  • Voluntary E-filing as of April 4, 2011, for approved civil case types commenced in Rockland Supreme Court.
  • Mandatory E-Filing on June 1st, 2011 for approved civil case types commenced in Rockland Supreme Court.

Westchester Timeline

  • January 2012- Mandatory for all *approved Civil Case Types not excluded by statute.
  • June 1, 2011 - Mandatory to other Civil case types, including Commercial Claims that do not meet the criteria for inclusion in the Commercial Division
  • March 1, 2011 - Mandatory to other case types, including commencement of Tort Cases
  • January 19, 2011 - Voluntary basis with respect to commencement of Tort and Commercial Cases and Tax Certiorari Proceedings
  • February 1, 2011 - Mandatory with respect to the commencement of Tort Cases
  • June 21, 2010 - Voluntary basis in Commercial Division

Approved case types are all Civil matters with the exclusion of matrimonial actions, Election Law proceedings, Article 78 proceedings and proceedings brought pursuant to the Mental Hygiene Law.

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Training

NYSCEF Online Training

NYS Courts EFiling Resource Center

Demonstration of the New E-Filing (NYSCEF) application:
Video | Transcript

User Manual for Supreme Court and Court of Claims

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Archives
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