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Announcement

--Reminder Notice-- Westchester County: Mandatory E-filing for ALL *approved civil cases including Tax Certiorari and Foreclosure will commence on Tuesday January 17th.

(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)

Notice to the Bar Associations - Westchester County Plans To Expand Mandatory E-Filing For All *Approved Civil Case Types in January 2012

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

Office of the County Clerk

Rockland:
Office of Rockland County Clerk

Westchester:
Westchester Legal Division

Westchester Records On Line

Protocols and Rules

A Guide to Working Copies

Rules of the Chief Judge and Legislation

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. 1/17/12)

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

Timeline for Implementation

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.

Training

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

User Manual for Supreme Court and Court of Claims

Archives

Mandatory E-filing for commencement of Commerical Division Cases as of February 1, 2011. In addition as of March 1st Mandatory E-filing for Tort Cases in Westchester County. (Voluntary E-filing continues for tax certiorari and general Commercial cases)

Effective June 1st E-filing Now Mandatory For Approved Civil Case Types Commenced in Rockland Supreme Court

Press Release February 1, 2011

1/5/11 Training Session

12/20/10 Letter to the Bar Association

6/21/10 Voluntary E-filing in the Commercial Division

5/25/10 Letter to the Bar Assocation

NYSCEF Manual and NYSC E-Filing Presentation Material