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NOTICE

Request for Comments Regarding the Local Rules of the Western District of New York

The Local Rules Committee of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York is soliciting comments for suggested amendments to the Local Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure and Local Patent Rules, which are available on the Court’s website at www.nywd.uscourts.gov. Please submit your comments by no later than July 5, 2024 to:

 

Local Rules Committee
c/o Hon. Mark W. Pedersen
United States Magistrate Judge
Kenneth B. Keating Federal Building
100 State Street
Rochester, New York 14614
pedersen@nywd.uscourts.gov

 

The court's local civil and criminal rules as well as other local documents are listed at the bottom of this page.  For other rules, plans or guides, please see the bullet list below.

 

Attachments:

Administrative Procedures Guide for Electronic Filing amended October 2022
Civility Principles -Effective 1/1/2018
Notice to Pro Se Litigants Regarding Rule 56 Motions for Summary Judgment
Local Rules - Patent (Effective January 1, 2024)
Local Rules of Civil Procedure (Effective January 1, 2025) 
Local Rules of Criminal Procedure (Effective January 1, 2025) 
Executive summary of Local Civil and Criminal Rule Changes (Effective January 1, 2025)

Note:  All attached documents (unless otherwise noted) are in Adobe Acrobat PDF file format.  You will need the free Adobe Acrobat reader to view these documents.  If you do not have the Adobe Acrobat Reader, you may get it here.