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Forms Required to Start an Action
- Instructions
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- Civil Cover Sheet
- Contains fields to complete on-line (print out for filing).
Form must be printed double-sided onto one sheet of paper.
- Summons in a Civil Case
- Contains fields to complete on-line (print out for filing).
- Form must be printed double-sided onto one sheet of paper.
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- Fee Schedule
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- Waiver of Service of Summons - sample form
- PDF format
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- Notice of Lawsuit and Request for Waiver of Service of Summons - sample form
- PDF format
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- Consent to Proceed Before US Magistrate Judge - sample form
- PDF format
Appearance PDF format
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Plaintiff's Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents
PDF format
Also, see Local Civil Rule 33.2 of Local Rules
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Misc. Pleadings and Motions
- Declaration in Support of Request to Proceed In Forma Pauperis
- Motion Under 28 USC § 2255 to Vacate, Set Aside,
or Correct Sentence by a Person in Federal Custody
- Notice of Settlement - sample form
- Form may be amended for use in Foley Square or White Plains.
- PDF format
- Order to Show Cause for Preliminary Injunction and T.R.O. - sample form
- Form may be amended for use in Foley Square or White Plains.
- PDF format
- Petition Under 28 USC § 2254 for Writ of Habeas Corpus
by a Person in State Custody
- Request to Take Evidence Abroad - sample form
- PDF format
- Order to take evidence abroad - sample form
- PDF format
- Service of Process on a Foreign Defendant Pursuant to
FRCP 4(f) and the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, Instructions
- Subpoena in a Civil Case
- Contains fields to complete on-line (print out for filing).
- Form must be printed double-sided onto one sheet of paper.
- Subpoena in a Criminal Case
- Contains fields to complete on-line (print out for filing).
- Form must be printed double-sided onto one sheet of paper.
- Third Party Summons in a Civil Action
- Contains fields to complete on-line (print out for filing).
- Form must be printed double-sided onto one sheet of paper.
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Judgments
- Bill of Costs
- Contains fields to complete on-line (print out for filing).
- Form must be printed double-sided onto one sheet of paper.
- Instructions for Bill of Costs
- Local Civil Rule 54.1. Taxable Costs
- The Local Rules can be accessed in PDF or WordPerfect format.
Local Civil Rule 54.1 includes Items Taxable as Costs.
- Standing Order for Taxation of Costs
- Specifies what items may be taxed on the entry of a final judgment.
- Certification of Judgment for Registration in Another District
- Contains fields to complete on-line (print out for filing).
- Default Judgment - sample form
- PDF format
- Affidavit for Judgment by Default - sample form
- PDF format
- Statement of Damages - sample form
- PDF format
- Affix copies of the following as exhibits:
(1) Summons, (2) Complaint, (3) Proof of Service
- Clerk's Certificate for default - sample form
- PDF format
- Execution Against Property
- Contains fields to complete on-line (print out for filing).
- Form must be printed double-sided onto one sheet of paper.
- Satisfaction of Judgment - sample form
- WordPerfect format
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Appeals
- Procedure for Filing a Civil Notice of Appeal to the 2nd Circuit
- Instructions from the Appeals Clerk for the USDC, SDNY
- Posted 1/12/01
NOTE: The following forms, instructions, Local Rules and other documents of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit are provided for the convenience of attorneys and others using this site. Please address any questions to the SDNY Appeals Section at 500 Pearl Street, Room 370, or the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at 40 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007, telephone (212) 857-8500.
- Civil Appeal - Instructions and Forms - temporarily unavailable from this site
- Pages 11/12, 14/15, 16/17 and 19/20 must be printed double-sided onto one sheet of paper.
- Criminal Appeal - Instructions and Forms - dated 11/99
- Pages 16/17 and 18/19 must be printed double-sided onto one sheet of paper.
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- FRAP and Local Rules of the Second Circuit
Interim Rules 31-32 - dated 5/24/00
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Criminal Justice Act (CJA)
- CJA Form 20 - Appointment and Authority to Pay Court Appointed Counsel
- Instructions
- Form 20 - Contains fields to complete in WordPerfect (print out for filing).
Worksheet for Form 20, in WordPerfect format.
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- CJA Form 21 - Authorization and Voucher for Expert and Other Services
- Instructions
- Form 21 - Contains fields to complete in WordPerfect (print out for filing).
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- CJA Form 23 - Financial Affidavit in Support of Request for Attorney, Expert or Other Court Services Without Payment of Fee
- Form 23 - Contains fields to complete in WordPerfect (print out for filing).
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- CJA Form 24 - Authorization and Voucher for Payment of Transcript
- Instructions
- Form 24 - Contains fields to complete in WordPerfect (print out for filing).
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- CJA Form 30 - Death Penalty Proceedings Appointment of and Authority to Pay Court Appointed Counsel
- Instructions
- Form 30 - Contains fields to complete in WordPerfect (print out for filing).
Worksheet for Form 30, in WordPerfect format.
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- CJA Form 31 - Death Penalty Proceedings: Ex Parte request for Authorization and Voucher for Expert and Other Services
- Instructions
- Form 31 - Contains fields to complete in WordPerfect (print out for filing).
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Attorney Admission
Instructions
Instructions for White Plains ONLY
- Petition for Admission
- Contains fields to complete on-line (print out for filing).
- Form must be printed double-sided onto one sheet of paper.
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- Notice to Attorneys Appearing Pro Hac Vice
Law Student Intern Appearance
- Law Student Intern Appearance Form
- Contains fields to complete on-line (print out for filing).
Plan for Student Practice in Civil Actions
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