THE APPELLATE INSIDER BLOG

NYSCEF has begun charging a service fee for all CC transactions and it is non-refundable. We offer a very secure way to store your CC for future filings, saving you time and anxiety. Tip: Save the NYSCEF payment receipt, you may need it again if you’ve filed...

When perfecting an appeal on NYSCEF, the Record or Appendix should be uploaded first, followed by any additional volumes which should be noted in the description field. The Appellants brief is next and then the Note of Issue (AD1 only). Exhibits, sealing orders, hard...

Co-appellants should file together for the same term. However, if one of the co-appellants is not ready for the term intended, a stipulation may be signed by all parties involved and filed with the court consenting to the next term, as long as all co-appellants file...

An e-filing agent is anyone an attorney authorizes to e-file on his or her behalf. So when an attorney completes an e-filing authorization for PHP, PHP is that attorney’s e-filing agent.

At the Appellate Division, all electronically filed motions and papers filed in opposition or relation to motions, should be filed in one PDF document, which shall contain bookmarks linking each separate document contained therein.

Sometimes filings contain errors on NYSCEF. If the clerk detects some defects in documents that have been e-filed, such as if papers for a different case are inadvertently attached the clerk may inform the clerk may inform the filer and request that a corrected copy...