THE APPELLATE INSIDER BLOG

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.

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...

To submit a video to NYSCEF, upload all your documents in order. Then go to the AD2 Portal webpage and add a note in the Version Comments about it being an Accompanying file to NYSCEF filing (add Appellate docket number), fill out the required information and submit...

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...

The Second circuit requires all attorneys to file their CJA vouchers via the court’s eVoucher program. When submitting your CJA vouchers, it is important to remember that your login information is not the same as your Pacer credentials, given that it is on a...

At the appellate level, every department requires a word certification page to be filed with all briefs. The appellant and the respondent’s brief are limited to no more than 14,000 words. A reply brief is limited to no more than 7,000 words. The document required to...

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.

The App. Div. rules require it to be completed within 14 days of filing the NOA in the lower court. That said, even if beyond the 14 day period, attorneys should do it asap so that when it comes time to perfect the appeal, a case number is assigned and the appeal may...