Authorities to Be Provided to Pro Se Litigants

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Rule Set: Local Civil Rules of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Rule: 7.2

Jurisdiction: EDNY

Bluebook Citation: E.D.N.Y. L. Civ. R. 7.2

All Rules: E.D.N.Y. Local Civil Rules, complete index

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In cases involving a pro se litigant, counsel must, when serving a memorandum of law

(or other submissions to the court), provide the pro se litigant (but not other counsel or

the court) with copies of cases and other authorities cited therein that are unpublished

or reported exclusively on computerized databases. Upon request, counsel must

provide the pro se litigant with copies of such unpublished cases and other authorities

as are cited in a decision of the court and were not previously cited by any party.

For relevant historical context for this local rule, consult the Appendix of Committee Notes.