Duty of Attorneys in Related Cases

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: 1.6

Jurisdiction: EDNY

Bluebook Citation: E.D.N.Y. L. Civ. R. 1.6

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

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PRE-2024 COMMITTEE NOTE

The Committee recommends that Local Civil Rule 1.6(a) be amended to provide simply

that notification must be given to the Judges to whom the case has been assigned.

2024 COMMITTEE NOTE

The Division of Business Rules for both districts contain rules regarding potentially

related cases, including the definition of a related case and the procedure for notifying

the court of related cases. As such, this local civil rule has been amended to avoid any

unnecessary duplication or confusion between the prior local rule and the Division of

Business Rules and now requires the counsel to comply with the Division of Business Joint Local Rules, S.D.N.Y. and E.D.N.Y. Effective January 2, 2026

Rules. In addition, the language stating that the court may impose costs on an attorney

who violates the rule has been removed as unnecessary given the general authority of

the court to impose sanctions for the violations of its rules.

Duty of Attorneys in Related Cases

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