Security for Costs

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: 54.2

Jurisdiction: EDNY

Bluebook Citation: E.D.N.Y. L. Civ. R. 54.2

The court, on motion or on its own initiative, may order any party to file an original

bond for costs or additional security for costs in such an amount and so conditioned as

it may designate. For failure to comply with the order the court may make such orders

in regard to noncompliance as are just, and among others the following: an order

striking out pleadings or staying further proceedings until the bond is filed or

dismissing the action or rendering a judgment by default against the noncomplying

party.

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

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