The Southern District of New York
Response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York continues to monitor the most current information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as well as all the Administrative Office of the U. S. Courts (AO), regarding the COVID-19 virus (coronavirus). The court is following recommended guidance in order to protect the public health. In accordance with this guidance, court operations have been adjusted in several areas and access to the courthouses restricted.

Details about current court operations and access may be found in the materials below.
 

New Releases

• Personal Service of Process by the United States Marshals Service in In Forma Pauperis cases (October 7, 2020)
• AMENDED Video Teleconferencing and Telephone Conferencing for Criminal Proceedings (20 MISC 176) (Sept 28, 2020)
• SDNY COVID-19 Entry Questionnaire Guide (October 21, 2020)
• Extension of Time under the Speedy Trial Act (20 MISC 196) (September 9, 2020)
• Temporary Provisions for Jurors and Cellular Telephone Authorization for Jurors and Trial Participants (20 MISC 316) (September 9, 2020)
• SDNY Phase III Re-Entry Description (September 20, 2020)
• SDNY Phase III Re-Entry (September 23, 2020)
• 2020 Phased Re-entry Plan (COVID-19) (October 23, 2020)

Notices from the Court

• Cancellation of Non-Case Related Events (March 11, 2020)
• Suspension of Attorney Service Passes (March 12, 2020)
• Court Reporter Tele/Videoconferencing Best Practices (March 24, 2020)
• Temporary Acceptance of Pro Se Filings by Email (April 1, 2020)
• Temporary Suspension of In-Person Emergency Applications (April 1, 2020)
• FAQs: Self-Representation During the Pandemic. (April 30, 2020)
• Skype for Business Instruction Guide for Attorneys (April 30, 2020)
• Attorney-Inmate Telephone Procedure (May 8, 2020)
• Southern District of New York Reopening July 6, 2020 (July 2, 2020)
• Checklist for Filing New Matters with a Sealing Application (July 6, 2020)
• Court Operations July 6, 2020 (July 6, 2020)
• Notice To Pro Se Litigants (July 7, 2020)
• SDNY Phase III Re-Entry Description (September 20, 2020)
• SDNY Phase III Re-Entry (September 23, 2020)
• SDNY COVID-19 Entry Questionnaire Guide (October 21, 2020)
• 2020 Phased Re-entry Plan (COVID-19) (October 23, 2020)

Forms

• Consent Form Agreeing to Participate Remotely (March 31, 2020)
• Consent Form Waiving Presence (April 2, 2020)

Standing Orders

• Courthouse Access-Related Orders
  • Detainee Screening Procedures (20 MISC 137) (March 6, 2020)
  • Entry into Courthouses (20 MISC 155) (March 16, 2020)
  • Body Screening of Persons Reporting for Supervision (20 MISC 161) (March 17, 2020)
  • Requiring Body-Temperature Screening of Persons Serving a Term of Probation or Supervised Release Who Report to a Courthouse (20 MISC 161) (March 17, 2020)
  • Restrictions on Visitors to Courthouses (20 misc 138) (June 12, 2020)
• Jury Trials-Related Orders
  • Continuance of Jury Trials and Exclusion of Time Under Speedy Trial Act (20 MISC 154) (March 13, 2020)
  • Suspension of Jury Trials as a result of COVID-19 and the Limitation of Court Operations (20 MISC 197) (April 20, 2020)
  • Deferral of Jury Service of Persons Prohibited from Entry to Courthouses (20 MISC 285) (August 11, 2020)
  • Temporary Provisions for Jurors and Cellular Telephone Authorization for Jurors and Trial Participants (20 MISC 316) (September 9, 2020)
• Speedy Trial Act-Related Orders
  • Extension of Time under the Speedy Trial Act (20 MISC 196) (June 12, 2020)
  • Extension of Time under the Speedy Trial Act (20 MISC 196) (September 9, 2020)

• Miscellaneous Orders
  • Suspension of Attorney Admission Ceremonies (20 MISC 149) (March 12, 2020)
  • Personal Service of Process by the United States Marshals Service in In Forma Pauperis cases (October 7, 2020)
  • Central Violations Bureau (March 18, 2020)
  • COVID-19 Protocols (March 20, 2020)
  • Signatures and the Form of Consents and Waivers in Criminal Cases (March 27, 2020)
  • Suspension of Local Rule 6 (20 MISC 173) (March 27, 2020)
  • Pandemic Bail Report Dissemination and Confidentiality (April 1, 2020)
  • Temporary Provision for Pro Se Litigants to File by Email (20 MISC 179) (April 1, 2020)
  • Waiver of National Policy Requirement for Officer Related Activities in Certain GPS Cases (20 MISC 183) (April 3, 2020)
  • Interim CJA Voucher Authorization (April 21, 2020)
  • AMENDED Video Teleconferencing and Telephone Conferencing for Criminal Proceedings (20 MISC 176) (June 24, 2020)