Proposed Amendments

Proposed Amendments - Decorative
 PROPOSED 
AMENDMENTS
Following the recommendation of the Joint Committee on Local Rules for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the Board of Judges of the Eastern District of New York and the Board of Judges of the Southern District of New York may adopt amendments to the Court’s Local Rules. As a general practice, the amendments are published for public comment before the effective date.

                                                                   

COMMENTS

Comments may be submitted in electronic form through completion of an on-line comment form.
Written comments may be submitted in letter form and may be directed to the contact listed 
in the notice, or to:

Robert Rogers
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Counsel to the Clerk of Court
Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse 
500 Pearl Street 
New York, New York 10007-1312

2026 
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NOTICE
Please see below the July 1, 2026 Joint Notice to the Bar Inviting Public Comment to Proposed Changes to EDNY-SDNY Joint Local Rules and Proposed Amendments to Local Rules.
 
2025 
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NOTICE
Please see below the July 1, 2025 Joint Notice to the Bar Inviting Public Comment to Proposed Changes to EDNY-SDNY Joint Local Rules and Proposed Amendments to Local Rules.
 
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL RULES

The Judicial Conference Advisory Committees on the five sets of Federal Rules (Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, Criminal, and Evidence) have responsibility for considering and proposing any amendments to the Federal Rules. Information on any proposed amendments, as well as the procedures for commenting on any proposed amendments and on proposing new amendments, may be found at: