New York State Unified Court System, Nassau County Supreme Court Electronic Filing Protocol

For technical issues with the e-filing system, including problems with your user name/password or consenting/removing consent to e-filing, please contact the N.Y.S. E-Filing Resource Center:
E-Mail: nyscef@nycourts.gov
Phone: 646-386-3033
Fax: 212-401-9146

For assistance using the e-filing system, or to sign up for training please consult the User Manual and Training Resources web page.

Documents That Have Been Returned for Correction

For assistance with documents that have been returned to you for correction, please contact the department that returned the document AFTER reading the reason for return in the body of the Returned For Correction e-mail that you received.

Documents Filed in Error

PLEASE DO NOT ASK THE CLERKS OFFICE TO RETURN DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED IN ERROR.
When a document has been e-filed, it is served on all participating parties and marked FILED with the Nassau County Clerk’s Office. The procedure to correct a filing error is outlined below:

PART 202. Uniform Civil Rules For The Supreme Court & The County Court
202.5-b. Electronic Filing in Supreme Court
(d) Electronic Filing of Documents.
(3) Filing and receipt of documents; notification.
(iii) Correction. If a document filed electronically is subsequently discovered to contain confidential data – including but not limited to trade secrets, information protected by confidentiality agreement, or personal confidential information as defined by statute or court rule – or otherwise to have been filed in error, the filer or another party or affected person may (1) notify the parties and any non-party filers in the action of the confidentiality issue or other error raised by the filing, and of his or her intention to seek judicial relief to correct the filing; (2) following such notification, request that the appropriate County Clerk, exercising his or her administrative discretion, place the document temporarily in "restricted" status on the NYSCEF site, to be made available for viewing by court staff and the parties but not the general public; and (3) file an application to correct the filing by order to show cause within five business days of such notification (or such time as the court may direct), including a request for preliminary injunctive relief limiting interim disclosure of the document at issue. Unless otherwise directed by the court, any document placed in restricted status in response to such a request shall be returned to public view upon expiration of this five day period. The Chief Administrator of the Courts shall promulgate forms to implement this process.

EF-24 - Notification of Confidentiality Issue or Error
EF-25 - Request for Restricted Status

To correct typographical errors, the most appropriate and efficient method for correction is to file a new document and clearly label it as an amended filing.

Conversion to E-Filing

To convert a paper case to e-filing, you must complete either the EF-10 or EF-28 form, found on the NYSCEF website. After completing the form, upload it to the e-filing system by clicking the Supreme Court link on the welcome page and then following the Convert Paper Filings to E-Filing instructions located at the bottom of the page. All parties listed on the initiating documents must be entered on the Add Parties page or the application will be rejected. Additional documents may not be uploaded to the system until after the County Clerk uploads the minutes and the applicant has been notified that the case has been converted. Documents filed prior to conversion will not be uploaded to the e-filing system but will be listed in the minutes. Paper (hard copy) documents will be retained by the Nassau County Clerk’s Office.

Mandatory E-Filing

Effective July 7, 2025 E-filing is mandatory for the commencement of all new matters in the Nassau County Supreme Court, with the one exception specified below. Paper cases commenced prior to July 7, 2025, will remain in their current form unless conversion to e-filing is requested.

Unrepresented Litigants

Unrepresented (Pro se) litigants are EXEMPT from mandatory e-filing and may file paper (hard copy) documents with the court. Unrepresented litigants are encouraged to view the Unrepresented Litigant Fact Sheet and if interested in taking advantage of the benefits of e-filing, should also review the Unrepresented Litigants Home Page to learn how to create a user name and password and how to file documents.

Hard Copy Filing

When submitting hard copy documents as provided in the Uniform Rules to the court, the hard copy shall be an original document and bound using ONLY two hole-punched, pronged fasteners. The document shall have attached thereto a Notice of Hard Copy Submission - E-filed Case, if required. Documents that cannot be easily scanned will be retained in the County Clerk’s Office and will not be uploaded to the e-filing system. It is by the sole discretion of the County Clerk, whether the original hard copy document is filed electronically or is maintained in hard copy form.

Working Copies

If the assigned Judge’s part rules require the parties to provide working copies of motion documents filed electronically, each working copy shall be properly bound and include a copy of the confirmation notice, firmly affixed to its last page facing outward.

Application for Waiver of Court Costs/Fees/Expenses

Document type: APPLICATION FOR WAIVER OF COURT COSTS/FEES/EXPENSES may only be filed at the commencement of an action or special proceeding. Form UCS-FW1 must be used. Form UCS-FWO1 must also be filed under the document type ORDER WAIVING COURT COSTS/FEES/EXPENSES (PROPOSED). The document type RJI -RE: WAIVER OF COURT COSTS/FEES/EXPENSES is NOT required.

Pursuant to C.P.L.R. 1101(c), any fee-waiver application filed after commencement must be submitted under the document type NOTICE OF MOTION FOR WAIVER OF COURT COSTS/FEES/EXPENSES form UCS-FW2. If a Request for Judicial Intervention has not yet been filed, please file the document type RJI -RE: NOTICE OF MOTION.

E-Filing Requests

All requests relating to NYSCEF system issues not addressed above and specific to e-filing in the Nassau County Supreme Court must be submitted in writing. E-file requests are not accepted by phone. Please e-mail requests to: NassauEF@nycourts.gov

Close this Page