Civil Practice in the Southern District of New York, 2023 ed.

Civil Practice in the Southern District of New York offers detailed information useful from the commencement of an action through motion practice and discovery. It provides:

• The text of the Southern District's court rules, annotated to include relevant caselaw

• Discussions of subject matter jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction, venue, forum non conveniens, and provisional remedies

• An explanation of the day-to-day operation of the Southern District, including important information concerning assignment and transfer of cases and operations of the Clerk's Office

• Detailed discussion of recusal and disqualification, the operation of Rule 11, and other sanction provisions

• An overview of the discovery process, including useful guidance in the areas of attorney-client privilege and attorney work product

• A summary of the Southern District's standing court orders, provisions governing admission, and discipline and disqualification of attorneys

• A table of statutes, table of rules, and table of cases