Louis A. Scarcella
How Judge Scarcella rules, drawn from 23 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Scarcella
Louis A. Scarcella has served as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of New York since May 2014. He sits in the court’s Central Islip courthouse.
Judge Scarcella's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Scarcella, as published on the court's website (checked October 10, 2026). Judges revise these often, so confirm the current version on the court's site before you file.
Key rules
Filing
Submit proposed orders in Word before the hearing, with exhibits or attachments in PDF.
“proposed orders must be submitted via the Electronic Court Filing (ECF) System in Word format, with any exhibits or attachments in PDF format, prior to the hearing date.”
Motions
For an unopposed motion, upload a proposed order and certificate of no objection at least two days before the hearing to seek disposition without an appearance.
“Unopposed motions may be granted without the need for an appearance, provided that the moving party files on the Electronic Case Filings (ECF) System a proposed order granting the motion along with a Certificate of No Objection at least two (2) days prior to the scheduled hearing date.”
Sealing
Email the proposed redacted Word document and provide an unredacted physical copy with proposed redactions highlighted when seeking sealing.
“a Word version of the relevant document in proposed redacted form for filing on the docket; and - an unredacted physical copy (not to be emailed) of the same document labeled ‘confidential’ and with each proposed redacted portion highlighted.”
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 10, 2026).
How Judge Scarcella decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
The prospect of returning substantial proceeds to the estate for redistribution to creditors favored reopening the case.
“there is a clear potential benefit to creditors of the Debtor’s estate if the bankruptcy case is reopened.”
Procedural preferences
A counseled party's partial response to summary judgment may support treating undefended claims as abandoned.
“Plaintiffs have abandoned Counts Three and Seven”
Cautions
A proof of claim may fail when the claimant cannot produce documentary or testimonial evidence of a personal right to payment.
“the Court finds that Riley is unable to satisfy his burden of proof in demonstrating that he personally has a ‘right to payment’ and, thus a ‘claim’ against the Debtor individually”
Repeated filings timed to stop foreclosure, without a genuine reorganization purpose, supported dismissal with prejudice.
“this current chapter 11 case was filed in bad faith and must be dismissed with prejudice”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the foregoing reasons, the second motion to reopen the Debtor’s bankruptcy case is granted.”
“For all the foregoing reasons, and for the reasons set forth on the record made at the Hearing, the Debtor’s Motion is denied.”
“Accordingly, based upon the foregoing, the Debtor’s motion is granted and the Debtor’s objection to POC No. 8-1 is sustained.”
“Defendants’ motion is granted.”
“Defendants’ motion is granted and Plaintiffs’ motion is denied”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Debtor’s motion for a stay pending appeal is denied.”
“the Defendant’s Rule 60(b) Motion seeking to reopen the Landsmanas Stern Action and to set aside the Settlement Agreement Order and the Judgment pursuant to Rules 60(b)(2), (b)(3) and (b)(6) is denied.”
“The Defendant’s Sanctions Motion seeking to impose sanctions against Mr. Hertzberg is denied.”
“The Defendant’s Motion to Compel seeking to compel production by the Plaintiff is denied as moot.”
“The Plaintiff’s Sanctions Motion seeking to impose sanctions against the Defendant is denied”
“ORDERED, that pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1112(b), the Debtor’s chapter 11 case is dismissed”
“For the reasons stated above, the Court grants Wells Fargo’s motion and dismisses the Complaint in its entirety. The dismissal is with prejudice.”
“Anchieta’s cross-motion for default judgment against Wells Fargo must be denied.”
“For the foregoing reasons, Debtor’s Motion to Convert this chapter 7 case to a case under chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code is denied.”
“Based upon the foregoing, the Chapter 13 Trustee’s Motion is granted to the extent provided herein.”
“For all of the foregoing the reasons and as set forth on the record at the November 21, 2024 hearing, the Motion for relief from the automatic stay is granted.”
“For the reasons set forth above, the Court grants plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Five current sampled matters remained pending. The index records the NRAD case as historically terminated, while the reviewed decision reopened it in May 2026.
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