New York Amicus Curiae Brief
MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AND BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE
[SELECT COURT:]
☐ NEW YORK COURT OF APPEALS
☐ SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, [________] DEPARTMENT
Docket / Case No.: [________________]
[________________________________________],
Plaintiff-Appellant/Respondent,
v.
[________________________________________],
Defendant-Appellant/Respondent.
Appeal from [describe lower court decision]:
[________________________________________]
[________________] County, Index No.: [________________]
MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF
[________________________________________] ("Amicus") respectfully moves this Court for leave to file the attached brief as amicus curiae in support of ☐ Appellant ☐ Respondent ☐ Neither Party, pursuant to 22 NYCRR § [________].
Identity and Interest of Amicus
[________________________________________] is [describe organization, expertise, interest]:
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
Relevance to the Issues on Appeal
This brief addresses the following issue(s):
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
Why the Brief Will Assist the Court
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
Disclosure
☐ No party or party's counsel authored this brief in whole or in part
☐ No party or party's counsel contributed money for this brief's preparation
☐ The following entities contributed to the preparation of this brief: [________________________________________]
AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
| Authority | Page(s) |
|---|---|
| Cases | |
| [________________________________________] | [____] |
| [________________________________________] | [____] |
| [________________________________________] | [____] |
| Statutes and Rules | |
| [________________________________________] | [____] |
| [________________________________________] | [____] |
| Other Authorities | |
| [________________________________________] | [____] |
1. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
[________________________________________] respectfully submits this brief as amicus curiae in the above-captioned appeal. This case presents issues of significant importance to [________________________________________].
2. INTEREST OF AMICUS CURIAE
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
3. SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
4. ARGUMENT
POINT I: [________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
POINT II: [________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
POINT III (if applicable): [________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
5. CONCLUSION
For the foregoing reasons, amicus curiae [________________________________________] respectfully urges this Court to [________________________________________].
Dated: [________________], New York
[__/__/____]
Respectfully submitted,
Signature: ________________________________________
Printed Name: [________________________________________]
NY Registration No.: [________________]
Firm: [________________________________________]
Address: [________________________________________]
Phone: [________________]
Email: [________________]
Attorneys for Amicus Curiae [________________________________________]
PRINTING SPECIFICATIONS STATEMENT
This brief was prepared on a computer using [word processing program]. The typeface is [________________________________________], [____]-point. The brief contains [________] words.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, [________________________________________], hereby certify that on [__/__/____], I caused a true and correct copy of this Motion and Brief to be served upon the following by:
☐ NYSCEF electronic filing
☐ First-class mail
☐ Hand delivery
| Counsel | Address / Email |
|---|---|
| [________________________________________] | [________________________________________] |
| [________________________________________] | [________________________________________] |
Signature: ________________________________________
Date: [__/__/____]
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Last updated: May 2026
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