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

1. Preliminary Statement
2. Interest of Amicus Curiae
3. Summary of Argument
4. Argument
5. Conclusion

TABLE OF 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

Signature: ________________________________________
Date: [__/__/____]

This template is provided for informational purposes only. Consult a licensed New York appellate attorney before filing.