Local Rule 3.3: Complex and Multi-district Litigation
N.D.N.Y. — Civil rule
3.3 Complex and Multi-district Litigation
(a) If the assigned judge determines, in his or her discretion, that the case is of such a complex nature that it cannot reasonably be trial ready within eighteen months from the date the complaint is filed, the assigned judge may design and issue a particularized case management order that will move the case to trial as quickly as the complexity of the case allows.
(b) The parties shall promptly notify the Court in writing if any action commenced is appropriate for multi-district litigation.