United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Fax Number — Clerk's Office, Filing, and CM/ECF
Working a matter at the Second Circuit? The documents move on the electronic docket through CM/ECF — fax carries the correspondence around them. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, seated in New York, New York, reviews district-court decisions across the Second Circuit. This page walks through the documents, what belongs on the docket, and what you might actually fax.
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Fax Number
Get the Clerk of the Court's line from the Second Circuit directly, and ask whether your document goes by fax or must be e-filed
Hours: Staff process clerk's-office correspondence during weekday business hours; after-hours faxes wait in the queue until morning.
Send a Fax NowWhat You Can Fax to United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- A courtesy copy of a brief for opposing counsel
- A pro se document where the court permits fax (confirm first)
- Correspondence and inquiries to the Clerk of the Court
- Service copies to a party who has agreed to fax
- Supporting material a clerk requests by fax
The documents in a matter at the Second Circuit
The paperwork in an appeal before the Second Circuit runs from the notice of appeal through the briefs and any motion for an extension. A notice of appeal, a docketing statement, appearance and disclosure forms, and the briefing schedule all live on the electronic docket. Reserve fax for a consenting party or the clerk's office, and keep the filing on CM/ECF.
Faxing counsel and parties in a matter at the Second Circuit
The everyday faxing tied to the Second Circuit tends to run between law offices and parties rather than to the clerk. Service copies, a courtesy copy of a brief, discovery correspondence, and settlement documents commonly go by fax between the parties. Where the recipient and the rules allow fax, it remains a fast, documented way to move a legal document.
A secure way to fax in a case at the Second Circuit
Faxing around a case at the Second Circuit from a shared store machine is not the most private route for a legal document. The document travels over a secure, encrypted channel rather than an open machine in a shared space. A 7-day free trial (no credit card) lets you send right away, and plans start at $12.99/month after that.
Faxing to United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit — FAQ
Not as a filing. The Second Circuit runs its docket through CM/ECF. Represented parties file electronically, and a self-represented party often files on paper instead. Fax still helps for correspondence with the clerk's office or a courtesy copy to a party that accepts it.
The Clerk of the Court's office is the contact point for non-filing business at the Second Circuit. The clerk routes correspondence to the right unit and answers on weekdays. Get the current fax from the Second Circuit's official court website or by calling the clerk's main line.
At minimum, the case number and caption belong on the cover sheet and each page. Direct the cover sheet to the clerk's office or opposing counsel and include a callback number. Send multi-page documents as one combined PDF so the pages stay in order.
You can send to the Second Circuit any time, though correspondence is worked during business hours. The clerk's office keeps a Monday-to-Friday schedule. Note that electronic filing itself stays open around the clock, so a deadline is met by filing, not by faxing.
Notices of appeal, briefs, and motions at the Second Circuit go on the electronic docket through CM/ECF. The record comes up from the district court, and briefing follows a set schedule. Fax is for a courtesy copy or clerk's-office correspondence, not the brief itself. Send the whole set as one job so nothing arrives split. That keeps the matter moving without a second round trip.
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