Local Criminal Rule 14.1 — Discovery
A published court requirement that applies in New York. Category: Local Rules. Effective January 1, 2026. Verified against the official source (N.D.N.Y. — Local Rules (U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York)) on November 3, 2026.
Summary
Local Criminal Rule 14.1 — Discovery: the court's own rule, verbatim from the Local Rules of Practice, United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, effective January 1, 2026 (official PDF, sha-custodied). Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York as its section states (Section XI, Criminal Procedure), alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
Requirement
(a) It is the Court’s policy to rely on the discovery procedure as set forth in this Rule as the sole means for the exchange of discovery in criminal actions except in extraordinary circumstances. This Rule is intended to promote the efficient exchange of discovery without altering the rights and obligations of the parties, while at the same time eliminating the practice of routinely filling perfunctory and duplicative discovery motions. (b) Fourteen (14) days after arraignment, or on a date that the Court otherwise sets for good cause shown, the government shall make available for inspection and copying to the defendant the following: 1. Fed. R. Crim. P. 16(a) & Fed. R. Crim. P. 12(d) information. All discoverable information within the scope of Fed. R. Crim. P 16(a), together with a notice, pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 12(d), of the government’s intent to use this evidence, in order to afford the defendant an opportunity to file motions to suppress evidence. 2. Brady Material. All information and material that the government knows may be favorable to the defendant on the issues of guilt or punishment within the scope of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963). The Government shall disclose such information to the defense promptly after its existence becomes known to the Government. The foregoing obligation is a continuing one. 3. Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b). The government shall advise the defendant of its intention to introduce evidence in its case in chief at trial, pursuant to Rule 404(b) of the Federal Rules of Evidence. This requirement shall replace the defendant’s duty to demand such notice. (c) Unless a defendant, in writing, affirmatively refuses discoverable materials under Fed. R. Crim. P. 16(a)(1)(C), (D), or (E), the defendant shall make available to the government all discoverable information within the scope of Fed. R. Crim. P. 16(b) within twenty-one (21) days of arraignment. (d) No less than fourteen (14) days prior to the start of jury selection, or on a date the Court sets otherwise for good cause shown, the government shall tender to the defendant the following: 1. Giglio Material. The existence and substance of any payments, promises of immunity, leniency, preferential treatment, or other inducements made to prospective witnesses, within the scope of United States v. Giglio, 405 U.S. 150 (1972). 2. Testifying Informant’s Convictions. A record of prior convictions of any alleged informant who will testify for the government at trial. (e) The government shall anticipate the need for, and arrange for the transcription of, the grand jury testimony of all witnesses who will testify in the government’s case in chief if subject to Fed. R. Crim. P. 26.2 and 18 U.S.C. § 3500. The Court requests that the government, and where applicable, the defendant, make materials and statements subject to Fed. R. Crim. P. 26.2 and 18 U.S.C. § 3500 available to the other party at a time earlier than rule or law requires to avoid undue delay at trial or hearings. (f) It shall be the duty of counsel for all parties immediately to reveal to opposing counsel all newly discovered information, evidence, or other material within the scope of this Rule, and there is a continuing duty upon each attorney to disclose expeditiously. The government shall advise all government agents and officers involved in the action to preserve all rough notes. (g) No attorney shall file a discovery motion without first conferring with opposing counsel, and the Court will not consider a motion unless it is accompanied by a certification of such conference and a statement of the moving party’s good faith efforts to resolve the subject matter of the motion by agreement with opposing counsel. The parties shall not file any discovery motions for information or material within the scope of this Rule unless it is a motion to compel, a motion for protective order or a motion for an order modifying discovery. See Fed. R. Crim. P. 16(d). Discovery requests made pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 16 and this Rule require no action on the part of the Court and should not be filed with the Court unless the party making the request desires to preserve the discovery matter for appeal. 15.1 THROUGH 16.1 [Reserved]
Source of truth
(a) It is the Court’s policy to rely on the discovery procedure as set forth in this Rule as the sole means for the exchange of discovery in criminal actions except in extraordinary circumstances. This Rule is intended to promote the efficient exchange of discovery without alter
- Source health
- Healthy · checked November 14, 2026
- Effective date
- January 1, 2026
- Last verified
- November 3, 2026benchpath-nyfed-rules-2026-11-03
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