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plays a valuable role in alerting pro se litigants to the potentially

E.D.N.Y. Local Civil Rule 12.1

serious consequences of a motion to dismiss based upon evidence outside the pleadings, and to the requirements for controverting such evidence. The Committee recommends certain changes in the text of the notice required by the rule in order to make it more understandable to non-lawyers.
Official source: https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/local_rules/2026-01-02%20-%20EDNY%20and% · retrieved 2026-07-23