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Business Organizaton Party Disclosures

W.D.N.Y. RULE 7.1

In all cases, business organization parties (including corporations, LLCs, and partnerships) must identify any person (including but not limited to members, shareholders, partners, or individuals with direct decision making authority/in leadership positions) whose identities the party has reason to believe may bear on the Court’s decision whether to recuse, on motion or sua sponte, including by reason of financial interest in the outcome of the litigation or involvement in the events that form the basis for any claim. Such identification must be made within the timeframe for corporate disclosure statements set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1(b).
Official source: https://www.nywd.uscourts.gov/sites/nywd/files/2025%20Local%20Rules%20of%20Civil%20Procedu · retrieved 2026-07-23