Each time a new matter is commenced with the Superior Court of
Justice (“SCJ”), you are provided with
a unique court file number. There are two main formats in which the
SCJ has issued court file numbers
(“CFN”), which in this blog I will
refer to as the “old” and “new”
formats.
The old CFN format is as follows: _ _ – _ _ _
/ _ _. The first five digits represent the
court's internal case or file number. The last two digits
represent the year in which the CFN was issued. For example, if
your CFN was issued in 2025, it would read _ _ – _ _ _
/ 25.
The new CFN format is as follows: CV -_ _ – _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ – 00ES (or 0000). The first two
digits represent the year in which the CFN was issued. For example,
if your CFN was issued in 2025, it would read
CV-25-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -00ES (or 0000). The next
eight digits represent the court's internal case or file
number. The final four digits are an extension and will always
either be 00ES
or 0000. The first, 00ES, is
