Recent Court Updates
Queens Civil Court Update
Effective February 27, 2017:
- Parts 40/41 (No Fault Motions) will be combined with Parts 30/32/34/35/38/39 (Special Term Motions) in Courtroom 308 at 9:30 a.m.
- Infant Compromise Hearings (Part 37) will be heard in Courtroom 308 at 11:30 a.m.
- Con Edison Voluntary Conferences will be held in Courtroom 306 at 9:30 a.m.
Bronx County – Supreme Court
Effective March 1, 2017:
Actions or proceedings that are commenced as e-file cases by a plaintiff/petitioner and then assigned to one of the City Parts in the Bronx Supreme Court (Part 3, Judge Mitchell J. Danziger presiding, and Parts 33 and 17 (NYCHA cases), Judge Larry S. Schachner presiding) will no longer be removed from e-filing. All motions, orders and any other documents to be filed must be filed by NYSCEF.
Working Copies of all e-filed motions and e-filed opposition, reply, stipulations, and any other responding documents must be filed in Room 217 at the Courthouse, 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451 on or before the return date.
In addition, hard copies of all e-filed ex parte orders and notices of settlement must be filed in Room 217; hard copies of e-filed orders to show cause must be filed in Room 216. For further information for the Bronx Supreme Court, please check the Filing Rules for the E-Filed Motions at www.nycourts.gov/courts.
Bronx County – Supreme Court
NEW NOTE
Motor Vehicle Special Trial Part
Effective March 27, 2017:
As part of the court’s Motor Vehicle Initiative, Justice Elizabeth Taylor will preside over a newly created Motor Vehicle Special Trial Part (Motor Vehicle STP), which will be comprised of automobile cases that are 12 months post-note of issue or older.
Motor vehicle cases that are currently assigned to Justice Doris Gonzalez will remain with Justice Gonzalez and will not be transferred to Justice Taylor. However, Justice Gonzalez will not be receiving any new motor vehicle cases.
In an effort to centralize the operations of the court’s STP Program, Justices Gonzalez and Taylor will continue to occupy adjoining courtrooms (711 and 710 respectively).
Contemporaneous to the creation of the Motor Vehicle STP is the commencement of a program to expedite decisions in pending “serious injury” threshold motions.
Counsel are cautioned that all cases assigned to the Motor Vehicle STP are deemed trial ready and may be sent out to trial as early as the first conference before Justice Taylor.
First Department – Appellate Term
Filing Dates for the April Term:
The April 2017 Term of the Court will commence on April 3, 2017. All filing dates are passed.
Filing Dates for the May Term
The May 2017 Term of the Court will commence on May 1, 2017. The last dates for filing that term are as follows:
- The Clerk’s Return, record on Appeal, Appendices, Notice of Argument and Appellant’s Briefs must be filed on or before March 8, 2017.
- Respondent’s Briefs must be filed on or before March 30, 2017.
- Reply Briefs, if any, must be filed on or before April 7, 2017
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