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The assignment sheet for justices of the Civil Term of the Supreme Court of Kings County is now available online. Click here to access a copy of the assignment sheet. The link is part of the new home page of the Kings County Supreme Court. Also available at the home page is a link to the Uniform Civil Term Rules of the Supreme Court Kings County. Click here to access a copy of the rules.
Though the amendment of Part 202.8(h) of the Uniform Rules for New York State Trial Courts took effect on Jan. 17, 2006, I've had difficulty locating the official text online until now. OCA has published the actual text of the amendment. Click on this link, then scroll down to section "h" to view the new section:
(h) 60-Day Rule. If 60 days have elapsed after a motion has been finally submitted or oral argument held, whichever was later, and no decision has been issued by the court, counsel for the movant shall send the court a letter alerting it to this fact with copies to all parties to the motion.
The Pretrial Conference Part has recently come into operation in Supreme Court, Queens County. The Part is presently being presided over by Referee Leonard Florio, Esq. A copy of the Part's Rules follows:
Rules of the Pretrial Conference Part
All tort cases (excluding City-Corporation Counsel, Medical Malpractice and Commercial cases) in which a Note of Issue and Certificate of Readiness are filed shall be call in the Pretrial Conference Part (PTCP) four (4) months after said filing.
Prior to the pretrial conference, counsel shall confer in a good faith effort to identify issues not in contention, resolve all disputed questions without need for court intervention, and settle the case. Additionally, counsel shall have knowledge of their schedules and witnesses' schedules in order to permit the fixing of a trial date and a realistic estimate of the trial's length.
Counsel who appear are required to have full and detailed knowledge of all issues related to discovery, together with all orders and/or stipulations related thereto. Failure to appear as required may result in the imposition of sanctions.
The Referee shall report on the trial ready status of the action to the Justice presiding in the Trial Scheduling Part (TSP) who may issue any order deemed appropriate.
