RJI Filings (Tax Certiorari):
All counsel must appear for all calendared matters unless specifically excused.
Counsel must make every effort to notify their adversary of any intention to seek an adjournment, and, if possible, to obtain consent of all parties.
Preliminary Conference (Tax Certiorari):
Counsel for all parties must appear at all scheduled preliminary conferences and, whether
present or not, will be bound by all Orders of the Court in connection therewith.
Counsel attending the conference must be fully familiar with and authorized to settle,
stipulate or dispose of such actions.
Be further advised that adjournments will not be accepted by telephone.
Motions:
The motion calendar will be called every WEDNESDAY at 9:30 a.m. promptly. A second
call will follow shortly thereafter.
Please note that 2009 Appellate Term arguments are scheduled for Wednesdays on the following six dates:
January 21; March 4; April 22; May 20; September 2; October 28
No motions should be scheduled for those dates.
All motions relating to any phase of discovery and/or bill of particulars, including motions
to strike from or restore a case to the trial calendar, requires personal appearance by
counsel for all parties. Counsel should be prepared to discuss and agree upon a discovery
schedule. If the application is an Order to Show Cause, then all parties MUST appear on
the return date. All other motions and applications may be submitted on papers only.
Oral argument will be entertained only in the Court's discretion.
Use of calendar service is permitted (except for Orders to Show Cause) both to submit
papers and to request counsel adjournments, which will be limited to two. The first
adjournment on consent will be allowed on papers. Thereafter, attorneys seeking a further
adjournment MUST Appear.
Do not call the Part or Chambers for adjournments as NO ADJOURNMENTS WILL BE
GRANTED ON THE TELEPHONE. The Court will not consider papers sent to Chambers
or to the Part after submission.
The members of the Bar are to make every effort to notify their adversaries and co-counsel
of all applications for adjournments in advance.
The Court further directs that any attorney appearing on a case for any purpose must be
familiar with the case, ready, and authorized to resolve any and all issues. |
