Preliminary Conference
A preliminary conference shall be scheduled automatically by the Court within 45 days after filing a Request for Judicial Intervention, pursuant to 22 NYCRR 202.12; or upon filing a written request for preliminary conference in the Clerk’s Office, Room 140, Supreme Court 88-11 Sutphin Blvd. Jamaica, NY, in compliance with 22 NYCRR 202.12 (a); or where an appropriate notice is filed in malpractice or certiorari cases pursuant to 22 NYCRR 202.56 and 202.60.
All preliminary conferences will be held on Monday at 9:30 a.m. at the Preliminary Conference Part, Room 314, of the Jamaica Courthouse located at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd, Jamaica, NY and are presided over by the court-appointed referee, unless otherwise directed by the Court.
Failure to appear at the scheduled preliminary conference may result in discovery being ordered ex-parte or any other appropriate sanction including preclusion or dismissal. Any inquiry pertaining to preliminary conferences shall be made to the Preliminary Conference Part at (718)-298-1046.
Compliance Conference
The Compliance Conference shall be held on the date scheduled in the Preliminary Conference Stipulation and Order. Conferences shall be held before Justice Ritholz in Room 313 of the Jamaica Courthouse located at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd. Jamaica, NY.
Motions
Matrimonial motions are held on Thursday at 9:30 A.M. There will be no second call of the matrimonial motion calendar.
All other motions are held on Thursday at 11:30 A.M. There will be a second call of this calendar at 12:30 P.M.
No motion relating to disclosure will be accepted by the Clerk’s Office without an affirmation of good faith as required by Uniform Rule 202.7.
The answering papers, including cross-motions, affirmations in opposition, and reply affirmations, will be accepted only on the return date in the Part.
THE COURT WILL NOT CONSIDER PAPERS SENT TO CHAMBERS OR TO THE PART AFTER SUBMISSION OF THE MOTION, NOR CROSS MOTIONS THAT DO NOT HAVE PROOF OF PAYMENT OF THE APPROPRIATE FEE. (CPRL 8020(a).
Appearance, of all counsel and pro-se litigants, is MANDATORY on all Motions and Orders to Show Cause. The Motions will be heard for all purposes in the Part on the return date. Any attorney appearing MUST be familiar with the case and authorized to resolve any and all issues. On the return date, the motion will be conferenced with the expectation that the issues will be resolved by stipulation. All stipulations must indicate that the motion(s), and where appropriate, the cross-motion(s) is/are being withdrawn pursuant to the stipulation and must be signed by the attorneys appearing at the calendar call. The name of the attorney appearing on behalf of the firm is to be printed legibly beneath each signature. Papers will not be accepted from calendar service inasmuch as a personal appearance by counsel and/or pro-se litigant is required.
Applications for adjournments either on consent or otherwise will be entertained only at the call of the calendar, and will not be entertained by mail, fax, or telephone. Calendar service or non-attorneys, (except for pro-se Litigants) will not be permitted to make applications for adjournments. No applications will be granted without the permission of the Court. Counsel must notify their adversaries of their intention to seek an adjournment.
Courtesy copies of moving and answering papers need not be provided.
MOTION PAPERS
All motion papers submitted shall be in compliance with Uniform Rule Sec.202.5, concerning papers in the court. In addition to the requirements of Sec.202.5, all pages are to be numbered and all paragraphs are to be numbered. All exhibits are to proceeded by a numbered exhibit tab which protrudes from the stack of papers. All submissions are to be securely fastened so as to prevent the papers from separating from each other and becoming lost.
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF THE OFFENDING SUBMISSION.
DECISIONS
Any attorney or pro se litigant desiring a copy of the Court’s decision must provide a stamped self-addressed envelope with the motion papers.
Trials
All counsel must submit to the court, prior to the commencement of trial, marked pleadings, a copy of the bill of particulars, a witness list, exhibit list, proposed jury verdict sheet and proposed jury instructions written in the narrative and verbatim as counsel would have the Court to charge.
The trial will be conducted on a continual basis until conclusion.
No adjournments will be permitted unless exigent circumstances exist.
The parties must notify the court of all legal issues and shall furnish the court with copies of the cases and authority relied upon, highlighting in yellow the appropriate portion supporting their positions.
The parties must be present for settlement or discontinuance of any case on trial. There shall be a complete Allocution of the Plaintiff.
Settlements and Discontinuances
If an action is settled, discontinued or otherwise disposed of counsel shall immediately inform the court by submission of a copy of the stipulation or a letter directed to the Clerk of the Part.
All Stipulations of Discontinuance must be accompanied by proof of payment of the appropriate fee. (CPLR 8020(d)(1)).
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