CIVIL CASE OPERATIONS
REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL INTERVENTION (RJI)
(OR OTHER CASE INITIATION PAPERS)

DEFINITION:A RJI is the entry form that must accompany the following papers upon initial submission to the court except as noted further below:

Notice of Motion
Order to Show Cause
Application for an ex parte order
Notice of Petition
Note of Issue
Notice of Medical, Dental or Podiatric malpractice action
Statement of Net of Net Worth

No such papers shall be accepted unless accompanied by a RJI. The submission of a RJI precedes the assignment of the action to a judge. A fee of $75.00 for the filing of a RJI must be paid to the county clerk unless exempt, pursuant to CPLR 8017, or poor person relief has been granted. An original RJI should remain with the county clerk either at time of filing or following intake processing. A RJI is only required for a new action, not for a case previously assigned. Only one RJI is required per action.

Items exempted from RJI filing requirements, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 202.6 of the Uniform Rules, include but are not limited to:

a petition for the sale of church property

an application for the change of name

a habeas corpus proceeding where the movant is institutionalized

an application for default judgment to the clerk pursuant to CPLR 3215(a)

an application under CPLR 3102 (c) for court assistance in obtaining disclosure in an action pending

in another state

a retention proceeding authorized by Article 9 of the Mental Hygiene Law

an appeal to a county court of a civil case brought in a court of limited jurisdiction

an application to vacate a judgment on account of bankruptcy

a motion for an order authorizing emergency surgery

an uncontested action - within the City of New York - for a judgment for annulment,

divorce or separation

commenced pursuant to Article 9, 10 or 11 of the Domestic Relations Law, or an application not filed

in an action or proceeding, e.g. not-for-profit application, pistol permit application (upstate only)

NOTE: A note of issue fee of $100.00 must be collected by the county clerk for an uncontested matrimonial action in New York City and for a case filed prior to 11/5/87, for which no RJI fee was collected.

AUTHORITY: 202.6, Uniform Rules (crucial to understanding processing and should be reviewed thoroughly), CPLR 8017, CPLR 8018