RESOLUTION PART RULES
HON. MARIA RESSOS
1. All parties or their attorneys are to check in with the Clerk or Court Officer by 11:00 am for cases appearing on the 9:30 am calendar; 12:00 pm for cases appearing on the 11:00 am calendar; and 2:00 pm for cases appearing on the 2:00 pm calendar.
2. All cases adjourned for referral to the Expediter for trial/hearing or those matters adjourned for a hearing in the Part will be called promptly at 9:45 am. Both parties and counsel must be present and ready to proceed or the case may be dismissed/defaulted or adjourned by the Court. Paralegals may not appear.
Matters shall be referred to the Judge or Court Attorney once both sides have appeared and checked in.
3. A professional answering service or a party's representative, although not an attorney, may answer in the Part on behalf of the party for the sole purpose of requesting an adjournment. Only an attorney or party of record may appear for all other purposes, including the discontinuance of a proceeding or withdrawal of a motion.
DEFAULTS
4. Defaults shall be taken against any party that fails to check in or answer at 11:00 am for 9:30 am cases (other than cases specifically marked for trial/hearing); 12:00 pm for 11:00 am cases; and 3:00 pm for 2:00 pm cases.
Parties who have checked in with the Clerk need not be present when matters are called for default, unless they have an application regarding the form of relief sought from the Court.
5. All cases from the 9:30 am and 11:00 am calendars, where both parties checked in, but which have not been disposed of by 12:00 noon, will be called at that time. At 12:00 noon, dismissals and defaults may be taken or adjournments may be granted at the Court's discretion, whether or not the parties have previously checked in with the Clerk. All cases from the 2:00 pm calendar must be disposed of by 3:15 pm. Any case that has not been disposed of will be called at 3:15 pm and dismissals/defaults may be taken or adjournments may be granted at the Court's discretion.
6. All consent adjournments must be in writing. The Court will permit one stipulated adjournment on consent, thereafter any adjournment(s) must be by leave of the Court. The stipulation must specify the reason(s) for the adjournment.
7. All discontinuances of cases and withdrawals of motions must be in writing.
8. Once a stipulation is given to the Clerk or Court Attorney in the Part for review and allocution, it is the responsibility of the attorney(s) to be sure that the stipulation has been accepted and so ordered by the Court. Failure to return to the Court within an acceptable time (i.e. by the 12:00 pm final call for all morning cases and by 3:15 pm final call on the afternoon cases) may result in the stipulation being rejected and the case being adjourned or dismissed at the discretion of the Court.
9. ALL stipulations must contain a rent breakdown and address any repair issues.
10. All parties appearing in the Court must be appropriately dressed at all times. Shorts, tube tops, halter tops, hats, sunglasses and headsets are not permitted. Electronic equipment such as cell phones, beepers, etc. must be turned off while in the Courtroom. If they go off, they will be taken by the Court Officer. Parties must exercise civility, at all times, when in the Court.