Mary Ann Brigantti at a glance
- Current role
- Supreme Court Justice, Bronx County Civil Term, General IAS Part 25
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
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- Active
- Term and retention
- Current term ends 2029
Mary Ann Brigantti
Supreme Court Justice, Bronx County Civil Term, General IAS Part 25 · Bronx County Supreme Court, Civil Term
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Biography
Professional career
- Appellate Term, 1st Judicial Department – Associate Justice since 2021, covering New York and Bronx counties
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Bronx County, New York City, NY, 2019-present
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Bronx County, 2005-2018
- Justice of the New York Supreme Court, 12th Judicial District (Bronx County), elected in 2005, and also serves as an Associate Justice of the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Term, 1st Department
- Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 1997-2004
- 1997–2004 – Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York (Bronx County)
- Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, 2001-2003
- Bureau Chief, New York State Attorney General, 1994-1994
- 1987–1994 – Senior court attorney, Justice Israel Rubin’s office
Education
- Temple University — J.D. (1985)
- Fordham University — B.A. (1981)
Additional information
- Counsel, Bronx Borough President, 1996-1997
- Practitioner, Borah, Goldstein, Schwartz & Altschuler, P.C., 1995-1996
- Date of birth: 1959-09-05
- Before joining the bench, she held various court and government roles, including as a legislative intern to the Assembly Majority Whip under Governor Hugh Carey
- Brigantti is active in multiple bar and professional organizations, including the Puerto Rican Bar Association, National Association of Women Judges, Women’s Bar Association, and the Bronx County Bar Association
- Birth place: Utuado, Puerto Rico
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Powerpoint And Innovative Presentations
Courtwide
In a Bronx County Summary Jury Trial, counsel may use innovative jury presentations, including medical records, reports, and PowerPoint.
Counsel are encouraged to use innovative methods of presentation to the jury, including medical records, reports, PowerPoint presentationsBronx County Summary Jury Trial Rules ↗
Exhibits
Courtwide
Evidence or trial notebooks intended for the jury in a Bronx County Summary Jury Trial must be exchanged 30 days before trial or the material may be precluded.
Any evidence or trial notebook intended for the jury must be exchanged thirty (30) days prior to trial or may be precludedBronx County Summary Jury Trial Rules ↗
Statewide
The official Guide to New York Evidence identifies court control over presentation of evidence as a statewide evidence topic; counsel should expect the assigned judge to control the mode and order of proof.
1.07. COURT CONTROL OVER PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCEGuide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗
Statewide
In New York Supreme Court and County Court civil cases, the court may require indexed trial exhibit binders, notebooks, or electronic equivalents for the court, counsel, and witnesses.
The court may direct that on the first day of trial or at such other time as the court may set, counsel shall submit an indexed binder or notebook, or the electronic equivalent, of trial exhibits for the court's use.Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court ↗
Statewide
Civil trial counsel in New York Supreme Court and County Court must confer before trial and attempt to agree on exhibits to be offered without objection, unless the court directs otherwise.
Counsel for the parties shall consult prior to trial and shall in good faith attempt to agree upon the exhibits that will be offered into evidence without objection.Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court ↗
Remote appearances
Courtwide
Live or prerecorded video testimony is permitted in a Bronx County Summary Jury Trial.
Video taped testimony, live or pre-recorded, is permittedBronx County Summary Jury Trial Rules ↗
Statewide
For Commercial Division matters, New York rules encourage Virtual Evidence Courtrooms for managing and presenting trial evidence after authorization by request or court direction.
Virtual Evidence Courtrooms (VECs) may be used to facilitate real-time access to trial exhibits and other relevant documents.Part 202.70 Commercial Division Rules: Virtual Evidence Courtrooms and Trial Exhibits ↗
Statewide
For New York criminal proceedings, virtual and hybrid appearances are governed by Part 200 consent, objection, public-access, and calendar-update requirements.
For all hybrid proceedings, all electronic appearances shall be projected in the physical courtroom in which the in-person portion of the proceeding is taking place in such a manner as to provide a reasonable opportunity for members of the public to view and hear the participants appearing electronically.Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction ↗
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
New York statewide rules require permission before photographing, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, broadcasting, or telecasting in court facilities, including courtrooms.
Taking photographs, films or videotapes, or audiotaping, broadcasting or telecasting, in a courthouse including any courtroom, office or hallway thereof, at any time or on any occasion, whether or not the court is in session, is forbidden, unless permission of the Chief Administrator of the Courts or a designee of the Chief Administrator is first obtainedPart 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings ↗
Published courtroom rules
Judge and named-part rules
Published judge / part rules (80 excerpts)
See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding.
Official rules document ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27
Communications with chambers
Telephone calls to Chambers are permitted only in emergency situations requiring immediate attention. If a call is not answered, leave a voicemail message with your name, telephone number, email address, index number, and a short explanation of the issue, and chambers will return your call as soon as possible.
Source page 1Filing and working copies
Any letters or emails sent to the Court shall copy all parties to the case, and if applicable, be e-filed.
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Counsel appearing before the court must be familiar with the case with regard to which they appear and be fully prepared and authorized to discuss and resolve the issues which are scheduled to be the subject of the appearance. It is important that Counsel be on time for all scheduled appearances, remote or otherwise.
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In addition, all Counsel, at any stage of the case, must be prepared for settlement discussions and have their client or adjuster “on call” by telephone.
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Attorneys or Pro se parties must check in with the Part Clerk when they enter the Courtroom. Calendars are posted the night before the conference outside the Courtroom. If a party leaves the Courtroom, for however long, the party must write their contact information, including cell phone number, on the paper calendar outside the Courtroom or leave such information with the clerk.
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If an action is settled, discontinued, or otherwise disposed of, counsel shall immediately inform the assigned judge or court part by submission of a copy of the stipulation or a letter directed
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to the clerk of the part along with notice to the chambers of this Part via email (at enewcomb@nycourts.gov; cchambless@nycourts.gov and bxsupciv-IA25@nycourts.gov). This notification shall be made in addition to the filing of a stipulation with the county clerk.
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Counsel, including self-represented litigants, are under a continuing obligation to notify the court as promptly as possible in the event that an action is settled, discontinued or otherwise disposed of, if a case or motion has become wholly or partially moot, or if a party has died or filed a petition in bankruptcy. Such notification shall be made to this Part in writing within two weeks of said event or earlier. (Section 202.28 Discontinuance of Civil Actions and Notice to the Court).
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Papers and correspondence filed by fax shall comply with the requirements of section 202.5 except that papers shall not be submitted to the court by fax without advance approval of this Part. Papers and correspondence sent by fax or submitted electronically should not be followed by hard copy unless requested.
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In cases not pending in the court’s Filing by Electronic Means System, the court may permit counsel to communicate with the court and each other by e-mail. Papers and correspondence filed by fax shall comply with the requirements of section 202.5 except that papers shall not be submitted to the court by fax without advance approval of the justice assigned. In the court's discretion, counsel maybe requested to submit memoranda of law by e-mail or by other electronic means, such as by a computer flash drive, along with an original and courtesy copy. (Section 202.5- a of the Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court subsection [a] and [b]).
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Do not submit a hard copy of papers filed in an electronically filed case. The party filing the first paper in an action, upon payment of the proper fee, shall obtain from the county clerk an index number, which shall be affixed to the paper. The party causing the first paper to be filed shall communicate in writing the county clerk’s index number forthwith to all other parties to the action. Thereafter such number shall appear on the outside cover and first page to the right of the caption of every paper tendered for filing in the action. Each such cover and first page also shall contain an indication of the county of venue,a brief description of the nature of the paper and, where the case has been assigned to an individual judge, shall contain the name of the assigned judge to the right of the caption. In addition to complying with the provisions of CPLR 2101, every paper filed in court shall have annexed thereto appropriate proof of service on all parties where required, and if typewritten, shall have at least double space between each line, except for quotations and the names and addresses of attorneys appearing in the action, and shall have at least one-inch margins. In addition, every paper filed in court, other than an exhibit or printed form, shall contain writing on one side only, except that papers that are fastened on the side may contain writing on both sides, and shall contain print no smaller than 12-point, or 8 ½ x 11-inch paper, bearing margins no smaller than one inch. The print size of footnotes shall be no smaller than 10 point. Papers that are stapled or bound securely shall not be rejected for filing simply because they are not bound with a backer of any kind.
Source page 2Courtroom conduct and technology
Each electronically submitted memorandum of law, affidavit and affirmation, exceeding 4500 words, shall include bookmarks providing a listing of the document’s contents and facilitating easy navigation by the reader within the document (see Subdivision (a) of section 202.5of the Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court).
Source page 3Motion practice
All inquiries as to case or calendar status should, in the first instance, be made to the appropriate clerk’s office: IAS Motion Support Office, Room 217 (ext. 1310). The Part Clerk can also provide information about scheduling of cases (conferences and argument of motions) in the Part (ext. 1252).
Source page 3Discovery
All decisions and orders (including discovery orders and stipulations) are scanned and available on the Internet (NYSCEF or Bronx County Clerk). Do not call to ask whether a decision has been issued.
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Microsoft Teams is an audio video communication and cooperative platform that the Courts use for their conferences. Microsoft Teams has many features conducive to having an informative session, for example break out rooms for private settlement discussions and a shared screen feature to present and enlarge pdfs, photos, and other documents for all parties to view. The download is free. The training is available in the virtual court resource center at the NY court portal website. Take advantage of this resource. For more information, please visit nycourts.gov/appear.
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In the event that a conference is scheduled by the Court, please be aware of the following requirements. First, all parties are required to appear for the conference unless specifically excused by the Court (Section 202.23[b]). Tardiness may result in a default. In order for the Court to be able to address any and all matters of concern to the court and in order for the court to avoid the appearance of holding ex parte communications with one or more parties in the case, even those parties who believe that they are not directly involved in the matter before the court must appear at the appointed date and time assigned by the court unless specifically excused by the court. Second, each attorney who receives notification of an appearance on a specific date and time is responsible for notifying all other parties by e-mail that the matter is scheduled to be heard on that assigned date and time (Section 202.23[c]). Finally, requests for adjournments shall be transmitted in writing to the Court and to all parties no later than 48 hours before the conference and shall set forth whether the other parties consent to the adjournment (Section 202.23[d]).
Source page 3Conferences and appearances
Proper Courtroom attire is required for all participants of remote appearances. Prior to the conference, please make sure that you are in a quiet, office-like environment—NOT a motor vehicle—have access to your computer and case file, and your camera and microphones are in working order. It is best if the Judge can see all parties and for the parties to see one another. If you are not speaking, please mute yourself. Finally, please make sure that your equipment does not produce an echo.
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At any time during the pendency of an action, as long as all parties sign a Stipulation requesting a settlement conference, the Court will be available to facilitate settlement conferences. Any such request must be emailed to enewcomb@nycourts.gov, cchambless@nycourts.gov and bxsupciv-IA25@nycourts.gov and filed by letter on NYSCEF.
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All attorneys appearing at conferences must be fully prepared to proceed and be familiar with the facts of the proceedings. If another attorney is appearing for the attorney of record, they must have authority to settle on behalf of the client. The parties should be “on call” or available to their attorneys, on the date of the settlement conference.
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If summary judgment motions are fully submitted, then parties should be prepared to argue the motion. Parties are expected to appear when there is a pending summary judgment motion. No adjournments will be granted for conferences unless good cause is shown.
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The parties shall also be aware during negotiations as to other options for resolutions of the litigation such as Summary Jury Trial, bench trials or ADR and be able to discuss these options with the Court.
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Counsel appearing before the court must be in compliance with paragraph 2 of section I of these rules regarding appearances before the court. Failure to comply with this rule may be treated as a default for purposes of Rule 202.27 and/or may be treated as a failure to appear for purposes of Rule 130-2.1.
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An Infant Compromise Order (ICO) is required to settle or otherwise discontinue the claims of an infant plaintiff. ICO applications are governed by CPLR 1207 and 1208, Judiciary Law § 474, and 22 NYCRR 202.67. If an ICO application does not strictly comply with the requirements set forth in these provisions, approval of the ICO will be delayed until full compliance is reached through additional or amended submissions.
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Where an action has already been initiated by the filing of a Summons and Complaint, an ICO should be sought through an ex parte application filed to NYSCEF using the label “Infant Compromise Order (Proposed).” Where no action has yet been initiated, the ICO should instead accompany the filing of a petition initiating a special proceeding.
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The infant’s full name (other than initials) and date of birth (other than year) shall be redacted in all e-filed documents.
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A. Proposed ICO. The proposed ICO shall provide (i) the name and address of a savings bank (as opposed to a commercial bank) in Bronx County in which the settlement funds will be deposited; (ii) whether the attorney is waiving expenses/disbursements or the Attorney’s fee is inclusive of the expenses/disbursements.
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B. Attorney Affirmation. To the extent not mandated by CPLR 1208 and section 202.67, the affirmation shall also provide (i) an itemized list of the expenses/disbursements that are not waived or inclusive of the attorney’s fee; (ii) the amount of available insurance, including excess insurance; (iii) whether there are any applicable liens and their amount; and (iv) whether the guardian or others involved in the accident received settlements and, if so, the others’ injuries and the amount paid to each.
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D. Physician Affirmation/Medical Record(s) or Hospital Report(s). The Court requires an affirmation from a physician or medical records indicating infant has been examined within the six months prior to the submission of the proposed order. The affirmation, records, or report must include: (i) history obtained; (ii) infant’s complaints of pain and/or limitations (past, recent and present); (iii) treatment rendered; (iv) details of the examination recently rendered upon which current opinion and conclusion is based; (v) diagnosis; (vi) prognosis, especially if the infant does have any current, or in the recent past has had, any limitations or complaints of pain; and (vii) whether the infant has fully recovered from the injuries or requires additional treatment; and (viii) any additional opinions, conclusions, and treatment recommendations. Failure to submit a physician affirmation, or recent medical/hospital record(s) or report(s) with an ICO application will delay approval of the ICO.
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E. Infant-Consent Affidavit. If the infant is 14 or more years old, an affidavit from the infant attesting to his or her understanding of the settlement and consenting to is required.
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Once the Infant Compromise Order and necessary documents have been submitted to the Clerk’s Office in Room 217 and reviewed by the Court, the parties will be advised of the hearing date by email. All ICO proceedings will be held via virtual conference. Please note that the infant(s)’ appearance will not be waived. Plaintiff’s counsel must make all arrangements to have
Source page 5Filing and working copies
The stipulation/proposed order must emailed to enewcomb@nycourts.gov, cchambless@nycourts.gov and bxsupciv-IA25@nycourts.gov. and filed on NYSCEF.
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B. If you require a preliminary conference, the parties MUST confer with one another, and jointly complete and submit to the Court the Preliminary Conference (‘PC”) and Case Scheduling Order (“CSO”), which can be found on the Bronx County Supreme Court’s part rules webpage. Please note that the parties must use this Part’s standard PC and CSO.
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C. The parties are directed to jointly complete the CSO, and Plaintiff is directed to upload the same to NYSCEF and email a copy of it to the Court’s Part email at bxsupciv- IA25@nycourts.gov, no later than one day prior to the date of the PC. If the completed CSO is satisfactory, the Court will sign and upload the same to NYSCEF with a future compliance conference date provided. The parties are advised that the Court may modify the deadlines set by the parties. No appearances are necessary if a PC and CSO is electronically filed no later than one day prior to the scheduled PC otherwise an IN-PERSON APPEARANCE is required to submit a completed CSO on a scheduled PC.
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D. Parties shall strictly comply with discovery obligations by the dates set forth in the CSO (22 NYCRR §202.20-e). Extensions of deadlines set forth in the CSO will only be granted upon a showing of good cause or on stipulation signed by all appearing parties.
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A. If the parties agree on all issues relating to outstanding discovery prior to the compliance conference date, the parties shall e-file and e-mail a fully executed stipulation to enewcomb@nycourts.gov, cchambless@nycourts.gov and bxsupciv-IA25@nycourts.gov on or before the scheduled Status/Compliance conference date. The stipulation must certify that all discovery is complete and provide for the filing of the Note of Issue. If acceptable, the stipulation will be approved and sent to the Clerk for uploading without the need to appear for the scheduled conference.
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B. If the parties cannot agree on outstanding discovery issues despite good faith efforts to resolve the dispute without Court intervention, the parties shall appear at the scheduled compliance conference date.
Source page 7Communications with chambers
C. Requests for Deposition rulings must be made before the assigned ex parte Judge and not Part 25.
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A. A Discovery Motion shall only be made after the parties have conferred in good faith. The Court will deny without prejudice any discovery motion which does not comply with 22 NYCRR 202.20-f. A party has not fulfilled its obligation to confer pursuant to 22 NYCRR 202.20-f unless they have spoken over the phone or have met virtually or in-person with the party from whom the moving party is requesting discovery. Emails alone do not satisfy the requirements of 22 NYCRR 202.20-f, unless the affirmation includes a history or an indication that the non-complying party has refused to communicate over the phone, virtually, or in-person.
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B. Discovery Conferences and Oral Arguments on Discovery Motions will be held in-person on Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. Parties are expected to appear on time or the Court will act in accordance with 22 NYCRR§ 202.27. Parties are expected to speak with the opposing party on the day of the conference/argument prior to meeting with the Judge. Stipulation forms will be available in the Courtroom. All attorneys appearing at discovery conferences will be expected to be in compliance with paragraph 2 of section I (Appearance by Counsel with Knowledge and Authority) of these rules. Parties will not be required to appear if they resolve the motion and file a stipulation in advance.
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C. Parties must check in with the Part Clerk when they enter the Courtroom. Calendars are posted the night before the conference outside the Courtroom. If a party leaves the Courtroom, for however long, the party must write their contact information, including cell phone number, on the paper calendar outside the Courtroom or leave such information with the clerk.
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D. Parties may NOT stipulate to adjourn any in-person conference/argument, and failure to appear will result in default (22 NYCRR § 202.27). Defaults will only be vacated on motion. The Court will not entertain any correspondence related to vacating a default for failure to appear.
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All motions will be decided “on submission” unless specifically scheduled for oral argument/conference before the Court. Please contact the Court immediately if there has been any developments in a case that would affect the resolution of a pending motion (i.e., settlement, stipulation to adjourn, withdrawal, etc.). Parties MUST copy all other parties in the case on any e-mail sent to the Court.
Source page 8Communications with chambers
Chambers does not require working copies of e-filed motion papers (see Administrative Order AO/121/20).
Source page 8Motion practice
Form of Motion Papers. (Section 202.8-a. [a]). The movant shall specify in the notice of motion, order to show cause, and in a concluding section of a memorandum of law, the exact relief sought. Regardless of whether the papers are filed electronically or in hard copy or as working copies, counsel must submit as part of the motion papers, copies of all pleadings and other documents as required by the CPLR and as necessary for an informed decision on the motion (especially on motions pursuant to CPLR 3211 and 3212). Counsel should use tabs on hard or working copies when submitting papers containing exhibits. Copies must be legible. If a document to be annexed to an affidavit or affirmation is voluminous and only discrete portions are relevant to the motion, counsel shall attach excerpts and submit the full exhibit separately.
Source page 8Motion practice
Documents in a foreign language shall be translated as required by CPLR 2101(b). Whenever reliance is placed upon a decision or other authority not readily available to the court, a copy of the case or of pertinent portions of the authority shall be submitted with the motion papers.
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Proposed orders. (Section 202.8-a. [b]). When appropriate, proposed orders should be submitted with motions, e.g., motions to be relieved, pro hac vice admissions, open commissions, etc. No proposed order should be submitted with motion papers on a dispositive motion.
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Adjournment of Motions. (Section 202.8-a. [c]). Unless the court orders otherwise, no motion may be adjourned on consent more than three times or for accumulative total of more than 60 days.
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The parties shall use their best efforts to obtain consent from their adversaries prior to requesting an adjournment of any sort from the Court. All parties requesting an adjournment must ensure that such request has been granted prior to the scheduled date in order to avoid a default determination being entered. All requests for adjournments prior to the scheduled date must be made in writing, e-filed, and e-mailed to Chambers at enewcomb@nycourts.gov, cchambless@nycourts.gov and bxsupciv-IA25@nycourts.gov for approval. Oral applications will not be entertained—no exceptions. It is the burden of the parties to inquire as to whether the stipulation was approved by the Court.
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Any Stipulations requesting a more than sixty (60) day adjournment after the original return date on a motion must include an explanation for the request. One-sided requests for adjournments must always include an explanation for the request. Any Stipulation requesting an adjournment of a motion that has already been adjourned more than three times must include an explanation for the request. If the requesting party does not provide an explanation under these circumstances, the adjournment request will be denied.
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(See 22 NYCRR 202.8-c.) Absent express permission in advance, sur-reply papers, including correspondence, addressing the merits of a motion are not permitted, except that counsel may inform the court by letter of the citation of any post-submission court decision that is relevant to the pending issues, but there shall be no additional argument. Materials submitted in violation hereof will not be read or considered. Opposing counsel who receives a copy of materials submitted in violation of this Rule shall not respond in kind.
Source page 9Motion practice
i. Upon any motion for summary judgment, other than a motion made pursuant to CPLR 3213, there shall be annexed to the notice of motion a separate, short and concise statement, in numbered paragraphs, of the material facts as to which the moving party contends there is no genuine issue to be tried.
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ii. In such a case, the papers opposing a motion for summary judgment shall include a correspondingly numbered paragraph responding to each numbered paragraph in the statement of the moving party and, if necessary, additional paragraphs containing a separate short and concise statement of the material facts as to which it is contended that there exists a genuine issue to be tried.
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iii. Each numbered paragraph in the statement of material facts required to be served by the moving party will be deemed to be admitted, to the extent such statement is supported by the cited evidence, unless specifically controverted by a correspondingly numbered paragraph in the statement required to be served by the opposing party.
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iv. Each statement of material fact by the movant or opponent pursuant to subdivision (i)or (ii), including each statement controverting any statement of material fact, must be followed by citation to evidence submitted in support of or in opposition to the motion.
Source page 9Adjournments
A. Dispositive Motions: Dispositive motions will be scheduled for oral argument by the Court upon written request. Oral arguments will be held in-person. Notice of the date selected by the court shall be given, if practicable, at least 14 days before the scheduled oral argument. On the date of the oral argument, Counsel shall be prepared to argue the motion, discuss resolution of the issue(s) presented, and/or discuss settlement. All attorneys appearing at the oral argument must have authority to settle, be fully prepared to proceed, and be familiar with the facts of the proceedings. If another attorney is appearing for the attorney of record, they must have authority to act on behalf of the client. If an attorney appearing to argue does not have authority to discuss settlement, the Court will adjourn the oral argument to a different date.
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Parties may request that oral arguments are held virtually by filing a letter or stipulation with the court at least one week in advance of the scheduled argument date and emailing a copy of such letter to enewcomb@nycourts.gov, cchambless@nycourts.gov and bxsupciv-IA25@nycourts.gov.
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B. Other Motions: Any party may request an oral argument on a non- dispositive motion by letter accompanying the motion papers. Oral arguments for non-dispositive motions will be held via Microsoft Teams. Notice of the date selected by the court shall be given, if practicable, at least 14 days before the scheduled oral argument.
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(See Section 202.8-d.) Motions shall be brought on by order to show cause only when there is genuine urgency (e.g., applications for provisional relief), a stay is required, or a statute mandate so proceeding (see Section 202.8-e). Unless otherwise stated on the signed OSC, opposition papers are due two days in advance of the return date. Absent advance permission of the court, reply papers shall not be submitted on orders to show cause.
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Proof of service must be filed with the Clerk, and e-mailed to the Court (enewcomb@nycourts.gov; cchambless@nycourts.gov and bxsupciv-IA25@nycourts.gov). by 9:00 AM one day prior to the return date. Non-compliance shall result in denial of the Order to Show Cause.
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Any party seeking immediate injunctive relief within an OSC must appear with the affected adversary (or with proof the adversary has been notified, but declined to appear pursuant to 202.7[f]) when the application is presented for signature. The parties shall contact chambers to arrange for their appearance via Microsoft Teams if the non-moving parties appear or file an objection to the injunctive relief when or prior to when the OSC is filed.
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Upon receipt of a signed order to show cause, the parties shall e-mail the Court (enewcomb@nycourts.gov; cchambless@nycourts.gov and bxsupciv-IA25@nycourts.gov.) to confirm their appearance on the return date via Microsoft Teams.
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A. A Party does not use AI. If a party does not use any AI in the drafting of the papers submitted to the Court, the party shall submit an affirmation certifying that that no AI was used in the preparation of the party’s papers submitted to the Court.
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B. A Party uses AI. If any AI is used in the drafting of papers submitted to this Court, the Party must submit a separate affirmation detailing the following: (1) for what purpose the AI was being used;(2) for which legal issue(s) AI is used; (3) which AI service was used; and (4) that any and all case law which was generated by AI and used in the submission has been cite-checked and proofed to ensure the case, statute, rule, treatise, or other legal source exists and that such law or source supports what the party argues that it supports.
Source page 11Filing and working copies
Prior to jury selection, counsel is cautioned to ascertain the availability of all witnesses and subpoenaed documents. Plaintiff’s counsel shall requisition the file to the Courtroom as soon as possible after assignment of the case to this part. If you have non-English speaking witnesses, or any other special needs, e.g., easels, blackboards, shadow boxes, television, subpoenaed material, etc., it is your responsibility to notify the Court Officer, in advance, so as not to delay the progress of the trial.
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Parties shall furnish the Court prior to the commencement of trial with two copies of the
Source page 11Discovery
F. If any part of a deposition is to be read into evidence (as distinguished from mere use on cross-examination) you must, well in advance, provide the Court and your adversary with the page and line number of all such testimony so that all objections can be addressed prior to use before the jury.
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All trial exhibits should be pre-marked for identification, and copies of a list of exhibits must be given to the Court before the trial begins. Failure to comply with this rule may result in sanctions, which may include an order precluding the offering of such exhibits at trial (see Davis Eckert v. State of New York, 70 NY2d 633, 518 N.Y.S. 2d 957).
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G. To alert the Court as to any anticipated problems regarding the attendance at trial of parties, attorneys or essential witnesses, and any other practical problems which the Court should consider in scheduling
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H. To alert the Court to any anticipated requests for a jury instruction relating to missing witnesses and/or documents.
Source page 12Communications with chambers
In order to maintain the appearance of total impartiality, once the jury has been selected no one is to communicate in any form at any time with any juror. This includes both verbal and non- verbal communication, including, without limitation, nods, shrugs and shaking the head. Do not even say "hello" or "good morning".
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All remarks should be directed to the Court. Comments should not be made to opposing counsel. Personal remarks, including name-calling and insults, to or about opposing counsel will not be tolerated. Remember do not try to "talk over" each other; only one person speaks at a time, or the record of the proceeding will be incomprehensible. Simple requests (e.g., a request for a document or an exhibit), should be accomplished in a manner which does not disrupt the proceedings or your adversary. If you require a significant discussion with your adversary, such as a possible stipulation, ask for permission to approach the bench. I will grant that request, and you will have a chance to talk to each other outside the presence of the jury. In addition, no grandstanding in the presence of the jury, i.e., making demands, offers or statements that should properly be made outside the presence of the jury.
Source page 13Trial exhibits and witnesses
Do not show anything, including an exhibit or proposed exhibit to a witness without first showing it to opposing counsel. If this procedure is claimed to compromise trial strategy, a pre offer ruling outside the presence of the jury should be first obtained.
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Do not approach a witness without permission of the Court. Please allow the witness to complete his/her answer to your question before asking another question. Do not interrupt the witness in the middle of an answer, unless it’s totally unresponsive in which event you should seek a ruling from the Court. Direct examination, cross, redirect and re-cross are permitted.
Source page 13Conferences and appearances
At the commencement of the trial all counsel shall submit suggested jury charges and a suggested verdict questionnaire. Amendments thereto shall be permitted at the final charging conference. If counsel relies on a Pattern Jury Instruction [PJI] without any change thereto, it should be referred to by PJI number and topic only. If any changes to the PJI are suggested, then the entire proposed charge should be set forth and the changes should be highlighted or otherwise called to the Court’ s attention. Citations to appropriate statutory or common law authority shall be given in support of suggested non-PJI jury charges or suggested PJI modifications. In addition, unless a marshaling of the evidence is waived, Counsel should, at the final charging conference, provide the Court with the proposed facts which counsel believes should be marshaled by the Court, and the respective contentions of the parties.
Source page 14Trial exhibits and witnesses
Evidentiary packages must be presented to the Court at least 24 hours before jury selection.
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iii. Pre-Marked Exhibits plaintiff seeks to admit, such as invoices, financial statements, certified medical records (redacted as necessary), etc., in support of requests for damages; iv. Other documentation that the parties believe would assist the Court;
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v. Proof of service of all papers and exhibits submitted to the court, along with notice of the inquest date, time, and location on all opposing parties to the extent required by the CPLR; vi. Proposed findings of fact citing to the evidence Plaintiff seeks to admit and a proposed order.
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C. Parties must still bring original copies of exhibits to the inquest.
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D. When in inquest is not granted on default, parties must limit the evidence to causes of action for which the found liability.
Source page 14Filing and working copies
G. Submissions in support of the inquest are due at least three (3) business days prior to the inquest. Submissions in opposition are due at least one business day prior to the inquest.
Source page 15Shared court rules
22 NYCRR Part 202 — Uniform Civil Rules Supreme Court And County Court
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