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Rachel E. Tanguay
Supreme Court Justice · Rockland County Supreme Court
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Biography
Professional career
- Acting Justice, Supreme Court, Rockland County, Designated by Acting Chief Administrative Judge Tamiko Amaker, 2023 to Present
- Judge, Family Court, Rockland County, Elected, 2016 to 2025
- NYS Unified Court System, Office of Court Administration, Principal Court Attorney, Family Court, 2012 to 2015
- Solo Law Practice- Family & Matrimonial Law, Attorney, 2006 to 2012
- Montalbano,Condon & Frank, P.C.Associate, 2003 to 2006
- Pace Women's Justice Center, Supervising Attorney, Adjunct Law Professor, 2001 to 2003
- Intermediate Court of Appeal-Honolulu, HI, Law Clerk, 1998 to 1999
Education
- C.U.N.Y. School of Law — J.D. (1998)
- John Hopkins University — B.A. (1995)
Additional information
- Justice, Supreme Court, 9th JD, 2025 to Present
- Administration for Children's Services, Staff Attorney, 1991 to 2001
- Judge of the Supreme Court of Rockland County, New York, presiding over family cases, and has served on the bench for over a decade
- She is also listed under the name Rachel Tanguay-McGuane in some official and association records
- Judge Tanguay is listed in the Rockland County Women’s Bar Association directory, indicating active professional engagement
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
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 ↗
Exhibits
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
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Judge and named-part rules
Published judge / part rules (83 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
Correspondence: All conespondence to the Court must be sent ONLY via NYSCEF, urless otherwise directed by the Court. Do not send copies of e-filed correspondence to the Court via e-mail or regular mail, and under no circumstances shall any attomey or party send email correspondence directly to Judge Tanguay. Do ry! e-file correspondence between and among counsel and/or self-represented litigants, and do ry! send a copy to the Court. Conespondence must bear the full Title and Index Number of the action, and indicate that a copy was sent to all other counsel or self-represented litigant(s) simultaneous with transmittal to the Court. It shall be concise and state the relief sought or the action requested to be
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taken by the Court. However, requests for the Court to issue an order made through correspondence will not be considered in lieu of appropriate motion practice.
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Telephone Calls: Except as set forth below (see Discovery Disputes), telephone calls to Chambers are permitted only in situations requiring immediate and/or urgent attention that cannot otherwise be obtained by correspondence, or by contacting the Park Clerk, and may not be substantive in nature.
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.Er-Parle Communications: Except where an Order to Show Cause is submitted for signature, or, with the prior consent of all parties during settlement negotiations at the Courthouse, ex-parte communications are prohibited.
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Any unauthorized ex-parte communication will be either retumed to sender with an admonition reminding the sender of this rule or will be wholly disregarded. Under no circumstances, absent the express consent of all parties, will the Judge read such communication.
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Counsel and self-represented litigants shall familiarize themselves with both the statewide E- Filing Rulesr (22 NYCRR $$ 202.5-b and202.5bb) and the Rockland County E-Filing Protocol.
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General questions about e-filing should be addressed to the E-Filing Resource Center.2 Specific questions about local procedures should be addressed to the Chief Clerk's Office.3
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All documents in mandatory e-filed cases, except documents subject to the opt-out provision of 22 NYCRR $ 202.5-bb, or documents subject to e-filing in which consent is being withheld, are to be filed through the New York State Courts E-Filing System (I{YSCEF). All submissions to the Court must be electronically filed, except as otherwise provided for herein or as directed by the Court.
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This part does not require working copies. Should the Court require them, counsel will be notified. Hard copy submissions in e-filed cases will be rejected unless they bear the Notice of Hard Copy
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Submission - E-Filed Case required by 22 NYCRR $ 202.5-b(d)(l)(b) Ad ournments
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A request to adjourn a conference must be made in writing and submitted via NYSCEF. For non- NYSCEF cases, a request for an adjournment must be made by mail or email to the Part Clerk, with the Secretary copied, to be received at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the scheduled conference.a
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All applications for adjoumments must set forth: (l) the reason why an adjournment is necessary; (2) whether the opposing party(ies) consent(s) or object(s) to the application; (3) the length of the adjournment sought or, if on consent, three dates as to which all parties are available; and (4) the number of prior adjournment requests and corresponding dates. All adioumment requests must be made on notice to all cottnsel and self-represenled parties.
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Opposing counsel or a self-represented party may succinctly provide their reasons for objecting to the requested adjournment if it is believed that his/her position has been stated incorrectly. No further communication concerning the request for adjournment will be permitted. The request and the response, if any, are not to be used to advocate a position on the substantive dispute.
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The Part Clerk or Chambers will advise the requesting party whether the adjournment is granted. The parties should not assume that the request has been granted unless specifically advised by the Court. If the Court has not expressly approved the adjournment request, the matter will remain on calendar and appearances will be expected.
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Scheduled trial and hearing dates will not be adjourned except for the most extraordinary good cause shown and accordingly it is expected that clients, witnesses, physicians, experts and others will be timely advised of scheduled dates to avoid last minute unavailability.
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Conferences and Calendar Call All appearances are in person, unless otherwise notified. This Part does not permit virtual appearances, except in limited circumstances and only with the express permission of the Court.
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a If you are unable to appear on time due to unforeseen andlor emergency circumstances (i.e., delays due to inclement weather, road closures, and medical emergencies), please contact your adversary and advise the relevant Part Clerk by both email and telephone promptly. You should be prepared to document and/or provide proof relevant to an emergency and/or unforeseen circumstance causing lateness (i.e., a doctor's note or accident report).
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Only counsel (or self-represented litigants) who are fully familiar with a case and authorized to enter into binding agreements on all aspects of the case are to appear for conferences.s In matrimonial actions, litigants must appear in person with their counsel for all conferences unless the Court excuses such appearance.
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Preliminary Conferences: The Court will generally schedule a Preliminary Conference within forty-five (45) days after a Request for Judicial Intervention (RJI) has been filed. The requesting party will be notified by the Part Clerk as to the date and time. The requesting party must advise all other parties of such date and time.
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The Court will issue a Preliminary Conference Order. All counsel and self-represented litigants are expected to abide by and comply with the Court's discovery order. Any and all modifications of the discovery order require written application to the Court requesting an extension of the Court Ordered discovery dates based upon a showing of good cause. All requests for an extension of any Court Ordered discovery shall be submitted in advance of the subject date, and not after the date has passed. No modification(s) of the Coun Ordered dates are permitted except by Order of the Court. Stipulations to enlarge discovery time submitted by Court will not be binding unless so- ordered by the Court.
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In all matters except contested matrimonial actions, if both parties are represented by counsel, physical appearance at the preliminary conference will be waived if a completed proposed Preliminary Conference Order signed by counsel for all parties is received by the Court no later than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the scheduled conference date.6
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Parties who have a discovery dispute are not to wait until the compliance conference to bring such dispute to the Court's attention. Pursuant to 22 NYCRR $ 202.7, if counsel believes discovery is not being conducted accordingly, they must pursue meaningful dialogue with opposing counsel.
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If counsel cannot resolve the issue, then counsel objecting to any discovery compliance must
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5 This means that counsel for the plaintiff(s) must be prepared to make a settlement demand and counsel for the defendant(s) must be prepared to respond to the demand. And, where a parry is being indemnified by an insurer, appearing counsel must be able to advise the Court of the applicable policy limits afforded to the defendant as well as the name, claim number, and phone number of the adjuster assigned the matter.
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contact the Court and advise as to the nature of the dispute and failed efforts made to resolve it. Such letters are to be uploaded to NYSCEF in advance of compliance conferences so that the Court is informed of the issue prior to the conference and is prepared to meaningfully address the dispute.
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No discovery motion is to be made by any party unless authorized or directed by the Court.
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Discovery Disputes: Counsel (or self-represented litigant) who believes that discovery is not being conducted in accordance with the Court's Order is to discuss, in good faith, as required by Court Rule $ 202.7, the claimed noncompliance with the counsel or self-represented litigant who is alleged not to be complying with the Court Order. A pro forma letter does not constitute a good faith effort. There must be actual substantive communication between counsel, either telephonically and or in writing, regarding the claimed failure to engage in discovery and the claimed compliance or reason for noncompliance.
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Counsel are expected to abide by the Uniform Rules for the Conduct of Depositions,22 NYCRR 5 221.1, et seq., in particular section 221.2, which prohibits, except in certain instances, directing a witness not to answer a question. Rulings concerning disputed objections may be obtained by calling Judge Tanguay's Chambers for judicial intervention, with the understanding that calls made between 12:30-2:00 p.m. may not be returned until after 2:00 p.m.
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Discovery demands shall be filed via NYSCEF. Responses to discovery demands shall not be filed via NYSCEF. However, an Affidavit or Affirmation of Service reflecting service of responses to discovery demands shall be promptly filed via NYSCEF.
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Exception: Where an Order of Protection prohibits one party from contacting another party, the party who believes that discovery is not being complied with shall contact, via email, Judge Tanguay's Principal Law Clerk, Shira Krance, without contacting the opposing party.
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Compliance Conferences: The Court will conduct a compliance conference after the date by which disclosure was to be completed as directed at the preliminary conference. At the compliance conference, the Court will ensure that discovery proceeded as scheduled. The Court may conduct a settlement conference at such time. If the matter is ready for trial, the Court will direct that a Note of Issue be filed. Counsel shall not file a Note of Issue until directed by the Court.
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Parties who have a discovery dispute MUST NOT wait until the next compliance conference to bring such dispute or complaint about non-disclosure and/or non-compliance to the Court's attention. Such parties shall comply with the procedures set forth in the section entitled Discovery Disputes.
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Per diem attorneys are expressly not permitted to attend settlement conferences. Counsel attending the settlement conference must be familiar with the action and authorized to discuss all factual and legal issues presented by the litigation, settlement demands or offers, witness scheduling, and trial procedure. Counsel must be authorized to enter into binding settlements on terms agreeable to the parties and to the Court.
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A pre-trial conference on non-matrimonial mattersT with all counsel and self-represented parties will be conducted before the commencement of jury selection or of the non-jury trial. If not previously provided, on or before the pre-trial conference, counsel and self-represented parties must provide the Court via NYSCEF and opposing counsel or self-represented party with the
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a. A complete list of requested jury charges drawn from the Pattern Jury Instructions ("PJI") of the then-current year. Requests to charge must be submitted in writing and by email in Microsoft Word format to either the Court's Principal or Assistant Court Attorney. Where the requested charge comes directly from the PJI, only the title, section, and page numbers need to be provided. Where deviations from, or additions to the PJI are requested, the full text of such requests highlighting the deviations must be submitted together with any supporting legal authority;
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a. A proposed verdict sheet, jointly prepared by all parties, typewritten and in final form for presentation to the jury shall be submitted. If any agreement cannot be reached between and among the parties as to the questions to be posed to the jury
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prior to the pre-trial conference following a diligent and good faith effort, each party will present a proposed verdict sheet which will be served upon all the parties. Proposed verdict sheets must be submitted in writing and by email in Microsoft Word format to either the Court's Principal or Assistant Court Attorneys.
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10) Written motions in limine must be made returnable on the day of the pre-trial conference. Such motions must be made no less than seven (7) days' notice to opposing counsel and/or self-represented parties. It is the Court's intention to decide such motions prior to commencement of trial so that counsel are guided by the Court's determinations in presenting their respective cases.
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Parties may move by Notice of Motion or Order to Show Cause, depending on the exigency of the relief sought.s All motions in matrimonial actions and applications by counsel seeking to be relievede must be made by Order to Show Cause. Any proposed Order to Show Cause shall include a space for the Court to set forth a briefing schedule for opposition papers, reply papers, and, if necessary, an appearance date.
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Except in e-filed cases, proposed Orders to Show Cause submitted for consideration by the Court must include an e-mail address to permit a conformed copy of the signed Order to be sent to the movant. Written applications by notice of motion (or notice of petition) must be made returnable on any Friday the Court is in session. Appearances are not required on motion return dates unless the Court specifically directs otherwise.
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No oral argument will be scheduled unless directed by the Court. Parties seeking oral argument can request it by writing "Oral Argument Requested" above the index number on the first page of the submitted papers. Parties will be notified if the Court grants such request.
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Except by the Court's permission, all motion papers and proposed Orders to Show Cause must be typed (l2-point), double-spaced, securely bound, and fully legible. All exhibits must be labeled with external tab markings. Plaintiffs shall designate exhibits by number and defendants shall designate exhibits by letter. Exhibit numbering or lettering may not begin anew for subsequent papers submitted by the party.
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E All papers must comply with NYCRR $ 202.8-b. e The Courl does not recognize the purported withdrawal by counsel where such withdrawal would result in a parry becoming self-represented (except where the parfy is any attorney) by the filing of a "Consent to Change Attorney" form. The use of a "Consent to Change Attorney" form to withdraw where a party becomes self-represented is specifi cally prohibited.
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For all e-filed motions, all exhibits must be separately e-filed, and may not be submitted as one collective exhibit. Exhibits failing to comply may not be considered by, and may be rejected by the Court. DepositiorVexamination-before-trial transcripts included as exhibits must be single, front-faced pages only. Parties may not submit four-per-page manuscripts, and failure to abide by this requirement may result in the Court not considering the manuscript.
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Motion Adiournments: A request to adjourn a motion return date must be submitted at least three (3) business days in advance of the due date, in writing and via NYSCEF All applications for adjournments must set forth: l) the reason why an adjournment is necessary;
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2) whether the opposing party(ies) consent(s) or object(s) to the application; 3) the length of the adjoumment sought; and 4) the number of prior requests for adjournment and the dates previously set. Opposing counsel or a self-represented party may succinctly provide their reasons for objecting to the requested adjournment if it is believed that his/her position has been stated incorrectly.
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The Court will advise the requesting party by NYSCEF Court Notice whether the requested adjoumment has been granted and, if so, the new return date for the motion. Requests that are not copied to all other parties will not be considered. The parties should not assume that the request for adjournment (even if consented to) has been granted unless specifically advised by the Court.
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No more than three (3) adjournments of any motion or cross-motion will be permitted. The total period of time that a motion may be adjourned shall not exceed 60 days from the original return date.
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Pursuant to CPLR $ 3214(b), service of a notice of motion under rule 3211,3212 or section 3213 stays disclosure until determination of the motion unless the court orders otherwise. If the motion is based solely on the defense that the summons and complaint, summons with notice, or notice of petition and petition was not properly served, disclosure shall not be stayed unless the Court orders otherwise.
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Motions for Summarv Judsment: Must be made within sixtv (60) davs of the filing of the note of issue unless the Court has said otherwise.
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Unsigned deposition transcripts will not be considered on motions for summary judgment unless it is demonstrated that the transcript was forwarded to the deponent for hisArer review and signature in compliance with CPLR g 3116(a).
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Unless specifically requested, the Court does not require the submission of Statements of Material Fact.
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Temporarv Restrainins Orders: Absent circumstances in which significant prejudice (said prejudice set forth in detail in a supporting affidavit/affirmation) will result, opposing counsel are to be advised at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the date and time that any proposed order to show cause which includes a request for a temporary restraining order is being presented to the Court. The Court has the discretion to dispense with the forty-eight (48) hour requirement.
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Judsments. Decisions and Orders: Such submitted for signature on notice will be returned unsigned unless an affidavit of service and notice of settlement for a date designated in accordance wrth22 NYCRR 5202.28 has been included.
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Please do not call Chambers to check on the status of a decision. Any questions regarding the status of a decision should be submitted via email to Judge Tanguay's Confidential Assistant, Ms. Lyons. The CPLR provides the Court sixty (60) days to decide an application after all motion papers (and requested transcripts of oral argument, where applicable) have been fully submitted.
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Motions: All motions pursuant to this section must include a proposed order which disposes of the motion or application for the Court's signature. The motion templates, available at nycourts.gov, mandated for residential foreclosure cases statewide where the homeowner has defaulted must be used.
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Substitution of Referee: Requests to substitute a Referee shall be made to the Court by letter, not by formal motion, and must include a proposed order to appoint a substitute referee.
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Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale: All proposed Judgments of Foreclosure and Sale submitted to the Court shall comply with the form set forth in the motion templates and must include public notice of time and sale will be made in The Journal News (Rockland).
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Discontinuance: Where an agreement has been reached to modifo a loan, the parties shall, within thirty (30) days, submit a stipulation discontinuing the action
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Integrated Domestic Violence Court ("[DV") Conferences: All conferences are held on Tuesdavs, unless otherwise indicated. All Criminal Matters are called promptly at9:30 a.m., with Family Court and Matrimonial Matters being called every half hour beginning at 10:00 a.m.
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On all Family Court and Matrimonial Matters, the case will remain in the IDV until the conclusion of the case. Generally, where there is a Family Offense petition pending, or an application for an Order of Protection in the Matrimonial Matter, the Court will hold a bifurcated hearing on the request for a final order of protection and will endeavor to do so within ninety (90) days after the case is transferred to the IDV Court. Thereafter, custody cases may also be bifurcated from the financial portion of the case in a Matrimonial Matter. All IDV trials and hearings will be held on days other than Tuesdays.
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Motions: All motions shall be governed by the Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court (22 NYCRR S 202.16), the Uniform Rules for the Family Court (22 $ NYCRR 205.11), the Civil Practice Law and rules (CPLR $$ 2214, 2215), and the Criminal Procedure Law.
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Counsel must be familiar, and comply, with the provisions of 22 NYCRR g 202.16. Prior to the Preliminary Conference, the parties are required to file and exchange those documents set forth in 22 NYCRR $ 202.16 (0(l), including Net Worth Statements, pay stubs,W-2 statements, tax returns and statements of accounts.
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In the event either party fails to comply with this provision of the Part Rules, the Court may adjourn the conference and assess costs and fees against the party who failed to comply. If both sides fail to comply, the Court may deem such non-compliance to be a withdrawal of the request for a conference and cancel same, requiring payment of a second fee or the Court may treat the failure as a default under Court Rule $ 202.27(c) authorizing the Court to strike pleadings or impose other sanctions.
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Counsel must have substantive communications before the date set for the preliminary conference, either in person or telephonically, to determine the issues to be litigated. The scope of discovery shall be discussed at the conference so that the Court can determine if the requested items are necessary and/or to set dates for compliance with the demands. Counsel must inform their clients of the automatic orders created by DRL $ 236(BX2)(b) as soon as the client-attorney relationship is formed.
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Parties to matrimonial actions are to appear at all matrimonial conferences unless otherwise directed by the Court.
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Motion Practicei All motions in matrimonial actions must be made by proposed Order to Show Cause, even post- judgment applications. Both parties and counsel must appear on the return date set forth in the Order, unless the Order directs otherwise.
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Any pendente lite motion which does not include a statement of net worth along with required financial disclosure, i.e. tax returns, W-2 statements and pay stubs, as well as calculations showing the manner in which the amount of any pendente lite support sought has been calculated will be denied.
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Settlement Conferences: At least three (3) business days prior to any settlement conference, the parties must submit the following documents. Failure to submit such may result in the Court determining the issues in favor of the party who complied with these rules.
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Pre-Trial Conferences: Parties must file via NYSCEF the following documents in advance of
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a. Copies of all exhibits intended to be offered must be presented to the Court in a ringed notebook with a table of contents, with Plaintiffls exhibits numbered and Defendant's exhibits lettered in the order in which they are generally intended to be used with external tabs separating each exhibit.
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b. Counsel must exchange their notebooks with proposed exhibits at least seven (7) business days prior to the Pre-Trial conference. Counsel must either stipulate to the admission of the exhibits to be offered by the adverse parties or state the ground of any objection to admission of any such exhibit.
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c. Counsel must be prepared to argue to the Court the admissibility of any exhibits to which objection is taken. Counsel must stipulate to the admission of exhibits to be offered by the adverse parties to the extent possible;
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Written motions in limine must be made returnable on the day of the pre-trial conference. Such motions must be made no less than seven (7) days' notice to opposing counsel and/or self- represented parties. It is the Court's intention to decide such motions prior to commencement of trial.
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Interpreters: In the event an interpreter is required at trial, counsel shall notifr the Part Clerk not less than the pre-trial conference so that timely and appropriate arrangements can be made.
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Personal Iniuru/Bifurcation: Personal injury trials, except those involving claims of wrongful death or medical/dental malpractice, will be bifurcated in accordance with22 NYCRR S 202.42. Jurv Selection and Contact: Juries will be selected pursuant to 22 NYCRR $ 202.33. Counsel shall not read from any pleading, patr of a pleading or other document during jury selection, nor may counsel refer to any specific amount of money being sought. Counsel shall not discuss any aspect of the law with the jury. Instruction on the law is for the Court alone.
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Jurors will be designated; alternate jurors will be non-designated unless the parties otherwise agree on the record prior to the commencement ofjury selection that the alternates will also be designated.
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Non-party witnesses shall not be in the courtroom during the trial except when they are testifuing. Any violation of this Rule, to any extent or degree whatsoever, may result in the non-party witness being precluded from offering testimony.
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Use of Recordinss: To allow the Court to rule on the admissibility of a recording at trial or hearing, any party intending to use a recording is to submit a copy of the recording and transcript of the proceedings, if applicable, to the Court at least three (3) weeks prior to the scheduled trial or hearing. Any proposed objections to the recording must be submitted at least two (2) weeks prior to the scheduled trial or hearing.
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It is the policy of the Unified Court System to encourage the resolution of civil legal disputes by methods including mediation, arbitration, neutral evaluation, in-court settlement practices and summary jury trials. All civil actions or proceedings heard in the Supreme Court, shall be presumptively eligible for early referral to an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process unless
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Counsel must notiff the Part Clerk by email of the settlement or withdrawal of any action or proceeding immediately upon such settlement or withdrawal. Additionally, a signed Stipulation of Discontinuance shall be promptly filed.
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In those cases where a party is obligated to make payments over time, the parties shall file a Stipulation of Discontinuance without prejudice. The Court will not allow counsel to hold the Stipulation of Discontinuance until all payments are made.
Source page 14Filing and working copies
If a case is stayed by another Court (i.e., by virtue of a bankruptcy proceeding), Counsel shall immediately e-file a letter via NYSCEF advising the Court of such stay. When Counsel is informed that such a stay is lifted, follow the same procedure.
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22 NYCRR Part 200 — Uniform Rules Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction
Rockland County Supreme Court
State criminal proceedings only; section-specific court and case exceptions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-2722 NYCRR Part 202 — Uniform Civil Rules Supreme Court And County Court
Rockland County Supreme Court
Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Rockland County Supreme Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Rockland County Supreme Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
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