In a major legal development, on December 3, 2024, Judge Amos L. Mazzant III of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”). This ruling halts the federal requirement that millions of U.S. businesses disclose their beneficial […]

  As of Monday, May 25, courts and county clerk’s offices in Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester and the 5 New York City counties will accept new filings in non-essential matters through the New York State Electronic Filing System. The new filings are limited to only those cases that can be electronically filed.

  By: Kathryn Dalli, Esq.   Attorneys are now encouraged to consent to e-filing of all matters in which e-filing was not previously allowed. The procedure is as follows: Cases originally commenced in hard copy form may be converted to electronic filing upon consent. A party seeking to file papers must endeavor to obtain the consent of the […]

  By: Jennifer Nigro, Esq.   On Wednesday, May 6, the Appellate Division, Second Department (which covers cases in Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Long Island, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties) issued Administrative Order 2020-0506 (“EO-506”), which established new deadlines for appeals that were previously suspended due to COVID-19. For criminal appeals, briefs that […]

By Peter Mott, Esq.   The Suffolk County Surrogate’s Court has updated its procedures during this Coronavirus period of time. 1. The Courthouse in Riverhead remains closed, but it has a satellite office open in Central Islip for hearing “essential matters”. A separate application has to be made to the Court to have a matter […]

    By: Jennifer Nigro, Esq.   On Wednesday, Monday, May 6th, the Appellate Division, Second Department (which covers cases in Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Long Island, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties) issued Administrative Order 2020-0506 (“EO-506”), which established new deadlines for appeals that were previously suspended due to COVID-19. For criminal appeals, […]

  By: Kathryn Dalli, Esq.   According to the Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts, new steps have been taken by the Courts to allow the filing of documents in non-essential pending cases starting May 4, 2020. In pending cases that have been filed electronically via the Court’s NYSCEF system, i.e., e-filed cases, new motions, responsive […]

    By: Jennifer Nigro, Esq.   As of Monday, May 4th, the Appellate Divisions will permit new notices of appeal to be filed either electronically through NYSCEF. The First and Second departments have their own current rules and procedures regarding deadlines and submissions as follows:   The First Department (which covers cases in Manhattan […]

Expansion of E-Filing in Non- Essential Matters On April 30, 2020, Chief Administrative Judge, Lawrence K. Marks, issued a Memorandum to all judges outlining the steps that have been taken to expand e-filing in non-essential matters. The Memorandum provides that effective May 4, 2020, new motions, responsive papers to previously filed motions, and other applications […]

By Jennifer P. Nigro, Esq. New York On Pause has been extended through May 15, 2020. On April 16, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order Number 202-18 (EO 202.18), which further extends the Governor’s March 7, 2020 Executive Order 202, and its subsequent extensions including: Executive Order 202.8 (EO 202.8), which tolled statutes of limitations […]