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COURT UPDATE:  APPELLATE DIVISION, SECOND DEPARTMENT

COURT UPDATES | May 7, 2020

    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...

EXPANSION OF NON-ESSENTIAL FILINGS IN NY COURTS

COURT UPDATES | May 4, 2020

  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...

Appellate Division Updates

COURT UPDATES | May 2, 2020

    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...

Expansion of E-Filing in Non-Essential Matters

COURT UPDATES | May 1, 2020

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...

Two New Executive Orders Issued By Governor Cuomo

HOW THE LATEST COVID-19 NEWS CAN AFFECT YOU | April 28, 2020

On April 24th, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.23 (EO 202.23) which, among other things, (a) addresses absentee ballots for primary or special elections to be held on June 23, 2020, and (b) addresses the authority of the Commissioner of Health to suspend or...

U.S. IMMIGRATION DURING COVID-19 – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

HOW THE LATEST COVID-19 NEWS CAN AFFECT YOU | April 23, 2020

By, Katerina Grinko, Esq. PROCLAMATION SUSPENDING ENTRY OF CERTAIN FOREIGNERS INTO THE U.S. On Wednesday, April 22, 2020 President Trump signed a Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U. S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery...

IS THE EAST END REAL ESTATE BUYING SEASON A SURVIVOR OR CASUALTY OF COVID-19?

HOW THE LATEST COVID-19 NEWS CAN AFFECT YOU | April 17, 2020

By: Christopher Kelley, Esq. The COVID-19 emergency has created a number of unique issues in the Real Estate industry from sales and rental transactions to closings and even payment of rent and mortgage payments. At this time we summarize what information we have and...

Statutes of Limitations Further Extended to May 15, 2020

COURT UPDATES | April 17, 2020

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...

UPDATE: Appellate Divisions, First and Second Departments

COURT UPDATES | April 15, 2020

By Kathryn Dalli, Esq.   First Department With respect to deadlines to file briefs in the Appellate Division: First Department, the Court has advised that, in accordance with Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order of April 7, 2020 (E.O. 202.14), respondent and reply...
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