Judge Richard Velasquez
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
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Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Courtesy copies
All filings
Court-wide- When Fully Briefed
Terms Of Sale
Court-wide- Upon request
Adjournments
- Ordinary adjournment requests for oral-argument motions are not entertained; emergency requests may be made by calling the part clerk.
- For an agreed emergency adjournment, the parties must appear and submit an order stating the specific reason for adjournment.
Request must include
Communication
Chambers9 contacts
- srodrig2@nycourts.gov
- 347-296-1486
- 347-401-9260
- 347-296-1527
- 347-404-9954
- 347-296-1555
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- 347-296-1664
- (347) 296-1666
- 347-296-1521
Clerk3 contacts
- 347-296-1118
- 360asupremecivilforeclosure@nycourts.gov
- 360asupremecivilmatrimonial@nycourts.gov
Other Contacts1 contacts
- 347-296-1740
Document Filing Requirements3 rules
Every summary-jury-trial stipulation must state the virtual evidentiary-hearing date, jury-selection date, trial date, and whether an interpreter is needed.
All SJT stipulation MUST include the dates for the virtual evidentiary hearing, the date to pick a jury, and the trial date and whether an interpreter will be needed
Document Type
Summary Jury Trial Stipulation
A directed short-form order must be submitted before leaving the courtroom that day or the matter will be adjourned.
IF PARTIES ARE DIRECTED TO SUBMIT A SHORT FORM ORDER THEY MUST DO SO BEFORE LEAVING THE COURTROOM THAT DAY. FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN ORDER BEFORE LEAVING THE COURTROOM WILL RESULT IN NO ORDER BEING SIGNED AND THE MATTER WILL BE ADJOURNED TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE MOTION DATE.
Document Type
Short Form Order
A default-judgment applicant must bring an affidavit of service for each defaulting party to the general calendar call.
If a party is seeking a default judgment, they MUST bring a copy of the affidavit of service for each defaulting party to the general calendar call. The order will not be signed if there is no affidavit of service for the court to review and the matter will be adjourned to the next calendar date.
Document Type
Default Judgment
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
Settlements, adjournments, and withdrawals must be e-filed when the case is e-filed and may instead be emailed to the part email when it is not.
Settlements, adjournments or withdrawals, shall be filed appropriately, E-FILED and if your case is not e-file they can be emailed to the part email KSCCVPART66@nycourts.gov.
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Filing Timing and Cure Windows
A fully briefed-motion stipulation for the next available oral-argument date must be received the Monday before the motion-calendar date; otherwise, the stipulation is rejected and the parties must attend the general calendar call.
PARTIES MAY STIPULATE TO PUT A FULLY BRIEFED MOTION ON THE ORAL ARGUMENT CALENDAR. The court will schedule the oral argument for the next available date. This stipulation must say the motion is fully briefed and put on for the next available oral argument date and MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE COURT THE MONDAY BEFORE THE MOTION CALENDAR DATE. If the parties stipulate to put the motion on the oral argument calendar, they do not have to appear for the general calendar call. If the motion is not fully briefed the stipulation will be rejected and the parties must appear for the general calendar call.
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Motions in limine must be submitted one month before the scheduled trial, with rulings made at the evidentiary hearing.
ANY MOTIONS IN LIMINE MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE COURT ONE MONTH BEFORE THE TRIAL IS SCHEDULED AND ANY RULING WILL BE MADE AT THE EVIDENTIARY HEARING DATE.
Page 1 | BENCH TRIALS
One week before trial, both parties must submit a bench brief and witness list in hard copy to courtroom 469; the court will not entertain motions in limine after that date.
One week before the scheduled trial both parties shall submit a bench brief to the court as well as a witness list; this must be submitted to the court in hard copy by dropping the same off to the courtroom 469 during your scheduled evidentiary hearing. THE COURT WILL NOT ENTERTAIN ANY MOTIONS IN LIMINE BEYOND THIS DATE
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Proposed charges are due by 9:00 a.m. on the day before the evidentiary hearing, or by the preceding Friday for a Monday hearing.
The court MUST receive each parties proposed charges ON OR BEFORE the opening of business (9:00 am) the day before your scheduled evidentiary hearing because the Judge will discuss both during the hearing. If your hearing is on a Monday the Court must receive your proposed charges and verdict sheets the Friday before.
Page 1 | SUMMARY JURY TRIALS
Settlements, adjournments, and withdrawals must be received by 11:00 a.m. on the Monday preceding the motion-calendar date.
All settlements, adjournments or withdrawals must be received by 11:00 A.M. on the Monday before the motion calendar date.
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Service and Proof of Service Rules
Orders to show cause, special-proceeding motion papers, and answering affidavits must be served on adversaries under CPLR §403(b).
All orders to show cause and special proceeding motion papers, answering affidavits MUST be served on adversaries as per CPLR §403(b) which prescribes the timing requirements for notice of the hearing and service of responsive papers in the special proceeding.
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Courtesy Copy Requirements
Do not send courtesy copies to this court.
THIS COURT DOES NOT ACCEPT COURTESY COPIES DO NOT SEND COURTESY COPIES TO THIS COURT.
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Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
A fully briefed motion may be placed on the next available oral-argument date, but oral argument will not occur on the application date.
Upon a motion being fully briefed the parties may make, an application to put it on the oral argument calendar on the next available date. No oral argument will be heard on the day of the application to place a motion on the oral argument calendar.
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Adjournment & Extension Requirements
Ordinary adjournment requests for oral-argument motions are not entertained; emergency requests may be made by calling the part clerk.
Adjournment requests for motions on the oral argument calendar will not be entertained. If there is an emergency, you may call the part clerk at 347-296-1118, they will contact chambers and the Judge will make a determination on the request.
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For an agreed emergency adjournment, the parties must appear and submit an order stating the specific reason for adjournment.
If parties agree to an adjournment they must appear and write an order stating the specific reason they are adjourning the matter since it is supposed to be an emergency.
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Chambers Communication Rules
Compromise-application hearing adjournments must be obtained through chambers.
Adjournments must be obtained through chambers.
Page 1 | COMPROMISE APPLICATIONS
Do not call or email chambers for substantive or procedural legal questions or case information.
DO NOT CALL OR EMAIL CHAMBERS. PURSUANT TO NEW YORK STATE RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, RULE 3.5, THE BAR IS REMINDED THAT EX-PARTE COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE COURT IS PROHIBITED. Do not call chambers to ask a substantive and/or procedural legal question or request information on a case. Chambers staff is not permitted to provide guidance or advice to attorneys or litigants.
Page 1 | INQUIRIES
Infant compromise applications, petitions, and supporting papers must be emailed to the specified chambers address or they will be rejected.
All infant compromise applications MUST be emailed to chambers at srodrig2@nycourts.gov. You must email the petition and all supporting papers to the email above if you fail to do so it will be rejected.
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Infant compromise hearing adjournments must be obtained through chambers.
Any adjournments must be obtained through chambers.
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Settlement-conference requests may be made by calling the part clerk, and all applications must be on notice to all parties.
This Court will entertain requests for Settlement Conferences. Requests for Settlement Conferences may be made by calling the Part Clerk at 347-296-1118 all applications must be on notice to all parties.
Page 1 | SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES
Direct scheduling, order-entry, case-status, and motion-paper receipt inquiries to the courtroom clerk, not chambers.
Inquiries regarding scheduling, the entry of orders, or case status, receipt of motion papers should be directed to the courtroom, never to chambers. The courtroom Part Court Clerk Ms. Allison Eisenberg can be reached at 347-296-1118. DO NOT EMAIL OR CALL CHAMBERS with these questions.
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