New York Supreme Court, Queens County Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

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Civil cases

A request for oral argument requires notice to opposing parties at least three business days before the motion return date, and all parties must appear in person.

If the parties/attorneys are requesting oral argument, they must notify the opposing parties at least three (3) business days prior to the return date of the motion, and all parties must appear in person for the oral argument.

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Before requesting a preliminary conference, proper service must have been made on the defendant, the defendant must have appeared, and proof that issue has been joined must accompany the request; submissions must not be sent by email or otherwise to the matrimonial preliminary conference part.

Prior to requesting a Preliminary Conference, proper service shall have been made on defendant, with defendant having appeared in the action. Proof that issue has been joined must accompany the request for a preliminary conference. No such submissions should be submitted, via e-mail or otherwise, to the matrimonial preliminary conference part.

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Civil cases

Parties must fully complete and sign the appropriate Preliminary Conference form and email it to the assigned judge’s part on the scheduled preliminary conference date.

Please note that the parties must fully complete, sign and email the appropriate Preliminary Conference form to the assigned Commercial Division/Medical Malpractice Judge’s Part for the Judge’s review and signature on the scheduled preliminary conference calendar date.

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Civil cases

The Preliminary Conference Order cannot be adjourned while motion practice is pending.

The Preliminary Conference Order will not be adjourned pending motion practice.

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Civil cases

The Compliance Conference Order cannot be adjourned while motion practice is pending.

The Compliance Conference Order will not be adjourned pending motion practice.

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Only counsel who is fully familiar with the case and authorized to stipulate may appear at the preliminary conference.

Only counsel fully familiar with the case and with full authority to Stipulate shall appear for the Preliminary Conference.

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Civil cases

Filing a Request for Judicial Intervention and a Request for a Preliminary Conference automatically generates the order, requires no party action, and assigns a virtual Compliance Conference date.

Preliminary Conference Orders issued by Judge Mojgan C. Lancman will be automatically generated upon the filing of a Request for Judicial Intervention and a Request for a Preliminary Conference. Automatically generated Orders will be sent to the Queens County Clerk. No action will be required of the parties for the automatically generated Preliminary Conference Orders. The Preliminary Conference Orders will have an assigned date for a virtual Compliance Conference and information for those parties requesting Mediation.