New York Supreme Court, Westchester County Adjournment & Extension Requirements
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Requirements for requesting adjournments, extensions, and continuances. This page is scoped to New York Supreme Court, Westchester County; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
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A Preliminary Conference may be postponed for no more than 14 calendar days from its initially scheduled date, absent narrow good cause including emergencies.
A Preliminary Conference may not be adjourned for more than fourteen (14) calendar days from the date for which it is initially scheduled absent a showing of good cause which shall be defined narrowly to include emergencies.
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A pre-judgment or post-judgment motion in a matrimonial action may not be adjourned without approval from the assigned justice or Court-Attorney Referee.
No motion in any matrimonial action, whether pre-judgment or post judgment, may be adjourned without approval from the assigned Justice or Court-Attorney Referee.
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Without a showing of good cause, an adjournment may not extend a motion more than 30 days from its original return date, unless a cross-motion is filed, in which case the 30-day period runs from the cross-motion's filing.
Absent a showing of good cause, in no event shall the motion be adjourned more than thirty (30) days from the original return date unless a cross-motion is filed and, in that event, the thirty (30) day period shall run from the filing of the cross-motion.
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Every adjournment request must be written, sent to the assigned Justice on notice to all parties including the Attorney for the Children, and directed to the Part Clerk.
All requests for adjournments shall be in writing, addressed to the assigned Justice, on notice to all parties including the Attorney for the Children, and directed to the Part Clerk.
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A compliance-conference adjournment does not excuse missed discovery or violations of scheduling orders, and discovery must continue during the adjournment.
The parties are cautioned that any adjournment of the compliance conference will not excuse a failure to provide discovery or failure to adhere to a preliminary conference order or compliance conference order and that discovery shall proceed during the period of any adjournment (22 NYCRR 202.10 [b]).
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Unless the court confirms a rescheduling by email or Microsoft Teams, the parties must appear as originally scheduled, and a conference adjournment does not alter dates in court orders.
Unless the parties receive confirmation from the Court either via e-mail or through a Microsoft Teams notification that a conference has been rescheduled, the parties shall appear for the conference as originally scheduled. An adjournment of a conference will not change any date in any court order, including but not limited to the preliminary conference order (22 NYCRR 202.10).
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A discovery-deadline extension must be requested as soon as practicable and before the existing deadline expires.
Applications for extensions of a discovery deadline shall be made as soon as practicable and prior to the expiration of such deadline (22 NYCRR 202.20-e).
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The parties may not adjourn a compliance conference or extend a discovery deadline by stipulation; only the court may do so.
Compliance conferences many not be adjourned and discovery deadlines may not be extended by stipulation. Only the Court has the authority to adjourn a compliance conference or extend discovery deadlines.
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A compliance-conference adjournment is granted only upon a showing of good cause.
Adjournments of compliance conferences shall be granted upon a showing of good cause (22 NYCRR 202.10 [b]).
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An adjournment request may be uploaded through NYSCEF as “Correspondence (Request for Adjournment)” and must identify the appearance date, two proposed dates no more than 30 days later, prior adjournments, party consent, and any refusal reasons.
A party may upload to NYSCEF a request for an adjournment by selecting NYSCEF document type “Correspondence (Request for Adjournment).” The adjournment request must state: (1) the appearance date, (2) two proposed adjourned dates, which dates shall be no later than 30 days from the scheduled conference date; (3) the number of prior adjournments, and (4) whether all parties consent, and, if not, the reasons given for the refusal or withholding of consent.
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Pending motions do not extend compliance- or scheduling-order deadlines or stay discovery.
Parties are cautioned that the deadlines established in compliance conference orders and other scheduling orders shall not be extended and discovery shall not be stayed or otherwise extended due to the pendency of such motions.
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A motion return date may be adjourned no more than three times and for no more than sixty total days.
The return date for any motion, whether pre-Note of Issue or post-Note of Issue, including motions for summary judgment and other substantive motions, and discovery-related motions, once made, may not be adjourned more than three (3) times and such return date may not be adjourned for more than a total of sixty (60) days.
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An adjournment request may be submitted in writing by email to the stated chambers address at least two business days before the return date, with notice to all parties.
Any request for an adjournment may be made in writing by e-mailing MedMalWestchester@nycourts.gov, at least two (2) business days prior to the return date, on notice to all parties.
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An adjournment may not be granted after the deadline to move or submit opposition or reply papers has expired.
In no event shall an adjournment be granted after the time to move or submit opposition or reply papers has expired.
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Counsel must ensure that a motion return-date adjournment request is received and approved within the required time.
It is incumbent upon counsel to ensure that any request for an adjournment of the return date of a motion has been received by this Part and approved within the requisite time period.
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A filed summary-judgment motion's return date may be extended no more than three times and for no more than 60 days in total.
The return date for a motion for summary judgment once made may not be extended more than three (3) times and such return date may not be extended for more than a total of sixty (60) days.
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The return date of a summary-judgment motion may be extended no more than three times.
The return date for a motion for summary judgment once made may not be extended more than three (3) times
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Ongoing settlement negotiations do not justify delaying or adjourning discovery proceedings or trials.
However, the pendency of settlement negotiations will not delay, adjourn or in any way affect the scheduling of discovery proceedings or trials.
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A consent affidavit or affirmation must state the reason, method and timing of obtaining consent, and the name of each attorney or self-represented party who orally consented, and must be received before the submission date or at the calendar call.
The affidavit/affirmation of consent must state the reason for the adjournment request, how consent was obtained from all parties, when it was obtained, and the name of each attorney or self-represented party who gave oral consent. The affidavit/affirmation must be received by the Court before the scheduled submission date or at the time of the submission calendar call.
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An FSCP conference adjournment request based on unforeseen circumstances must be sent by email or mail to the FSCP clerk, received at least two full business days before the conference, and identify the requester and case, state all parties' consent and agreed rescheduled date, and confirm copies were sent to all parties; telephone requests and untimely requests will not be considered.
Requests for adjournments of conferences scheduled in the FSCP due to unforeseen circumstances may be made only by email or mail to the attention of the clerk of the FSCP; the Court will not consider a request made by telephone. The request must be received by the Court no less than two (2) full business days prior to the date for which the conference is scheduled. The Court will not consider a request received in violation of this deadline. Any request must indicate the name of attorney/housing counselor/party by whom the request is submitted and must include: the title and index number of the action, that the request is on consent of all parties, a date to which the parties agree the conference may be adjourned, and that copies of the request have been sent to all parties.
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A Preliminary Conference may be postponed for no more than 14 calendar days from its initially scheduled date unless a narrowly defined showing of good cause, including emergencies, is made.
A Preliminary Conference may not be adjourned for more than fourteen (14) calendar days from the date for which it is initially scheduled absent a showing of good cause which shall be defined narrowly to include emergencies.
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A matrimonial motion may be adjourned only with approval from the assigned Justice or a Court-Attorney Referee; absent good cause, the adjournment may not extend beyond 30 days from the return date or, when a cross-motion is filed, 30 days from that filing, after which an unresolved motion is fully submitted.
No motion in any matrimonial action, whether pre-judgment or post judgment, may be adjourned without approval from the assigned Justice or Court-Attorney Referee. Requests for adjournments should be filed on NYSCEF and e-mailed to the Chambers of the assigned Justice or to a Court- Attorney Referee. Absent a showing of good cause, in no event shall the motion be adjourned more than thirty (30) days from the original return date unless a cross-motion is filed and, in that event, the thirty (30) day period shall run from the filing of the cross-motion. At the end of the thirty (30) day period, the motion shall be deemed fully submitted if not resolved.
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Adjournment requests must be written, addressed to the assigned justice, noticed to all parties including the Attorney for the Children, and directed to the part clerk.
All requests for adjournments shall be in writing, addressed to the assigned Justice, on notice to all parties including the Attorney for the Children, and directed to the Part Clerk.
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Discovery-schedule modifications must be raised at the conference or earlier as directed, and discovery-deadline extensions must be requested as soon as practicable and before the deadline expires.
Requests for modifications to discovery schedules shall be addressed at the conference or earlier if directed by the Court. Applications for extensions of a discovery deadline shall be made as soon as practicable and prior to the expiration of such deadline (22 NYCRR §202.20-e).
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A preliminary-conference adjournment requires good cause and, when practicable, an emailed request to the assigned IAS Justice’s part clerk at least two business days before the conference, copied to all other parties and offering two alternative dates no later than one month after the original conference; absent court confirmation, the parties must attend as scheduled.
Adjournments of preliminary conferences will be granted only upon a showing of good cause (22 NYCRR §202.10 [b]). While a party may upload to NYSCEF a request for an adjournment by selecting NYSCEF document type “Correspondence (Request for Adjournment),” the party must also e-mail the request to the assigned IAS Justice’s part clerk on notice to all other parties. When practicable, the request for an adjournment shall be made at least two (2) business days before the scheduled conference and shall include two (2) proposed alternative dates for rescheduling the conference, which dates shall be no later than one month following the scheduled virtual preliminary conference. Unless the parties receive confirmation from the Court either via e-mail or through a Microsoft Teams notification that a conference has been rescheduled, the parties shall appear for the conference as originally scheduled.
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When practicable, an adjournment request must be submitted at least two business days before the conference and include two alternative conference dates no later than 120 days before the discovery cutoff.
When practicable, the request for an adjournment shall be made at least two (2) business days before the scheduled conference and shall include two (2) proposed alternative dates for rescheduling the conference, which dates shall be no later than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the last day of discovery set forth in the preliminary conference order.
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Unless the Administrative Judge directs otherwise, mediation does not extend or stay any deadline or proceeding, including discovery, motion practice, and trials.
As set forth in the rules, unless otherwise directed by the Administrative Judge, all deadlines and proceedings, including discovery, motion practice and trials, shall not be extended or stayed during mediation.
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A compliance-conference adjournment will be granted only upon a showing of good cause under 22 NYCRR §202.10(b).
Adjournments of compliance conferences will be granted upon a showing of good cause [22 NYCRR §202.10 (b)] only.
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A motion return date may be adjourned no more than three times and for no more than 60 days total.
The return date for any motion, whether pre-Note of Issue or post-Note of Issue, including motions for summary judgment and other substantive motions, and discovery related motions, once made, may not be adjourned more than three (3) times and the return date may not be adjourned for a period exceeding a total of sixty (60) days.
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An adjournment request must be emailed in writing to the Motion Support Clerk at least two business days before the return date, with notice to all parties.
Requests for an adjournment may be made in writing to the Motion Support Clerk by e-mail to MotionSupportWestchester@nycourts.gov at least two (2) business days prior to the return date, on notice to all parties.
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An adjournment will not be granted after the deadline to move or submit opposition or reply papers has expired.
In no event will an adjournment be granted after the time to move or submit opposition or reply papers has expired.
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Counsel must ensure that the Motion Support Office receives and approves an adjournment request within the required time.
It is incumbent upon counsel to ensure that any request for an adjournment of the return date of a motion has been received by the Motion Support Office and approved within the requisite time.
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Motion-adjournment requests must not be sent to IAS Parts because mistakenly sent requests will not be processed.
Requests for adjournments of motions shall NOT be addressed to the IAS Parts. Requests for adjournments sent in error to IAS Parts will not be processed.
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A summary judgment motion’s return date may be extended no more than three times and for no more than 60 days total.
The return date for a motion for summary judgment once made may not be extended more than three (3) times and the return date may not be extended for more than a total of sixty (60) days.
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A scheduled-trial adjournment will be denied unless unusual and exigent circumstances exist.
Requests for adjournments of scheduled trials will not be granted, absent unusual and exigent circumstances.
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A pending TAP motion cannot be adjourned by stipulation and may be adjourned only by the TAP Justice.
Motions in TAP may not be adjourned by stipulation. Only the TAP Justice has the authority to adjourn a motion pending in TAP.
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A motion may be adjourned by consent for no more than 60 days.
A motion may be adjourned on consent for a maximum of 60 days.
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A request for an adjournment longer than 60 days must be made by letter to the court and uploaded to NYSCEF.
Any request for an adjournment that exceeds 60 days (Rule 202.8[e][1] of the Uniform Rules for the Trial Courts) must be made by letter to the Court and uploaded to NYSCEF.
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Without unanimous consent before the return date, an adjournment application must be written, explain the need for the adjournment, and be uploaded to NYSCEF.
If consent was not obtained from all parties prior to the return date, a party seeking an adjournment must make such application in writing explaining the need for the adjournment and upload the application to NYSCEF.
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The court will not entertain an improperly supported adjournment application, and the Part Clerk will mark the motion submitted.
An application for an adjournment that is not properly supported will not be entertained, and the Part Clerk will mark the motion submitted.
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A motion is not treated as adjourned unless the Part Clerk, Secretary, or Law Clerk communicates the court’s approval, including when all parties consent.
Unless the Part Clerk, the Court’s Secretary or the Court’s Law Clerk has conveyed the Court’s approval of an adjournment, no motion is considered to have been adjourned, including an adjournment on consent.
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A conference adjournment requires a good-cause showing, an NYSCEF filing copied to all parties, consent information, and three proposed dates when consent is not obtained.
Conferences will only be adjourned upon a showing of good cause (22 NYCRR § 202.10). The party requesting the adjournment must upload the request to NYSCEF and copy all other parties. The request must indicate if all the request is being made on consent, and if not, the reasons consent is not given, along with 3 proposed dates.
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Motion adjournment requests must go to the Motion Support Clerk, not the judge or this part, and will not be granted after the motion's return date.
Adjournment requests must be made to the Motion Support Clerk in accordance with Part III of the Westchester Supreme Court Civil Case Management Rules. b. Requests for adjournments shall not be addressed to this part. c. No adjournments will be granted after the return date.
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After receiving notice of the adjourned date, the requesting party must notify all other parties.
Once notified of the adjourned date, the requesting party will be responsible to notify all other parties.
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A request to adjourn an in-court or virtual appearance requires a stipulation signed by all parties, filed in NYSCEF, and emailed to the Part Clerk at least 36 hours in advance unless the Court finds extraordinary circumstances.
For procedural matters, such as a request to adjourn an in-Court or virtual appearance, a written stipulation signed by all parties shall be filed in NYSCEF and emailed to the Part Clerk at ldavis1@nycourts.gov. Such a request must be submitted at least 36 hours in advance, unless the Court determines that there are extraordinary circumstances.
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An adjournment request received fewer than 36 hours before the motion conference will not be granted unless the Court finds extraordinary circumstances.
No adjournment will be granted if not received at least 36 hours prior to the motion conference date unless the Court determines that there are extraordinary circumstances.
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A compliance-conference adjournment requires good cause and, when practicable, at least two business days' notice; a filed and emailed stipulation is preferred, a noticed request is the fallback, and the next conference ordinarily must occur no later than 120 days before the discovery cutoff unless special circumstances apply.
An adjournment of the date on which the compliance conference is to be held shall be granted upon a showing of good cause (22 NYCRR 202.10). When practicable, the request for an adjournment shall be made at least two (2) business days before the scheduled conference. A stipulation of adjournment filed in NYSCEF and emailed to the Part Clerk is preferred. However, if a stipulation cannot be obtained, a request for an adjournment shall be filed in NYSCEF and emailed to the Part Clerk on notice to all other parties. All requests should state the earliest period when the parties will be available for the next conference. The Part Clerk will advise when the next compliance conference will be held, which date shall be no later than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the last day of discovery set forth in the preliminary conference order, unless there are special circumstances. Unless the parties receive confirmation from the Part Clerk that a conference has been rescheduled, the parties shall appear for the conference as originally scheduled.
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An adjourned compliance conference does not suspend discovery or excuse compliance with the preliminary conference order or compliance conference order.
The parties are cautioned that any adjournment of the compliance conference will not excuse a failure to provide discovery or failure to adhere to a preliminary conference order or compliance conference order and that discovery shall proceed during the period of any adjournment (22 NYCRR 202.10).
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A motion may be adjourned no more than three times, and its return date may be extended for no more than 60 days in total.
A motion may not be adjourned more than three (3) times and the return date may not be adjourned for more than a total of sixty (60) days.
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A pre-Note of Issue summary-judgment motion return date may be extended no more than three times and for no more than sixty days in total.
The return date for any pre-Note of Issue motions for summary judgment once made may not be extended more than three (3) times and such return date my not be extended for more than a total of sixty (60) days.
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No further case adjournment may be granted after a post-Note of Issue summary judgment or dispositive motion is marked fully submitted.
Once a post-note of issue summary judgment or dispositive motion is marked fully submitted, this Court CANNOT grant any further adjournment on the case.
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A motion conference is not officially adjourned unless the Part Clerk, Confidential Secretary, or Principal Court Attorney communicates the Court's approval.
No motion conference date shall be considered adjourned unless the Part Clerk, Confidential Secretary, or Principal Court Attorney has conveyed the Court’s approval of an adjournment.
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A conference adjournment request is ineffective without Court approval, even when all parties consent.
A request for an adjournment, even if on consent of all parties, is NOT effective unless and until approved by the Court.
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A request to adjourn a motion's return date must be emailed in writing to the Motion Support Clerk at least two business days before the return date, with notice to all parties.
In accordance with the Westchester Supreme Court Civil Case Management Rules, requests to adjourn the return date of a motion must be made in writing to the Motion Support Clerk by e-mail to MotionSupportWestchester@nycourts.gov at least two (2) business days prior to the return date, on notice to all parties.
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A single adjournment request may not seek more than 30 days.
(2) any single request for an adjournment may seek an adjournment no greater than thirty (30) days;
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A motion may be adjourned no more than three times.
(3) a motion may be adjourned a maximum of three (3) times;
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The total adjournment period for a motion may not exceed 60 days.
(4) a motion may be adjourned a maximum of sixty (60) days.
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The Court will notify the requester through NYSCEF or reply email, will not act on requests not copied to all other parties, and will not treat a consented request as granted absent express court advice.
The Court will advise the requesting party by court notice via NYSCEF or reply email (with copies to all parties copied on the originating email) whether the requested adjournment has been granted. No action will be taken on requests that are not copied to all other parties. The parties should not assume that the request for an adjournment (even if consented to) has been granted unless specifically advised by the Court.
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An adjournment request must be emailed in writing to the Court Attorney-Referee and uploaded to NYSCEF as a letter at least 48 hours before the conference.
A request to adjourn a conference must be made in writing by email to the Court Attorney- Referee and by letter uploaded to NYSCEF at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the scheduled conference.
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Every adjournment application must state the reason, opposing parties' consent or objection, and requested duration; consent requests must include available alternative dates and be copied to all counsel and self-represented parties.
All applications for adjournments must set forth: 1) the reason why an adjournment is necessary; 2) whether the opposing party(ies) consent(s) or object(s) to the application; and 3) the length of the adjournment sought. If the adjournment is on consent, the parties shall provide alternate date(s) when all parties are available. All such communications must be copied to all counsel and self-represented parties.
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Dates set by the Court may not be modified except by court order and for good cause shown.
No modifications of the dates set by the Court are permitted except by Order of the Court and for good cause shown.
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An appearance adjournment requires a timely request by NYSCEF letter and email to the Part Clerk, a showing of good cause caused by an unavoidable scheduling conflict, and specified information about the appearance and party consent.
Adjournments of any appearance before the Court shall be granted only upon a showing of good cause that an unavoidable scheduling conflict exists (22 NYCRR 202.10 [b]). To request an adjournment, a party shall make the request via letter filed to NYSCEF and emailed to the Part Clerk. The adjournment request must state: (1) the appearance date and (2) whether all parties consent and, if not, the reasons given for refusing or withholding consent. Absent extraordinary circumstances, requests for adjournment shall be made two (2) business days before the scheduled appearance.
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Requests to adjourn appearances or extend court-ordered deadlines must be raised at a court conference rather than by letter or email.
The Court will not address requests for adjournments or extensions of court-ordered deadlines in response to letters or emails. The Court will only address requests for adjournments or extensions in a court conference.
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Motion adjournment requests must be submitted in writing to the Motion Support Clerk under Part III of the Westchester County Civil Case Management Rules.
Requests for adjournments of motions must be sought from the Motion Support Clerk in writing in accordance with Part III of the Westchester County Civil Case Management Rules.
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An adjournment request may not be sent to the Part and will not be granted after the deadline to move or submit opposition or reply papers.
No request for adjournment shall be addressed to the Part. At no time shall an adjournment be granted after the time to move or submit opposition or reply papers has expired.
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Counsel must ensure that a motion return-date adjournment request is received by the Motion Support Office and approved within the required time.
It is incumbent upon counsel to ensure that any request for an adjournment of the return date of a motion has been received by the Motion Support Office and approved within the requisite time.
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Motion adjournment requests must not be sent to chambers.
Requests for adjournments of motions shall NOT be addressed to Chambers.
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A motion return date may be adjourned no more than three times and for no more than 60 total days, whether before or after the Note of Issue.
The return date for any motion, whether pre-Note of Issue or post-Note of Issue, including motions for summary judgment and other substantive motions, and discovery related motions, once made, may not be adjourned more than three (3) times and the return date may not be adjourned for a period exceeding a total of sixty (60) days.
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A deposition must continue to completion and may be adjourned only by further court order unless all parties agree that the adjournment will not impair performance or enforcement of the stipulation.
c. Once begun, a deposition shall continue until completed and shall not be adjourned without further order from the Court, unless all parties agree that the adjournment of such deposition does not delay or otherwise impede any party’s ability to perform or enforce any of the terms of this Stipulation.
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No time directive may be adjourned without the Court’s permission.
No adjournments of any time directive above shall be permitted without the permission of the Court.
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A conference adjournment request must be submitted in writing through NYSCEF at least two full business days before the conference, unless it is an emergency or falls under Section C(a).
A request to adjourn a conference must be made in writing, by NYSCEF ONLY, except as provided in Section C(a), at least two (2) full business days in advance of the scheduled conference, unless there is an emergency.
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Every adjournment application must state the reason, the opposing parties’ consent or objection, and the requested duration or three available dates and times when consent is obtained, and the communication must be copied to all counsel and self-represented parties.
All applications for adjournments must set forth: (1) The reason why an adjournment is necessary; (2) Whether the opposing part(ies) consent(s) or object(s) to the application; (3) The length of the adjournment sought or, if on consent, three (3) dates and times all parties are available. All such communications must be copied to all counsel and self-represented parties.
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An appearance or motion adjournment request must be written, noticed to all other parties, filed on NYSCEF at least three business days before the deadline, and supported by specified information and consent; it is not granted without express written court approval.
A request for an adjournment of an appearance or a motion shall be made in writing at least three (3) business days prior to the appearance or motion deadline, on notice to the other parties and shall be filed on NYSCEF. If the request is not made at least three business days prior to the appearance or motion deadline, the parties must appear on the appearance date or motion return date. Any party seeking an adjournment must attempt to obtain consent from all other parties in the action. Applications for adjournments must state the following: (1) the appearance/motion date, (2) three proposed adjourned dates/times on consent, (3) the reason for the request, (4) the number of prior adjournments, and (5) whether the opposing party(ies) consent(s) or object(s) to the request. Absent explicit approval from the Court in writing, the adjournment request is not deemed granted, even if the adjournment request is on consent.
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A hearing or trial adjournment is not permitted except as provided by 22 NYCRR § 125.1.
A request for an adjournment of a hearing/trial is not permitted except as provided in 22 NYCRR § 125.1.
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An application to adjourn an appearance must be submitted on NYSCEF as a letter or stipulation unless an exception or exemption applies.
All requests for adjournments must be presented in the form of a letter or stipulation, submitted on NYSCEF, unless subject to an exception or an exemption.
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An adjournment request must be submitted at least 48 hours before the appearance unless good cause is shown.
Such requests must be at least 48 hours prior to the date of the appearance, unless good cause shown.
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Every adjournment application must state the reason, the opposing parties' consent or objection, and the requested duration or, when consensual, a date available to all parties.
All applications for adjournments must set forth: 1) the reason why an adjournment is necessary; 2) whether the opposing party(ies) consent(s) or object(s) to the application; and 3) the length of the adjournment sought or, if on consent, a date all parties are available.
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A nonconsented adjournment request must explain the need for adjournment, its length, and the nonconsenting party's stated reason for refusing consent, while the opponent may respond if its position was stated incorrectly.
Where the adjournment sought is not on consent, the requesting party must briefly set forth why the adjournment is necessary, the length of the adjournment and the reason offered by the non-consenting party for his/her lack of consent. Opposing Counsel or self-represented litigant may succinctly provide their reasons for objecting to the requested adjournment if opposing Counsel believes that his/her position has been stated incorrectly.
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An Order to Show Cause adjournment request must be written, emailed only to the Part Clerk before the return date, and copied to all counsel and self-represented parties.
A request to adjourn an Order to Show Cause must be made in writing and transmitted by email only to the Part Clerk prior to the return date of the same, copied to all Counsel and self- represented parties.
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An Order to Show Cause or cross-motion may receive no more than three adjournments, totaling no more than sixty days.
No more than three (3) adjournments of any Order to Show Cause or cross-motion will be permitted. The total period of time that an Order to Show Cause may be adjourned shall not exceed sixty (60) days.
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An adjournment application must state the reason for the request, identify whether the opposing parties consent or object, specify the length sought or a mutually available date on consent, and copy all counsel and self-represented parties or it will not be acted upon.
All applications for adjournments must set forth: 1) the reason why an adjournment is necessary; 2) whether the opposing party(ies) consent(s) or object(s) to the application; and 3) the length of the adjournment sought or, if on consent, a date all parties are available. All such communications must be copied to all counsel and self-represented parties. Requests that are not copied to all other parties will not be acted on.
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Requests to adjourn a motion or extend its briefing schedule must be submitted to the Motion Support Part.
All requests to adjourn a motion or extend the briefing schedule on a motion must be made to the Motion Support Part.
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A conference adjournment request must be emailed to the court and uploaded to NYSCEF at least 36 hours before the scheduled appearance, and the parties must appear on the return date to request the adjournment.
A REQUEST TO ADJOURN A CONFERENCE MUST BE EMAILED TO THIS COURT AND UPLOADED TO ===== PAGE 4 ===== NYSCEF AT LEAST 36 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE SCHEDULED APPEARANCE, THEREAFTER THE PARTIES MUST APPEAR ON THE RETURN DATE TO REQUEST THE ADJOURNMENT.
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A motion adjournment letter must state the current return date of any motion and provide contact information for all parties.
WHEN REQUESTING AN ADJOURNMENT OF A MOTION, THE LETTER REQUEST SHALL INCLUDE THE CURRENT DATE OF ANY MOTION RETURNABLE AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ALL PARTIES.
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A motion adjournment request must also be emailed to the Motion Support Part and the requesting party must notify all parties of the adjourned date.
THE REQUEST MUST ALSO BE EMAILED TO THE MOTION SUPPORT PART AT motionsupportwestchester@nycourts.gov THE REQUESTING PARTY SHALL NOTIFY ALL PARTIES OF THE ADJOURNED DATE.
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The Court will not grant a motion adjournment when the return date falls within the 30 days preceding trial.
NO ADJOURNMENTS on a motion will be granted with a return date within thirty (30) days prior to the date of trial.
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Hearing or trial adjournment requests are not permitted except as provided in 22 NYCRR § 125.1.
Requests to Adjourn Hearings/Trials: A request for an adjournment of a hearing/trial is not permitted except as provided in 22 NYCRR § 125.1.
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Discovery-deadline extension applications must be made as soon as practicable and, when possible, before the deadline expires.
Applications for extensions of a discovery deadline shall be made as soon as practicable and, when possible, prior to the expiration of such deadline (22 NYCRR 202.20-e).
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Compliance-conference adjournments require a showing of good cause.
Adjournments of compliance conferences shall be granted upon a showing of good cause (22 NYCRR 202.10).
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An adjournment request may be uploaded to NYSCEF, but the requesting party must also email it to the Judge’s Part Clerk with notice to all other parties.
While a party may upload to NYSCEF a request for an adjournment by selecting NYSCEF document type "Correspondence (Request for Adjournment)," the party must also e-mail the adjournment request to the Judge’s Part Clerk on notice to all other parties.
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When practicable, an adjournment request should be made at least two business days before the conference, include two alternative dates, and use dates no later than 120 days before the discovery-completion date in the preliminary conference order.
When practicable, the request for an adjournment shall be made at least two (2) business days before the scheduled conference and shall include two (2) proposed alterative dates for rescheduling the conference, which dates shall be no later than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the last day of discovery completion set forth in the preliminary conference order.
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Without confirmation from the Judge’s Part Clerk that the conference was rescheduled, the parties must appear on the original date.
Unless the parties receive confirmation from the Judge’s Part Clerk that a conference has been rescheduled, the parties shall appear for the conference as originally scheduled.
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An adjourned compliance conference does not excuse failures to provide discovery or comply with the preliminary conference order or compliance conference order.
An adjournment of the compliance conference will not excuse a failure to provide discovery or failure to adhere to a preliminary conference order or compliance conference order.
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A motion-adjournment request must be emailed to the Motion Support Clerk at least two business days before the return date, provide notice to all parties, and be accompanied by a proposed stipulation or order filed through NYSCEF.
Requests for an adjournment may be made in writing to the Motion Support Clerk by e- mail to MotionSupportWestchester@nycourts.gov at least two (2) business days prior to the return date, on notice to all parties. A proposed stipulation of the parties or order shall be filed via NYSCEF when any request for an adjournment is made.
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A motion return date may be adjourned no more than three times and for no more than 60 total days.
The return date for any motion, whether pre-Note of Issue or post-Note of Issue, including motions for summary judgment and other substantive motions, and discovery related motions, once made, may not be adjourned more than three (3) times and the return date may not be adjourned for a period exceeding a total of sixty (60) days.
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A motion is not considered adjourned without Court approval, even if the parties consent.
Unless the parties have received Court’s approval of an adjournment, no motion is considered to have been adjourned, including an adjournment on consent.
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When practicable, a request to adjourn a Preliminary Conference must be made at least two business days before the conference, include two proposed alternative dates, and propose dates no later than one month after the scheduled conference.
request for adjournments of a Preliminary Conference, when practicable, “shall be made at least two (2) business days before the scheduled conference and shall include two (2) proposed alternative dates for rescheduling the conference, which dates shall be no later than one (1) month following the scheduled virtual [or in person] preliminary conference.”
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A motion-adjournment application must state the reason, whether opposing parties consent or object, and the length of adjournment sought or, with consent, a date when all parties are available.
All applications for adjournments of motions must set forth: 1) the reason why an adjournment is necessary; 2) whether the opposing party(ies) consent(s) or object(s) to the application; and 3) the length of the adjournment sought or, if on consent, a date all parties are available.
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The Part will not accept a stipulation extending the summary judgment motion deadline.
No stipulations to extend the deadline to file a motion for summary judgment will be accepted by this Part.
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Requests to adjourn pending motions must be filed with the Motion Support Office rather than submitted to the Part.
This Part cannot accept requests for adjournments of any pending motions. The parties must file requests for adjournments in the Motion Support Office.
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A motion’s return date may be adjourned no more than three times and for no more than 60 days in total.
Pursuant to the Westchester Supreme Court Civil Case Management Rules, the Motion Support Office requires that the return date for any motion, whether pre-Note of Issue or post-Note of Issue, including motions for summary judgment and other substantive motions, and discovery-related motions once made, may not be adjourned more than three times and such return date may not be adjourned for more than a total of sixty days.
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An adjournment request must be made in writing at least two business days before the return date and with notice to all parties.
Any request for an adjournment may be made in writing least two business days prior to the return date, on notice to all parties.
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The Part will not honor a stipulation to adjourn a motion.
No stipulation to adjourn a motion will be honored by this Part.
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No time directive in the stipulation may be adjourned without court permission.
No adjournments of any time directive above shall be permitted without the permission of the Court.
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An adjournment request should be filed on NYSCEF and emailed to the assigned justice's chambers or a Court-Attorney Referee.
Requests for adjournments should be filed on NYSCEF and e-mailed to the Chambers of the assigned Justice or to a Court- Attorney Referee.
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Every compliance-conference adjournment request must give notice to all other parties and, when practicable, should be submitted at least two business days before the conference.
All requests for adjournments must be made on notice to all other parties. When practicable, the request for an adjournment shall be made at least two (2) business days before the scheduled compliance conference.
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A compliance-conference adjournment does not excuse discovery or order violations, and discovery must continue during the adjournment.
The parties are cautioned that any adjournment of the compliance conference will not excuse a failure to provide discovery or failure to adhere to a preliminary conference order or compliance conference order and that discovery shall proceed during the period of any adjournment [22 NYCRR §202.10 (b)].
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A party requesting an adjournment must attempt to obtain consent from every other party.
Any party seeking an adjournment must attempt to obtain consent from all other parties.
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A conference adjournment does not excuse discovery obligations or compliance with preliminary or compliance conference orders.
Any adjournment of a conference will not excuse the failure to provide discovery or adhere to preliminary conference or compliance conference orders.
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As a matter of Part policy, only one brief adjournment of a scheduled hearing date may be requested.
Due to statutory dictates, it is the policy of the Part that only one (1) brief adjournment of a scheduled hearing date may be requested.
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An adjournment request for an appearance should normally be submitted no later than noon on the last business date before the appearance date.
H. Scheduling: Counsel and any self-represented party should address questions about scheduling appearances or adjourning appearances to the Part Clerk Ms. Meyers via e-mail at lmeyers@nycourts.gov. Requests for adjournments of appearances should normally not be made any later than 12 noon on the last business date prior to the appearance date.
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A conference adjournment requires a showing of good cause and ordinarily does not extend a court-ordered deadline unless the court so directs.
Adjournments of conferences shall be granted upon a showing of good cause. An adjournment of a conference will not extend any deadline ordered by the Court unless otherwise directed by the Court (see 22 NYCRR § 202.10).
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On proper notice and a showing of good cause, the court may excuse a late appraisal report, extend the report-exchange time, or permit an amended or supplemental report.
upon the application of any party on such notice as the Court shall direct, the Court may, upon good cause shown, relieve a party of a default in the service of a report, extend the time for exchanging reports, or allow an amended or supplemental report to be served upon such conditions as the Court may direct
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On good cause, the court may excuse a default, extend the appraisal-report filing deadline, or allow an amended or supplemental report subject to court-imposed conditions.
Upon application of any party, upon good cause shown, the Court may relieve a party of a default in filing a report, extend the time for filing reports, or allow an amended or supplemental report to be filed upon such conditions as the Court may direct (see 22 NYCRR § 202.61[a][3]).
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Adjournments mistakenly sent to the Part Clerk or Chambers will not be processed.
adjournments sent in error to the Part Clerk or Chambers will not be processed.
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Civil cases
The adjournment letter or stipulation should state the appearance date, proposed adjourned date, number of prior adjournments, whether the adversary consents, and any reasons given for refusing consent.
In either case, the letter or stipulation should state (1) the appearance date, (2) the proposed adjourned date, (3) the number of prior adjournments, and (4) whether the adversary consents, and, if not, the reasons given by the adversary for refusing to consent.
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For a non-consented adjournment, the requesting party should explain the necessity, requested length, and the non-consenting party's stated reason for refusing consent.
Where the adjournment sought is not on consent, the requesting party should briefly set forth why the adjournment is necessary, the length of the adjournment sought, and the reason offered by the non-consenting party for his/her lack of consent.
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No more than two adjournments are permitted per matter, except when good cause is shown through a written application approved by the court.
No more than two adjournments shall be permitted on any matter unless good cause is shown upon written application made to and approved by the Court.
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A continuance or rescheduling request based on an expert’s unavailability generally cannot be granted, but counsel may use videotaping when necessary.
Requests for a continuance or rescheduling due to an expert’s unavailability for testimony generally cannot be granted due to the large number of matters pending for trial. Counsel may use videotaping of experts when necessary.
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An adjournment of a compliance conference requires a showing of good cause.
Adjournments of compliance conferences shall be granted upon a showing of good cause (22 NYCRR 202.10).
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At the end of the thirty (30) day period, the motion shall be deemed fully submitted if not resolved.
Summary: If the motion remains unresolved, it is deemed fully submitted at the end of the applicable 30-day period.
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Unless the parties receive confirmation from the Court either via e-mail or through a Microsoft Teams notification that a conference has been rescheduled, the parties shall appear for the compliance conference as originally scheduled.
Summary: Without court confirmation by email or Microsoft Teams, the parties must attend the compliance conference on its originally scheduled date.
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Adjournments of preliminary conferences shall be granted only upon a showing of good cause (22 NYCRR 202.10). A party may upload to NYSCEF a request for an adjournment by selecting NYSCEF document type “Correspondence (Request for Adjournment).” The adjournment request must state: (1) the appearance date; (2) two proposed adjourned dates, which dates shall be no later than one month following the scheduled preliminary conference; (3) the number of prior adjournments: and (4) whether all parties consent, and, if not, the reasons given for refusing or withholding consent. All requests for adjournments must be made on notice to all parties.
Summary: A preliminary-conference adjournment requires good cause and a noticed NYSCEF request stating the appearance date, two proposed dates no later than one month afterward, prior-adjournment count, consent status, and any reasons for withholding consent.
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such return date may not be extended for more than a total of sixty (60) days.
Summary: Extensions of a summary-judgment motion's return date may not exceed 60 days in total.
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Any request for an adjournment may be made in writing by letter filed on NYSCEF at least two (2) business days prior to the return date, on notice to all parties.
Summary: A summary-judgment adjournment request must be made by written letter filed through NYSCEF at least two business days before the return date, with notice to all parties.
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Furthermore, an applicant must, by phone, fax, e-mail, or mail transmitted with adequate lead time, advise all parties who have not consented that an application will be made at the motion calendar call.
Summary: The applicant must give all nonconsenting parties advance notice, with adequate lead time, that the adjournment application will be made at the motion-calendar call.
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If all parties consent to an adjournment as allowed by these rules, but a written stipulation cannot be obtained in time for submission, the applicant for the adjournment on consent may submit an affidavit or affirmation reciting that such consent was obtained.
Summary: When all parties consent to an adjournment but a written stipulation cannot be obtained in time, the applicant may submit an affidavit or affirmation reciting the consent.
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If consent for an adjournment cannot be obtained from all parties prior to the return date, a party may: (1) make a letter application to chambers for an adjournment by fax, on notice to all other parties having appeared in the action or proceeding, or (2) appear on the return date of a motion at 9:30 a.m. and state on the record before the Court the reason for the requested adjournment and a description of the efforts made to obtain such consent,
Summary: A party seeking an adjournment without all parties’ consent may apply by fax to chambers with notice to appeared parties or appear at the return date and state the reason and consent efforts on the record.
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Unless the parties receive confirmation from the IAS Part clerk that a conference has been rescheduled, the parties shall appear for the conference as originally scheduled.
Summary: Absent confirmation from the IAS Part clerk that the conference was rescheduled, the parties must appear on the original conference date.
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13. All adjournments require specific permission of the Court. Prior to making an adjournment request to the Court, counsel or a self-represented party must first seek the consent of all other counsel or self-represented parties.
Summary: All adjournments require specific Court permission, and the requesting party must first seek consent from all other counsel or self-represented parties.
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The party requesting the adjournment must submit a letter to the Court, on notice to all counsel or self-represented parties, indicating the reason for the adjournment request, whether the adjournment is on consent and noting the unavailability of any of the attorneys or self-represented parties so that the Court may select a new date in the event that the request is granted by the Court.
Summary: The requesting party must submit a letter to the Court on notice to all parties stating the reason for the request, whether it is consensual, and any unavailable attorney or self-represented party.
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Applications for extensions of a discovery deadline shall be made by stipulation showing good cause as soon as practicable and preferably prior to the expiration of the deadline. Requests to extend court-ordered discovery deadlines or respond to discovery disputes shall be ===== PAGE 4 ===== submitted via email and uploaded to the NYSCEF system. The date of the adjourned compliance conference, received after consultation with the Principal Court Attorney, shall be included in the stipulation.
Summary: A discovery-deadline extension must be requested by good-cause stipulation as soon as practicable, preferably before the deadline, submitted by email and uploaded to NYSCEF, and include the adjourned compliance-conference date set after consultation with the Principal Court Attorney.
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Applications to adjourn conferences must be made in writing and submitted to the Court via NYSCEF, no later than forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the scheduled conference. The application must set forth (1) good cause for the adjournment; (2) whether the other parties to the action consent or object to the adjournment; and (3) shall suggest an approximate time period for the adjournment.
Summary: A written application to adjourn a conference must be submitted through NYSCEF at least 48 hours in advance, identify good cause and the parties' positions, suggest an adjournment period, and receive Court approval.
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Once the motion has been filed, any request to adjourn the return date must be submitted to the Motion Support Unit via written correspondence to MotionSupportWestchester@nycourts.gov
Summary: After filing a summary-judgment motion, a request to adjourn its return date must be sent as written correspondence to the Motion Support Unit at the stated email address.
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Any request for an adjournment that is not both filed on NYSCEF and e-mailed to the Motion Support Clerk shall be rendered a nullity. The parties are reminded that, under the Westchester Supreme Court Civil Case Management Rules: (1) such requests must be made “at least two (2) business days prior to the return date, on notice to all parties;”
Summary: A motion adjournment request is void unless it is both filed on NYSCEF and emailed to the Motion Support Clerk, and it must be made at least two business days before the return date with notice to all parties.
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The appraisal exchange date may not be extended without prior Court approval notwithstanding the stipulation of the parties to extend the deadline.
Summary: The appraisal exchange date cannot be extended without prior court approval, even if the parties stipulate to an extension.
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Where the adjournment sought is not on consent, the requesting party must briefly set forth why the adjournment is necessary, the length of the adjournment and the reason offered by the non-consenting party for his/her lack of consent. Opposing counsel or self-represented parties may succinctly provide their reasons for objecting to the requested adjournment.
Summary: A non-consent adjournment request must explain the need for and length of the adjournment and state the non-consenting party's reason, while objecting parties may briefly state their objections.
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Adjournments of preliminary conferences will be granted only upon a showing of good cause (22 NYCRR 202.10 [b]). While a party may upload to NYSCEF a request for an adjournment by selecting NYSCEF document type “Correspondence (Request for Adjournment),” the party must also email the request to the Part Clerk on notice to all other parties. The request for an adjournment shall be made at least three (3) business days before the scheduled preliminary conference and shall include two (2) proposed alternative dates for rescheduling the conference, which dates shall be no later than one month following the scheduled preliminary conference. Unless the parties receive confirmation from the Court that the preliminary conference has been rescheduled, the parties shall appear for the conference as originally scheduled.
Summary: A preliminary-conference adjournment requires good cause and, at least three business days beforehand, an NYSCEF request plus emailed notice to the Part Clerk and all other parties containing two alternative dates no later than one month after the scheduled conference; absent court confirmation, the parties must attend as scheduled.
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Clerk at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the scheduled conference.
Summary: The Clerk must be contacted at least 48 hours in advance of the scheduled conference.
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All applications for adjournments must set forth: 1) 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; and 4) the number of prior requests for adjournment and the dates previously set.
Summary: Every adjournment application must state the reason, opposing party's consent or objection, requested length, and prior requests with previously set dates.
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Requests to Adjourn an Appearance/Motion: A request for an adjournment of an appearance or a motion shall be made in writing at least thirty-six (36) hours prior to the appearance or motion deadline, on notice to the other parties and shall be filed on NYSCEF. If the request is not made at least thirty-six (36) hours prior to the appearance or motion deadline, the parties must appear on the appearance date or motion return date. Any party seeking an adjournment must attempt to obtain consent from all other parties in the action. Applications for adjournments must state: (1) the appearance/motion date, (2) three proposed adjourned dates/times on consent, (3) the reason for the request, (4) the number of prior adjournments, and (5) whether the opposing party(ies) consent(s) or object(s) to the request. Absent explicit approval from the Court in writing, the adjournment is not deemed granted, even if the adjournment request is on consent. To the extent that counsel seeks an adjournment based upon engagement of counsel, compliance with the Rules of the Chief Administrative Judge Part 125 shall be complied with, including, but not limited to, the filing of an Affirmation of Engagement.
Summary: An appearance or motion adjournment request must be written, noticed, filed on NYSCEF at least 36 hours before the deadline, include the specified information, and obtain the Court's written approval; otherwise, the parties must appear.
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Discovery shall proceed during the period of any adjournment (22 NYCRR 202.l0).
Summary: Discovery must continue during any compliance-conference adjournment.
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c. Once begun, a deposition shall continue until completed and shall not be adjourned without further order of the Court, unless all parties agree that the adjournment of such deposition does not delay or otherwise impede any party’s ability to perform or enforce any of the terms of this Stipulation.
Summary: A deposition must continue to completion unless the court orders an adjournment or all parties agree that the adjournment will not delay or impede performance or enforcement of the stipulation.
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Unless specifically directed to do so, do not copy Chambers nor any Court-Attorney Referee on such correspondence.
Summary: Chambers and any Court-Attorney Referee ordinarily must not be copied on adjournment correspondence unless specifically directed.
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When practicable, the request for an adjournment shall be made at least two (2) business
Summary: When practicable, an adjournment request should be submitted at least two business periods in advance of the relevant deadline.
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If a motion is made returnable on another day, the Part Clerk shall administratively adjourn the motion to the MDPM Part’s motion day as specified herein.
Summary: If a motion is not returnable on the prescribed motion day, the Part Clerk will administratively adjourn it to the MDPM Part's motion day.
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Unless the parties receive confirmation from the Court that a conference has been rescheduled, the parties must appear for the conference as originally scheduled.
Summary: The parties must attend a conference on its originally scheduled date unless the court confirms that it has been rescheduled.
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A party seeking a short adjournment of an oral argument and/or settlement conference must contact all other parties to obtain consent and demonstrate such efforts to the Court.
Summary: A party seeking a short motion-conference adjournment must seek consent from all other parties and demonstrate those efforts to the Court.
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After the trial of the issues has begun, any such application must be made to the Court and shall be entertained only in unusual and extraordinary circumstances
Summary: After trial begins, an application concerning a late, extended, amended, or supplemental appraisal report must be made to the court and will be considered only in unusual and extraordinary circumstances.
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Where the adjournment sought is not on consent, the requesting party must briefly set forth why the adjournment is necessary, the length of the adjournment and the reason offered by the non-consenting party for the lack of consent.
Summary: A non-consent adjournment request must explain why the adjournment is necessary, how long it should last, and why the non-consenting party declined consent.
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When practicable, the request for an adjournment shall be made at least two (2) business days before the scheduled conference and shall include two (2) proposed alterative dates for rescheduling the conference, which dates shall be no later than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the last day of discovery set forth in the preliminary conference order.
Summary: When practicable, an adjournment request should be submitted at least two business days before the conference, identify two alternative dates, and propose dates no later than 120 days before the discovery cutoff in the preliminary conference order.
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.WARNING?
Unless the parties receive confirmation from the IAS Part Clerk that a conference has been rescheduled, the parties shall appear for the conference as originally scheduled.
Summary: The parties must appear at the originally scheduled conference unless the IAS Part Clerk confirms that it has been rescheduled.
How do I request an adjournment or extension in New York Supreme Court, Westchester County?
New York Supreme Court, Westchester County: Advance notice is not fully stated in the structured details. A Preliminary Conference may be postponed for no more than 14 calendar days from its initially scheduled date, absent narrow good cause including emergencies.
Judge Nancy Quinn Koba: Advance notice is not fully stated in the structured details. The request must include reason for request, adversary position, and proposed new dates. Every adjournment application must state the reason, the opposing parties' consent or objection, and the requested duration or, when consensual, a date available to all parties.
Judge Thomas Quinones: Advance notice is not fully stated in the structured details. Discovery-deadline extension applications must be made as soon as practicable and, when possible, before the deadline expires.
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