COURT FUNCTION UPDATES

An update on court changes that was sent from the attorney below: Please note the most recent information available regarding court functions (details subject to change at any time, per the courts): Bronx Supreme – CLOSED Open for Emergency Applications and Mental Hygiene Cases only. Civil – CLOSED Kings Supreme – Approval of Paper Motions only. Documents are dropped into bins for the clerks’ review, and then given back. Guardianship Department, Ex Parte Office, County Clerk all open. Subpoena Records Room – Clerks are approving requests, but they must be signed by judges and there are no judges to sign. All parts/courtrooms are closed except for trials currently underway. Surrogates Court Probate Department is closed, but there is a bin to drop-off files. Calendars adjourned to June at the earliest. Cashier, Administration, Accounting & Misc. Departments are closed. Call (347) 404-3720 for Essential Application Only Civil – CLOSED New York Supreme Notary and juries Departments – CLOSED Matrimonial papers can be bought but are not being reviewed. Motion support is only accepting Note of Issues with near-deadline dates and motions that are to be put on calendar 5 days before presenting. Civil All calendar parts are closed until at lest 04/15/2020 Cannot file calendar paperwork or opposition papers. Any orders pending for judge signature are unlikely to be signed. No judges are in the courthouse One clerk is handling all windows in Civil and two clerks handling all windows in L&T. These clerks are using their own discretion as to what is important or not. Able to file Summons and Complaints, Notice of Trials, Notice of Inquest, and L&T Notice of Petitions, and Petitions. Able to file some motions and answers, but part clerk was unsure as to whether they would be accepted moving forward. Queens Supreme Only Emergency Applications, OSC’s, Emergency Matrimonial Cases are open. Each department has drop-off bins. Trial Scheduling Part – Open with no judge. Motion Support – CLOSED County Clerk – Open for general filings and taking payment. Civil Open for Index Purchase in Civil and L&T departments This may change per clerk. Non-emergency OSCs, Motions or Subpoenas will not be accepted. General Submissions and Record Room - CLOSED Transcripts, Exemplifications & Judgments parts – CLOSED Richmond Supreme- CLOSED Surrogates – Open for filings to be dropped in a bin. Civil – CLOSED County Clerk – Open at this time. Nassau Supreme – CLOSED Filings for Nassau Supreme will be accepted at County Clerk County Clerk will be open 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Filings will be dropped in a bin, no review. District – CLOSED Suffolk Supreme – CLOSED District – CLOSED   Bronx Kings New York Queens Richmond Nassau Suffolk Supreme Purchase Index NO YES YES YES NO NO NO File Affidavits NO YES YES YES NO NO NO Civil Purchase Index NO NO YES YES NO NO NO File Affidavits NO NO YES YES NO NO NO L&T Purchase Index NO NO YES YES NO NO NO File Affidavits NO NO YES YES NO NO NO All eviction proceedings and pending eviction orders will be suspended statewide. Felony matters where the defendant is not in custody will be "administratively adjourned" until further notice. Felony matters where the defendant is in custody will be "administratively adjourned" or be conducted via video in New York City and other jurisdictions that have the technology. Supreme Court justices may still allow "essential applications," like civil commitments, guardianship and Mental  Hygiene law applications. Family Court may still allow issues tied to juvenile delinquency proceedings, family offenses and child protection proceedings. People arrested in New York City will now participate in arraignments via video conference as a part of the state court system's switch to limit courthouse traffic amid the spread of Coronavirus Criminal courthouses in each borough will have three video parts, which will together handle "all essential Criminal Court functions" until further notice , court officials said. Lawyers and judges will still appear in court, and separate video feeds will allow defense attorneys to talk to their clients while the client also participates in the overall hearing. Administrative Order of the Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts: Pursuant to a delegation of authority to me by Chief Judge of the State of New York in response to the 2020 Coronavirus public health emergency in this State, I hereby direct that, effective immediately and until further order, any temporary  orders of protection issued in any criminal or civil matter in any court of the Unified Court System that is due to expire on or after 03/19/2020 shall be extended under the same terms and conditions until the date the matter is re-calendared, unless the order is sooner terminated or modified by a judge or justice of the court that issued the order.     Samson Freundlich, Esq. Per Diem Services, Inc. 4 Brower Avenue, Suite 3 Woodmere, NY 11598(516)295-2237 www.perdiemservices.com