This form is a sample letter in Word format covering the subject matter of the title of the form.
This form is a sample letter in Word format covering the subject matter of the title of the form.
“At the conclusion of other discovery and at least 30 days prior the discovery cut-off date,” parties may serve contention interrogatories (Comm'l Div. Rule 11-ad). Requests for admission are unlimited and can be served up to 20 days before trial; responses are due within 20 days (CPLR Section 3123a).
The Preliminary Conference (“PC”) is usually the first Court appearance. The primary purposes of the PC is for the attorneys, with the Court's approval, to agree to a timetable for opposing parties to exchange information (i.e. Discovery) .
Every pleading, written motion, and other paper must be signed by at least one attorney of record in the attorney's name—or by a party personally if the party is unrepresented. The paper must state the signer's address, e-mail address, and telephone number.
The preliminary conference can give you a great idea of the status of the issues. You can know which problems are close to being settled, which have room for negotiation, and which issues might pose a challenge. The preliminary conference is not the trial.
(a) A party may request a preliminary conference at any time after service of process. The request shall state the title of the action; index number; names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of all attorneys appearing in the action; and the nature of the action.
Certificates of Disposition are available from the clerk's office in either the Criminal Court or the Supreme Court, Criminal Term, both trial courts in New York City.
Generally speaking, a pre-trial conference is a court hearing where a prosecutor and a defense attorney get together and discuss whether a case is going to go to trial or whether it can be resolved through a plea agreement. Pre-trial conferences often take place in the weeks after a defendant is arraigned.