You should consider hiring an attorney to represent you during the arbitration or mediation process to provide direction and advice. If you cannot afford an attorney, there are many legal aid and pro bono programs in communities that provide legal help for the poor.
Arguments should flow easily from the relevant facts and applicable law. Avoid exaggerating the strengths of your case as well as disparaging the opposing side. Remember that professionalism and credibility are critical to persuasiveness.
If you are not in receipt of a denial of claim form, you can file for arbitration by fully completing and AAA Form AR1, the No-Fault Arbitration Request Form. This form should be obtained directly from the website of the American Arbitration Association.
To file a motion for contempt in New York, certain criteria must be met. There must be an existing order of the court that is clear and unambiguous, and the accused must be proven to have known about this order and willfully disobeyed it.
A summons with notice or summons and complaint must be served within 120 days of filing with the County Clerk.
A summons with notice is a type of summons. The summons with notice is not served with the complaint. It contains all of the information described above for the summons, plus a brief description of the type of case and the relief the plaintiff is asking the court to grant.
The court system does not provide electronic filing for Small Claims matters at this time.
The written response must be made within 20 days of personal service, or within 30 days of the time when service by any other means is complete.
After a summons with notice is served, the defendant will demand that the plaintiff serve a complaint. The plaintiff must then have the complaint served within 20 days after being served with the demand, or the case may be dismissed.