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.
disciplinary resignation from the bar by an attorney admitted to practice by the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, must be properly tendered to the court on the official Form NonDisciplinary Resignation Affidavit (PDF) .
If the client whose attorney seeks to withdraw has consented to substitution of new counsel, the attorney who seeks to withdraw must file a document that bears his signature, as well as the signatures of the attorney who is to be substituted as counsel and the client who has consented to this substitution.
The attorney must make a motion for leave to withdraw. If the motion is granted, outgoing counsel must of course comply with all terms of the court's order. A copy of the order must be served by the attorney on both the County Clerk and the General Clerk's Office so that each may modify its records.
Proposed orders for all Civil Court case types must be submitted directly to the court through the 15th Judicial Circuit's Online Scheduling System (OLS). Proposed orders cannot be submitted in person, by mail, by fax or by email to the court or to the Clerk's office.
A motion may be withdrawn at any time prior to its return date by filing with the clerk a written request signed by counsel for the moving party.
1. An attorney may appear on behalf of a party in a civil action or proceeding for limited purposes. Whenever an attorney appears for limited purposes, a notice of limited scope appearance shall be filed in addition to any self-represented appearance that the party may have already filed with the court.
(4) Unless the moving party makes special arrangements with the clerk's office, the court file will not be present in the hearing room during the uniform motion calendar. Therefore, the moving party must furnish the court a copy of the motion to be heard together with a copy of the notice of hearing.
(4) Unless the moving party makes special arrangements with the clerk's office, the court file will not be present in the hearing room during the uniform motion calendar. Therefore, the moving party must furnish the court a copy of the motion to be heard together with a copy of the notice of hearing.