Hon. Myrna Socorro — Part IA-33 Rules

HON. MYRNA SOCORRO, J.S.C.

I.A. PART 33 RULES (CITY/TRANSIT PART - rev 09/25/2025) *

Supreme Court of the State of New York

12th Judicial District - Bronx County

851 Grand Concourse

Bronx, New York 10451

Courtroom #708 Part Email: BxSupCiv-ia33@nycourts.gov

Part Clerk

Agnes Muniz Courtroom Telephone #718-618-1625

Chambers #843

Principal Court Attorney:

L. Darlene Beato, Esq. Email: lbeato@nycourts.gov **

Assistant Law Clerk:

Matthew A. Vaughan, Esq. Email: mvaughan@nycourts.gov

Chambers Telephone # 718-618-1410

* These Part Rules are applicable only to Part 33 inventory involving City of New York and Transit.

If you have a pending case before this Court from IA-9 please see those Part rules.

** See the rules below as to communications and emails to chambers staff.

It should be noted that all appearances are IN PERSON unless otherwise stated below.

A. GENERAL RULES

1. IA Part 33 is an e-filing part with all documents being e-filed via NYSCEF. If a party is self

represented they must contact the Bronx County Clerk’s Office in Room 118. The parties are not

to provide “working copies” unless directed to do so.

2a) Any pro se party must ensure that their address and contact information is kept current with the

Clerk’s Office.

2b) The parties are reminded that they must file their appropriate appearances via NYSCEF and request

e-track of their case. Attorneys are reminded to review CPLR §321 as to Consent to Change

Attorney forms required to be filed in any action. Further, the parties are to have their email

addresses current within NYSCEF, as it is the responsibility of each filing user to monitor that

address and promptly notify the Resource Center in the event of a change of email address or mailing

address (22 NYCRR §202.5-b[f][2][I]).

3. Counsel/Pro Se parties are expected to maintain professionalism at all times when interacting with

each other and the Court.

4. There shall be no ex parte communications with Chambers. Further, having your support staff (e.g.,

paralegal or assistant) contact chambers unless provided for herein, is considered an ex parte

communication. Any questions regarding calendar shall be directed to the Part Clerk. Any emails

that you do send as provided for below are to include all parties cc’d on the email.

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5. If communicating with your adversary, do not include the Court on any emails regarding scheduling

discovery, depositions or on any email between the parties. Further, do not file said correspondence

and/or emails that are solely between the parties, or their counsel and not addressed to the Court,

unless it is to be used as an exhibit to a motion.

6. Failure to appear at any Compliance Conference or Status Conference may result in an inquest or

dismissal marking (22 NYCRR §202.27) or if movant fails to appear on motion, denial of motion.

Appearances are at 10:00 A.M., unless specified by the Court otherwise. Default time is taken at

11:30 A.M.

7. Any party requesting an ADA accommodation, please visit the OCA website for information and

guidance.

8. If you are aware that there is a need for an interpreter of any language, please communicate a request

for an interpreter as soon as known via email to the part at: BxSupCiv-ia33@nycourts.gov but not

less than ten (10) calendar days before the appearance.

9. Counsel having any conflict in appearance must have another attorney in their firm appear and that

attorney must be aware of all the facets of the appearance (22 NYCRR 202.1[f]). In the event that

an attorney cannot appear with knowledge of the case, the attorney of record must provide the Court

with a written Affirmation of Engagement pursuant to Part 125 Uniform Rules for the Engagement

of Counsel. The parties are not to engage the Court of their conflict by email or telephone call unless

due to an exigent and emergency situation. Affidavits of Engagement must be filed via NYSCEF,

following Part 125 Uniform Rules and a copy sent to the part via email at: BxSupCiv-

ia33@nycourts.gov before default time.

10. Counsel shall also comply with Part 130 rules and the parties shall adhere to the to the Uniform Court

Rules §202-10 and §202.20

11. During settlement conferences, pursuant to 22 NYCRR §202.26, an attorney fully familiar with the

case and authorized to make binding stipulations must appear and must engage in good faith

settlement negotiations. Parties and claims representatives must be readily available by telephone

at the time of the conference.

12. The parties shall periodically check the rules of the Part to see if they have been updated as it will

be the attorneys responsibility to keep up to date with same.

13. The parties are to comply with redaction rules (see Section “P” below)

14. Photography or audio/video recording, transmission or broadcasting, in any manner, in the actual or

virtual courtroom is strictly prohibited.

15. Each submission, including Orders to Show Cause, motion papers and Stipulations, must contain the

attorney’s name, address, telephone number and email address. If a party is pro se, the party must

include his/her/their name, address, telephone number and email address.

16. Use of AI (Artificial Intelligence). Any party that has used artificial intelligence (AI), including but

no limited to ChatGPT, CoCounsel and Lexis+AI, in the preparation of any documents filed with or

submitted to the Court shall advise the Court of that fact in said document. Parties are responsible

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for ensuring that any case citation in any document filed with or submitted to the Court is both real

and accurate and parties are cautioned that the inclusion of any inaccurate cases based on AI holdings

in any documents filed with or submitted to the Court will not be tolerated and may result in costs

and/or sanctions.

17. Counsel for all parties shall consult with each other prior to a Compliance or Status Conference about

resolution of the case, in whole or in part; discovery and other issues to be discussed at conference;

use of alternate dispute resolutions (ADR) to resolve all or some of the issues in the litigation; and

any voluntary or information exchange that could assist in early settlement of the case Counsels must

make a good faith effort to reach agreement on these matters prior to conference.

18. Counsel attending the Compliance or Status Conference must be fully familiar with the case and the

status of discovery. All counsel and parties must be prepared and authorized to enter into binding

stipulations regarding disclosure and disposition of the case.

19. The parties are expected to complete outstanding discovery (paper discovery, depositions and IMEs)

on pending matters using every available technology and must make every effort to resolve discovery

disputes without the need for Court intervention (see generally, 22 NYCRR §202.11).

B. REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL INTERVENTION (RJI)

A party must file an RJI when requesting a Preliminary Conference/Case Scheduling Order (“PC/CSO”) ;

and if no PC/CSO has yet been requested, then the RJI must be filed for any motion practice.

C. PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE/CASE SCHEDULING ORDER (PC/CSO)

1. Self Represented/Pro Se Plaintiff

Any case involving a self represented Plaintiff, the Preliminary Conference will be held IN

PERSON. The self represented Plaintiff is to e-file the RJI and Request for Preliminary Conference,

except that if it is not an e-file case, it is to be filed in Room 118. After filing, the self represented

party can then email the Clerk to request a Preliminary Conference date.

2. Plaintiff(s) represented by counsel

If the plaintiff(s) is/are represented by counsel, no appearances required for a Preliminary

Conference. A Case Scheduling Order (CSO) will be issued automatically by the Court on the PC

date and uploaded to NYSCEF thereafter. It is strongly urged that no preliminary conference should

be requested without plaintiff having responded to a Bill of Particulars by the requesting defendants

3. Within the Preliminary Conference/Case Scheduling Order, the Court will schedule an initial

Compliance Conference date.

D. COMPLIANCE CONFERENCES AND STATUS CONFERENCE

1. Compliance Conference and Status Conference schedule

All parties are required to appear as the conferences are held IN PERSON as follows:

MONDAYS @ 10:00 A.M. for all Transit cases;

TUESDAYS @ 10:00 A.M. for all City/NYPD cases

2. Failure to appear in person at your scheduled conference may result in your matter being marked off.

See Part A - Section 6 above.

3. At your conference, your matter will be given a Status Conference Date/NOI date. It is the parties

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responsibility to keep track of their calendar dates as the parties are unlikely going to receive notices

of future dates unless the Court posts a notice via NYSCEF on rescheduled dates or new dates are

posted on e-track.

4a) If you need an adjournment of your conference, please file the appropriate Affirmation of

Engagement as stated above in Part A - Section 9 above.

4b) If the parties enter into a Stipulation to adjourn the conference, the Stipulation will need to be “So

Ordered” by the Court. The Stipulation must be filed via NYSCEF at least 48 hours prior to the

scheduled date and time, and a copy is to be sent to the part email: BxSupCiv-IA33@nycourts.gov

with a copy to lbeato@nycourts.gov and mvaughan@nycourts.gov

4c) If more than 30 days is required for the adjournment, the parties are to provide a written explanation

of why more than 30 days is necessary. The parties should be aware that any date selected by the

parties may be changed by the Court due to the needs of the Court.

E. PRE-NOTE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE FOR CITY/NYPD CASES

Pre Note Settlement Conferences for the City/Police cases are held on the 1st Wednesday of the first full week

of the month. The parties must agree in advance to a pre-note settlement conference in order for it to be

scheduled on the calendar by emailing Part 33 at BxSupCiv-IA33@nycourts.gov . The email shall contain

a brief summary of the facts of the case, any relevant procedural or motion history, information regarding

prior negotiations, a demand, lien information (breakdown will be required) and all parties must be cc’d on

the email.

F. NOTE OF ISSUE (NOI) (22 NYCRR §202.21)

Your Status Conference date is also your Note of Issue (NOI) date. If discovery is still outstanding, appear

for your In Person Status Conference and enter into a new Status Conference Order. A new Status

Conference/NOI date will be given at that time, that way you will avoid making a motion to extend your NOI

date.

However, if discovery is complete, the parties should stipulate in writing at the Status Conference to get the

deadline for filing NOI. Notwithstanding, the parties are to be aware of rule set in 22 NYCRR §202.21(e)

as to vacating Note of Issue as well as to be aware of the deadlines to filing any summary judgment motions

they wish to pursue within the time period designated within these Part rules.

G. PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE

After filing the NOI, your case will be scheduled for a Pre-Trial Conference, regardless of whether a motion

for summary judgment has been filed. You must provide the Court during the conference a brief summary

of facts, any relevant procedural or motion history, information regarding prior negotiations, a demand, and

lien information (breakdown of lien will be required). The case will then be scheduled for the Post-Note

Settlement Conference. As to the schedules for a Pre-Trial Conference, see Section H - (2) of Post Note

Settlement Conferences.

H. POST-NOTE (PRE-TRIAL) SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

1. Attorneys appearing at Settlement Conferences must be familiar with the facts of the case and must

have authority to settle the matter on their own or by calling a supervisor from the conference.

Attorneys must engage in good faith settlement negotiations.

2. Schedules of Post-Note Settlement Conferences are:

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a) The first and second (1st and 2nd) Mondays of the month, starting with the first full week - Post-Note

Settlement Conferences involving NYPD

b) The fourth (4th) Monday and the 2nd Wednesday of the month, starting with the first full week - Post-

Note Settlement Conferences involving Transit

c) There will be a list available in the Courtroom of the anticipated dates for the year for the Post Note

Settlement Conferences

3. In the event a party does not appear at scheduled post Note Settlement Conference, or is not ready

to proceed, the Court may take appropriate action in accordance with 22 NYCRR §202.27, which

may include dismissing the matter or granting judgment by default.

I. IN-CAMERA INSPECTIONS

1. In-camera inspections shall be directed by Court Order only resulting from a motion, Preliminary

Conference, Compliance Conference or Status Conference.

2. In-camera inspections will be held virtually with the Principal Law Clerk, prior to the Court signing

any order.

3. The party opposing the disclosure shall serve a privilege log on the party seeking disclosure at least

seven (7) days prior to the inspection date and shall provide the Court with a copy of the privilege

log, with proof of service, on the date of inspection.

4. All documents presented to the Court for inspection shall be unredacted and bates stamped. If the

documents to be inspected are less than 100 pages, you may email the documents to the Principal

Law Clerk at lbeato@nycourts.gov . Documents that are 100 pages or more must be brought to

chambers at least seven (7) days prior to Room 843.

5. The privilege log shall provide the name and index number of the matter and the following

informational columns:

a) the bates stamp number; and

b) a description of the document(s); and

c) legal arguments regarding the discoverability of the item.

6. Any adjournment of an in-camera inspection, whether on consent of the parties or by request of one

party, must be submitted in writing by email to lbeato@nycourts.gov and copy to the Part email:

BxSupCiv-ia33@nycourts.gov no later than two business days prior to the inspection. Untimely

applications for adjournments of the scheduled inspection may result in the Court issuing costs or

other sanctions against the offending party.

7. Upon the completion of the Court’s in-camera inspection, the parties shall agree upon a date for

compliance conference or a status conference, which shall be included in the order resolving the

inspection.

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J MOTIONS

1. All motions are to be noticed, ordered, or stipulated to Thursdays at 10:00 A.M. and require IN

PERSON appearances. If a motion is for default, and the date is rescheduled by the Court because

the movant noticed it on a day that is not a Thursday, the movant must file proof on NYSCEF that

they have sent a letter to the defaulting party, by certified mail, with the new return date of the

motion.

2. Notice of motions must be served in accordance with CPLR. All papers served must comply with

the time requirements of CPLR and 22 NYCRR §202.7. Although all motions will be returnable to

Part IA-33, it should be noticed for Room 217. Any papers served in violation of the time periods

set forth by CPLR §2214 and CPLR §2103(b), may not be accepted nor accepted by the Court.

3a) Each exhibit in the motion papers shall be e-filed separately and each exhibit shall be labeled with

a title of identification. (E.g., Exhibit “A” - Deposition of plaintiff - January 1st, 2015").

3b) For any exhibit (excluding pleadings) that is more than 10 pages, counsel/pro se litigants shall

highlight the relevant sections of the document in support of his/her/their argument and reference

them in his/her/their affirmation/affidavit. Failure to comply may result in the exhibit not being

reviewed.

3c) For any deposition transcripts, you must use the single page deposition transcripts and not the

condensed version. Your motion may be denied for failure to follow this rule

4. It is the parties responsibility to confirm that any exhibits that they have e-filed are complete prior

to the motion being marked submitted. If upon review by the Court it is determined that an exhibit

is incomplete, the Court may deny the motion.

5. If at any point while a motion is pending the parties wish to withdraw their motion, a Stipulation to

Withdraw Motion (motion sequence number should be included) or a letter by movant should be e-

filed via NYSCEF and a copy to chambers by sending same to lbeato@nycourts.gov and

mvaughan@nycourts.gov Please include your adversary on the communication.

Further, a party who does not oppose a motion, or takes no position on a motion, should upload an

Affirmation so indicating on NYSCEF, and they need not appear on the return date of the motion.

6. The parties are reminded to comply with the rules as to formatting, word count, and word count

certification of motions and supporting documents (22 NYCRR §202.8-b).

7. No motion for substantive relief shall be joined with any application for discovery.

8. No sur-replies or post-sur replies, including correspondence, will be permitted without express

written or oral (if during virtual oral arguments) permission from the Court (22 NYCRR §202.8-c].

Any party seeking leave to do so shall request a conference with the Court within 24 hours of receipt

of the Reply. Said request shall be made by letter submitted via NYSCEF AND an email to the Part

at: BxSupCiv-ia33@nycourts.gov and a copy to LBeato@nycourts.gov marked of “High

Importance”. In no event shall this request be made after 24 hours after receipt of the Reply, or on

the eve of or at the IN PERSON appearance date. If the request is timely received as noted herein,

the Court will schedule a VIRTUAL CONFERENCE with the parties via MS-Teams. If a party

cannot attend said virtual appearance due to a conflict they shall have an attorney at their firm or a

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per diem appear. It will be that attorney unable to appear and having an attorney at their firm or a

per diem appear responsibility to forward the invitation for the MS-Teams virtual conference.

9. Adjournments of motions

a) Parties Stipulate: Stipulations to adjourn a motion, must be made in writing and submitted via

NYSCEF and to the part via email at: BxSupCiv-IA33@nycourts.gov with copies to

lbeato@nycourts.gov and mvaughan@nycourts.gov at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled date and

time. No motion will be adjourned for a) more than 60 days; or b) more than 3 times not to exceed

a cumulative of 60 days. With any Stipulation to adjourn a motion, the parties must stipulate as to

the briefing schedule, that is, the due dates of any opposition, cross motions, opposition to cross

motions, and replies, all to be filed within the sixty (60) days of the original return date of the

motion. The parties are to be aware that the motion must be adjourned to a Thursday Further, the

parties should be aware that any date selected by the parties may be changed by the Court due to the

needs of the Court, however, the briefing schedule will remain as stipulated by the parties. All

Stipulations to adjourn must be “So Ordered” by the Court. If the parties do not comply with the Part

Rules as to adjournment of motions, the Stipulation to Adjourn may be denied.

b) Parties Do Not Stipulate: In the event that a party does not consent to an adjournment of the motion,

a request for an adjournment shall be:

[i] made by attorney affirmation;

[ii] submitted to NYSCEF prior to the motion return date and emailed to chambers::

lbeato@nycourts.gov and mvaughan@nycourts.gov AND emailed to opposing counsel

[iii] opposing counsel shall promptly respond prior to the appearance stating why they oppose

the request for adjournment

10. Discovery Motions

a) Discovery motions are highly discouraged (22 NYCRR §202.20-f), as discovery disputes should be

resolved through good faith efforts to resolve without Court intervention. “In the event that a

discovery dispute cannot be resolved other than through motion practice . . . discovery motion shall

be supported by an affidavit or affirmation from counsel attesting to counsel having conducted an

in-person or telephone conference, setting forth the date and time of such conference, persons

participating and the length of time of the conference”.

b) If the parties, prior to filing such a motion prefer to seek an immediate status conference if the next

in person conference is more than 90 days away, the parties should file a letter addressed to the Court

and their adversary as to the discovery dispute, and also email the letter to BxSupCiv-

IA33@nycourts.gov and copies to lbeato@nycourts.gov and mvaughan@nycourts.gov. The letter

shall set forth a brief description of the issue(s) and what technology or methods have been used in

good faith efforts to resolve the discovery issue between the parties.

c) Parties MUST bring a copy of their discovery motions and their responsive papers to the Court on

the return date of the motion IN PERSON.

11. Summary Judgment

a) Summary Judgment motions MUST be e-filed via NYSCEF within ninety (90) days after the

filing of the NOI. The motions return date shall be scheduled on a Thursday at 10:00 A.M. (except

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for court holidays) and requires an IN PERSON appearance. At the appearance, if the motion is

fully briefed, the Court will schedule virtual oral arguments with the parties.

b) The Court does not require a Statement of Facts as outlined in §202.8-g.

c) If a movant or opponent is submitting a Brief/Memorandum of Law in support of their motion or

opposition, then the Affirmation in Support or Opposition shall not repeat the legal arguments.

d) Successive motions for summary judgment will not be entertained without movant making a

showing of newly discovered evidence or other sufficient justification.

12. Oral Arguments

Oral arguments on any motion may be scheduled by the Court at the discretion of the Court (22

NYCRR §202.8-f). If the Court grants oral arguments, the Court will schedule the date for oral

argument by a VIRTUAL CONFERENCE VIA MS-TEAMS. RECORDING OF ANY

VIRTUAL COURT PROCEEDINGS, IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

13. Order to Show Cause

a) All Orders to Show Cause must comply with 22 NYCRR §202.7(d) .

b) All proposed OSCs must include a decretal paragraph for service provisions of the OSC that includes

the names and addresses of all parties and must provide for alternate ways of service which the

Court will then determine and order service. OSCs will be made returnable THURSDAYS at 10:00

A.M. (except for Court holidays) and require an IN PERSON appearance. Failure to appear on time

by the movant may result in denial of the motion for non-appearance

c) Proof of service by Affidavit of Service along with copies of first class Certificates of Mailing;

Overnight Airbill; or certified mail receipt shall be included, and e-filed via NYSCEF at least 48

hours prior to the return date of the Order to Show Cause. Failure to submit the affidavits of service

as stated herein or as stated in the Order to Show Cause may result in the denial of the application

and/or dismissal of the proceeding, where appropriate.

d) Anyone who files any responsive papers on the day of the Order to Show Cause return date is to

bring copies of their responsive papers and exhibits to the IN PERSON appearance.

e) Any applications for a TRO in the OSC must comply with Uniform Rule §202.7(f). Non-compliance

may result in denial of the OSC. Further, a copy of the OSC shall be emailed to the Part 33 email

BxSupCivl-IA33@nycourts.gov

f) For OSCs to withdraw as counsel:

[i] No other motions against a client should be pending;

[ii] must contain the following decretal clause in bold of no less than 12" Times New Roman

uppercase font, doubled space.

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ORDERED, that ( Name of Client ) must appear in Court, in person on the date, time and place

indicated below

NOTICE TO PLAINTIFF/DEFENDANT ( Name of Client )

YOUR ATTORNEY DOES NOT WANT TO REPRESENT YOU OR IS PRECLUDED FROM

REPRESENTING YOU.

THE COURT WANTS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS, AND TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY

TO RESPOND TO THE STATEMENTS MADE BY YOUR ATTORNEY IN HIS/HER/THEIR

AFFIDAVIT WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THESE MOVING PAPERS. IN ORDER TO FULLY

PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS, YOU MUST APPEAR IN PERSON AT 851 GRAND CONCOURSE,

ROOM 708, BRONX, NEW YORK 10451 ON _____________________ at 10:00 AM . AT THAT

TIME YOU MAY OBJECT OR CONSENT TO THE APPLICATION, AND YOU MAY PROVIDE

ANY AND ALL INFORMATION WHICH YOU BELIEVE IS IMPORTANT REGARDING THIS

APPLICATION.

IF YOUR ATTORNEY IS PERMITTED AND/OR OBLIGATED TO WITHDRAW FROM YOUR

CASE, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO FIND A NEW ATTORNEY OR REPRESENT YOURSELF

IN CONTINUING TO PROSECUTE YOUR CASE/DEFEND YOUR CASE IN THIS

ACTION/PROCEEDING.

YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR MAY RESULT IN YOUR ATTORNEY BEING RELIEVED AS

YOUR COUNSEL, AND YOU HAVING TO RETAIN NEW COUNSEL OR REPRESENT

YOURSELF IN THIS MATTER WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE ORDER RELIEVING YOUR

ATTORNEY FROM REPRESENTING YOU, BEING SIGNED.

[iii] Failure to comply with these requirements may result in the rejection or denial of your

motion.

14. Motions to restore

If a party has failed to appear at a conference, and their complaint has been dismissed, or their Answer has

been stricken, in order to be restore, the defaulting party must file a motion to vacate the Order unless all the

parties agree to stipulate to restore the action or answer without motion practice. However, such mutual

agreement to restore, the parties must agree by written stipulation, and the defaulting party must also file an

affirmation providing an explanation to the Court for their failure in appearance on the defaulted date.

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15. Video Exhibits

Video exhibits should not be uploaded to NYSCEF. The videos must be sent to the Part, on a clearly labeled

USB Drive or CD which contains the index number, motion sequence and exhibit designation. In NYSCEF,

an identifying page should be created indicating that a hard copy of the video was sent along with an affidavit

of service of the video to opposing counsel and to the Court. Once the motion has been decided, the video

exhibit on USB or CD shall be returned in the Courtroom to the submitting party.

K. STIPULATION OF DISCONTINUANCE

If the case has been resolved at any stage of the litigation, the parties must file a fully executed Stipulation

Discontinuing Action via NYSCEF and submit a copy to the Part at: BxSupCiv-ia33@nycourts.gov via email

and to Lbeato@nycourts.gov and mvaughan@nycourts.gov The parties are reminded to ensure that the entire

caption is in the Stipulation of Discontinuance. If at an appearance the plaintiff along with defense counsel

indicate that a case has just recently settled, they will be provided a deadline in which to file the Stipulation

of Discontinuance.

L. OTHER ISSUES

a) If any time there is any issue that the attorneys become aware of, such as a bankruptcy filing, death

or guardianship of any party, or withdrawal of counsel or death or suspension of a party’s counsel,

it shall be immediately brought to the attention to the Court by letter e-filed via NYSCEF and a copy

of the letter sent to the Part at: BxSupCiv-ia33@nycourts.gov

b) Request for deposition rulings may be made to this part by contacting Chambers at (718)618-3093.

If no one is available in Chambers, contact the Part (718)618-1625. If the Judge is not available in

Chambers or in the Part, then contact the ex-parte Judge on duty.

M. SUBPOENAS

All subpoenas do not have to be “So Ordered”. However, in the event that a “So Ordered” Subpoena is

required , the party requesting same shall make a written request by affirmation as to the relevant facts and

procedure and provide an explanation as to why a subpoena is required in lieu of ordinary discovery

mechanisms. The request with the fully completed and signed by the attorney subpoena shall be e-filed via

NYSCEF, and an email shall be sent to the Part at: BxSupCiv-ia33@nycourts.gov with “cc” to adversary that

a subpoena has been filed via NYSCEF that the parties are requesting to have “So Ordered”.

If the subpoena is for trial purposes, advise the Court of same in the affirmation and email, and the trial date,

if known.

P REDACTION RULES

Pursuant to 22 NYCRR §202.5(e)(1), the parties shall omit or redact confidential personal information in

papers submitted to the Court. Confidential Personal Information (CPI) means:

1. Taxpayer identification number of an individual or entity except for the last 4 digits;

2. The date of birth except for the year of birth

3. A minor’s full name, except for the initials

4 Financial account numbers including credit and/or debit card numbers, a bank account number an

investment account number , except for the last 4 digits or letters thereof.

The parties are on notice that the Court may refuse to accept a paper for non compliance 22 NYCRR

§202.5(d)(2).

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Q. INFANT COMPROMISE ORDERS (ICOs)

To avoid delay and ensure that all required documents are submitted, counsel or pro se litigants should utilize

the Infant Compromise Order checklist before submitting the proposed ICO.

All proposed ICO orders must contain the following language if no Trustee is appointed:

“It is further Ordered that the Guardian shall, within thirty (30) days of the deposit of the funds due the infant

herein in the designated bank account, submit to the Clerk’s Office, Room 217, a copy of the deposit issued

by the bank”.

The supporting attorney affirmation for the ICO, or pro se affidavit, shall set for the policy limits of all

available insurance and shall attach any (1) proposed annuity plans; (2) itemized list of disbursements with

receipts; and (3) comparables to support the reasonableness of the settlement amount(s)

All ICOs will be scheduled for an in person appearance wherein the attorney, parent/guardian and infant shall

appear. If an interpreter is required, the attorney shall advise the Part Clerk at least ten (10) days in advance

of the appearance.

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