Hon. Christopher Robles — Part FRP-6 Rules

Hon. Christopher Robles

Rules for FRP-6

Principal Law Clerk

Jessica Laredo (Jlaredo@nycourts.gov)

Law Assistant

Shoshana Miller (srmiller@nycourts.gov)

Courtroom

Room 17.21

320 Jay Street

Brooklyn, New York 11201

Courtroom Telephone No.

(347) 296-1098

Chambers Telephone No.

(347) 296-1135

Updated

August 27, 2026

ALL motion calendar calls and trials require an in-person appearance.

This Court will not engage in ex-parte communications. All communications with the Court must be on notice to all parties. If you are seeking the state of an order or decision, please email the law assistant.

MOTIONS

All motions, including Orders to Show Cause, are returnable on Monday afternoons at 2:15 P.M. unless so ordered for a different date.

All motions require personal appearances and oral argument. All attorneys and pro se litigants appearing for oral argument must be prepared, knowledgeable, and familiar with both the pending motion(s) and the underlying case. If you are appearing on a dispositive foreclosure motion, you must be prepared to show that service has been made on all parties, in the case of a Plaintiff lender, how they are the rightful lien holder entitled to payment, the date that there was a default on the loan, the amount of arrearages and all other information pertinent to the case.

Opposition papers must be e-filed no later than two (2) weeks prior to the return date set by the Court. Reply papers (if any) must be e-filed at least one (1) week prior the return date set by the Court. As the CPLR makes no allowance for sur-replies, the Court will not consider them.

Summary judgment motions must be made within sixty (60) days of the filing of the note of issue, pursuant to Kings County Supreme Court Uniform Civil Term Rule, Part C (6).

COURTROOM PROCEDURE

There will be two (2) calls of the calendar. The first call will be at 2:15 pm. The second call, which is also the default calendar, will be at 2:30 pm unless the judge is in the middle of hearing an argument, in which case the calendar will be called when the argument has concluded.

If you leave to appear in another part, you must inform the Courtroom Clerk prior to leaving the Courtroom. If all parties are present and ready to argue after either calendar call, and no one is at the bench arguing before the judge, please inform the clerk and your motion will be called soon thereafter.

Motions will be marked off or denied if the moving party fails to appear. If the non-moving party fails to appear, the motion may be granted on default. If there is a failure to timely file papers or a failure to obtain an adjournment in accordance with these rules, the motion(s) may be decided on default.

ADJOURNMENTS

Adjournments of motions must be made by written stipulation, on consent of all parties, e-filed no later than three business days prior to the return date of the motion(s). Do not call or email chambers with stipulations/requests for adjournments. There will be no adjournments by stipulation, without court approval, of motions that have been adjourned two (2) previous times. A party requesting a further adjournment beyond the limit previously stated, must appear in person and make an oral application for the adjournment. Please note that, based on availability of space in the calendar, the court may assign a return date to adjourned motion(s) that is different from the date selected by the parties in their stipulation of adjournment.

COURTESY COPIES OF PAPERS

If decision is reserved after oral argument, the court may direct you to provide hard copies of your papers, your exhibits, or both. If the court directs you to provide hard copies, the papers must be delivered to chambers within two weeks, either by delivering them directly to the courtroom clerk, or by bringing them to the twenty fourth (24th) floor and asking the court officer to please put the papers in the mailbox of Judge Robles, within two weeks after the motion was argued. If a proposed order was filed with a motion, a hard copy should be brought on the day of the motion.

RESOLUTION OF A MOTION, ACTION OR PROCEEDING

The parties may resolve motions by e-filing and emailing to Chambers, a proposed Order, signed by all parties, requesting that it be “So Ordered.” The proposed order must be uploaded to NYSCEF no later than three (3) business days prior to the scheduled appearance. If the Court accepts the uploaded stipulation or adjournment, it will be reflected in eCourts, otherwise the parties must appear in person.

If a motion is resolved by the parties prior to the return date, the movant must upload a letter to NYSCEF, copying chambers, indicating that the motion is withdrawn. If an action or proceeding is settled/resolved, the parties must notify the Court immediately by uploading a stipulation of discontinuance to NYSCEF and copying chambers.

If a case is only partially settled, the stipulation of discontinuance must explicitly state that it is a partial stipulation of discontinuance and must clearly indicate which party or parties have settled or are no longer in the case.

TRIALS

All cases assigned to Part FRP-6 for trial shall immediately report to Chambers. The Court will conference every case when it is assigned for trial. At the initial conference, each attorney shall notify the Court of any motions in limine, scheduling conflicts, and/or need for interpreters. Plaintiff’s counsel must submit the following at the initial conference :

Marked Pleadings and Bill of Particulars: Plaintiff/Petitioner must furnish to the Court marked pleadings and a copy of the Bill of Particulars, pursuant to CPLR §4012 and Kings County Supreme Court Uniform Civil Term Rules §202.35.

All parties must submit the following at the initial conference:

Exhibits and List of Exhibits: Counsel must pre-mark all exhibits in the order in which they intend to introduce them at trial. A list of the exhibits shall also be provided to the Court at the initial conference. If the exhibit list changes, the party with the changes shall submit an updated listto the court prior to the commencement of the trial. Plaintiffs will number their exhibits and defendants will letter their exhibits. On the day of trial, the exhibits and the exhibit list will be given to the Part Clerk who will officially mark them before trial. It is the responsibility of the attorneys to ensure that subpoenaed records have arrived in the Subpoenaed Record Room.

Witness list: Prior to commencement of the trial, each of the parties shall provide a list of potential witnesses in the order in which they intend to call them at trial, including expert witnesses, a brief description their expertise, and a brief summary of expected trial testimony.

Requests to Charge and Proposed Verdict Sheets: At the first conference with the judge, the parties participating in the trial are required to provide the Court with printed proposed jury charges and printed proposed verdict sheets.

After all parties have rested, but before the case is given to the jury, the Judge will conduct an informal Charge Conference to discuss the various charges that each party has requested, as well as the questions that will appear on the verdict sheet. If a party wants to add or remove charges that they requested before the trial began, they must provide the court and their adversaries with printed copies of the new request to charge prior to the Charge Conference. If any of the charges requested require the party requesting the charge to fill in blank spaces in the charge (eg. “plaintiffs contentions, “defendant’s contentions,” etc.) it is the responsibility of the party requesting the charge to provide the Court with the language that they are requesting be inserted into the blank space in the charge. Failure to provide the language for the blank space in the charge may result in the court inserting its own language into the blank spaces, based on the testimony and proof adduced at trial. After the Charge Conference, the court will go on the record to memorialize the discussion at the conference, to review the charges that the court will give to the jury, and to let the attorneys place their objections, if any, on the record.

Deposition Transcripts: If a party plans on utilizing, or thinks that they might have to utilize, a deposition transcript at trial, courtesy copies of the transcript(s) must be provided to the court prior to commencement of the trial.

Motions in Limine: Any potential evidentiary question, procedural question/issue, or substantive law matter not previously adjudicated shall be brought to the Court’s attention and addressed prior to commencement of the trial by way of an oral or written motion in limine. A written memorandum of law with citations to the Official Reports is required. Citations and courtesy copies of relevant court decisions and statutes should be furnished to the Court prior to commencement of plaintiffs case and when otherwise requested by the Court.

Unless otherwise agreed to at the initial conference, trials shall proceed day by day until completed.