Hon. Robin K. Sheares — Part 96 Rules

Hon. Robin K. Sheares

Part 96 Rules

Supreme Court - Kings County

Civil Term Part 96

360 Adams Street

Brooklyn, NY 11201

Courtroom 524

Courtroom

347-404-9761

Chambers

347-296-1551

Facsimile

212-618-5331

Title Name Email

Principal Court Attorney

Secretary Ms. John yjohn@nycourts.gov

Part Clerk Ms. Washington KSCCVPart96@nycourts.gov

Updated

October 23, 2025

EFFECTIVE October 31, 2025

Unless otherwise instructed

ALL MOTIONS, INCLUDING MOTIONS INVOLVING MERCHANT CASH ADVANCES , WILL BE HEARD IN PERSON.

ALL MOTIONS and ORDERS to SHOW CAUSE ARE HEARD on THURSDAYS.

THE CALENDAR CALL BEGINS PROMPTLY at 9:30 A.M.

THE SECOND CALENDAR CALL BEGINS PROMPTLY at 10:30 A.M.

MOTIONS and/or ORDERS to SHOW CAUSE ARE NOT TAKEN ON SUBMISSION.

COMMUNICATION

All inquiries as to case or calendar status should, in the first instance, be made to the Motion Support Office at (347) 401-9249. EX-PARTE COMMUNICATION WITH CHAMBERS BY PHONE OR OTHERWISE IS NOT PERMITTED.

ORDER(s) TO SHOW CAUSE (OSC)

Orders to Show Cause that are not efiled MUST contain the contact information (telephone number, email address and/or mailing address), if available for ALL parties.

DISCOVERY

All inquiries regarding discovery or discovery motions are to be directed to the Intake Part or the Centralized Compliance Part, as applicable. You can find more information regarding discovery at The Discovery Rules Page .

Motions scheduled for the Compliance Conference Part (CCP) or the Final Conference Part (FCP) are NOT heard by Justice Sheares. They are heard by the Judge assigned to the discovery part.

To request a conference regarding discovery concerns, submit the proper Virtual Conference request form on consent of ALL parties. You can find the form online. Go to Judges and Rules , then Discovery part rules. Scroll to the bottom and select proper form/order.

MOTIONS

Motions and Orders to Show Cause will be heard IN-PERSON on Thursdays .

Pro se proposed orders to show cause and orders to show cause for non-e-filed matters MUST BE brought to the Ex Parte Motion Support Office prior to submission to the part. DO NOT send them directly to chambers. Fees, as required by law, must be paid to the County Clerk prior to submission.

Video exhibits should be mailed to the Court. DO NOT email them to the Court Attorney or the Part Clerk.

If your motion is scheduled to be heard via Microsoft Teams, you may access the Part 96 Virtual Courtroom .

BEFORE emailing or calling the Court Attorney and/or the Part Clerk, check e-courts ( https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/webcivil/FCASMain ) to determine what part the motion(s) in question is being heard: i.e. Intake, CCP, JCP, FCP, City Part, or Part 96.

If your case is assigned to Justice Sheares but calendared in one of the Discovery Parts (i.e., Compliance Conference Part, Final Conference Part), please check the Rules specific to that Part. Those motions are NOT heard by Justice Sheares . Please see the hyperlink under Discovery.

The ONLY motions that will be heard by Justice Sheares are Part 96 motions.

When arguing your matter before the judge, please remember to note the NYSCEF number of any e-filed document you are referencing during oral arguments.

If your motion is adjourned, it is the attorneys’ responsibility to inform their calendar clerk and/or paralegal of the adjourn date.

If your case is e-filed, DO NOT send a working copy of the motion(s) papers to chambers. All papers should be filed electronically.

Stipulations for adjournments must be e-filed no later than the 11:00 am the Monday prior to the scheduled appearance (Tuesday if the Monday is a court holiday).

Parties may submit a stipulation: Consenting to an adjournment with briefing schedule. (Note: Only two adjournments will be permitted without prior court approval).

Indicating if the entire motion, or portions thereof is resolved

DO NOT email the stipulation. ALL Stipulations should be submitted ONLY via NYSCEF.

First time applications to adjourn a motion will be granted WITH or WITHOUT the consent of opposing counsel. After the first adjournment, if all parties do not agree on an adjournment, an application MUST BE made IN PERSON to the judge. DO NOT CALL OR EMAIL THE PART CLERK OR THE SECRETARY. THEY CANNOT ADJOURN THE MOTION UNLESS ALL PARTIES AGREE.

THE PART IS NO LONGER ACCEPTING LATE stipulations for adjournments. Late adjournment requests will have to be made at the motion calendar call.

FIRST TIME ADJOURNMENT APPLICATIONS will be granted automatically, with or without opposing counsel’s consent.

IF ALL PARTIES DO NOT CONSENT TO AN ADJOURNMENT , an application for the adjournment must be made before the judge on the motion date. DO NOT call or email the Part Clerk or the Court Attorney. They cannot adjourn the motion unless all parties agree .

If a motion has been withdrawn or a case has been settled , the parties MUST notify the court immediately by uploading either a stipulation of settlement, a stipulation of discontinuance, or a letter by the movant indicating that the motion is withdrawn (non-e-filed matters). DO NOT email the stipulation .

If your matter is NOT electronically filed, you must provide a courtesy copy of the complete motion that was previously filed with motion support. You are strongly encouraged to convert your matter to electronic filing .

Motion papers, answering affidavits, and reply affidavits must be served on adversaries as per CPLR §2214.

Summary judgment motions must be made within sixty (60) days of the filing of the Note of Issue.

TRIALS

Once your trial is assigned to this part, you MUST email the Court Attorney to schedule a trial conference.

Motions in Limine . A written memorandum of law (no more than five pages) with citations to the Official Reports is strongly encouraged; citations and copies of relevant court decisions and statutes should be furnished to the Court.

Marked Pleadings . Prior to trial, counsel shall furnish to the Court marked pleadings pursuant to CPLR §4012.

Exhibits . Counsel shall pre-mark all exhibits in the order which they intend to introduce them at trial. A list of the exhibits shall be provided to the Court prior to trial. Plaintiffs will number their exhibits and defendants will letter their exhibits. On the business day before the trial, the exhibits and the list will be given to the Part Clerk who will officially mark them before trial. All exhibits agreed that are in evidence should be noted as such.

Witnesses . Prior to trial, Counsel shall provide to the court a list of potential witnesses in the order in which they intend to call them at trial, including expert witnesses, their expertise, including a summary of expected trial testimony, and any interpreters needed.

Depositions . Copies of depositions intended to be used at trial should be furnished to the Court at the commencement of the trial.

Proposed Jury Charges . All proposed jury charges shall be submitted to the Court in typed form when requested by the Court.

Verdict Sheets . All proposed verdict sheets shall be submitted to the Court in typed form at the close of plaintiff's case or as requested by Court.

INFANT COMPROMISE HEARINGS

Prior to scheduling the hearing, the Court MUST receive the proposed order, copies of all relevant medical records, doctor(s) affirmations, and a NYC Department of Human Resources Lien/No Lien Letter and ALL checklist items.

After ALL ICO checklist items are submitted a hearing can be scheduled by contacting Ms. John at 347 296-1551.

ADR SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE PART RULES

Unless notified otherwise, ADR Settlement Conferences are held in-person on Tuesdays once each month. All parties are expected to appear on the conference date. Failure to appear will result in the case being marked off the settlement calendar.

The calendar call will be held promptly at 2:15 pm.

Any stipulations to adjourn should be uploaded to NYSCEF and emailed to the part clerk by 11:00 am the Friday prior to the scheduled appearance. THE PART WILL NOT ACCEPT LATE stipulations for adjournments or requests made by telephone. Late adjournment requests will have to be made at the settlement conference calendar call. Further, only one adjournment request will be permitted without consent from the Court.

If a matter has been settled, discontinued or if a conference is no longer feasible the parties shall notify the court immediately by uploading a letter correspondence or stipulation to NYSCEF.