Hon. Laurentina McKetney-Butler — Part 28 Rules

Queens Supreme Court - Civil Term

JusticeLaurentinaS.McKetneyButler

Part Rules

Part 28

88-11Sutphin Blvd. Courtroom 122 PrincipalLawClerk:Yafang Cheng, Esq.

Jamaica, NY 11435 AssistantLawClerk:DarrenA.Lewis,Esq.

Part 28 Email: QSCPart28@nycourts.gov

PhoneNumbers:

CourtHelpCenter 718-298-1024

Ex-ParteDepartment 718-298-1018

GeneralComplianceConference 718-298-1046

MatrimonialSupport 718-298-0950

MotionSupport 718-298-1009

Part28Clerk 718-298-1118

Internet Addressfor 11thJudicial District Civil Term, Queens Supreme Court:

Queens County Supreme Court, Civil Term | New York Courts

GENERAL

1. Ex-ParteCommunications: NOex-partecommunicationswillbeconsideredbyChambersbut

instead will be returned to sender. Ex-parte telephone calls will not be entertained.

2. WrittencommunicationtoChambers: WrittencommunicationtoChambersmustbecopiedto

all parties in the action(s), with the parties’ addresses listed on the “CC” line of any email or at

the end of any hard copy communication. The Index Number and name of the action must be

included in the subject line of any communication forwarded to Chambers.

3. Virtual Appearances: Virtual appearances shall be made only upon consent of the court.

Such appearances shall be conducted on Microsoft Teams and the Teams links will be

forwarded by Chambers. Virtual appearances are official Court appearances therefore,

parties should maintain the decorum that exists in all courtroom proceedings; should appear

in professional attire; and minimize distractions in their environment. The recordingofany

virtualappearanceisPROHIBITEDbyanyoneotherthantheJudge,CourtReporterorother

Court personnel,.

4. SpecialAccommodations: Ifaninterpreterorotherspecialaccommodationisrequired,e.g.use

of any technology or any other special equipment (blackboard, easel, etc.), the Part must be

notified, via email, at least 48 hours in advance in order that appropriate accommodations can

be made.

5. RequestforRelief: Any requestfor relieffromtheCourtmustbemadepursuanttotheCPLR.

Hard copy letter or email communications seeking relief will not be considered by the Court.

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6. DiscoveryCommunications: Donotincludethecourtontheserviceorexchangeofdiscovery

demands or responses. All compliance conference questions should be directed to the

appropriate Compliance Part.

7. Subpoenas: DonotemailoruploadsubpoenastoNYSCEF. Subpoenasshouldbesubmittedin

accordance with the CPLR.

MOTIONS

1. Motions: Motions in Part 28 must be made returnable on Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m.; Supreme

Court, Queens County, 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York 11435, Courtroom 122.

Motions made returnable on any other day will be administratively adjourned to the next

available Tuesday. Beginning Tuesday, July 1, 2025, IN-PERSON APPEARANCES ARE

REQUIREDFORALLMOTIONS. Failureto appearmayresultinthemotionbeing marked

off or opposition not being considered.

2. NoMotionSubmissionForms: Inaccordancewiththe11thJudicialDistrict–CivilTerm,

Queens Supreme Court rules, effective May 27th, 2025, Motion Submission Forms are no

longer required when submitting motion papers. Therefore, Part 28 will not accept Motion

Submission Forms in lieu of personal appearances.

3. Confirmation Notices: When appearing on a motion, Counsel(s) must provide a copy of the

Confirmation Notice indicating the documents electronically filed on NYSCEF for

considerationindeterminingthemotion. ThedocumentsontheConfirmationNoticewillbethe

only documents considered when reviewing the motion.

4. Request for Adjournments: A party requesting an adjournment should notify all other parties

in the action(s) in advance of the return date. Upon receipt of a fully executed stipulation,

submittedviaemailtothePart,by5:00p.m.theFridaypriortothemotionreturndate, amotion

on the calendar for the first timemay beadjourned, without an appearance, as of right, one time

for a 30 day period, or a date provided by the court.

Appearances arerequired foranysubsequentrequestforanadjournmentandsuchadjournment

shall be granted at the discretion of the Court, notwithstanding any stipulation to adjourn.

Adjourndateswill be provided at thecall ofthe calendar.

5. DiscoveryMotions:Alldiscovery-relatedmotionsareexpectedtoberesolvedbystipulationon

or before the return date. Generally, discovery-related motions should not be made prior to the

issuance of the Preliminary Conference Order and the first Compliance Conference Order.

Thereafter, discovery-related motions should only be made with leave of the assigned

Compliance Conference Part.

6. OralArguments: Totheextentanoralargumentisrequestedandrequired bytheCourt,such

argument shall be scheduled, by court order, upon the court’s review of the fully submitted

motion

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7. SubmissionofMotionPapers aftertheCalendarCall: Motionpaperse-filedorsubmitted

after the call of the calendar is completed, will not be considered in determining the motion

without priorconsent of theCourt and astipulation between theparties. Inno event should

motion papers be e-mailed to the Part.

8. SubmissionofaSur-reply: InaccordancewiththeCPLR, asur-replymayonlybesubmitted

with leave of the Court.

9. WithdrawalofMotion:Ifmovantseekstowithdrawamotionaftersubmission,aNoticeof

Withdrawal should be e-mailed to the Part, with copies to all parties.

10.GeneralMotionPracticeinPart28: Alle-filed motionpapersshallbeincompliancewith22

NYCRR §§202.5-b and 202.5-bb as well as all other applicable rules and regulations. All

paragraphs and pages of the motion papers must be numbered. All sworn statements should

include ‘wet ink’ signatures. Contact the Part Clerk with questions regarding the Motion

Calendar -- Do not contact Chambers. For general questions regarding motion support,

contact the Motion Support Department at 718-298-1009.

11.Disposition of Actions After Motion Submitted: If an action is settled, discontinued or

otherwisedisposedofwhileamotionispending, themovingpartyshallprovideanoticeby

filing such document in NYSCEF and emailing a copy to the Part.

UNCONTESTEDMATRIMONIALAPPLICATIONS

1. Inthefirstinstance,generalquestionsaboutuncontested matrimonialactionsshouldbedirected

to the Matrimonial Clerk at 718-298-0950.

2. QuestionsregardinguncontestedmatrimonialactionspendinginPart28shouldbesubmittedto

the Part, via email, with a copy forwarded to all other parties. Do not contact the Part by

telephone.

3. The DIY forms provided online are not for commercial use, unless submitted by an attorney

eligibletousetheforms assetforthontheNYCourts.govwebsite. Ifeligibletousetheforms,

provide an affirmation demonstrating eligibility.

4. Totheextentthereareunemancipated childrenofthemarriage,childsupportmustbedetermined

or approved by the Court. It is strongly recommended that the party(ies) utilize the online child

support calculator, which can be found at Queens Supreme Civil Matrimonial (Divorce) | New York

Courtsto confirm the presumptive child support obligation of the non-custodial parent, in

accordance with Child Support Standards Act and Domestic Relations Law, prior to submission

of the application.

5. Upon review of an uncontested matrimonial submission, the Court will issue a Memorandum

identifying revisions needed, if any. Additional documentation or revisions requested by the

Courtmust befiledthrough NYSCEF, with anemail sent to thePartindicating that therevisions

havebeenfiledandsettingforththerevisionsmade. Allrevisionsmustbefiledsimultaneously.

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If the application was made by hard copy, additional documents or revisions requested by the

Court must be submitted by first class mail to The Chambers of Justice Laurentina S. McKetney

Butler,attheaddressset forthabove. Donotmail reviseddocumentstotheMatrimonialClerk’s

Office.

6. For further assistance, please contact the Matrimonial Clerk or Court Help Center at their

respective numbers listed above.

APPLICATIONSFORINFANT COMPROMISE ORDERS

1. ApplicationsforInfantCompromiseOrdersmustbesubmittedthroughtheEx-ParteDepartment

togetherwithallrelevantdocumentation(see,CPLR§§1207(a)and1208;22NYCRR§202.67).

After reviewed, the court will issue a Memorandum requesting additional information or

revisions, as needed or, scheduling a hearing.

2. Instructions and a checklist of the required documents can be found on the NYcourts.gov

website. Priortosubmittingaproposed InfantCompromiseOrder, reviewthechecklisttoensure

that all required information and documentation is included.

TRIALS

1. Priortothecommencementofajurytrial CounselforallpartiesmustsubmittotheCourt,

the following:

A. Informationforall trial counsel;

B. Markedpleadings andbill(s)ofparticulars;

C. Proposed jury instructions citing to the most current edition of the Pattern Jury

Instructions(PJI),togetherwithanycaselawtosupportadditions/changestoPJIcharges,

if any, copies of statutes that are meant to be included in the charge as well information,

specific to the action, that must be included in the charge;

D. Proposedjuryverdict sheet;

E. Listofproposed witnesses;

F. Copiesofdepositiontranscriptsintendedforuseat trial indicatingthepageandline

number of all testimony intended to be read;

G. Copiesofany statutes, codes, rules and/or regulations that mayberelied upon inthe case.

2. Atleast48hourspriorto trial,CounselshouldinformtheCourtofanyspecialaccommodations

required to proceed with the trial, e.g. interpreter, easel, blackboard, technical equipment, etc.

3. TrialcounselisresponsibleforobtainingsubpoenaedmaterialsfromtheSubpoenaedRecords

room prior to trial.

4. Counselis encouraged tostipulatetoexhibits andfacts not in dispute.

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5. AMotion in Limineshallsubmittedin compliance with Rule 27 of§202.70(g).

6. Trialsare expected to continue day to day until complete.

SUMMARYJURYTRIALS

InformationonSummary JuryTrialscanbefound bysearchingforSummaryJuryTrials atthe

website provided above.

SUMMARYBENCHTRIALS

InformationonSummary BenchTrialscanbefoundbysearching forSummaryBenchTrialsat

the website provided above.

ALTERNATIVEDISPUTE RESOLUTION

InformationonAlternativeDisputeResolution can befoundbysearching thewebsiteprovided

above.

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