Hon. S. Betsy Heckman Torres — Part 18 Rules

Effective Date

May 5, 2026

State of New York State

Unified Court System

Suffolk County Supreme Court • 10th Judicial District

Hon. S. Betsy Heckman Torres Cynthia Darrell, Esq.

Justice of the Supreme Court Principal Law Clerk

Nancy T. Gallager, Esq.

Assistant Law Clerk

IAS PART 18 – RULES

MOTIONS:

Return Dates/Submissions: All motions assigned to Justice Torres shall be made returnable on a

Tuesday and will be on submission only. No appearance is required unless otherwise directed by

the court. All motions made returnable on any other day than Tuesday shall be administratively

adjourned until the court’s next available Tuesday submission date.

Adjournment of Motions: All adjournment requests must be made in writing through NYSCEF and

must be filed by 12 p.m. at least one day prior to the motion return date. Adjournments on

consent must be uploaded to NYSCEF by fully executed stipulation in accordance with the above

rules and shall be effective unless the court otherwise directs. Adjournment requests not on

consent will be informed in writing if approved. All documents relating to motion adjournments

must be uploaded to the specific NYSCEF Motion #.

Working Copies: Working copies are not required for matters filed on the New York State Courts

Electronic Filing System (NYSCEF).

CONFERENCES:

All conferences are in-person in Courtroom 405.

Adjournment of Conferences: All requests to adjourn conferences and hearings, whether on

consent or over objection of the opposing party, shall be uploaded to NYSCEF at least THREE

DAYS PRIOR TO THE CONFERENCE OR HEARING DATE. Adjournments on consent shall be by

fully executed stipulation and shall be effective (if timely) unless the court otherwise directs.

Adjournments not on consent require court approval and the parties will be informed through

NYSCEF as to whether an adjournment has been granted.

COMMUNICATION WITH THE COURT:

All communications and correspondence to chambers shall be through NYSCEF.

Hon. Alan Oshrin Supreme Court Building, One Court Street, Riverhead NY 11901

Phone (631) 852-1695 • Email sufHeckmantorres@nycourts.gov