Court Closings Update - 10:30 PM

October 31, 2012

New York State Updated Oct-31 7:15 PM

Please continue to check here for the latest information concerning the status of New York State Courts due to severe weather conditions. You can also call 1-800-COURTNY (1-800-268-7869); Jurors can call: 1-800-NY-JUROR (1-800-695-8767).

New York City Courts:
Manhattan: Courts are closed, except as follows:
Manhattan Housing Court Emergency Applications:
In New York County, Housing Court emergency applications will be heard at the Harlem Community Justice Center.
Criminal Court is open only for arraignments and emergency applications. The Summons Parts are closed citywide. For emergency applications for Family matters, call: 845.483.8175. The Harlem Community Justice Center is open.
Staten Island: Family Court, Civil Court and Criminal Court courthouses are open.
Court and Administrative offices in Manhattan, at 25 Beaver Street and 26 Broadway, are closed.
Bronx: Courts are open.
Queens: Courts are open.
Queens Foreclosure auctions scheduled for Friday, November 2, in Queens County will not be held at the courthouse.
Brooklyn: Courts are open, except for the Redhook Community Community Court, which is closed.

Night Small Claims parts are closed citywide.
Night Help Center hours are canceled citywide.
Night Kings County Housing Court parts canceled.

Nassau County:
Long Beach City Court is closed.
All other courts are closed, except as follows:
Nassau Family Court is open for emergency applications only.
Nassau District Court is open for arraignments.

For any other application requiring emergency judicial intervention, please call 516 640-8847.

Suffolk County:
Courts are open, except as follows:
The following District Courts are closed:
Ronkonkoma, Lindenhurst and Patchogue.
Court of Claims, Hauppauge: please note: All appearances for Nov. 1 and 2 before Judges Lopez-Summa and Lynch are adjourned.

AD1 Status: (Updated 3:05 PM)

Please be advised that the Appellate Division, First Department courthouse will remain closed until power is restored to the building. All cases scheduled for October 30 through November 1, 2012 will be rescheduled. Until the courthouse reopens, the Court will have a satellite office at the Bronx Supreme Court building, 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, New York (Room 613) for the limited purpose of emergency applications and the filing of motions for re-argument and leave to appeal. The telephone number there is 718-618-1263. For all other matters, the Court has granted a general enlargement to perform any act required by the Court's rules until the close of the next business day after the courthouse reopens.

AD2 Status: (Updated 5:25 PM)
Any cases scheduled for Monday, October 29th or Tuesday, October 30th will be rescheduled. The court has granted a general enlargement to perform any act required by the courts rules that is due on Monday, October 29th, or Tuesday, October 30th until the close of business on Wednesday, October 31st. There will be no handdown issued for decisions this week.

2nd Circuit Updated Oct-31 6:25 PM

Please be advised, that the Court of Appeals and all court offices will be closed tomorrow October 31, 2012.

Attorney's may access Electronic Case Filling through the following link: Electronic Case Filing

Oral arguments scheduled for October 31, November 1 and 2, 2012 have been adjourned to a date to be determined.

During an emergency, attorneys and the public are directed to call our Emergency Hotline Number which will be updated with the latest information regarding the operating status of the Court. In the event of an emergency, information regarding the operating status of the Court also will be periodically transmitted on 1010 WINS on your AM dial and on WCBS (2), WNBC (4), WABC (7) and WNEW(5).

Lawyers that have time sensitive procedural questions, should use the following number to contact the court : 646-584-2696

SDNY Updated Oct-31 5:00 PM

10/31 5 PM:

SDNY - ORDER Extending Deadlines in Civil Cases
Please see enclosed order.

SDNY - ORDER Extending Deadlines in Criminal Cases
Please see enclosed order and enclosed order.

The Manhattan locations for SDNY will be closed on Thursday and Friday November 1 & 2.
White Plains, Middletown and Poughkeepsie will be open.

The Court's Verizon phone service is currently off line.
For up to date court information call 866-265-5414 and press 1.

SDNY Bankruptcy Updated Oct-31 6:20 PM

Due to hurricane Sandy, the Manhattan office of the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York will be closed on Thursday, November 1st and Friday, November 2nd. The Poughkeepsie and White Plains divisions will remain open.

All 341 meetings scheduled for 80 Broad Street, NY, NY, on November 1 and 2, 2012, are adjourned. Please contact the trustee assigned to your case for the rescheduled date and time. All 341 meetings to be held in White Plains and Poughkeepsie, respectively, on November 1, 2012, will proceed as scheduled.?

Please address all Manhattan correspondences to the White Plains division at:

United States Bankruptcy Court
Southern District of New York
300 Quarropas Street
White Plains, NY 10601

EDNY Bankruptcy Updated Oct-31 3:00 PM

Both the Brooklyn and Central Islip courthouses were open Wednesday, October 31, 2012.

All hearings for Judge Eisenberg scheduled for November 1, 2012 will be adjourned. Please contact chambers to reschedule by either calling Christine Moffett at 631-712-6278 or email Christine_Moffett@nyeb.uscourts.gov

The Central Islip Courthouse is experiencing technical difficulty with its telephone system. Please call the Brooklyn courthouse at (347) 394-1700.

New Jersey State Updated Oct-31 5:25 PM

The New Jersey Judiciary and all state court buildings will be closed on Wednesday, Oct. 31.

Check here for information on state court operations for Thursday, Nov. 1.
View your county of interest.

The Supreme Court Committee on Jury Selection scheduled for Nov. 1, 2012 is cancelled

The Wells Fargo OTSC hearing scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 1 has been rescheduled for Thursday, Nov. 15.

The annual conference of municipal court judgesscheduled for Friday, Nov. 2 in Eatontown is cancelled. Contact presiding judges w/questions

The probation officer non competitive recruitment eventscheduled for Nov. 1 at Camden County Probation Services has been postponed.

Appellate Division arguments before Part Con Thursday, Nov. 1, in New Brunswick, have been postponed and will be rescheduled.

New Jersey District Updated Oct-31 7:25 PM

Due to the continuing emergency and aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the United States District Court remains closed in its Newark and Trenton locations through and including Friday, November 2, 2012.

The Camden Courthouse will reopen for the purpose of handling emergent matters as ofThursday, November 1, 2012.

We will post further notices regarding Court operations as events unfold.

Please note that where the last day for filing falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day when the court is officially closed, the time period is enlarged under Rule 6(a)(3), Fed. R. Civ. P., until the next regular business day which is anticipated to be Monday, November 5 (or the appropriate later date if closure is extended further).

New Jersey BankruptcyUpdated Oct-31 6:50 PM

Court Closure, CM/ECF Access Restored, Loss Mediation rescheduled and 341 Meetings Adjourned

The US Bankruptcy Court's offices in Newark and Trenton will be closed on Thursday, November 1st, 2012 and Friday, November 2nd, 2012. The Camden office will remain opened.?

CM/ECF is now available for full access. Please understand that the system might be slower than normal.

The Loss Mediation Re-Visited Program originally scheduled for November 1st, 2012 in Judge Lyons' courtroom will be rescheduled. Please check back later for a new date.

The following message is from the U.S. Trustees Office: All 341 - First Meeting scheduled for this week have been adjourned. Please contact the individual case trustee for the new dates.

For emergent matters, please contact the following respective Deputy-in-Charge:
Camden - Mary Shashaty (609)-304-1070
Newark - Edward Gordon (201)-306-8159
Trenton - Nancy Figueroa (201)-306-5956

We will advise further as information from the other court becomes available.

We are Committed to Remain the Best!

Thank you,

Yael Martin, Esq.
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