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New York State Updated Nov 5st, 10:00 AM

Message from the Chief Judge and Chief Administrative Judge Regarding Hurrican Sandy Click Here

Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order Number 52: "Temporary Suspension and Modification of Statutory Provisions Establishing Time Limitations on Actions and Time in Which to Take an Appeal"
Download the order

As of Monday, Nov. 5th, Courts in Manhattan will be open, except for the Midtown Community Court (at 54th Street). (Please note that it may take awhile for the heat to return to normal in the Manhattan courthouses - you may want to dress accordingly). These courts will have limited phone service. Please use the temporary phone numbers linked below.

Temporary Phone Numbers for Manhattan Courts

New York City Courts:
No Defaults will be taken citywide.

Housing Court:
There will be no evictions citywide.

Long Island Courts:

Nassau County:
Courts are open, except as follows:

Long Beach City Court is closed. Important: Starting November 5th, all proceedings will be handled out of the Hempstead District Court.

Grand Jurors should follow the instructions of the District Attorney.
Trial jurors should report on November 7th.
Telephone standby jurors should begin calling the number on their summons on November 5th to determine when they must appear.

Suffolk County
Courts are open, except for the following District Courts, which are closed:
Hauppauge and Patchogue.

Court of Claims, Hauppauge: All appearances (Mon. Nov. 5th) at the State Office Building are adjourned. Chambers will contact affected parties to reschedule.

Ninth Judicial District(Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester)

All Courts are open

Appellate Courts

Appellate Division, First Department - Open

Appellate Division, Second Department - Open

Appellate Term, First Department (Manhattan):The calendar for Monday, Nov. 5th, at 10:00 a.m., has been re-scheduled for Monday, Nov. 13th; the calendar scheduled for Monday, Nov. 13th at 10:00 a.m., is adjourned to Monday, November 19th, at 10:00 a.m.

AD1 Status: (Nov 4, 4:30 PM)

As of November 5, 2012, the Appellate Division, First Department is open for business. However, there will be no oral arguments the week of November 5, 2012 - all cases scheduled for November 7, 8 and 9, 2012 will be rescheduled. The Court has granted a general enlargement to perform any act required by the Court’s rules until the close of business on Thursday, November 8, 2012. Please note that until further notice, the court will have temporary numbers. The general number is 347-401-9987. For specific numbers, please use the link below.

Temporary Telephone Numbers

AD2 Status: (Updated Nov 1, 3:30PM)
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.

Cases scheduled for CAMP conferences on November 1st and November 2nd will be rescheduled for a future date.

2nd Circuit Updated Nov 5, 10:00AM

sitting schedule this week, should be referred to the Clerk of Court at 646-584-2696.***

Order Granting Filing Extension due to Hurricane Sandy. Chief Judge Dennis Jacobs has signed an order granting a seven day extension to filers whose office is located within the geographic area affected by Hurricane Sandy. Click here to read the order.

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

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).

SDNY Updated Nov 4, 4:20PM

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Will Resume All Normal Operations on Monday, November 5

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.

SDNY Bankruptcy Updated Nov 5, 10:30AM

General Order M-443 Holding Court outside of District in the Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
General Order M-441The Extension of Certain Deadlines as a Result of Hurricane Sandy and Court Closure.

Due to the hurricane and flooding downtown, the courthouse at One Bowling Green is without power and will be closed indefinitely. The White Plains and Poughkeepsie divisions are opening and operating and available to assist you in all matters. Please direct all Manhattan mail to the White Plains court and inquiries to 914-390-4060.

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 Updated Nov 4st, 4:15

The Court's website is now operational. https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/
EDNY Brookyln and Long Island locations are OPEN.

Network issues related to Hurricane Sandy have been resolved. CM/ECF is now available for filing by the public. Attorneys should resume using CM/ECF for all filings with the EDNY.

Please watch this space for any updates or call the Emergency status line at 1-866-752-7362 option 1.

Appendices, schedules and other documents referred to in the new CJA plan will be placed online within 10 working days.

The CJA Committee for the Eastern District of New York will be accepting applications for re-appointment to the CJA panel until November 1st, 2012, from CJA panel members whose appointment is expiring this December. New applications for appointment to the panel will be accepted through November 15th, 2012, from qualified attorneys not already on the panel.


New https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/forms/cja-panel-application-form

Re-App https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/forms/cja-panel-reapplication-form

EDNY Bankruptcy Updated Nov 1st, 12:30PM

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 no longer experiencing technical difficulty with its telephone system.

New Jersey State Updated Nov 5, 11:00AM

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

Supreme Court Sets Nov. 14 as New Date for Argument in COAH Case See the Press Release

Essex County Court Users: Telephone service in Chancery Division, General Equity and Probate Courts, located on the eighth floor of the Wilentz Justice Complex, 212 Washington Street, Newark, is disrupted. Until further notice, court users with inquiries related to foreclosure, general equity and probate matters, should call 973-693-6425 or 6522.

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

Classes for POMCA LEVEL 4 AOC are still being held on Nov. 5 and Nov. 7, but there is a change in syllabus. Click here for the revised syllabus.

Tax Court Chambers in Newark.?Telephone service is currently disrupted for Judge Narayanan, J.T.C. and Judge Nugent, J.T.C., located on the 8th floor at 153 Halsey Street, Wilentz Building. Until further notice, inquires for these Tax Court chambers should be directed to?973-645-4280.

New Jersey District Updated Nov 4, 4:3PM

Please be advised that the Newark and Trenton Courthouses will be reopening on Monday, November 5th.
The Camden Courthouse is also opened.
Please contact the Judicial Officer to whom your case is pending before traveling to the courthouse.

Standing Order - Re: Continuance Order Regarding Criminal Matters - Hurricane Emergency See the Order

Standing Order - Hurricane Emergency - The court declared inaccessibility of all Clerk's Offices for the purposes of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(a)(3) and Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 45(a)(3) from October 29th, 2012 through and including November 5th, 2012. See the Order

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 Bankruptcy Updated Nov 5, 11:20AM

United States Bankruptcy Courts and Offices in Newark, Trenton and Camden will be open on Monday, November 5, 2012.

Loss Mediation rescheduled
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 Chapter 13 hearings rescheduled from 10/30 to 11/7 for Judge Raymond T. Lyons, will be held in Courtroom No. 8. All hearings remain at their originally scheduled time.

Judge Wizmur's motion day is switched from Tuesday, November 20th, to Monday, November 19th.

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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