provision_id,doc_id,judge_id,rule_number,title,text,source_page,topics,cross_references,judicial_district,county,court_type,doc_type SCHECTER54-ADJ,190,NY-COMDIV-SCHECTER,Scheduling – Adjournments,Adjournment Procedure,"To adjourn a scheduled appearance (conference or oral argument), the court's permission must be obtained no later than two business days in advance, except in the event of an emergency. Requests must be addressed to the assigned law clerk by email and must indicate whether the request is on consent of all parties. No party should assume the court will necessarily grant an adjournment request made on the eve of or after a briefing deadline has passed.",,"[""adjournments"", ""scheduling-orders""]",[],1,New York,supreme,part_rules SCHECTER54-CONFID-1,179,NY-COMDIV-SCHECTER,¶1,Purpose – Confidential Treatment,"This Stipulation is entered into to facilitate the production, exchange and discovery of documents and information that the parties agree merit confidential treatment.",,"[""discovery-scheduling"", ""e-discovery""]","[""CPLR 3103(a)""]",1,New York,supreme,confidentiality_stipulation SCHECTER54-CONFID-2,179,NY-COMDIV-SCHECTER,¶2,Designation of Confidential Information,"Either party may designate Documents produced or Testimony given as 'confidential,' either by notation on the document, statement on the record of the deposition, written advice to counsel, or by other appropriate means.",,"[""discovery-scheduling"", ""privilege-logs""]",[],1,New York,supreme,confidentiality_stipulation SCHECTER54-CONFID-3,179,NY-COMDIV-SCHECTER,¶3,Definition of Confidential Information,"'Confidential Information' means all Documents and Testimony containing trade secrets, proprietary business information, competitively sensitive information, or other information the disclosure of which would, in the good faith judgment of the party designating the material, be detrimental to the conduct of that party's business or the business of any of its customers or clients.",,"[""discovery-scheduling""]",[],1,New York,supreme,confidentiality_stipulation SCHECTER54-EFILING,190,NY-COMDIV-SCHECTER,E-Filing,Mandatory NYSCEF E-Filing,All cases must be e-filed on NYSCEF except for cases involving pro se litigants who are not licensed to practice law in New York. All e-filed documents must be OCR Text Searchable PDFs. Hard copies shall NOT be submitted unless specifically directed by the court. PDFs of documents requiring the court's attention must be emailed to the assigned law clerk after they are e-filed along with the e-filing confirmation.,,"[""e-filing""]",[],1,New York,supreme,part_rules SCHECTER54-EX-PARTE,190,NY-COMDIV-SCHECTER,General Rules,No Ex Parte Communications,The law clerks will not communicate with an attorney or litigant ex parte. All emails to the court must copy all appearing parties.,,"[""attorney-conduct"", ""communication-preferences""]",[],1,New York,supreme,part_rules SCHECTER54-GEN,190,NY-COMDIV-SCHECTER,General Rules,Commercial Division Rules Compliance and Assignment,"Parties must familiarize themselves with the Commercial Division Rules. If a party believes a case assigned to Part 54 does not belong in the Commercial Division or should be assigned to another Justice, it may e-file and email a short letter explaining its position without prior leave of court. Any responsive letter shall be e-filed and emailed within two days.",,"[""commercial-division"", ""case-management""]",[],1,New York,supreme,part_rules