provision_id,doc_id,judge_id,rule_number,title,text,source_page,topics,cross_references,judicial_district,county,court_type,doc_type KOBA-001,157,NY-SC-9JD-KOBA,I,Communications with the Court,"No written correspondence may be sent to the Court without prior permission except correspondence regarding the scheduling of appearances and requests for adjournments addressed to the Part Clerk. Written correspondence sent by letter, fax or any other means, without permission, will not be read and will be discarded. All correspondence sent to the Court with its permission must bear the full Title and Index Number of the action. The Court does not accept legal papers of any kind by fax transmission.",,"[""communication-preferences""]",[],9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules KOBA-002,157,NY-SC-9JD-KOBA,II.C,Adjournment of Conferences,"A request to adjourn a conference must be made in writing by email only to the Part Clerk at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the scheduled conference. All applications for adjournments must set forth: 1) the reason why an adjournment is necessary; 2) whether the opposing party(ies) consent(s) or object(s); and 3) the length of the adjournment sought or, if on consent, a date all parties are available. The Court will advise the requesting party by reply email whether the requested adjournment has been granted.",,"[""adjournments"", ""conference-procedures""]",[],9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules KOBA-003,157,NY-SC-9JD-KOBA,II.D,Preliminary Conference,"All requests for a Preliminary Conference shall be made in accordance with 22 NYCRR §202.12(a). The Preliminary Conference will be conducted in accordance with 22 NYCRR §202.12(c) and the CCM Rules. At the Preliminary Conference, the Court will set specific dates for completion of various items of discovery and a date for a Compliance Conference. No modifications of the dates set by the Court are permitted except by Order of the Court.",,"[""preliminary-conference"", ""scheduling-orders"", ""discovery-scheduling""]","[""22 NYCRR \u00a7202.12(a)"", ""22 NYCRR \u00a7202.12(c)"", ""22 NYCRR \u00a7202.56(b)""]",9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules KOBA-004,157,NY-SC-9JD-KOBA,II.E,Compliance Conference,"The Court will conduct a Compliance Conference on the date set forth in the Preliminary Conference Order. The Court will ensure that discovery proceeded as scheduled. At least 72 hours before any scheduled compliance conference, counsel shall submit a joint email to the Part Clerk setting forth the date of their consultation, discovery issues resolved per their agreement, proposed dates for completing the outstanding discovery and all issues that could not be resolved by agreement.",,"[""compliance-conference"", ""discovery-scheduling""]",[],9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules KOBA-005,157,NY-SC-9JD-KOBA,II.F,Discovery Disputes,"No motion concerning a discovery dispute shall be made until a pre-motion conference has been requested and held in accordance with 22 NYCRR §202.20-f and section IV, subdivision C of the CCM Rules. Counsel who believes that discovery is not being conducted in accordance with the Court's Order is to confer, in good faith, as required by Court Rule §202.7, regarding the alleged noncompliance with the allegedly noncompliant Counsel.",,"[""discovery-disputes""]","[""22 NYCRR \u00a7202.7"", ""22 NYCRR \u00a7202.20-f""]",9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules KOBA-006,157,NY-SC-9JD-KOBA,II.G,Trial Readiness Conference and Summary Judgment,"At the Trial Readiness Conference, the Court will expect that all discovery is completed so that the Court may certify that the case is ready for trial through issuance of a Trial Readiness Order. If a party wishes to file a motion for summary judgment, the same must be made in accordance with section IV, subdivision F of the CCM Rules and 22 NYCRR §202.8-g. There shall be annexed to the notice of motion a separate, short and concise statement, in numbered paragraphs, of the material facts as to which the moving party contends there is no genuine issue to be tried.",,"[""summary-judgment"", ""note-of-issue"", ""scheduling-orders""]","[""22 NYCRR \u00a7202.8-g""]",9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules KOBA-007,157,NY-SC-9JD-KOBA,II.H,Settlement Conference,"Any party may request a settlement conference with the Court at any time. In addition to the attendance of Counsel with authority to settle, the Court requires the attendance of the parties to the action unless otherwise directed. At least forty-eight (48) hours before the settlement conference, each party must submit to the Court the completed Settlement Conference Form attached to the Court Notice scheduling the conference.",,"[""settlement-conferences"", ""conference-procedures""]",[],9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules KOBA-008,157,NY-SC-9JD-KOBA,III,Motions and Orders to Show Cause,"All Motions shall be returnable on Thursdays and are on submission only. Plaintiffs shall designate exhibits by number, and Defendants shall designate exhibits by letter. Multiple documents shall not be grouped together under a single exhibit. Each exhibit shall contain only a single document separately uploaded to NYSCEF. No more than three (3) adjournments of any Order to Show Cause or cross-motion will be permitted. The total period of time that an Order to Show Cause may be adjourned shall not exceed sixty (60) days.",,"[""hearing-procedures"", ""adjournments"", ""exhibits""]","[""22 NYCRR \u00a7202.8-b""]",9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules KOBA-009,157,NY-SC-9JD-KOBA,V,Trials and Hearings,"On the date of commencement of the Trial, the parties shall submit: pre-trial memoranda of law compliant with 22 NYCRR §202.20-h(a); a copy of all expert reports; for jury trials, proposed jury charges and special verdict sheets; a joint stipulation regarding undisputed material facts; witness lists compliant with 22 NYCRR §202.37; exhibit books compliant with 22 NYCRR §202.20-h(b); pre-marked exhibits compliant with 22 NYCRR §202.34; and all Motions In Limine.",,"[""trial-procedures"", ""exhibits"", ""pre-trial-conference""]","[""22 NYCRR \u00a7202.20-h"", ""22 NYCRR \u00a7202.37"", ""22 NYCRR \u00a7202.34""]",9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules