provision_id,doc_id,judge_id,rule_number,title,text,source_page,topics,cross_references,judicial_district,county,court_type,doc_type
SQUIRRELL-001,131,NY-SC-9JD-SQUIRRELL,I.A,Correspondence,All correspondence to the Court shall be via NYSCEF and copied to all parties and set forth the name and Index number of the case. Correspondence between attorneys and/or pro se litigants shall not be copied to the Court absent some specific purpose for the Court to be made aware of same.,,"[""communication-preferences"", ""e-filing""]",[],9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules
SQUIRRELL-002,131,NY-SC-9JD-SQUIRRELL,I.B,Telephone Calls,Telephone calls shall be limited to situations requiring immediate attention which cannot be addressed by written correspondence. Requests for adjournments will not be entertained by telephone.,,"[""communication-preferences"", ""adjournments""]",[],9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules
SQUIRRELL-003,131,NY-SC-9JD-SQUIRRELL,II.A,Preliminary Conferences,"An in-person Preliminary Conference will be calendared by the Court Clerk when the RJI is filed. At the preliminary conference, the Court will discuss: principal factual and legal issues, timing of presumptive mediation and ADR, timetable for proceedings, appropriateness of sequencing motion practice, discovery, and other aspects of the case.",,"[""preliminary-conference"", ""mediation"", ""discovery-scheduling""]",[],9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules
SQUIRRELL-004,131,NY-SC-9JD-SQUIRRELL,II.B,Status Conference,"Prior to the close of discovery, the Court will conduct a status conference to ensure the parties are endeavoring to comply with the discovery deadlines set at the preliminary conference and to address any discovery dispute or issue that may have arisen before depositions are held.",,"[""compliance-conference"", ""discovery-scheduling"", ""depositions""]",[],9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules
SQUIRRELL-005,131,NY-SC-9JD-SQUIRRELL,II.C,Compliance Conferences,"A compliance conference will be conducted after the projected close of discovery. If the matter is ready for trial, the Court will issue a Trial Readiness Order setting forth the schedule for the filing of a Note of Issue and any motion for summary judgment.",,"[""compliance-conference"", ""note-of-issue"", ""summary-judgment""]",[],9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules
SQUIRRELL-006,131,NY-SC-9JD-SQUIRRELL,II.D,Settlement Conferences,"The parties may request a settlement conference with the Court. All counsel must be present and prepared to engage in good faith settlement negotiations with full authority. At least one week prior to any settlement conference, each party may email a settlement submission (not uploaded to NYSCEF) to 9jd-judgesquirrell@nycourts.gov briefly setting forth the party's position.",,"[""settlement-conferences""]",[],9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules
SQUIRRELL-007,131,NY-SC-9JD-SQUIRRELL,II.E,Adjournments,"Applications to adjourn conferences must be made in writing via NYSCEF no later than 48 hours in advance of the scheduled conference. The application must set forth: (1) good cause; (2) whether other parties consent or object; and (3) suggested approximate time period for the adjournment. A request for an adjournment, even if on consent, is NOT effective unless approved by the Court.",,"[""adjournments""]",[],9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules
SQUIRRELL-008,131,NY-SC-9JD-SQUIRRELL,IV.A,Motion Calendar and Appearances,All motions/proceedings brought on by notice of motion or notice of petition shall be made returnable on any TUESDAY. Appearances are not required unless directed by the Court or oral argument is requested in writing and granted. Requests to adjourn the return date must be made in writing to the Motion Support Clerk at MotionSupportWestchester@nycourts.gov at least two business days prior to the return date.,,"[""hearing-procedures"", ""adjournments""]",[],9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules
SQUIRRELL-009,131,NY-SC-9JD-SQUIRRELL,IV.B,Summary Judgment Motions,A schedule for summary judgment motions will be set forth by the Court in the Trial Readiness Order. Any party seeking to make a summary judgment motion prior to the issuance of the Trial Readiness Order must seek leave of the Court.,,"[""summary-judgment"", ""scheduling-orders""]",[],9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules
SQUIRRELL-010,131,NY-SC-9JD-SQUIRRELL,IV.C,Disclosure Motions,"It is the policy of this Court to make itself and its staff available to resolve disputes related to pretrial disclosure. If a dispute cannot be resolved by the parties' own good faith efforts, the aggrieved party shall notify the Court and a conference will be scheduled. A motion related to disclosure is not to be made by any party unless authorized by the Court after conferencing fails.",,"[""discovery-disputes""]",[],9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules
SQUIRRELL-011,131,NY-SC-9JD-SQUIRRELL,III.A,Trial Bifurcation,"For motor vehicle and most other personal injury cases, the issues of liability and damages will be bifurcated and tried before the same jury, with a brief period between the end of the liability phase and commencement of the damages phase to explore settlement options. If there is a compelling reason for the issues to be tried together, counsel must raise that issue with the Court no later than the filing of the Note of Issue.",,"[""trial-procedures"", ""note-of-issue""]",[],9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules
SQUIRRELL-012,131,NY-SC-9JD-SQUIRRELL,III.B,Witness and Exhibit Lists,"At the commencement of trial, each party must provide a witness list (including name of each anticipated witness and a brief offer of proof as to anticipated testimony) and an exhibit list (listing exhibits by pre-marked exhibit number, indicating whether stipulations as to admissibility have been made).",,"[""trial-procedures"", ""exhibits""]",[],9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules