provision_id,doc_id,judge_id,rule_number,title,text,source_page,topics,cross_references,judicial_district,county,court_type,doc_type
NY-SC-1JD-JAMES-002,56,NY-SC-1JD-JAMES,II,Communications with the Court,"There shall be no ex parte communications with Chambers regarding substantive matters. All communications shall be directed to either the Part Clerk or the Law Clerk, as specified. Do not directly email Judge James unless instructed otherwise. The Court prefers email communication. Phone calls to the Courtroom or Chambers may be made for urgent matters. All emails to the Part Clerk or Law Clerk must be copied to all parties. Failure to do so will result in the email being disregarded. Do not copy the Court on letters and emails exchanged between counsel or parties unless expressly requested by the Court. The Court does not litigate matters by email, letter, or telephone. Letters submitted to the Court must also be e-filed on NYSCEF where applicable. A courtesy copy of letters filed on NYSCEF shall be e-mailed to the Law Clerk. All scheduling inquiries shall be directed to the Part Clerk.",1,"[""communication-preferences"", ""courtesy-copies"", ""e-filing""]",[],1,New York,supreme,part_rules