provision_id,doc_id,judge_id,rule_number,title,text,source_page,topics,cross_references,judicial_district,county,court_type,doc_type FIORE-001,152,NY-SC-9JD-FIORE,I,Appearances before the Court,"All counsel and self-represented litigants are expected to be familiar with the Westchester Supreme Court Matrimonial Part Operational Rules (MPOR) and the Uniform Civil Rules. Within ten (10) days of written notification of assignment of a case to this Part, each attorney shall file a Notice of Appearance with Chambers on NYSCEF. Counsel must be fully familiar with these Part Rules and must be prepared at every appearance to discuss all factual and legal issues and must be authorized to engage in settlement negotiations.",,"[""part-rules"", ""attorney-conduct"", ""matrimonial""]","[""22 NYCRR 130-2.1"", ""22 NYCRR 202.27""]",9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules FIORE-002,152,NY-SC-9JD-FIORE,II,Scheduling and Calendar Matters,"A request for an adjournment of an appearance or a motion shall be made in writing at least three (3) business days prior to the appearance or motion deadline, on notice to the other parties and filed on NYSCEF. Applications for adjournments must state: (1) the appearance/motion date, (2) three proposed adjourned dates/times on consent, (3) the reason for the request, (4) the number of prior adjournments, and (5) whether the opposing party(ies) consent(s) or object(s). Absent explicit approval from the Court in writing, the adjournment request is not deemed granted.",,"[""adjournments"", ""scheduling-orders""]","[""22 NYCRR \u00a7125.1""]",9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules FIORE-003,152,NY-SC-9JD-FIORE,V,NYSCEF / E-Filing,E-filing in matrimonial actions is mandatory except in limited circumstances. All parties in matters subject to E-Filing are expected to be familiar with the Statewide E-filing rules and the Westchester County E-filing protocol. Working copies of documents filed to NYSCEF are not required.,,"[""e-filing"", ""courtesy-copies""]","[""22 NYCRR 202.5-b"", ""22 NYCRR 202.5-bb""]",9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules FIORE-004,152,NY-SC-9JD-FIORE,VI.b,Pre-Motion Conference,Any party seeking to make a motion must file a written letter request for a pre-motion conference on notice to all other parties and upload the letter to NYSCEF. The letter request should state the basis of the anticipated motion and may not exceed two (2) pages. All parties so served may serve and file a letter response via NYSCEF within one (1) business day from service of the notification letter.,,"[""hearing-procedures"", ""conference-procedures""]",[],9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules FIORE-005,152,NY-SC-9JD-FIORE,VI.c,Motion Day,All motions shall be made returnable on any given Monday at 9:30 a.m. unless the Court is closed due to the observance of a Federal or New York State holiday. All motions are determined by submission only unless otherwise directed by the Court.,,"[""hearing-procedures""]",[],9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules FIORE-006,152,NY-SC-9JD-FIORE,VII,Matrimonial Conferences,"Counsel and parties must appear in-person at all conferences unless otherwise directed by the Court. At least ten (10) days prior to the scheduled Preliminary Conference, each party must file on NYSCEF: (a) the retainer agreement; (b) a Statement of Net Worth; and (c) the most recent paystub and income tax returns. For Pre-Trial/Pre-Hearing Conference, parties must submit marked pleadings, updated net worth statements, witness list, joint stipulation as to facts and issues, and joint statement of proposed disposition.",,"[""preliminary-conference"", ""pre-trial-conference"", ""matrimonial"", ""conference-procedures""]",[],9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules FIORE-007,152,NY-SC-9JD-FIORE,VIII,Matrimonial Hearings and Trials,A Virtual Evidence Courtroom (VEC) will be set up in NYSCEF for each trial/hearing. All evidence must be uploaded to the VEC ten (10) days prior to the commencement of trial. Each party is limited to fifteen (15) exhibits unless otherwise approved by the Court. All objections to evidence must be uploaded seven (7) days prior to the commencement of trial. All motions in limine shall be e-mailed to the Principal Law Clerk and uploaded to NYSCEF no later than seven (7) days prior to the scheduled trial date.,,"[""trial-procedures"", ""exhibits"", ""matrimonial"", ""remote-hearings""]",[],9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules