provision_id,doc_id,judge_id,rule_number,title,text,source_page,topics,cross_references,judicial_district,county,court_type,doc_type NY-SC-9JD-ONDROVIC-001,161,NY-SC-9JD-ONDROVIC,COMM-A,Correspondence,"All correspondence to the Court must be sent ONLY via NYSCEF, unless otherwise directed by the Court. DO NOT send copies of e-filed correspondence to the Court via e-mail or regular mail. DO NOT e-file correspondence between and among counsel and/or self-represented litigants, and DO NOT send a copy to the Court. Correspondence must bear the full Title and Index Number of the action. It shall be concise and state the relief sought or the action requested to be taken by the Court.",,"[""communication-preferences"", ""e-filing""]",[],9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules NY-SC-9JD-ONDROVIC-002,161,NY-SC-9JD-ONDROVIC,TRIALS-1,Evidence Rules - Virtual Evidence Courtroom,A Virtual Evidence Courtroom will be set up in NYSCEF for each Trial/Hearing. All Exhibits are to be uploaded no later than 10 days prior to the Trial/Hearing. Any objections to any Exhibits are to be uploaded no later than 7 days prior to the Trial/Hearing. Evidentiary rulings will be made prior to the start of the Trial/Hearing based upon filed objections.,,"[""exhibits"", ""trial-procedures""]",[],9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules NY-SC-9JD-ONDROVIC-003,161,NY-SC-9JD-ONDROVIC,ADJ-b,Adjournments of Conferences,"Adjournments of conferences may be requested on consent of opposing counsel. After obtaining such consent, the requesting party must email and upload to NYSCEF the adjournment request to ecurtin@nycourts.gov and bmccarne@nycourts.gov to obtain a new date. A REQUEST TO ADJOURN A CONFERENCE MUST BE EMAILED TO THIS COURT AND UPLOADED TO NYSCEF AT LEAST 36 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE SCHEDULED APPEARANCE. No more than two adjournments shall be permitted on any matter unless good cause is shown upon written application.",,"[""adjournments"", ""conference-procedures""]",[],9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules NY-SC-9JD-ONDROVIC-004,161,NY-SC-9JD-ONDROVIC,PC,Preliminary Conference,"Upon assignment of a case to this Part following the filing of an RJI and Request for a Preliminary Conference, the Court will schedule such a conference at which personal appearances are mandatory. A discovery schedule shall be placed on the Record and the parties shall order and upload the transcript to NYSCEF to be So Ordered and that will constitute the Preliminary Conference Order. In all personal injury cases, duly executed HIPAA authorizations will be ordered to be served within 10 days from the conference date. No modifications of the dates in the Preliminary Conference Order are permitted except by Order of the Court.",,"[""preliminary-conference"", ""discovery-scheduling""]",[],9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules NY-SC-9JD-ONDROVIC-005,161,NY-SC-9JD-ONDROVIC,DD,Discovery Disputes,"Counsel who believes that discovery is not being conducted in accordance with the Court's Order is to discuss, in good faith, as required by Court Rule § 202.7, the claimed noncompliance. A pro forma letter does not constitute a good faith effort. There must be actual substantive communication between counsel, either telephonically or in writing. Exception: Where an Order of Protection prohibits one party from contacting another, the party shall contact Chambers without contacting the opposing party. The parties are NOT to make any motion concerning discovery.",,"[""discovery-disputes""]","[""22 NYCRR \u00a7 202.7""]",9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules NY-SC-9JD-ONDROVIC-006,161,NY-SC-9JD-ONDROVIC,SJ,Summary Judgment Motions,"Summary Judgment motions must be made within sixty (60) days of the filing of the Note of Issue. If a Summary Judgment motion is made prior to the completion of discovery, the motion does not stay discovery. Unsigned deposition transcripts will not be considered on motions for Summary Judgment unless it is demonstrated that the transcript was forwarded to the deponent for review and signature in compliance with CPLR § 3116(a).",,"[""summary-judgment""]","[""CPLR \u00a7 3116(a)""]",9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules NY-SC-9JD-ONDROVIC-007,161,NY-SC-9JD-ONDROVIC,EXPERT-3,Expert Testimony - AI Disclosure Requirement,"Every party must disclose whether their expert relied upon AI (Artificial Intelligence) in reaching their opinion. A Frye Hearing is mandatory for all cases in which an expert has relied upon AI. This disclosure must be included in all CPLR 3101(d) discovery responses and in those cases in which an expert affidavit/affirmation is used in a motion, the affidavit/affirmation must state whether the expert has used AI in reaching their opinion.",,"[""discovery-scheduling""]","[""CPLR \u00a7 3101(d)""]",9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules NY-SC-9JD-ONDROVIC-008,161,NY-SC-9JD-ONDROVIC,MOTIONS-a,Motions - General Rules,"Parties may move by Notice of Motion or Order to Show Cause. Motions are returnable on Fridays. There will be no appearances unless specifically stated by the court. DO NOT SUBMIT COURTESY COPIES. MOTION PAPERS MUST BE BOUND TOGETHER. THE COURT WILL NOT ACCEPT LOOSE MOTION PAPERS, AFFIDAVITS, AFFIRMATIONS OR EXHIBITS. Motion papers are limited to Moving Papers, Opposing Papers, and Reply. The Court does not accept sur-reply papers or correspondence on motions, nor any papers filed after the final submission date.",,"[""part-rules"", ""briefing-schedule"", ""courtesy-copies""]",[],9,Westchester,supreme,part_rules