provisions: NY-SC-1JD-JHO-UNIFORM-003

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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-JHO-UNIFORM-003	35	NY-SC-1JD-JHO-UNIFORM	3	Prehearing Conferences	(a) Where the Order of Reference directs that a prehearing conference be held, the conference shall be conducted on the first appearance before the assigned JHO/Referee. Where parties are represented by counsel, at the discretion of the JHO/Referee, the parties need not appear for the conference, but must be available by telephone. At the conference, the JHO/Referee shall consider simplification and limitation of the issues; obtaining admissions of fact; disposition of the action; limitation of number of expert witnesses; compliance with the Order of Reference; and settlement discussions. Only attorneys fully familiar with the action and authorized to make binding stipulations will be permitted to appear. (b) After consultation with counsel, the JHO/Referee shall set hearing dates at the prehearing conference. No adjournment of the commencement of the hearing shall be granted except for compelling reasons and upon approval of the JHO/Referee and the referring Justice.	2	["conference-procedures", "pre-trial-conference", "scheduling-orders"]	["Section 202.26 Uniform Rules"]	1	New York	supreme	uniform_rules