Service via email during COVID-19: As per Administrative Order 78/20 from Chief Administrative Judge Marks, only essential filings as enumerated in his order can be filed. Summons and complaints in NYCAL cases are not one of them. As per Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order 202.8, the statute of limitations on all actions has been stayed.
Furthermore, every law firm representing a party in NYCAL is understood to agree to the following provisions, which are effective until further notice, unless/until the law firm specifically opts out: We are not accepting service of papers by mail or hand delivery due to COVID-19 and consent to email service of any interlocutory papers required to be served upon our firm as counsel of record under CPLR 2103.
7/10/20: Remote Conference Directive
6/13/20: Counsel should continue to mail their NOSJM to the special part email we have set up ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ). The court will print, sign and upload their NOSJMs onto the NYSCEF system. They will then be able to print the signed NOSJM from the NYSCEF system once it is uploaded and processed.
4/22/20: Trial Readiness Conferences are transitioning to Zoom video conferencing. Parties who submit objections will receive an email with a zoom link
4/17/20: Hawkins Parnell & Young Notice re Email Service During COVID-19 (Revised)
4/14/20: Simmons Hanly Conroy Notice re Service During COVID 19
4/13/20: Justice Mendez will provide information on DECEASED FIFO BLOCKBUSTER settlement conferences this week. No additional dates are available yet on cases that have been adjourned for trial. Calling or sending e-mails multiple times a day or even in the same week, does not get faster results and more detailed information. This is an evolving process taking place under extraordinary circumstances. Please have patience!
4/2/20: Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani Notice re Email Service During COVID 19
3/25/20: Karst & von Oiste Notice re Email Service During COVID 19
3/25/20: The Gori Law Firm Notice re Electronic Service During COVID-19
3/24/20: Early Lucarelli Sweeney & Meisenkothen re Notice of Electronic Filing due to COVID-19
3/24/20: Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer re COVID 19 NYCAL Notice
3/24/20: Maune Raichle Hartley French & Mudd re E-Mail Service due to COVID-19
3/24/20: Foley & Mansfield Re Email Service During COVID-19
3/24/20: Belluck & Fox re Electronic Service During COVID-19
3/23/20: McGivney, Kluger, Clark & Intoccia re Electronic Service During COVID-19
3/23/20: Meirowitz & Wasserberg re Service by Email During COVID 19
3/23/20: Weitz & Luxenberg Notice re Service During COVID-19
3/18/20: All conferences with the Special Master at Jams will be done with a call in number for the next 30 days.
3/17/20: Coronavirus - Further Update on Additional Staffing Procedures
3/16/20: Court Operations NYCAL Asbestos Part - In accordance with instructions from court administration the courts are closed except for essential matters. The jury room is closed. No other Civil trials shall commence until further Notice. Pending Civil Trials will continue to conclusion. All cases scheduled for trial and all cases scheduled for FIFO Blockbuster Conferences for the next three weeks are adjourned. The court will notify the parties of the future date. ALL MOTIONS WILL BE TAKEN ON SUBMISSION ON THE ADJOURNED DATE. NYCAL Part 13 is closed, except for work to be completed by me and my staff in chambers only. No one should come to the courtroom or to chambers to deliver papers (ORDERS TO SHOW CAUSE, NOSJ Stipulations, death compromise orders or any other type of documents) until further notice from the court. THESE DOCUMENTS MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE COURTROOM ONCE THE COURTS RE-OPEN. Manuel J. Mendez, J.S.C. NYCAL Coordinating Judge
3/16/20: Until further notice, plaintiff’s counsel shall make appropriate arrangements for all counsel to appear via videoconferencing. The deposition should be streamed, such that all counsel are visible on the video feed, and the witness, plaintiff’s counsel and the examining attorney wear microphones that are turned on. Until further notice, plaintiff’s counsel shall make appropriate arrangements for all counsel to appear via videoconferencing. The deposition should be streamed, such that all counsel are visible on the video feed, and the witness, plaintiff’s counsel and the examining attorney wear microphones that are turned on.
5/1/2024 Please note that out office has moved to The Gori Law Firm, P.C. 122 East 42nd Street, Suite 4700, New York, New York 10168. THE GORI LAW FIRM 5/1/2024 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Law Offices of David L. Ferstendig, LLC has moved its New York office to the following address: Law Offices of David L. Ferstendig, LLC PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all pleadings, discovery, motions, correspondence, orders, notices, and other case-related documents should be sent to the above address. Phone numbers and fax numbers will remain the same. 4/1/2024 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: Effective April 1, 2024, The Early Law Firm has moved its New York office to the following address: The Early Law Firm, LLC New York, NY 10168 PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, as of April 1, 2024, all pleadings, discovery, motions, correspondence, orders, notices, and other case-related documents should be sent to the above address. Phone numbers and fax numbers will remain the same. 3/6/2024 Notice of Change of Law Firm Name – Lynch Daskal LLP Please take notice that effective March 1, 2024, Lynch Daskal Emery LLP has changed its name to Lynch Daskal LLP. The firm’s address and telephone numbers remain the same. The lawyers’ email address extensions have changed from @lde.law to @lynchdaskal.law. 3/4/2024 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that effective February 1, 2024 and March 1, 2024, respectively, Diane Pompei Emery and Scott Emery have changed law firms. Their new contact information is: Diane Pompei Emery Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd. 777 Third Avenue | Suite 2400 | New York, NY 10017-1412 Direct: +1.212.651.7414 | Main: +1.212.651.7500 | Fax: +1.212.651.7499 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | www.smsm.com Scott Emery Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd. 777 Third Avenue | Suite 2400 | New York, NY 10017-1412 Direct: +1.212.651.7417 | Main: +1.212.651.7500 | Fax: +1.212.651.7499 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | www.smsm.com PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all pleadings, discovery, motions, correspondence, orders, notices, and other case-related documents should be sent to the above address. 2/29/2024 Please take notice that as effective of February 20, 2024, McGivney, Kluger, Clark, & Intoccia, P.C. moved its New York City office to the following address: MCGIVNEY KLUGER CLARK & INTOCCIA, P.C. 33 Whitehall Street, 16th Floor New York, New York 10004 Please take further notice that as of February 20, 2024, all pleadings, disclosure, motions, correspondence, orders, notices, and all other NYCAL and case-related documents should be sent to the new address. 1/22/2024 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: Effective January 22, 2024, Meirowitz & Wasserberg has moved its New York office to the following address: Meirowitz & Wasserberg, LLP PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, as January 22, 2024, all pleadings, discovery, motions, correspondence, orders, notices, and other case-related documents should be sent to the above address. Phone numbers and fax numbers will remain the same.
9/1/2023 The Lanier Law Firm - Change of Address PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, effective September 5, 2023, The Lanier Law Firm PLLC will move its New York office to the following address: The Lanier Law Firm PLLC PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, as of September 5, 2023, all pleadings, disclosure, motions, correspondence, orders, notices, and all other NYCAL and case-related documents should be sent to the new address. 6/12/2023 Thompson Hine LLP – Change of Address Effective immediately, please note Thompson Hine LLP’s New York office has moved to: 300 Madison Avenue, 27th Floor The firm emails, phone numbers and fax number remain the same. 5/9/2023 Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP Representation of L'Oreal Service Letter 4/10/23 Effective immediately,Janet Walsh, Esq. of Locks Law Firm PLLC (email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) has moved to 622 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10017. (212) 838-3333 (Phone) | (212) 838-3735 (Fax) 1/10/23 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that effective January 5, 2023, Paul Scrudato and Jill Berry have changed law firms. Their new contact information is: Paul A. Scrudato Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 101 Park Avenue | New York, NY 10178-0060 Direct: +1.212.309.6044 | Main: +1.212.309.6000 | Fax: +1.212.309.6001 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | www.morganlewis.com Jill Berry Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 101 Park Avenue | New York, NY 10178-0060 Direct: +1.212.309.6045 | Main: +1.212.309.6000 | Fax: +1.212.309.6001 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | www.morganlewis.com PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all pleadings, discovery, motions, correspondence, orders, notices, and other case-related documents should be sent to the above address. 12/09/22 Manning Gross + Massenburg LLP – Change of Address Effective immediately, please note MG+M has moved to: 200 Vesey Street, 25th Floor The firm phone numbers and fax numbers remain the same. 7/20/22 This past Sunday July 17, 2022, we suddenly lost our longtime colleague and friend Gary Healy. https://www.mmglawyers.com/post/the-passing-of-gary-healy-esq 4/12/22 Please be advised that as of May 1, 2022 our new firm name and address is listed below. Please advise if there is a specific procedure required. In the event you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you and have a great day. THE PASCARELLA LAW GROUP, PLLC 3/24/22 Simon Greenstone Panatier has moved: *New Address* 420 Lexington Avenue 12/28/21 As of 12/27/2021: HAWKINS PARNELL & YOUNG, LLP HAS MOVED: *NEW ADDRESS* 275 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor 12/22/21 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: Effective January 3, 2022, Donald Pugliese, Matt Straus and David O’Leary have changed firms. The new contact information is as follows: Donald Pugliese, Esq. Matt Straus, Esq. David O’Leary, Esq. 9/22/21 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, Effective September 22, 2021, THE WILLIAMS LAW FIRM, P.C. will move its New York office to the following address: THE WILLIAMS LAW FIRM, P.C. 250 Park Avenue, 7th Floor New York, NY 10177 PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all pleadings, discovery, motions, correspondence, orders, notices, and other case-related documents should be sent to the above address. Phone numbers and fax numbers will remain the same.
8/26/21 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, effective August 30, 2021, Karst & von Oiste, LLP, will be temporarily located at the following address: KARST & von OISTE, LLP Further, consistent with our posted notice dated March 25, 2021, all pleadings, discovery, motions, correspondence, orders, notices, and other case-related documents should be sent via electronic mail. 8/3/21 Please be advised that Garrity, Graham, Murphy, Garofalo & Flinn has moved to the following address: 425 Eagle Rock Avenue – Suite 202 Roseland, NJ 07068 Phone and fax numbers will remain the same.
5/24/21 The Marshall Dennehey Melville, NY office has moved. Effective Monday, May 24, 2021, our Melville, NY office has relocated. Our fax and phone numbers will remain the same. Our new address is: 175 Pinelawn Rd. Suite 250, Melville, NY 11747-3116 2/11/21 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that effective February 16, 2021, LEVY KONIGSBERG LLP will move its New York office to the following address: Levy Konigsberg LLP PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all pleadings, discovery, motions, correspondence, orders, notices, and other case-related documents should be sent to the above address. Phone numbers and fax numbers will remain the same. 10/1/20 Please be advised that Marks, O'Neill, O'Brien, Doherty & Kelly, P.C. has moved to the following address: 580 White Plains Road Phone and fax numbers will remain the same. 9/8/20 The Cook Group has moved! Their new address is: 115 Broadway 5/12/20 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that effective May 1, 2020, Cetrulo LLP moved its New York office to the following address: Cetrulo LLP PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all pleadings, discovery, motions, correspondence, orders, notices, and other case-related documents should be sent to our Boston office address: Cetrulo LLP 3/13/20 Please be advised that Erich Gleber has changed firms. His new contact information is as follows: Erich Gleber 3/6/20 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that effective March 2, 2020, Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli Hanna & Reber, LLP moved its New York office to the following address: Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli Hanna & Reber, LLP PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all pleadings, discovery, motions, correspondence, orders, notices, and other case-related documents should be sent to the above address. 2/6/20 Hodges Walsh & Burke, LLP is saddened to announce the passing of former partner, Cynthia Messemer, on January 31, 2020 in Clearwater, Florida. Cindi was a beloved member of the asbestos world and will be sorely missed by all. At the present time, no services have been scheduled. 1/27/20 Press release announcing The Cook Group 1/16/20 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that effective December 16, 2019, Schiff Hardin LLP moved its New York office to the following address: Schiff Hardin LLP PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all pleadings, discovery, motions, correspondence, orders, notices, and other case-related documents should be sent to the above address. 5/22/19 Please be advised that Tim McCann has changed firms. His new contact information is as follows: Timothy M. McCann Chris Browne will be taking over for him at Consolidated Edison at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 4/1/19 Manning Gross + Massenburg LLP – Change of Address Effective April 1, 2019, MG+M has moved to: 14 Wall Street, 28th Floor The firm phone numbers and fax numbers remain the same . 3/15/19 Meirowitz & Wasserberg, LLP - Change of Address As of March 22, 2019, our new address will be: 535 Fifth Ave, 23rd Fl 1/07/19 Effective January 1, 2019 Kurowski Shultz LLC has merged with Manning Gross + Massenburg LLP and is now known as Manning Gross + Massenburg LLP (“MG+M”). All email domains have changed from kslfllc.com to mgmlaw.com, but no changes have been made to the address or telephone number of the firm. 1/04/19 The law firm of Lavin O’Neil Cedrone & DiSipio has changed its name to Lavin, Cedrone, Graver, Boyd & DiSipio. The firm address, e-mail, phone numbers and fax numbers remain the same. 1/04/19 Foley & Mansfield has moved! Our new office is located at: Foley & Mansfield, PLLP Phone (212) 421-0436 1/03/19 The law firm of Hodges Walsh Messemer & Burke, LLP has changed its name to Hodges Walsh & Burke, LLP. The firm and its lawyers' addresses, email addresses, phone numbers and fax numbers have not been affected by this change. Please note that Cynthia Messemer is no longer with the firm. 1/02/19 As of January 1, 2019, Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP has changed its name to Hawkins Parnell & Young LLP. 12/31/18 Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. has moved. Our new address is: Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. Our phone and Fax numbers remain the same at (212)267-3091 and (732)726-6593, respectively. 10/9/18 Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC has moved. Old Address: Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC New Address: Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC 8/20/18 Tanenbaum Keale LLP has moved its office to: Tanenbaum Keale LLP Phone, fax and email contacts remain the same. 4/13/18 As of April 30, 2018, Renzulli Law Firm, LLP will be moving to a new address. Please direct all mail and deliveries, including correspondence, pleadings, discovery, etc. to the following address: Renzulli Law Firm, LLP The phone, fax and email contacts remain the same. 1/3/18 As of January 3, 2018, Meirowitz & Wasserberg LLP has moved to a new suite. Please direct all mail and deliveries to the following address: Meirowitz & Wasserberg LLP The phone, fax and email contacts remain the same. 5/1/17 Notice of Change of Firm Name Please take notice that McGivney & Kluger, P.C. has changed its name to McGivney, Kluger & Cook, P.C. The firm and its lawyers' addresses, email addresses, phone numbers and fax numbers have not been affected by this change. Please take notice of this change and update your records accordingly.
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McGivney Kluger Cook, P C Name Change
4/17/17 Please be advised that Salvatore G. Gangemi, Esq., representing Amec Construction Management, Inc. is now at the following firm: Murtha Cullina Attorneys At Law
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Change of Firm - Amec Construction Management, Inc.
1/18/17 Mackenzie Hughes LLP Change of Address As of December 16, 2016, Mackenzie Hughes LLP moved to a new address. Please direct all mail and deliveries to the following address: Mackenzie Hughes LLP The phone, fax and email contacts remain the same. Stephen S. Davie, Esq. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 11/8/16 HARWOOD LLOYD CHANGE OF ADDRESS As of November 1, 2016, please direct all mail and deliveries to Harwood Lloyd, LLC’s New Jersey address: Harwood Lloyd, LLC The phone, fax and email contacts remain the same: Russell A. Pepe, Esq. Please be advised that Patrick Timmons,formerly of Levy Konigsberg, is now at the following firm: Please be advised that the Law Offices of Lynch Daskal Emery LLP has moved it’s office to 137 West 25th Street, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10001.
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Law Offices of Lynch Daskal Emery LLP Address Change
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505 Main Street
Port Jefferson, NY 11777
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605 Third Avenue, 33rd Floor
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Tarrytown, NY 10591
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Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP
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Jersey City, NJ 07302
Harborside Plaza 10
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Three Gateway Center, Suite 1301
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
One North Broadway, Suite 1005
White Plains, NY 10601
233 Broadway, Suite 2070
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Mackenzie Hughes Tower, Suite 400
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2024 Fee Table Effective January 1, 2024: Due to increased operating costs and having had no fee increase in 8 years, it has become necessary to increase the NYCAL.net user subscription rate by 10%. To help offset the cost for larger clients the top tier has dropped from 15 users to 14.
1-14 users are charged the specified rates. 15+ users are added with no additional charge.
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$198.00 |
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$16.50 |
$33.00 |
$198.00 |
$396.00 |
3 |
$5.50 |
$38.50 |
$66.00 |
$462.00 |
4 |
$5.50 |
$44.00 |
$66.00 |
$528.00 |
5 |
$5.50 |
$49.50 |
$66.00 |
$594.00 |
6 |
$5.50 |
$55.00 |
$66.00 |
$660.00 |
7 |
$5.50 |
$60.50 |
$66.00 |
$726.00 |
8 |
$5.50 |
$66.00 |
$66.00 |
$792.00 |
9 |
$5.50 |
$71.50 |
$66.00 |
$858.00 |
10 |
$5.50 |
$77.00 |
$66.00 |
$924.00 |
11 |
$5.50 |
$82.50 |
$66.00 |
$990.00 |
12 |
$5.50 |
$93.50 |
$66.00 |
$1056.00 |
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$5.50 |
$99.00 |
$66.00 |
$1,122.00 |
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$5.50 |
$104.50 |
$66.00 |
$1,188.00 |
Please submit all proposed orders, or stipulations to be so ordered, to the Part 13 email address (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) only.
Orders should not be submitted to the Part clerk’s email address (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
Questions with regards to a Teams conference should be sent to Ms. Monica Cheng at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
NYCAL sends best wishes to Judge Mendez and Judge Shulman who, along with Judges Scarpulla & Kennedy, were just appointed to the Appellate Division, First Department!
Counsel should continue to mail their NOSJM to the special part email we have set up ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ). The court will print, sign and upload their NOSJMs onto the NYSCEF system. They will then be able to print the signed NOSJM from the NYSCEF system once it is uploaded and processed.
Due to restrictions placed by Judge Marks‘ April 13 memo, JAMS will no longer be coordinating the zoom court settlement conferences. Stay tuned for any notices from the court or plaintiffs’ counsel regarding a new platform for virtual conferences.
A special email has been created for Part 13 (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) where you will be able to email the orders typically brought to the courtroom on Tuesday for my signature, such as NOSJM stipulations, ORDERS APPOINTING TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR and COMPROMISE ORDERS. The orders are to be emailed in PDF FORMAT for my electronic signature. Once I have signed the orders I will email the same to the attorneys for them to upload to the NYSCEF system. Papers are to be sent to the new email only on TUESDAYS, just like when the courthouse was open for business.
Thank you,
M. Mendez
As of today attorneys will be able to do the following by uploading their papers to the NYSCEF system:
I have reached out to the MIS division to have them set up a separate Part 13 email where the attorneys can upload in PDF format the documents that they would typically drop off in the Part 13 courtroom on Tuesdays for my signature, such as NOSJM, TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR and DEATH COMPROMISES . I will notify all parties via NYCAL once the email has been established so that those papers are delivered ( in PDF FORMAT) directly to that email for my electronic signature.
If my court attorneys have contacted anyone to ask if they will be opposing a motion, please respond. If you have been given a briefing schedule please comply with it. Provide your papers in the manner requested by my court attorney and also upload your papers to the NYSCEF case motion folder.
DO NOT use an essential case filing form to upload any of these papers, those forms are only to be used when seeking to file a new action. In case of lung cancer or other cancer cases the party seeking to file the new action must notify the attorneys for the defendants that they are seeking to have the matter deemed essential and must provide proof of such notice to the clerk of the court. Defendants must be given 48 hours notice, not counting weekends or holidays, of the application to deem the lung cancer or other cancer case an essential matter. If after 48 hours there is no objection from any defendant I will sign an order deeming the matter essential for filing purposes only and the plaintiff will be allowed to file their action. If there is an objection then I will review the papers and issue an order either deeming the matter essential, or deeming the matter not essential. There will be no other written decision aside from that brief order.
This is a work in progress and there will be further notices as we try to set up a workable system, so please be patient.
Thank you,
M. Mendez
Message from the Judge on upcoming FIFO settlement conferences in cases scheduled for trial
NOTICE OF ESSENTIAL FILING - Plaintiffs may use the NOTICE OF ESSENTIAL FILING PURSUANT TO AO-78-20(E) form ("Essential Form") for living mesothelioma cases to designate each such case as an "essential matter." Plaintiff will serve all known defendants with notice of that filing at the time that they file it with the Court. Notice will be defined as service of the Essential Form, along with all supporting documentation including, but not limited to, the complaint and available diagnostic medical records.
Prior to filing an Essential Form for living lung cancer cases or other asbestos-related malignancy, plaintiff will serve a proposed Essential Form to all known defendants along with supporting documentation including but not limited to diagnostic medical records substantiating exigent status. Defendants will have 48 business hours to advise plaintiff counsel as to whether or not they object to the "essential matter" designation. Weekend or holiday days will not count towards the running of the 48 hours. If no objection, the filing goes forward. If defendant(s) object(s), then filing is referred to Administrative Judge or Special Master in that jurisdiction.
When filing a new action for which you are seeking essential matter designation, you must state on the “essential filing sheet” that you are filing an ASBESTOS MATTER. This makes it easier for the court staff to flag.
The essential filing form is only to be used with the initial filing of a summons and complaint. The form is intended only for that purpose and for no other. This form should not be used to have the clerks process and upload stipulations or to have someone designated administrator of an estate. The attorneys are to hold on to their NOSJM stipulations and other Orders they wish the court to process, until the court reopens or until further notice from me-after consultation with Justice Kaplan- as to how I can sign these and how the clerks can process them. The clerk’s office (ex-parte, motion support, trial support, county clerk) are operating with a very thin skeleton crew, focused primarily on essential matters and can’t take the time from their very busy day to process non-essential matters such as So Ordered Stipulations. We appreciate the attorneys’ patience and cooperation during this time.
Judge Mendez has indicated that you can upload a letter withdrawing the motion to the motion folder. The Judge always looks for such letters before deciding any motion.
Address:
IAS Part 13, 60 Centre Street, Room 442, New York, NY 10007
Telephone numbers:
Part- 646-386-3736
Chambers- 646-386-5705
Law Clerk:
Monica Cheng at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Justice Mendez’s rules require filing NOSJMs with him on Tuesdays only.
See CMO section XXII.B. pages 36-37.
NYCAL Coordinating Judge Motion and Trial Part Rules
WebCivil Supreme online access link
Weitz & Luxenberg Letter to Moulton Re CB Confidentiality Agreement
News from the trial judges
New Part email address of SFC-PART13@nycourts.gov
Uploading papers to the NYSCEF system
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Firm address changes, attorney changes, etc.
The Gori Law Firm, P.C.- Change of Address
Law Offices of David L. Ferstendig - Change of Address
The Early Law Firm - Change of Address
Notice of Change of Law Firm Name – Lynch Daskal LLP
Diane Pompei Emery and Scott Emery have changed law firms
McGivney, Kluger, Clark, & Intoccia - Change of Address
Trial readiness objections and responses must be filed using the form below.
Trial Readiness Conference Form (Editable PDF Version)
Trial Readiness Conference Form (MS Word Version)
Philip Goldstein, Esq.
Tel: (914) 588-4960
Email: pg@philipgoldsteinadr.com
Duties and Responsibilites of the NYCAL Special Master
CMO Amendment re Special Master