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Ex. SEC-12-033 Order Primary source read

Administrative Order AO/78/20

Suspension of filings in non-essential matters

Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks · New York (Court)

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Jurisdiction
New York
Level
Court
Authority
N.Y. Const. art. VI, § 28; Judiciary Law § 212; EO 202.8 tolling
Issued
2020-03-22 Mar. 22, 2020
Effective
2020-03-22 ('effective immediately and until further order') (read as 2020-03-22)
In force
Mar. 22, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public offices
Addressees
  • county clerks
  • courts
  • the bar
Functions reached
  • CT litigation practice statewide (commercial, real estate, matrimonial, personal injury filings barred)
Collection
Professional and Information Services SEC-12

Operative words

I direct that, effective immediately and until further order, no papers shall be accepted for filing by a county clerk or a court in any matter of a type not included on the list of essential matters attached as Exh. A. This directive applies to both paper and electronic filings.

Enforcement

Administrative order binding clerks and courts

Notes

The most sweeping court limitation of 2020 for New York law firms: no new non-essential actions could be commenced