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Litigation Committee

Overview

The Litigation Committee develops and presents continuing education programs and educational materials, and reports and comments on the effective and appropriate conduct of business in New York state and federal trial and appellate courts.
Chairs
- John M. Lundin
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Reports
- Response to Request for Public Comment on a Proposed New Commercial Division Rule to Allow Virtual Evidentiary Hearings and Non-Jury Trials on Consent (December 18, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
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- Letter to OCA Suggesting a New Feature for the NYS Courts Electronic Filing System to Simplify & Streamline Serving & Filing Notices of Entry (August 26, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
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- Proposed Task Force Regarding Active Judicial Case Management (May 18, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
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- Letter to Governor Cuomo Seeking Clarification on Executive Orders 200.8 and 200.14 Involving Time Limits for Legal Actions (April 16, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee Coronavirus (COVID-19): City Bar Response and Resources
  
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- Letter to Unified Court System Regarding Court Operations in the Wake of COVID-19 (April 06, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration Litigation Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Coronavirus (COVID-19): City Bar Response and Resources
  
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- Proposed Amendment to Commercial Division Rule 6 to Permit the Court to Require Hyperlinking in Electronically Filed Documents: Comments (February 24, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration Litigation Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee
  
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- “Highly Confidential – Attorney’s Eyes Only” Designations: Comments (November 22, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
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- Support for the Repeal of Commercial Division Rule 23: Comments (October 30, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
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- Proposed Amendment to Commercial Division Rule 6 to Require Proportionally Spaced Typeface: Comments (October 24, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
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- Proposed Revision to Commercial Division Rule 1 to Facilitate Remote Appearances by Counsel: Comments (September 30, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
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- Report in support of legislation to reform and modernize the administration of class actions in New York's courts (June 07, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee Council on Judicial Administration
  
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- Comments on OCA Proposed Adoption of Certain Rules of the Commercial Division in Other Courts of Civil Jurisdiction (January 29, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration Litigation Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee
  
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- Comments on Proposals Concerning Commercial Division Rules 9-a, 11-e, and 17 (May 16, 2018) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration Litigation Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee
  
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- Comments on Proposed Rule to Mitigate Risk of Inadvertent Privilege Waiver (February 01, 2018) PDF
  
  Author(s): Litigation Committee Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee
  
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- Comments on Proposed Statewide Rules of the Appellate Division (August 24, 2017) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration Litigation Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee
- Comments on the Proposed Large Complex Case List in the Commercial Division (July 25, 2017) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on Proposed Rules for Electronic Filing in the Appellate Division (July 25, 2017) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
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- Comments on Proposed Commercial Division Rule Changes Relating to Alternative Dispute Resolution (June 02, 2017) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
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- Comments on OCA’s Proposed Amendment of Rules for Electronic Filing Concerning Working Copies (June 02, 2017) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
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- Comments on Proposed Commercial Division Rule Relating to Applications for Temporary Restraining Orders (January 06, 2017) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on OCA's Proposed Rule of the Commercial Division Addressing the Sealing of Court Records (December 15, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration Communications & Media Law Committee Litigation Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on proposed amendment of Commercial Division Rule relating to direct testimony in affidavit form by a party’s own witness in a non-jury trial or evidentiary hearing (July 26, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Requesting a Temporary Restraining Order in the Commercial Division of the NY County Supreme Court: A Practical Checklist (April 11, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): Litigation Committee
  
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- Comments on the Unified Court System's Commercial Division Advisory Council's proposal to amend the Standard Form Confidentiality Order (March 28, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee Council on Judicial Administration Communications & Media Law Committee
  
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- Comments on proposed Commercial Division rule changes and proposed amendments to the Model Preliminary Conference Form (March 07, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee Council on Judicial Administration
  
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- Proposed amendments to Article 9 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules to reform and modernize the administration of class actions in NYS courts (November 05, 2015) PDF
  
  Author(s): Litigation Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Council on Judicial Administration
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on Pending Proposals from the Commercial Division Advisory Council (June 11, 2015) PDF
  
  Author(s): State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee Council on Judicial Administration
  
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- Comments on Proposed Commercial Division Rule Changes and New Model Compliance Conference Form (November 25, 2014) PDF
  
  Author(s): State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee Council on Judicial Administration
  
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- Proposed Local Rule on E-Discovery (May 2012) (May 01, 2012) PDF
  
  Author(s): Litigation Committee
  
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- Report on the 1993 Amendments to the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 (May 2010) (June 01, 2010) PDF
  
  Author(s): Litigation Committee
  
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- Letter to the New York State Legislature urging that it pass legislation providing for judicial raises during the present legislative session (December 01, 2007) PDF
  
  Author(s): Litigation Committee
  
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- Report on the Civil Appeals Management Program (CAMP) Survey (April 01, 2007) PDF
  
  Author(s): Litigation Committee
  
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- State Class Actions: Three Proposed Amendments to Article 9 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules (September 01, 2003) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration Consumer Affairs Committee Litigation Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Federal Courts Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
News & Media
- 2020 NYS Legislative Agenda (January 07, 2020)
- Advocating in the Heat of the Legislative Session (May 31, 2019)
- Federal Court Judge Pamela Chen speaks to members of the NYC Bar Association (February 06, 2019)
- Proposed Amendment Requires Supporting Papers to Accompany TROs (March 08, 2017)
- 2017 NYS Legislative Agenda Item (March 02, 2017)
- Becoming a US Magistrate Judge (December 05, 2016)
- City Bar Nominates Kiernan as Its Next President (May 15, 2016)
- City Bar Releases 2016 State Legislative Agenda (February 16, 2016)
Events
- (Webcast) Taking & Defending Depositions: Strategic Tips & Techniques (June 02, 2021)
- (Webcast) Taking and Defending Depositions: Strategies & Techniques (June 02, 2021)

Litigation Committee

The Litigation Committee develops and presents continuing education programs and educational materials, and reports and comments on the effective and appropriate conduct of business in New York state and federal trial and appellate courts.

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