--- name: ny-nyco description: > Use when drafting or filing in New York County Supreme Court (the 1st Judicial District / Manhattan). Triggers include 'New York County Supreme Court', 'Supreme Court NY County', '60 Centre Street', '111 Centre Street', 'Manhattan Supreme', '1st Judicial District motion', 'Commercial Division NY County', '22 NYCRR § 202.70', 'index number starting with 65[xxxxx]', 'IAS Part [##]', 'NY County Part Rules', 'submit a motion to a Justice in Manhattan', 'NY County NYSCEF filing'. Covers IAS (Individual Assignment System) routing, the Commercial Division (22 NYCRR § 202.70 with the $500,000 threshold and 28 enumerated commercial matter types), Part Rules discovery (CPLR 3408 in foreclosure, Preliminary Conference under 22 NYCRR § 202.12), and the 60 Centre Street + 111 Centre Street courthouses. version: 0.1.0 --- # New York County Supreme Court > **NOT LEGAL ADVICE.** Verify the assigned Justice's Part > Rules before every filing. Part Rules vary case-by-case in > New York County and override generic uniform-rule guidance. ## At a glance - **Court**: Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County (1st Judicial District) - **Index-number prefix**: Commercial actions typically `65[xxxxx]/YYYY`; matrimonial `35[xxxxx]/YYYY`; uncontested matrimonial `30[xxxxx]/YYYY`. The first two or three digits of the index number indicate the case type. - **Courthouses**: - **60 Centre Street** — primary civil courthouse; most IAS Parts; Commercial Division - **111 Centre Street** — Civil Court of the City of New York (a *separate* trial court — see `ny-county-courts`) plus some Supreme Court parts (Surrogate's annex, etc.) - **80 Centre Street** — additional Supreme Court space - **71 Thomas Street** — Matrimonial annex - **E-filing**: NYSCEF mandatory (consensual in some legacy case categories; mandatory in commercial and consumer-credit actions since 2014–2022 rollouts) - **Hearings**: Microsoft Teams for most appearances post-2020; in-person for trials and contested evidentiary hearings - **Holiday list**: 22 NYCRR § 202.5-b NYSCEF treats holiday closures per NY Gen. Constr. Law § 24 — see `ny-deadlines` ## Assignment system: IAS (Individual Assignment System) New York's **Individual Assignment System** (22 NYCRR § 202.3) routes every case to a single IAS Justice at commencement. That Justice owns the case through judgment. Practical consequences: - The Notice of Motion is **returnable before the assigned Justice's Part**, not before a generic motion calendar - Each Justice publishes their own **Part Rules** ("Rules of Practice for Part [##]") — page limits, deadlines for pre-motion conferences, courtesy-copy requirements, oral- argument practice. **These supersede the uniform rules.** - Find the Justice's Part Rules at https://ww2.nycourts.gov/courts/1jd/supctmanh/Part%20Rules.shtml (the "1jd" path is the 1st Judicial District index) ## Commercial Division (22 NYCRR § 202.70) The Commercial Division is a separate division within Supreme Court, NY County, for commercial disputes meeting two tests: 1. **Subject matter** — one of 28 enumerated categories in 22 NYCRR § 202.70(b), including breach of contract among merchants, UCC matters, partnership / corporate dissolution, franchise disputes, certain consumer-class actions, certain intellectual-property matters 2. **Monetary threshold** — **NY County: $500,000** (excluding punitive damages, attorneys' fees, costs, interest). Other counties have lower thresholds (Nassau: $200,000; Westchester: $200,000; Kings/Bronx/Queens: $150,000; Erie: $50,000; Albany: $50,000; etc.). Commercial Division Rules (22 NYCRR § 202.70(g)) are substantially more rigorous than the uniform rules: 25-page limit on memoranda (Rule 17), expedited discovery, mandatory mediation (Rule 3), accelerated motion practice. Many of these rules have **migrated to the broader Uniform Civil Rules** over time (e.g., the 25-page limit became 22 NYCRR § 202.8-b in 2021 statewide). Always check the current text of the operative rule. ## Filing checklist 1. **Commence the action**: file a Summons and Verified Complaint (or Summons + Notice / Summons + Complaint) plus a Request for Judicial Intervention (RJI, UCS-840) plus the $210 index-number fee (CPLR 8018) and the $95 RJI fee (where applicable). Issued via NYSCEF. 2. **Note of Issue / RJI**: filing the RJI assigns the case to an IAS Justice (22 NYCRR § 202.6). RJI not required at commencement but is required before any motion practice. 3. **Service**: under CPLR Article 3 — Summons + Complaint on every defendant within 120 days of filing (CPLR 306-b). Affidavit of service filed via NYSCEF. 4. **Notice of Motion**: schedule a return date under the assigned Justice's Part Rules; conform timing to CPLR 2214(b) — 8-day minimum service period, 16 days for cross- motions, longer if the Justice's Part Rules require pre- motion letters. ## Discovery in NY County - **Preliminary Conference** under 22 NYCRR § 202.12 — held within 45 days of RJI; sets discovery deadlines - **Compliance Conference** — mid-discovery checkpoint - **Note of Issue** — certifies discovery complete (22 NYCRR § 202.21); within 90 days of note of issue, parties may file dispositive motions - **Commercial Division Rule 11** allows expedited interim discovery practice ## Composition with other ny- skills - `ny-statewide-format` — baseline format rule - `ny-discovery` — CPLR Article 31 discovery mechanics - `ny-schedule-hearing` — Part-Rule scheduling protocols - `ny-first-30-days` — answer / motion-to-dismiss triage when served with an NY County complaint - `ny-file-packet` — assembling an NYSCEF packet for NY County - `ny-consumer-debt` — debt-buyer cases (often filed in NY County Civil Court, not Supreme Court — see `ny-county-courts`)