{"id":"AGY-ST-COURTS-070","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"New York State Unified Court System (Office of Court Administration; statewide, including the New York City courts)","state":"NY","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-COURTS","eco":"","issuer":"Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, at the direction of Chief Judge Janet DiFiore","authority":"N.Y. Judiciary Law § 212; 22 NYCRR § 80.1; N.Y. Const. art. VI, § 28","instrument":"Administrative Order AO/85/20","title":"Effective April 13, 2020: trial courts to address pending cases only through remote or virtual operations (conferencing, deciding fully submitted motions, discovery conferences); video proceedings exclusively through Skype for Business; no new filings in nonessential matters and no additional papers in pending nonessential matters until further notice","dateIssued":"2020-04-08","effective":"2020-04-13","end":"Superseded by AO/87/20 (Apr. 30, 2020) and AO/114/20 (May 20, 2020) permitting new nonessential filings in phases (May 25-June 2020); dates of successors from the OCA series (not read this session)","startDate":"2020-04-13","endDate":"2020-04-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CRT","TELE","CLOSE"],"addressees":["all trial courts of the Unified Court System","county clerks","litigants and counsel statewide"],"clause":"Pursuant to the authority vested in me, and at the direction of the Chief Judge, I hereby promulgate, effective April 13, 2020, the following additional procedures and protocols to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak upon the users, visitors, staff, and judicial officers of the Unified Court System. 1. In addition to essential court functions as set forth in AO/78/20, trial courts will address the following matters through remote or virtual court operations and offices... 2. Video Technology: Video teleconferences conducted by the court, or with court participation, will be administered exclusively through Skype for Business. 3. No New Filings in Nonessential Matters: No new nonessential matters may be filed until further notice; nor may additional papers be filed by parties in pending nonessential matters.","enforcement":"Judiciary Law § 212 administrative order binding on all courts and clerks of the Unified Court System","functions":["CT courts and agencies (no new nonessential civil filings anywhere in New York State, Mar. 22-May 25, 2020)","SV servicing and collections (no collection, foreclosure or commercial filings)","CL closings","PM property management (no eviction filings)","OF office and administration"],"notes":"This is the signed order.","sourceUrl":"https://www.nycourts.gov/whatsnew/pdf/AO-85-20.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200423072809/https://www.nycourts.gov/whatsnew/pdf/AO-85-20.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":39651,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-COURTS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-COURTS-070","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-COURTS-070","citation":"Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, at the direction of Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, Administrative Order AO/85/20 (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-070)","stateName":"New York","related":[]}