Syllabus & Overview
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What two types of Jurisdiction do NY court have that allows them to hear a case.
What is general jurisdiction and limited jurisdiction?
Date the CPLR was adopted?
What is Sept. 1, 1972
Highest Court in NY court system
What is the Court of Appeals?
Number of fact patterns for the "Law Firm Assignments"
What is (1)?
Article that grants a court jurisdiction.
What is article 2.
What is 100?
Department covering WNY
What is the 4th Dept.?
True or False: No communication about missing a class is needed or expected. You get out of this class what you put into it.
False: You should email the Professor in advance or ASAP when missing a class.
Court you must file your case in if suing NYS or a representative of NYS
What is the NY Court of Claims?
CPLR 104 establishes this
What is liberal construction?
"“Civil practice laws are to be liberally construed to secure the just, speedy and inexpensive determination of every civil judicial proceeding.”
Number of Supreme Courts in NY.
What is one?
First "code" in the 19th Century upon which the CPLR can trace it's heritage.
what is the 1848 David Dudley field code.
NY courts that serve as both trial and appellate courts.
What are County Courts [also accept appellate terms of 1st & 2nd Dept.]
Two statutory exception to CPLR 2004 are:
What is
-(1) statutes of limitations [CPLR 201];
-(2) Time to appeal [CPLR 5514(C)].
Cumulative claim maximum for county court(s)?
What is $25,000.00
Professor Kraengel's law firm.
Madison is excluded from this question.
What is Duke Holzman?
Number of venues for NY Supreme Court.
What is 26?
Grounds for removal. [x4]
What is:
-By SC for mistaken in choice of court.
-Court does not have jurisdiction to grant relief.
-with consent if damages are insufficient to be hear by the court.
-without consent if damages are insufficient to be heard by the court.
Only area of NY without a county court
What is NYC?