Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 23, 2014 | advanced to third reading cal.407 |
Jan 22, 2014 | reported |
Jan 08, 2014 | referred to codes |
Jun 10, 2013 | ordered to third reading rules cal.144 rules report cal.144 reported |
Jun 04, 2013 | reported referred to rules |
Apr 23, 2013 | referred to codes |
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Linda Rosenthal
Richard Gottfried
Thomas Abinanti
Victor M. Pichardo
A6871 (ACTIVE) - Details
A6871 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6871 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 23, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Codes AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to certif- ication of class actions in cases involving governmental operations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 902 of the civil practice law and rules, as amended by chapter 474 of the laws of 1975, is amended to read as follows: S 902. Order allowing class action. Within sixty days after the time to serve a responsive pleading has expired for all persons named as defendants in an action brought as a class action, the plaintiff shall move for an order to determine whether it is to be so maintained. An order under this section may be conditional, and may be altered or amended before the decision on the merits on the court's own motion or on motion of the parties. The action may be maintained as a class action only if the court finds that the prerequisites under section 901 have been satisfied. Among the matters which the court shall consider in determining whether the action may proceed as a class action are: 1. the interest of members of the class in individually controlling the prosecution or defense of separate actions; 2. the impracticability or inefficiency of prosecuting or defending separate actions; 3. the extent and nature of any litigation concerning the controversy already commenced by or against members of the class; 4. the desirability or undesirability of concentrating the litigation of the claim in the particular forum; 5. the difficulties likely to be encountered in the management of a class action. HOWEVER, A COURT SHALL NOT DENY OR WITHHOLD CLASS CERTIFICATION SOLELY BECAUSE THE ACTION INVOLVES GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03179-01-3