Assembly Bill A8439

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to limited scope appearances

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A8439 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §321, CPLR
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A4938

2019-A8439 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to limited scope appearances.

2019-A8439 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8439
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 8, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BUCHWALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to limited
   scope appearances
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 321 of the civil practice law and rules is  amended
 by adding a new subdivision (d) to read as follows:
   (D) LIMITED SCOPE APPEARANCE. 1. AN ATTORNEY MAY APPEAR ON BEHALF OF A
 PARTY IN A CIVIL ACTION OR PROCEEDING FOR LIMITED PURPOSES.  WHENEVER AN
 ATTORNEY APPEARS FOR LIMITED PURPOSES, A NOTICE OF LIMITED SCOPE APPEAR-
 ANCE  SHALL BE FILED IN ADDITION TO ANY SELF-REPRESENTED APPEARANCE THAT
 THE PARTY MAY HAVE ALREADY FILED WITH THE COURT. THE NOTICE  OF  LIMITED
 SCOPE  APPEARANCE  SHALL  BE SIGNED BY THE ATTORNEY ENTERING THE LIMITED
 SCOPE APPEARANCE AND SHALL DEFINE THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE ATTORNEY IS
 APPEARING. UPON SUCH FILING, AND UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE COURT,
 THE ATTORNEY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO APPEAR FOR THE DEFINED PURPOSES.
   2. UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE COURT UPON A FINDING  OF  EXTRAOR-
 DINARY  CIRCUMSTANCES  AND  FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, UPON COMPLETION OF THE
 PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE ATTORNEY HAS FILED A  LIMITED  SCOPE  APPEARANCE,
 THE  ATTORNEY SHALL FILE A NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF LIMITED SCOPE APPEAR-
 ANCE WHICH SHALL CONSTITUTE THE ATTORNEY'S WITHDRAWAL FROM THE ACTION OR
 PROCEEDING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11719-01-9

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