New York Practice, 4th (Practitioner Treatise Series)

David D. Siegel

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Copyright: 2005-2009

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Extensive guide to New York practice, reviewing significant issues, principles, and exceptions. Addresses the adoption of the filing system for commencing actions in Supreme and County Courts, amended disclosure provisions, and statutory and caselaw changes. Discusses similarities and differences between state and federal practices. Section titles discuss: The Courts and Their Jurisdiction; The Statute of Limitations; Personal Jurisdiction; Appearance; Venue; Parties; Papers; Pleadings; Motions Practice; Accelerated Judgment; Provisional Remedies; Disclosure; Pretrial Incidents; The Trial; The Judgment; Res Judicata; Enforcement of Judgements; Appeals; Special Proceedings; Small Claims; Arbitration; Federal Practice Reviewed and Compared: Parallels and Pitfalls.

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Citations to the New York and federal authority for each topic
Detailed practice tips and strategies
Discusses principles, rules and exceptions
Expert guidance on New York state and federal practice
Leads to other primary and secondary resources

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Preface to the Fourth Edition
Westlaw Overview
Chapter
1. Introduction
2. The Courts and Their Jurisdiction
  1. The Court System
  2. Transfers Between Courts
  3. Forum Non Conveniens
  4. Other Restrictions on Jurisdiction
  5. Conditions Precedent to Suit
3. The Statute of Limitations
  1. Introductory
  2. The Applicable Periods
  3. Altering the Period
  4. Accrual
  5. Interposition
  6. Extensions and Tolls
  7. Foreign Claims
4. Personal Jurisdiction
  1. Introductory
  2. The Summons
  3. The Methods of Service
  4. Getting Into the Courthouse
  5. The Jurisdictional Bases
  6. Service Outside New York
  7. Rem Jurisdiction
  8. Vacating Defaults
5. Appearance
6. Venue
  1. Introductory
  2. Venue in Particular Actions
  3. Change of Venue
7. Parties
  1. Joinder of Claims and Actions
  2. Necessary Joinder of Parties
  3. Permissive Joinder of Parties
  4. Proper Parties
  5. Procedure for Joinder Problems
  6. Class Actions
  7. Interpleader
  8. Impleader
  9. Contribution
  10. Intervention
  11. Substitution
  12. Poor Persons
  13. Infants and Incompetents
8. Papers
9. Pleadings
  1. Basic Rules of Pleading
  2. Specific Items
  3. Demand for Relief
  4. Election of Remedies
  5. Splitting
  6. The Answer
  7. Counterclaims
  8. Cross-Claims
  9. The Reply
  10. Corrective Motions
  11. Service of Pleadings
  12. Verification
  13. Amendment of Pleadings
  14. Bill of Particulars
10. Motion Practice
11. Accelerated Judgment
  1. Introductory
  2. Motion to Dismiss
  3. Summary Judgment
  4. Summary Judgment in Lieu of Complaint
  5. Default Judgment
  6. Voluntary Discontinuance
  7. Confession of Judgment
  8. Tenders and Offers
  9. Action on Submitted Facts
12. Provisional Remedies
  1. Introductory
  2. Arrest
  3. Attachment
  4. Injunction
  5. Receivership
  6. Notice of Pendency
  7. Seizure of Chattel
13. Disclosure
  1. Generally
  2. Excluded Matters
  3. Devices and Methods in Perspective
  4. Protection Against Abuse
  5. The Devices Individually
  6. Compelling Disclosure
14. Pretrial Incidents
  1. Calendar Practice
  2. Preferences
  3. Pretrial Conference
  4. Laxness Dismissals
  5. Mode of Trial
  6. Subpoenas and Oaths
15. The Trial
  1. Introductory
  2. Selecting a Jury
  3. The Trial Proper
  4. The Verdict
  5. Trial Motions
16. The Judgment
  1. Contents of Judgment
  2. Interest
  3. Fees, Costs and Disbursements
  4. Recording the Judgment
  5. Recording Satisfaction
  6. Vacating Judgments and Orders
  7. Renewal of Judgment
  8. Declaratory Judgment
17. Res Judicata
  1. Introductory
  2. General Requisites
  3. Comparison With Other Doctrines
  4. Res Judicata in Particular Situations
  5. Collateral Estoppel
  6. Identity of Parties
  7. Identifying the Issue
  8. Multiparty Situations
  9. Different Courts
  10. Procedural Incidents
18. Enforcement of Judgments
  - Introductory
  - Part I. Enforcement of Non-Money Judgments
    1. Judgments Involving a Chattel or Realty
    2. Enforcement by Contempt
  - Part II. Enforcement of Money Judgments
    1. In General
    2. Property Subject to Enforcement
    3. Devices in Perspective
    4. Property Executions
    5. Income Execution
    6. The "Supplementary Proceedings"
    7. Incidental Matters
    8. Priorities and Liens
    9. Protection Against Abuse
    10. Contempt as Back-Up Device
19. Appeals
  1. Introductory
  2. Appealability
  3. Reviewability
  4. Taking the Appeal
  5. Perfecting the Appeal
  6. Incidental Appellate Practice
  7. Concluding the Appeal
20. Special Proceedings
  - Part I. The Special Proceeding, In General
  - Part II. The Article 78 Proceeding
    1. Introductory
    2. Scope of the Proceeding
    3. Procedural Basics
    4. Mechanics
  - Part III. The Summary Proceeding
    1. Purpose and Scope
    2. Mechanics
21. Small Claims
22. Arbitration
  1. In General
  2. Threshold Questions
  3. Court Applications
  4. The Arbitration
  5. Converting Award Into Judgment
  6. Related Procedures Compared
23. Federal Practice Reviewed and Compared: Parallels and Pitfalls
  1. Federal Practice, Introductory
  2. Subject Matter Jurisdiction
  3. Choosing the Forum
  4. Forms
  5. Commencement and Personal Jurisdiction
  6. Parties, Pleadings, and Papers
  7. Motions
  8. Discovery
  9. Remedies, Orders, and Judgments
  10. Appeals
Westlaw Appendix
Table of Cases
Table of Statutes and CPLR Citations
Table of Court Rules
Index

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