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AUGUST 1994
 

Overview of topics...

Lead Note:

NEW AMENDMENTS (EFF. JULY 26, 1994) ON THE FILING SYSTEM

Among the Amendments Treated ...

 

  • Filing Petition with Notice of Petition
  • Joinder of Additional Parties
  • Procedure in Poor Person Cases
  • "Clarifying" That Filing Applies under Statutes That Continued to Speak of "Service"
  • Election Law Cases Excepted
  • Proceeding to Review Real Property Tax Assessment
  • Interplay with Lis Pendens in Real Property Action
  • Removing Ambiguity in Replevin Cases
  • Summary Proceedings in "Filing" Court
  • Effective Date and Retroactivity

 ARTICLE HEADLINES

FEATURE ARTICLE:
NEW AMENDMENTS (EFF. JULY 26, 1994) ON THE FILING SYSTEM

• In Special Proceedings, Petition Must Be Filed with Notice of Petition

• Joinder of Additional Parties in Interpleader, Counterclaim, and Cross-Claim Situations

• Clarification of Procedure in Poor Person Cases

 
•  Clarifying That "Filing" Rather Than "Service" Marks "Commencement" in Certain Special Proceedings

• Broader Lesson for All Special Proceedings When Brought in Supreme or County Court

• Election Law Proceedings Excepted

• Clarifying That "Filing" Rather Than "Service" Marks "Commencement" in Proceedings to Review Realty Assessments

 
•  Filing Notice of Pendency in Real Property Action

• Correcting Misimpression About Filing in Replevin Cases

• Correction About Commencing Summary Proceeding in "Filing" Court

• The Effective Date of These Amendments and the Issue of Their Retroactivity

         
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