On Wednesday, December 9, the Justices of the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department approved revisions to the Court’s local rules of practice (22 NYCRR Part 1000). Although most of the amendments to the rules were designed to address minor procedural or language consistency issues, a few of the revisions have more substantial meaning for the appellate bar, including:
A copy of the revised rules may be found here.
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