Appellant filed a motion for panel reconsideration, or in the alternative,for reconsideration en banc. Meaning?

I assume we are talking about the Second Circuit. The "panel" is the three judges that heard oral argument, and to whom the case was assigned. ...

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Reposted to Criminal Defense. You should request an interpreter now, explaining that you need it to fully understand the trial, which is longer...

Can someone be excused from grand jury duty in Queens for financial hardship under the following circumstances?

Reposted to Government. All you can do is ask. At that salary I'm surprised they would dock you. Don't you have personal time?

Is notice given to the respondent required in a family-support court case if the plaintiff has a voluntary witness?

Disclosure in Family Court is a joke, like most procedure there. But if no one asked, you can ambush your adversary with your witness.

I disagree with my out-of-state colleagues. New York enjoys almost unfettered interlocutory appeals as of right. So you can appeal the denial of...

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Reposting to Criminal Defense. You can't just go get an order of protection; it must be issued in the context of a pending proceeding. As this is...

Can a motion to dismiss be brought at any point pre-trial or is it limited to before answer/service of the responsive pleading?

If you preserved the defense by raising it in your answer, you can move now. But why have you waited?

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Is there a statutory definition of child support "arrears" in New York State?

You state the amount is not child support. If that is true, why did the court direct SCU to collect it, and why did you not object at the time? ...

Is an order denying a motion to restore appealable as of right pursuant to NY CPLR 5701(a)?

Why would it not be appealable as of right?

Reposted to Divorce & Separation. It could be weeks, it could be months.