# New York Motion Types | Trellis > Every motion type Trellis tracks in New York Supreme Courts, with a link to each motion's page of outcomes, judge data and example rulings. Last updated: 2026-10-26 ## Administrative Motions - [Final Administrative Decision](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/final-administrative-decision-new-york-499): An individual may appeal or challenge the determinations of administrative agencies, public bodies, or officers in the State of New York. (Civ. Prac. - [Notice of Appeal to an Administrative Hearing](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/notice-appeal-to-an-administrative-hearing-new-york-638): Motion Type: Notice of Appeal to an Administrative Hearing for New York. ## Arbitration Motions - [Determination of Good Faith Settlement](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/determination-good-faith-settlement-new-york-500): In any residential foreclosure action involving a home loan in which the defendant is a resident of the property, "both the plaintiff and defendant shall negotiate in good faith to reach a mutually agreeable resolution, including but not limited to a loan modification, short sale, deed in lieu of foreclosure, or any other loss mitigation, if possible." (Civ. Prac. - [Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/petition-to-confirm-arbitration-award-new-york-501): Any party to an arbitration in which an award has been made may petition the court to confirm the award. (Civ. Prac. - [Petition to Vacate or Modify Arbitration Award](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/petition-to-vacate-modify-arbitration-award-new-york-502): Any party to an arbitration in which an award has been made may petition the court to vacate or modify the award. (Civ. Prac. ## Class Action Motions - [Motion for Class Certification](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-class-certification-new-york-503): A class action allows the courts to manage multiple claims that are typical of a class in a way that conserves judicial resources, reduces litigation expenses and avoids inconsistent outcomes. (Roberts v. Ocean Prime LLC, 148 A.D.3d 525 \[1st Dept. 2017\].) - [Motion for Conditional Certification](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-conditional-certification-new-york-762): CPLR § 902 states “\[a\]n order \[for class certification\] may be conditional.” - [Motion for Decertification](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-decertification-new-york-758): Plaintiffs seeking class certification under Article 9 of the New York CPLR must establish all five requirements of section 901(a)—numerosity, predominance, typicality, adequacy, and superiority—as well as the five factors set forth in CPLR § 902. (See CPLR § 901(a), 902; see also, Alix v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 57 A.D.3d 1044, 1045, 868 N.Y.S.2d 372 \[3d Dept. 2008\]; Rife v. Barnes Firm, P.C., 48 A.D.3d 1228, 852 N.Y.S.2d 551 \[4th Dept. 2008\].) - [Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-final-approval-class-action-settlement-new-york-504): New York has a well-established public policy favoring compromises of litigation, especially class litigation. (Hallock v. State of N.Y. (1984) 64 N.Y.2d 224, 230.) - [Motion for Preliminary Settlement Approval](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-preliminary-settlement-approval-new-york-759): CPLR § 908 requires judicial approval for any compromise of claims brought on a class basis. - [Motion for Wage and Hour Class Certification](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-wage-hour-class-certification-new-york-506): A class action allows the courts to manage multiple claims that are typical of a class in a way that conserves judicial resources, reduces litigation expenses, and avoids inconsistent outcomes. (Roberts v. Ocean Prime LLC, 148 A.D.3d 525 \[1st Dept. 2017\].) ## Damages Motions - [General Damages](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/general-damages-new-york-509): Ltd. (2014) 22 N.Y.3d 799, 805; Kenford Co., Inc. v. County of Erie (1989) 73 N.Y.2d 312, 319.) - [Punitive / Exemplary Damages](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/punitive-exemplary-damages-new-york-511): Punitive damages are “intended as punishment for gross misbehavior for the good of the public and have been referred to as a sort of hybrid between a display of ethical indignation and the imposition of a criminal fine.” (Home Ins. Co. v. Am. - [Special Damages](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/special-damages-new-york-512): Motion Type: Special Damages for New York. ## Damages - Equitable Relief Motions - [Petition for Injunctive Relief](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/petition-for-injunctive-relief-new-york-515): A preliminary injunction is “a judgment restraining the defendant from the commission or continuance of an act, which, if committed or continued during the pendency of the action, would produce injury to the plaintiff.” (Civ. Prac. ## Discovery Motions - [Application for Order for Publication](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/application-for-order-for-publication-new-york-520): Law & Rules, § 315.) - [Dangerous Condition of Public Property](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/dangerous-condition-public-property-new-york-718): Dangerous condition evaluations are fact-based, and depend on the unique circumstances surrounding the particular case -- critically, courts in New York look to ensure that liability will not be imposed for defects that are merely trivial. (Trincere v. County of Suffolk, 90 N.Y.2d 976 (1997)). - [Foreign Subpoena for Discovery](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/foreign-subpoena-for-discovery-new-york-521): The Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act (Uniform Act) provides an expedited procedure by which to obtain disclosure in New York for use in an action pending in another United States jurisdiction without the need for a New York court order. (Civ. Prac. - [Motion for Expedited Discovery](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-expedited-discovery-new-york-534): The court is authorized to expedite discovery to prevent prejudice to a claimant’s rights. (Civ. Pract. - [Motion for Protective Order](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-protective-order-new-york-584): Law & Rules, § 3103(a); Jones v. Maples, 257 A.D.2d 53, 56 \[1st Dept. 1999\].) - [Motion for Summary Judgment](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-partial-summary-judgment-new-york-593): Law & Rules, § 3212(e).) - [Motion in Limine](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-in-limine-new-york-526): A motion in limine is “\[a\] pretrial request that certain inadmissible evidence not be referred to or offered at trial.” (Roundout Elect., Inc. v. Dover Union Free Sch. - [Motion to Compel Deposition](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-compel-deposition-new-york-531): If a person fails to respond to a deposition request, “the party seeking disclosure may move to compel compliance or a response.” (Civ. Prac. - [Motion to Compel Disclosure](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-compel-disclosure-new-york-522): Law & Rules, § 3124.) - [Motion to Deem Facts Admitted](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-deem-facts-admitted-new-york-594): Civil Practice Law and Rules requires that the party to whom a request to admit is directed provide a sworn statement in response. (Civ. Prac. - [Motion to Extend Discovery](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-extend-discovery-new-york-543): New York courts are authorized to supervise all or part of any disclosure procedure. (Civ. Prac. - [Motion to Quash Service of Summons](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-quash-service-summons-new-york-544): A party may move to quash service of summons on the grounds that the court does not have jurisdiction over the defendant. (Civ. Prac. - [Motion to Quash Subpoena](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-quash-subpoena-new-york-545): Law & Rules, § 2301.) - [Motion to Suppress](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-suppress-new-york-546): If any disclosure “has been improperly or irregularly obtained so that a substantial right of a party is prejudiced, the court, on motion, may make an appropriate order, including an order that the information be suppressed.” (Civ. Prac. - [Notice of Admission](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/notice-admission-new-york-767): Under New York's Civil Practice Law & Rules (CPLR) section 3123, the moving party can issue a request for admission of evidence. - [Notice to Admit](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/notice-to-admit-new-york-523): Motion Type: Notice to Admit for New York. - [Noticing a Deposition in a Foreign Country](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/noticing-a-deposition-in-a-foreign-country-new-york-656): A deposition is defined as a disclosure device. (Civ. Prac. - [Noticing an Out of State Deposition](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/noticing-out-state-deposition-new-york-658): A deposition is defined as a disclosure device. (Civ. Prac. - [Petition for Issuance of Letters Rogatory](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/petition-for-issuance-letters-rogatory-new-york-596): Letters rogatory are a discovery “device used for extrastate \[discovery\] disclosure, usually in a foreign country.” (Wiseman v. Am. - [Separate Statements for Expert Disclosures](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/separate-statements-for-expert-disclosures-new-york-668): CPLR § 3101(d)(1)(i) provides that each party must submit separate statements “identify\[ing\] each person whom the party expects to call as an expert witness at trial and shall disclose in reasonable detail the subject matter on which each expert is expected to testify, the substance of the facts and opinions on which each expert is expected to testify, the qualifications of each expert witness and a summary of the grounds for each expert's opinion.” (Id.; see also, Carter v. Isabella Geriatric Ctr., Inc. (2009) 118304/04, 1, 4.) - [Service of Process Abroad](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/service-abroad-new-york-536): New York courts have held that where service of process is made in a foreign country that is a signatory of the Hague Convention, compliance with the procedures of the Hague Convention is mandatory in State court proceedings and supersede the Civil Practice Law and Rules. (Amerasia Bank v. Saiko Enterprises, Inc., 263 A.D.2d 519, 520 \[2nd Dept. 1999\].) - [Social Media Discovery and Disclosure](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/social-media-discovery-disclosure-new-york-1112): Corp , 102 A.D.3d 620, 958 N.Y.S.2d 392 \[1st Dept. 2013\]; Kregg v. Maldonado , 98 A.D.3d 1289, 1290, 951 N.Y.S.2d 301 \[4th Dept. 2012\] ). - [Subpoena Duces Tecum](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/subpoena-duces-tecum-new-york-535): The purpose of a subpoena duces tecum is to compel the production of specific documents that are relevant and material to the factual issues in a pending proceeding. (Matter of Terry D., 81 N.Y.2d 1042 \[1993\].) - [Subpoenas](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/subpoenas-new-york-538): Law & Rules, § 2301.) - [Summons](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/summons-new-york-533): It is a fundamental rule in this State that “\[a\]n action is commenced and jurisdiction acquired by service of a summons.” (Civ. Prac. ## Dispositive Motions - [Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-judgment-on-pleadings-new-york-591): Law & Rules, § 409(b); Horning v. Horning Construction, LLC, 816 N.Y.S.2d 877, 883 \[N.Y. Sup. - [Motion for Summary Judgment](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-summary-judgment-new-york-550): A motion for summary judgment is appropriate when a party can establish, by affidavit or other proof, that the evidence is sufficient “to warrant the court as a matter of law” to direct judgment in favor of a party. (Civ. Prac. - [Motion to Compel Arbitration](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-compel-arbitration-new-york-555): New York public policy strongly favors arbitration as an alternative to litigation. (Board of Educ. of Bloomfield Cent. - [Motion to Dismiss](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-dismiss-new-york-551): Law & Rules, § 3211(a)(1).) - [Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Join](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-dismiss-for-failure-to-join-new-york-568): The court may dismiss one or more causes of action if it determines that it “should not proceed in the absence of a person who should be a party.” (Civ. Prac. - [Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Prosecute](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-dismiss-for-failure-to-prosecute-new-york-646): The court is authorized to dismiss an action where a party refuses to prosecute the case or otherwise fails to file a note of issue. (Michaels v. Sunrise Bldg. and Remodeling, Inc., 65 A.D.3d 1021 \[2nd Dept. 2009\].) - [Motion to Dismiss for Forum Non Conveniens](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-dismiss-for-forum-non-conveniens-new-york-649): The doctrine of forum non conveniens “permits a court to stay or dismiss such actions where it is determined that the action, although jurisdictionally sound, would be better adjudicated elsewhere.” (Islamic Republic of Iran v. Pahlavi, 62 N.Y.2d 474, 478-79 \[1984\].) - [Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-dismiss-for-lack-personal-jurisdiction-new-york-556): Law & Rules, § 3211(a)(8).) - [Motion to Dismiss under CPLR 3211(a)(7)](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-dismiss-under-cplr-3211-a-7-new-york-552): A demurrer is a pleading used to test the legal sufficiency of another pleading; it raises issues of law, not fact, and may be used to dismiss a complaint for failing to state a cause of action. (Civ. Prac. - [Offers of Compromise and Acceptance](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/offers-compromise-acceptance-new-york-752): The purpose of CPLR § 3221 is to encourage settlements. (Zeitlin v. N.Y. Islanders Hockey Club, L.P. (2015) 49 Misc. 3d 511, 514.) - [Order Approving Infant Compromise of Disputed Claims](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/order-approving-infant-compromise-disputed-claims-new-york-751): CPLR 1207 provides that settlement of a claim by an infant must be submitted to a judge for approval. - [Petition for Declaratory Relief](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/petition-for-declaratory-relief-new-york-557): A petition for a declaratory judgment seeks to have the court establish and promulgate the rights of the parties on a particular subject matter. (Goodman v. Reisch, 220 A.D.2d 383 \[1995\].) - [Request for Entry of Default Judgment](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/request-for-entry-default-judgment-new-york-559): Law & Rules, § 3215(a); Matone v. Sycamore Realty Corp., 50 A.D.3d 978 \[2008\].) ## Evidentiary Motions - [Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-exclude-expert-testimony-new-york-528): As a general rule, an expert should be permitted to offer an opinion on an issue which involves a “professional or scientific knowledge or skill not within the range of ordinary training or intelligence.” (Selkowitz v. Nassau Cty., 45 N.Y.2d 97, 102 \[1978\].) ## Fees, Costs, and Sanctions Motions - [Motion for Attorney's Fees](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-attorney-s-fees-new-york-595): The courts may not create a right to recover attorney's fees; the right must be statutory or contractual. (Id.) In the Federal jurisdiction alone there are currently well over 100 attorney's fee-shifting statutes in areas as diverse as civil rights (42 U.S.C. § 1988), antitrust (15 U.S.C. § 15), Freedom of Information (5 U.S.C. § 552 (a)(4), (E)) and Truth in Lending (15 U.S.C. § 1640(a).) - [Motion for Discovery Sanctions](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/discovery-sanctions-new-york-524): The court may impose sanctions against a party that “refuses to obey an order for disclosure or wilfully fails to disclose information which the court finds ought to have been disclosed.” (Civ. Prac. - [Motion for Sanctions](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-sanctions-new-york-598): N.Y. Comp. - [Motion for Sanctions for Intentional Spoliation](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-sanctions-for-intentional-spoliation-new-york-599): Motion Type: Motion for Sanctions for Intentional Spoliation for New York. - [Motion for Terminating Sanctions](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-terminating-sanctions-new-york-600): The court may impose sanctions against a party that “refuses to obey an order for disclosure or wilfully fails to disclose information which the court finds ought to have been disclosed.” (Civ. Prac. - [Motion to Recover Costs](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-recover-costs-new-york-624): CPLR 2214(a) provides:. - [Motion to Tax Costs](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-tax-costs-new-york-597): The party for whom judgment is entered is entitled to recover the costs of an action. (Civ. Prac. - [Petition for Approval for Transfer of Structured Settlement Payment Rights](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/petition-for-approval-for-transfer-structured-settlement-payment-rights-new-york-602): Title 17 of the General Obligations Law (GOL), also known as Structured Settlement Protection Act (SSPA), requires judicial approval before an injured plaintiff can sell future structured settlements to a third party. (Matter of 321 Henderson Receivables, L.P. v. Martinez, 11 Misc. 3d 892 \[Sup. ## General Motions - [Civil Bench Warrant for Failure to Comply](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/civil-bench-warrant-for-failure-to-comply-new-york-657): A person who disobeys a subpoena issued by a judge, clerk, or officer of the court shall be punished for contempt of court. (Civ. Prac. - [Letter Motion](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/letter-motion-new-york-765): A letter-motion is used throughout New York's state and federal courts. - [Motion / Application for Renewal of Judgment](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-application-for-renewal-judgment-new-york-601): Upon the docketing of a New York judgment, it accrues interest at the rate of 9% per annum (CPLR 5004), and it remains valid and enforceable for a period of 20 years thereafter. (CPLR 211(b).) - [Motion for Appointment of Receiver](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-appointment-receiver-new-york-603): In determining whether receivership is an appropriate remedy in a given action, the court must first assess the factual context of a given situation to deduce which section of the Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR) permits the court to grant relief. (Booth v. Ling–Shan Li (2012) 36 Misc. 3d 1212, 1213.) - [Motion for Confession of Judgment](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/confession-judgment-new-york-604): Section 3218 concerning Judgment by confession provides:. - [Motion for Contempt](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-contempt-new-york-605): A motion for (civil) contempt is designed to vindicate private parties to litigation when another party disobeys a lawful mandate of the court. (McCain v. Dinkins, 84 N.Y.2d 216, 226 \[1994\].) - [Motion for Continuance](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-continuance-new-york-607): Law & Rules, § 4402; Reed v. Fraser, 52 A.D.3d 1323 \[4th Dept. 2008\].) - [Motion for Substitution of Attorney](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-substitution-attorney-new-york-753): N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 321 provides the framework for the substitution of attorneys. - [Motion for Substitution of Party](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-substitution-party-new-york-754): There are two statutory mechanisms governing substitution of parties to an action. (Sokoloff v. Schor (2019) 176 A.D.3d 120, 134.) - [Motion for Writ of Attachment](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/writ-attachment-new-york-620): By means of attachment, a creditor effects the prejudgment seizure of a debtor's property, to be held by the sheriff, so as to apply the property to the creditor's judgment if the creditor should prevail in court. (Koehler v. Bank of Bermuda (2009) 12 N.Y.3d 533, 538.) - [Motion to Cancel or Vacate Notice of Lis Pendens (Notice of Pendency)](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-cancel-vacate-notice-lis-pendens-notice-pendency-new-york-760): A notice of pendency, commonly known as a “lis pendens,” can be a potent shield to protect litigants claiming an interest in real property. - [Motion to Domesticate Sister-State Judgment](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-domesticate-sister-state-judgment-new-york-606): Motion Type: Motion to Domesticate Sister-State Judgment for New York. - [Motion to Lift Stay](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-lift-stay-new-york-609): CPLR 2201 states, “\[e\]xcept where otherwise prescribed by law, the court in which an action is pending may grant a stay of proceedings in a proper case, upon such terms as may be just.” (Id.). - [Motion to Renew or Reargue](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-renew-reargue-new-york-610): N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 2221 concerns motions affecting prior orders and states:. - [Motion to Vacate Default Judgment](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-vacate-default-judgment-new-york-613): Motion Type: Motion to Vacate Default Judgment for New York. - [Motion to Withdraw as Counsel](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-withdraw-as-counsel-new-york-608): Law & Rules, § 321(b)(2).) - [Notice of Appearance](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/notice-appearance-new-york-612): An appearance of the defendant is equivalent to personal service of the summons over him or her, unless he or she asserts an objection to jurisdiction either by way of motion or in his or her answer. (Civ. Prac. - [Notice of Limited Scope Representation](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/notice-limited-scope-representation-new-york-614): These legal services may be unbundled if the limitations are reasonable and the client gives their informed consent. (Rules of Prof. Cond., Rule 1.2(c).) - [Notice of Lodging](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/notice-lodging-new-york-669): Courts require a Notice of Lodging in several circumstances (e.g., proposed judgments, trial exhibits, transcripts, original wills, financial statements, and relief of counsel). - [Notice of Removal](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/notice-removal-new-york-670): A notice of removal initiates the process of transferring a civil action from a state court to a federal court. - [Notice of Settlement](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/notice-settlement-new-york-671): Motion Type: Notice of Settlement for New York. - [Order for Compromise](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/order-for-compromise-new-york-621): It is the court’s duty to protect infants and other wards of the court. (White v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., 57 A.D.3d 531, 533 \[2nd Dept. 2008\].) - [Petition for Change of Name](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/petition-for-change-name-new-york-616): The enactment of Civil Rights Law §§ 60 and 63 established the statutory and procedural framework for both adults and infants to petition the court to change their name and to make such name change a public record. (In re Kobra (2012) 37 Misc. 3d 1216.) - [Petition for Coordination](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/petition-for-coordination-new-york-615): When related actions are pending in the courts of the Unified Court System in more than one judicial district, it may be appropriate for these actions to be coordinated. (22 N.Y.C.R.R., § 202.69(a).) - [Petition for Writ of Mandamus](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/petition-for-writ-mandamus-new-york-618): An Article 78 proceeding is a special proceeding. - [Petition for Writ of Prohibition](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/petition-for-writ-prohibition-new-york-617): A writ of prohibition is designed to prevent an inferior court from proceeding with a judicial matter of which it has no jurisdiction or to prevent it from exceeding its authorized powers in a case over which it has jurisdiction in the first instance. (Voccola v. Shilling, 88 Misc. 2d 103 \[Sup. - [Request for Judicial Notice](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/request-for-judicial-notice-new-york-622): Motion Type: Request for Judicial Notice for New York. - [Requesting Interpreter for Court Proceedings and Depositions](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/requesting-interpreter-for-court-proceedings-depositions-new-york-619): The court system provides foreign language interpreters and sign interpreters for non-English speaking persons and those who are hearing impaired, free of charge, to insure that parties can clearly understand proceedings and are able to effectively participate in court programs and services. (See http://ww2.nycourts.gov/COURTINTERPRETER/faqs.shtml). - [Stipulated Judgment](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/stipulated-judgment-new-york-623): A stipulated judgment is a conclusive adjudication and has the same force and effect as a judgment after trial. (Tupi Cambios S.A. v. Morgenthau, 48 A.D.3d 278, 279 \[1st Dept. 2008\].) ## Post-trial Motions - [Motion for a New Trial](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-a-new-trial-new-york-631): Following a bench trial, “upon the motion of any party or on its own initiative, the court may set aside its decision or any judgment entered thereon,” and “\[i\]t may make new findings of fact or conclusions of law, with or without taking additional testimony, render a new decision and direct entry of judgment, or it may order a new trial of a cause of action or separable issue.” (CPLR §4404). - [Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-judgment-notwithstanding-verdict-new-york-625): Pursuant to CPLR 4404(a), the trial court “may set aside a verdict ... and direct that judgment be entered in favor of a party entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” (Raugalas v. Chase Manhattan Corp. (2003) 305 A.D.2d 654, 655.) - [Motion for Prejudgment Interest](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-prejudgment-interest-new-york-626): Prejudgment interest shall be recovered on a sum awarded because of a breach of performance of a contract. (Civ. Prac. - [Motion for Relief from Judgment](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-relief-from-judgment-general-new-york-628): Law & Rules, § 5015(a); Maria Acevedo v. Francisco Navarro, 22 A.D.3d 391 \[1st Dept. 2005\].) - [Motion for Relief from Judgment for an Excusable Default](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-relief-from-judgment-excusable-default-new-york-630): A court maintains inherent power to vacate a judgment in the interest of justice. (Ladd v. Stevenson, 112 N.Y. 325, 332 \[1889\].) - [Motion for Relief from Judgment for Lack of Jurisdiction](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-relief-from-judgment-for-lack-jurisdiction-new-york-636): A court maintains inherent power to vacate a judgment in the interest of justice. (Ladd v. Stevenson, 112 N.Y. 325, 332 \[1889\].) - [Motion for Relief from Judgment for Newly-Discovered Evidence](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-relief-from-judgment-for-newly-discovered-evidence-new-york-632): A court maintains inherent power to vacate a judgment in the interest of justice. (Ladd v. Stevenson, 112 N.Y. 325, 332 \[1889\].) - [Motion to Amend Judgment](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-amend-judgment-new-york-629): A court may amend a judgment to correct a mistake or defect that does not affect a party’s substantial rights. (Civ. Prac. - [Motion to Enforce Settlement](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-enforce-settlement-new-york-633): Hosp. (2004) 3 N.Y.3d 281, 283 \[concluding that the agreement, although undisputed, was never sufficiently reduced to writing, and was therefore unenforceable and affirming the Appellate Division order so holding\].) - [Motion to Offset](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-offset-new-york-637): Motion Type: Motion to Offset for New York. - [Motion to Set Aside Verdict Due to Juror Misconduct](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/juror-misconduct-new-york-659): A charge of Juror Misconduct is often used as the basis for a motion to set aside a verdict. (See, e.g. Wing Shung Lam v. Chung-Ko Cheng (2003) 196 Misc. 2d 538, 546.) - [Motion to Stay Execution](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-stay-execution-new-york-627): A court may, on its own initiative or on motion, stay the enforcement of a judgment. (Civ. Prac. - [Motion to Vacate Judgment on Basis of Fraud](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-relief-from-judgment-for-fraud-new-york-634): A court maintains inherent power to vacate a judgment in the interest of justice. (Ladd v. Stevenson, 112 N.Y. 325, 332 \[1889\].) ## Pre-trial Motions - [Application for Judgment of Possession](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/application-for-judgment-possession-new-york-644): The court can award a landlord a judgment of possession when a tenant fails to comply with the clear and unambiguous terms of an order to pay interim use and occupancy. (Rose Assocs. v. Johnson, 247 A.D.2d 222 \[1st Dept. 1998\].) - [Application for Preliminary Injunction](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/application-for-preliminary-injunction-new-york-639): The purpose of a preliminary injunction is to preserve the status quo and prevent the dissipation of rights that could render a judgment ineffectual. (Weinreb Mgt., LLC v. KBD Mgt., Inc., 22 A.D.3d 571, 802 N.Y.S.2d 623 \[2005\]; Livas v. Mitzner, 303 A.D.2d 381, 382 \[2nd Dept. 2003\].) - [Application for Temporary Restraining Order (TRO)](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/application-for-temporary-restraining-order-tro-new-york-643): An application for a temporary restraining order is brought pursuant to CPLR 6313. - [Application to Be Admitted Pro Hac Vice](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/application-to-be-admitted-pro-hac-vice-new-york-641): Lawyers admitted and in good standing in another state may be “admitted pro hac vice at the discretion of any court of record in New York to participate in a matter in which \[they are\] employed.” (22 CRR-NY § 520.11(a)(1).) - [Complaint in Interpleader](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/complaint-in-interpleader-new-york-642): New York state and federal courts have long recognized that persons having claims against a plaintiff may be joined as defendants and required to interplead when their claims are such that the plaintiff is or may be exposed to double or multiple liability. (Crane v. McDonald, 118 N.Y. 648, 654 \[1890\].) - [Demand for Jury Trial](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/demand-for-jury-trial-new-york-570): Home Prod. - [Ex Parte Application – General](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/ex-parte-application-general-new-york-647): All ex parte applications must comply with CPLR 2217(b):. - [General Denial](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/general-denial-new-york-655): Under a general denial, a defendant may disprove any fact necessary to establish a prima facie case. (Stevens v. N. Lights Assocs., 229 A.D.2d 1001, 1002 \[4th Dept. 1996\].) - [Motion for an Order of Seizure](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-an-order-seizure-new-york-640): Co. v. Am. - [Motion for Extension of Time](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-extension-time-new-york-645): The trial court is vested with discretion to extend the time to perform any act. (Tewari v. Tsoutsouras, 75 N.Y.2d 1, 11-12 \[1989\].) - [Motion for Extension of Time to File Responsive Pleading](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-extension-time-to-file-responsive-pleading-new-york-648): A defendant who has failed to timely appear in an action may move to compel the plaintiff’s acceptance of an untimely answer. (New York & Presbyt. - [Motion for Leave to Amend](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-leave-to-amend-new-york-585): Law & Rules, § 3025(b).) - [Motion for Partial Dismissal](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-partial-dismissal-new-york-771): The defending party may choose to file a partial motion to dismiss when it cannot show cause for dismissing the entire complaint. - [Motion for Trial Preference](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-trial-preference-new-york-583): Civil cases are to be tried in the order in which Note of Issue has been filed, with certain actions entitled to a preference. (Civ. Prac. - [Motion to Amend or Supplement Expert Witness Disclosure](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-amend-supplement-expert-witness-disclosure-new-york-652): CPLR § 3101(d)(1)(i) requires that a party identify the expert witness being called and provide in reasonable detail the subject matter the expert is expected to testify about, the expert's qualifications, and a summary of the grounds for the expert's opinion. (See McKinney's Consolidated Laws of New York Annotated CPLR § 3101(d)(1)(i), Public Adm'r of Bronx County v. 485 -188 Street Realty Corp. (2014) 116 A.D. 3d 1 citing to Martin v. Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (2010) 73 A.D. 3d 481.) - [Motion to Bifurcate](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-bifurcate-new-york-581): In furtherance of convenience or to avoid prejudice, “the court may order a severance of claims, or may order a separate trial of any claim, or any separate issue.” (Civ. Prac. - [Motion to Consolidate](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-consolidate-new-york-579): Section 602 of Civil Practice Law and Rules permits the Court to consolidate multiple proceedings involving a “common question of law or fact.” (Civ. Prac. - [Motion to Declare a Vexatious Litigant](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-declare-a-vexatious-litigant-new-york-578): Public policy generally mandates free access to the courts. (Matter of Ram v. Hershowitz, 76 A.D.3d 1022, 1023 \[2nd Dept. 2010\].) - [Motion to Disqualify Counsel](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-disqualify-counsel-new-york-577): Co., LLC, 109 A.D.3d 549, 550 \[2nd Dept. 2013\].) - [Motion to Intervene](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-intervene-new-york-569): A person may intervene in an action “where they have a bona fide interest in an issue involved in that action.” (Yuppie Puppy Pet Prods., Inc. v. Street Smart Realty, LLC, 77 A.D.3d 197, 201 \[1st Dept. 2010\].) - [Motion to Join Necessary Party](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-join-necessary-party-new-york-567): A person who ought to be a party if complete relief is to be accorded or who might be inequitably affected by a judgment in an action shall be made a plaintiff or a defendant through a motion to add a necessary party. (Civ. Prac. - [Motion to Reclassify](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-reclassify-new-york-665): The Supreme Court may transfer claims to the Civil Court which appear to have a value of no more than $25,000, but which were brought in Supreme Court claiming a greater amount. (Civ. Prac. - [Motion to Reconsider, Alter or Amend a Judgment](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-reconsider-alter-amend-a-judgment-new-york-2822): Fire Ins. Co. v. Dinerman (2017) N.Y. Slip Op. 31958, 2; Foley v Roche (1979) 68 AD2d 558, 567.) - [Motion to Seal](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-seal-new-york-539): The court may enter an order sealing court records where it finds “good cause,”having considered “the interests of the public as well as of the parties.” (22 CRR-NY 216.1.) - [Motion to Stay](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-stay-new-york-580): Law & Rules, § 2201.) - [Motion to Strike](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-strike-new-york-562): A party may move to strike any scandalous or prejudicial matter unnecessarily filed with the court. (Civ. Pract. - [Motion to Transfer Venue](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-transfer-venue-new-york-563): The court, upon motion, may change the place of trial of an action where the county designated for that purpose is not a proper county. (Civ. Pract. - [Untimely Filed Motion](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/untimely-filed-motion-new-york-666): Motion Type: Untimely Filed Motion for New York. ## Trial Motions - [General Jury Verdict vs. Specific Jury Verdict](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/general-jury-verdict-vs-specific-jury-verdict-new-york-653): A general verdict is one in which the jury finds in favor of one or more parties. - [Juror Misconduct](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/juror-misconduct-new-york-661): Civil courts have adopted the same standard as used in the criminal courts. (Maslinski v. Brunswick Hosp. - [Jury Question](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/jury-question-new-york-763): A “jury question” is terminology used to refer to a question of fact. - [Motion for a Directed Verdict](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-a-directed-verdict-new-york-662): CPLR Rule 4401 allows a party to make a motion requesting that the Court issue a judgment dismissing a claim as a matter of law. - [Motion for Augmentation of Expert Witness Disclosure](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-augmentation-expert-witness-disclosure-new-york-684): New York state-court practice regarding expert disclosure is limited in comparison to federal court practice. - [Motion for Continuance or New Trial](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-continuance-new-trial-new-york-663): CPLR 4402 of the New York Consolidated Laws provides a vehicle for the court to grant a Motion for Continuance or New Trial during trial. - [Motion for Judgment During Trial](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-judgment-during-trial-new-york-664): CPLR 4401 of the New York Consolidated Laws provides a vehicle for the court to grant a Motion for Judgment During Trial. - [Motion for Mistrial](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-mistrial-new-york-611): At any time during the trial, the court, on motion for any party, may order a new trial in the interest of justice on such terms as may be just. (Civ. Prac. - [Motion for Proposed Jury Instructions](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-proposed-jury-instructions-new-york-654): In a jury trial, the jury must decide who wins and who loses based on the evidence admitted. - [Motion for Relief from Judgment for Vacatur](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-for-relief-from-judgment-for-vacatur-new-york-635): A court maintains inherent power to vacate a judgment in the interest of justice. (Ladd v. Stevenson, 112 N.Y. 325, 332 \[1889\].) - [Motion to Disqualify Judge](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/motion-to-disqualify-judge-new-york-650): New York Judiciary Law mandates that a justice shall not take part in a matter “in which \[s\]he is interested,” or in which (s)he has “affinity to any party to the controversy.” (Jud. - [Peremptory Challenge for Jury Selection](https://trellis.law/ny/motion-type/peremptory-challenge-for-jury-selection-new-york-651): The fundamental constitutional right of a person to have a jury trial includes therein the ancillary right to present at all stages of such a trial, except deliberations of the jury. (Carlisle v. County of Nassau, 64 A.D.2d 15 \[2nd Dept. 1978\].)