New York, New York–March 22, 2020–This evening, as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in New York State and the nation, the Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts of the State of New York issued Administrative Order 78/20, which precludes any filings in any New York State Court, including electronic filings, concerning matters that are not deemed to be “essential” until further notice. In connection with civil cases in the Supreme Court, “essential” is defined as follows:
- Mental Hygiene Law (MHL) applications and hearings addressing patient retention or
release - MHL hearings addressing the involuntary administration of medication and other
medical care - newly filed MHL applications for an assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) plan
- emergency applications in guardianship matters
- temporary orders of protection (including but not limited to matters involving
domestic violence) - emergency applications related to the coronavirus
- emergency Election Law applications
- extreme risk protection orders (ERPO)
- any other matter that the court deems essential
Administrative Order 78/20 comes on the heels of Governor Cuomo’s March 20, 2020 Executive Order 202.8 in response to COVID-19, which, among other things, required a 100% in-person workforce reduction for non-essential businesses and tolled statutes of limitations in legal matters through April 19, 2020.
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