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Commonly Asked Questions about Civil Court Case Forms

Commencing an Action. A suit is commenced by the purchase of an index number in the City Court Clerks Office. Once an index number has been purchased, the litigant has 120 days to serve the summons and complaint.
You can make a request for court records directly to the Clerk of the Court or the County Clerk that has the records. Criminal records are available from the court system. Each records search costs $95.00.
There is a strong presumption of open access to court records in New York. See New York Jud. Law 255 to 255-B (select individual sections). However, there are numerous exceptions to this presumption.
Finding Pending Cases Bloomberg Law Docket Search. Open the Dockets Litigation tab. WebCivil Supreme, New York State Unified Court System. WebCivil Local, New York State Unified Court System. New York State Courts E-Filing (NYCSEF), New York State Unified Court System. WebCrims, New York State Unified Court System.
eCourts: eCourts is a free online case information service that allows users to find information on active and closed cases in Civil Supreme and Local Civil Courts, as well as future appearance dates for cases in Criminal, Family, and Housing Courts.
A form that is filed in New York state court and served on all parties confirming that the parties have completed necessary discovery proceedings and the case is trial ready (CPLR 3402(a)). It is the paper that gets the case on the courts trial calendar.
The New York State Office of Court Administration (OCA) provides a New York Statewide criminal history record search (CHRS) for a fee of $95.00. You can submit a CHRS request via our on-line Direct Access program or by mailing in a CHRS application form.
After a summons with notice is served, the defendant will demand that the plaintiff serve a complaint. The plaintiff must then have the complaint served within 20 days after being served with the demand, or the case may be dismissed.