Opinion
INDEX NO. 150881/2018
11-10-2020
REYNALDO CRUZ, Plaintiff, v. THE CITY OF NEW YORK, POLICE OFFICER JULIO SANTIAGO Defendant.
NYSCEF DOC. NO. 52 PRESENT: HON. LYLE E. FRANK Justice MOTION DATE 11/02/2020 MOTION SEQ. NO. 003
DECISION + ORDER ON MOTION
The following e-filed documents, listed by NYSCEF document number (Motion 003) 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 were read on this motion to/for CONSOLIDATE/JOIN FOR TRIAL.
Upon the foregoing documents, it is
ORDERED that the motion of plaintiff in the instant action to change the venue of index number 523088/2019 is granted without opposition and venue is changed from the Supreme Court, County of Kings, to this Court; and it is further
ORDERED that, within 30 days from entry of this order, counsel for the movant shall serve a certified copy of this order on the Clerk of the Supreme Court, Kings County, shall pay the appropriate transfer fee, if any, and shall contact the staff of said Clerk and cooperate in arranging the transfer of the file; and it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Supreme Court, Kings County shall transfer to the Clerk of the Supreme Court, New York County the file in the action venued in that court; and it is further
ORDERED that service upon the Clerk of the Supreme Court, Kings County shall be made in accordance with any applicable protocol or other procedures of said county; and it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Supreme Court, Kings County and the Clerk of this Court shall coordinate the transfer of the documents being removed to this court so as to ensure an efficient transfer and to minimize insofar as is practical the reproduction of documents, including with regard to any documents that may be in digital format; and it is further
ORDERED that, within 30 days from entry of this order, counsel for the movant shall serve a copy of this order with notice of entry on the Clerk of this Court (60 Centre Street, Room 141B); and it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court, upon service of a copy of this order with notice of entry and the transfer of the file to this court, shall, without a further fee, assign a New York County Index Number to the transferred action and record such action in the Clerk's records; and it is further
ORDERED that, as applicable and insofar as is practical, the Clerk of this Court shall file the documents transferred pursuant to this order under the New York County Index Number of the transferred action in the New York State Courts Electronic Filing System or make appropriate notations of such documents in the e-filing records of the court so as to ensure access to the documents; and it is further
ORDERED that, within 30 days from entry of this order, counsel for the movant shall serve a copy of this order with notice of entry upon the Clerk of the General Clerk's Office (60 Centre Street, Room 119), together with a Request for Judicial Intervention ("RJI") for the transferred action or, if an RJI was filed in the action while pending in Supreme Court, Kings County, a copy of that RJI (in which event, no additional fee shall be charged therefor); and it is further
ORDERED that, upon the service of such documents, the Clerk of the General Clerk's Office shall mark the court's records to reflect the transfer and assign the transferred action to the undersigned Justice of this court; and it is further
ORDERED that service upon the Clerk of this Court and the Clerk of the General Clerk's Office shall be made in hard-copy form if the application herein has been made in hard-copy format or, if the application has been electronically filed, shall be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Protocol on Courthouse and County Clerk Procedures for Electronically Filed Cases (accessible at the "E-Filing" page on this court's website at the address www.nycourts.gov/supctmanh); and it is further
ORDERED that the motion of attorneys for plaintiff is granted without opposition and upon the transfer of the action to this court, the above-captioned action shall be consolidated for joint trial and discovery with MARTIN LOPEZ v REYNALDO CRUZ. Each action shall retain its individual index number, and separate bill of costs; and it is further
ORDERED that upon payment of the appropriate calendar fees, the filing of the notes of issue and statements of readiness in each of the above action, that this action be placed upon the trial calendar for the purposes of joint trial; and it is further
ORDERED that the trial judge will determine the order of opening and closing arguments; and it is further
ORDERED that within 30 days from entry of this order, movant shall serve a copy of this order with notice of entry on the Clerk of the Court (60 Centre Street, Room 141 B), who shall consolidate the documents in the actions hereby consolidated and shall mark his records to reflect the consolidation; and it is further
ORDERED that such service upon the Clerk of the General Clerk's Office shall be made in hard-copy format if this action is a hard-copy matter or, if it is an e-filed case, shall be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in the aforesaid Protocol; and it is further
ORDERED that, upon payment of the appropriate calendar fees and the filing of notes of issue and certificates of readiness with the General Clerk's Office in each of the above actions, the Clerk of the General Clerk's Office shall place the aforesaid actions upon the trial calendar for a joint trial before the undersigned or other Justice of this court; and it is further
ORDERED that in both actions such filing with the Clerk of the General Clerk's Office shall be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Protocol on Courthouse and County Clerk Procedures for Electronically Filed Cases (accessible at the "E-Filing" page on the court's website at the address www.nycourts.gov/supctmanh)]. 11/10/2020
DATE
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LYLE E. FRANK, J.S.C.