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New York State Tolls All Procedural Deadlines due to COVID-19
Practical Law Legal Update w-024-6105 (Approx. 2 pages)
New York State Tolls All Procedural Deadlines due to COVID-19
by Practical Law Litigation
| Published on 23 Mar 2020 • USA (National/Federal) |
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo issued Executive Order No. 202.14, further extending the tolling periods of all New York state court procedural deadlines including statutes of limitation through May 7, 2020. The Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts has directed that New York courts not accept any filings except in essential matters until further order.
On March 20, 2020, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo issued Executive Order No. 202.8 in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency. The order:
- Temporarily tolls all New York state court procedural deadlines including statutes of limitation through April 19, 2020.
- Directs courts to limit their operations only to essential matters during the pendency of the health crisis.
- Requires all non-essential businesses to reduce their in-person workforces by 100% no later than March 22, 2020.
Consistent with the executive order, on March 22, 2020, the Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts directed that courts not accept any filings, both paper and electronic, except in essential matters until further order (Administrative Order of the Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts AO/78/2020 (eff. March 22, 2020)).
On April 7, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order No. 202.14, which extended the tolling periods of all New York state court procedural deadlines through May 7, 2020.