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N.Y. CVP Law § 3031

This is the official text of N.Y. CVP Law § 3031, part of New York’s CVP Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "CVP Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Simplified procedure for court determination of disputes--action without pleadings

Official statutory text

§ 3031. Simplified procedure for court determination of\ndisputes--action without pleadings. An action may be commenced without\nthe service of a summons, or may be continued after the service of a\nsummons, without pleadings, by the filing of a statement, signed and\nacknowledged by all the parties or signed by their attorneys, specifying\nplainly and concisely the claims and defenses between the parties and\nthe relief requested. Signing constitutes a certificate that the issues\nare genuine, and such filing, together with a note of issue, to be filed\nat the same time, shall constitute the joinder of issues in the action.\nThe procedure in any action commenced under this section shall\nconstitute "the New York Simplified Procedure for Court Determination of\nDisputes" and it shall be sufficient so to identify the procedure in any\ncontract or other document referring to it. A submission of a\ncontroversy under this procedure shall constitute a waiver by the\nparties of the right to trial by jury.\n

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