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The New York Litigation Deadline Cheat Sheet
12 deadlines that decide New York cases: the rule, the clock, and what happens if you miss it.
- ✓All 12 deadlines on one page, grouped by stage of the case
- ✓The exact rule citation for each
- ✓What happens if you miss it, in plain English
- ✓The mail-service +5-day trap flagged where it applies (CPLR 2103(b)(2))
Periods and citations checked against the rule cited on each line. Not yet independently attorney-reviewed; confirm against the rule before relying on a date.
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What’s inside
12 deadlines, across 6 stages of a New York case
Pleadings4 deadlines
Answer or pre-answer motion · 20 or 30 daysReply to the counterclaim · 20 daysResponse to the amended pleading · 20 daysDemand for a jury trial · 15 days
Discovery3 deadlines
Answers and objections to interrogatories · 20 daysResponse to the document demand · 20 daysResponse to the notice to admit · 20 days
Dispositive motions1 deadline
Motion for summary judgment · 120 days
Post-judgment & appeal2 deadlines
Notice of appeal · 30 daysMotion to set aside the verdict or for a new trial · 15 days
Settlement & costs1 deadline
Acceptance of the offer to compromise · 10 days
Service of process1 deadline
Service of the summons and complaint · 120 days
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- No. It is for use by licensed attorneys only and does not create an attorney-client relationship. It is a reference built from the New York rules of procedure, with every period tied to the rule it comes from. Always confirm against your specific case and the current rules. Local administrative orders and rule amendments can change the timing.
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