A JAILHOUSE LAWYER S MANUAL

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1 A JAILHOUSE LAWYER S MANUAL Appendix II: New York State: Filing Instructions & Addresses of New York State Courts Columbia Human Rights Law Review Ninth Edition 2011

2 LEGAL DISCLAIMER A Jailhouse Lawyer s Manual is written and updated by members of the Columbia Human Rights Law Review. The law prohibits us from providing any legal advice to prisoners. This information is not intended as legal advice or representation nor should you consider or rely upon it as such. Neither the JLM nor any information contained herein is intended to or shall constitute a contract between the JLM and any reader, and the JLM does not guarantee the accuracy of the information contained herein. Additionally, your use of the JLM should not be construed as creating an attorney-client relationship with the JLM staff or anyone at Columbia Law School. Finally, while we have attempted to provide information that is up-to-date and useful, because the law changes frequently, we cannot guarantee that all information is current.

3 APPENDIX II NEW YORK STATE: FILING INSTRUCTIONS & ADDRESSES OF NEW YORK STATE COURTS This Appendix contains information on how to file legal papers in New York State as well as contact information for New York State Courts, including clerks offices. A. General Filing Instructions The Chapter explaining the legal action you are filing should tell you with whom you need to file your papers. This Appendix provides the addresses for the Supreme Courts and s of New York. Part B explains how to file your poor person s papers with a County Attorney. Part C lists the addresses of the New York Supreme Courts. Part D lists the addresses of the New York s. Part E lists the addresses of the New York Court of Appeals and Appellate Division Courts. The generally forwards all mail to the judge in his or her county. But, the addresses of s are also included for your convenience. If you are unsure of the Supreme Court address, always send your mail to the, who will forward it to the appropriate party. If you already have an index number, 1 you should send your documentation to the and should include the index number with all correspondence. If you do not have an index number and you are filing a new petition (like an Article 78 petition), you need to file a Request for Judicial Intervention ( RJI ) with the to obtain an index number. When mailing documentation, you should make specific reference to the person you are trying to contact by addressing the envelope: [name or title of the person you are trying to contact] c/o [or ], County, followed by the correct town, state, and ZIP code. For Article 440 and other proceedings related to your criminal sentence, you should mail documents and letters to the Clerk of the Criminal Court, Supreme Court, County. For Article 78 and all civil proceedings, you should mail documents and letters to the Clerk of the Civil Court, Supreme Court, County. If the Chapter about the type of lawsuit you are filing instructs you to file any of your papers (for example, poor person s papers, notice of your suit, or any other motion or filing) with the District Attorney, see Appendix III for a list of their addresses. B. How to File Poor Person s Papers with the County Attorney If you are applying for poor person s status to not have to pay full court costs, send a copy of your poor person s papers either to the county clerk or to the county attorney for the county where the court is located. 2 The county attorney is not the same as the district attorney. The County Attorney can be reached at the county office building, listed in this Appendix s part. Send your papers to the County Attorney at that address. If you address the envelope County Attorney,, [name of county], New York, your papers should arrive at the right place. If you are filing suit in New York City, you should send a copy of your poor person s papers to the Corporation Counsel instead of the county attorney. The address is Corporation Counsel, 100 Church Street, 4th Floor, New York, New York The phone number is (212) The index number appears on the top right-hand corner of all papers submitted to the court in your case of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules requires poor person s status applicants to notify the county attorney only if they are applying for poor person s status after the start of a legal action. But, several of the legal actions discussed in the JLM are merely continuations of prior actions. To be safe, notify the county attorney or Corporation Counsel every time you request poor person s status. When you notify the county attorney or Corporation Counsel, include a letter stating the county in which you were convicted and sentenced and the indictment number (or docket number) from your trial. This may speed the processing of your papers, since they customarily check to see if you had a private attorney at your trial. If you did, they may decide to oppose your petition for poor person s status.

4 App. II FILING INSTRUCTIONS AND ADDRESSES OF NEW YORK STATE COURTS 1027 C. New York Supreme Court Addresses 1. Addresses Within New York City BRONX COUNTY, Civil Term Bronx County 851 Grand Concourse Bronx, NY (718) , Criminal Term 265 East 161st Street Bronx, NY (718) KINGS COUNTY (BROOKLYN) Kings County 360 Adams Street, Room 189 Brooklyn, NY (347) (Main Clerks Office) (347) (Civil Term) (347) (Criminal Term) NEW YORK COUNTY (MANHATTAN), Civil Term 60 Centre Street, Room 161 New York, NY (646) , Criminal Term New York County 111 Centre Street, Room 927 New York, NY (646) QUEENS COUNTY * Queens County has three different Supreme Courts. If you don t know which of these three parts you are in, call (718) to find out., Civil Term Sutphin Boulevard Jamaica, NY (718) , Criminal Term Queens Boulevard Kew Gardens, NY 11415, Criminal Term Court Square Long Island City, NY (718) ) RICHMOND COUNTY (STATEN ISLAND) Richmond County 130 Stuyvesant Place Staten Island, NY (718) Addresses Outside of New York City ALBANY COUNTY Albany County 16 Eagle Street, Room 102 Albany, NY (518) ALLEGANY COUNTY Allegany County 7 Court Street Belmont, NY (585) BROOME COUNTY Broome County P.O. Box 1766 Binghamton, NY (607) CATTARAUGUS COUNTY Cattaraugus County 303 Court Street Little Valley, NY (716)

5 1028 A JAILHOUSE LAWYER S MANUAL App. II CAYUGA COUNTY Cayuga County 152 Genesee Street Auburn, NY (315) CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY Chautauqua County 1 North Erie Street P.O. Box 292 Mayville, NY (716) CHEMUNG COUNTY Hazlett Building P.O. Box 588 Elmira, NY (607) CHENANGO COUNTY Chenango 5 Court Street Norwich, NY (607) CLINTON COUNTY Clinton County Government Center 137 Margaret Street, 1st Floor Plattsburgh, NY (518) COLUMBIA COUNTY Columbia County 401 Union Street Hudson, NY (518) CORTLAND COUNTY Cortland County 46 Greenbush Street, Suite 301 Cortland, NY (607) DELAWARE COUNTY Delaware County 3 Court Street Delhi, NY (607) DUTCHESS COUNTY Dutchess County 10 Market Street Poughkeepsie, NY (845) ERIE COUNTY Erie County Court Building 25 Delaware Avenue, Ground Floor Buffalo, NY (716) ESSEX COUNTY Essex County 7559 Court Street P.O. Box 247 Elizabethtown, NY (518) FRANKLIN COUNTY Franklin County 355 West Main Street P.O. Box 70 Malone, NY (518) FULTON COUNTY Fulton 223 West Main Street P.O. Box 485 Johnstown, NY (518) GENESEE COUNTY Courts Facility Building CO Bldg. #1, Box 379 Batavia, NY (585)

6 App. II FILING INSTRUCTIONS AND ADDRESSES OF NEW YORK STATE COURTS 1029 GREENE COUNTY Greene County 411 Main Street Catskill, NY (518) HAMILTON COUNTY Hamilton County Court Chambers Route 8, Box 204 Lake Pleasant, NY (518) HERKIMER COUNTY Herkimer County Office & Court Facility 109 Mary Street, Suite 1111 Herkimer, NY (315) JEFFERSON COUNTY State Office Building 175 Arsenal Street Watertown, NY (315) LEWIS COUNTY Lewis County 7660 State Street P.O. Box 232 Lowville, NY (315) LIVINGSTON COUNTY County Government Center 6 Court Street, Room 201 Geneseo, NY (585) MADISON COUNTY P.O. Box 668 Wampsville, NY (315) MONROE COUNTY County Building 39 West Main Street, Room 101 Rochester, NY (585) MONTGOMERY COUNTY P.O. Box 1500 Fonda, NY (518) NASSAU COUNTY Supreme Court Building 240 Old Country Road Mineola, NY (516) NIAGARA COUNTY 175 Hawley Street P.O. Box 461 Lockport, NY (716) ONEIDA COUNTY 800 Park Avenue Utica, NY (315) ONONDAGA COUNTY s Office 401 Montgomery Street, Room 200 Syracuse, NY (315) ONTARIO COUNTY County Municipal Building 20 Ontario Street Canandaigua, NY (585) ORANGE COUNTY Orange County Government Center 255 Main Street Goshen, NY (845)

7 1030 A JAILHOUSE LAWYER S MANUAL App. II ORLEANS COUNTY 3 South Main Street Albion, NY (585) OSWEGO COUNTY 46 East Bridge Street Oswego, NY (315) OTSEGO COUNTY Otsego 197 Main Street P.O. Box 710 Cooperstown, NY (607) PUTNAM COUNTY 40 Gleneida Avenue Carmel, NY (845) , ext. 300 RENSSELAER COUNTY Rensselaer County 105 Third Street Troy, NY (518) ROCKLAND COUNTY Rockland County 1 South Main Street, Suite 100 New City, NY (845) SARATOGA COUNTY 40 McMaster Street Ballston Spa, NY (518) SCHENECTADY COUNTY 620 State Street, 3rd Floor Schenectady, NY (518) SCHOHARIE COUNTY 284 Main Street P.O. Box 549 Schoharie, NY (518) SCHUYLER COUNTY 105 9th Street, Unit 8 Watkins Glen, NY (607) SENECA COUNTY 1 DiPronio Drive Waterloo, NY (315) ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY 48 Court Street Canton, NY (315) STEUBEN COUNTY 3 East Pulteney Square Bath, NY (607) SUFFOLK COUNTY 310 Center Drive Riverhead, NY (631) SULLIVAN COUNTY 100 North Street Monticello, NY (845) , ext TIOGA COUNTY s Office P.O. Box Court Street Owego, NY (607)

8 App. II FILING INSTRUCTIONS AND ADDRESSES OF NEW YORK STATE COURTS 1031 TOMPKINS COUNTY Tompkins County 320 North Tioga Street Ithaca, NY (607) ULSTER COUNTY 244 Fair Street P.O. Box 1800 Kingston, NY (845) WARREN COUNTY Warren County Municipal Center 1340 State Route 9 Lake George, NY (518) WASHINGTON COUNTY 383 Broadway, Building A Fort Edward, NY (518) WAYNE COUNTY 9 Pearl Street P.O. Box 608 Lyons, NY (315) WESTCHESTER COUNTY 110 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. White Plains, NY (914) WYOMING COUNTY 143 North Main Street, Suite 104 Warsaw, NY (585) YATES COUNTY 417 Liberty Street, Suite 1107 Penn Yan, NY (315) D. Addresses for Counties Outside New York City ALBANY COUNTY 32 North Russell Road Albany, NY (518) ALLEGANY COUNTY Count Office Building 7 Court Street, Room 18 Belmont, NY (585) BROOME COUNTY Broome County Room 204 P.O. Box 1776 Binghamton, NY (607) CATTARAUGUS COUNTY Cattaraugus County Center 303 Court Street Little Valley, NY (716) CAYUGA COUNTY Cayuga 160 Genesee Street, 1st Floor Auburn, NY (315) CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY 1 North Erie Street P.O. Box 170 Mayville, NY (716) CHEMUNG COUNTY 210 Lake Street P.O. Box 588 Elmira, NY (607)

9 1032 A JAILHOUSE LAWYER S MANUAL App. II CHENANGO COUNTY 5 Court Street Norwich, NY (607) CLINTON COUNTY County Government Center 137 Margaret Street, Suite 301 Plattsburgh, NY (518) COLUMBIA COUNTY 560 Warren Street Hudson, NY (518) CORTLAND COUNTY 46 Greenbush Street, Suite 301 Cortland, NY (607) DELAWARE COUNTY P.O. Box 426 Delhi, NY (607) DUTCHESS COUNTY 10 Market Street Poughkeepsie, NY (845) ERIE COUNTY Erie s Office 25 Delaware Avenue Buffalo, NY (716) ESSEX COUNTY 7559 Court Street P.O. Box 247 Elizabethtown, NY (518) FRANKLIN COUNTY 355 West Main Street P.O. Box 70 Malone, NY (518) FULTON COUNTY County Building 223 West Main Street P.O. Box 485 Johnstown, NY (518) GENESEE COUNTY P.O. Box 379 Batavia, NY (585) GREENE COUNTY P.O. Box 446 Catskill, NY (518) HAMILTON COUNTY P.O. Box 204 Route 8 Lake Pleasant, NY (518) HERKIMER COUNTY 109 Mary Street, Suite 1111 Herkimer, NY (315) JEFFERSON COUNTY 175 Arsenal Street Watertown, NY (315)

10 App. II FILING INSTRUCTIONS AND ADDRESSES OF NEW YORK STATE COURTS 1033 LEWIS COUNTY 7660 State Street, 1st Floor P.O. Box 232 Lowville, NY (315) LIVINGSTON COUNTY 6 Court Street Geneseo, NY (585) MADISON COUNTY P.O. Box 668 Wampsville, NY (315) MONROE COUNTY 39 West Main Street, Room 101 Rochester, NY (585) MONTGOMERY COUNTY P.O. Box 1500 Fonda, NY (518) NASSAU COUNTY 240 Old Country Road Mineola, NY (516) NIAGARA COUNTY 175 Hawley Street P.O. Box 461 Lockport, NY (716) ONEIDA COUNTY Oneida 800 Park Avenue Utica, NY (315) ONONDAGA COUNTY 401 Montgomery Street, Room 200 Syracuse, NY (315) ONTARIO COUNTY 20 Ontario Street Canandaigua, NY (585) ORANGE COUNTY Orange County Government Center 255 Main Street Goshen, NY (845) ORLEANS COUNTY 3 South Main Street Albion, NY (585) OSWEGO COUNTY 46 East Bridge Street Oswego, NY (315) OTSEGO COUNTY 197 Main Street Cooperstown, NY (607) PUTNAM COUNTY Putnam 40 Gleneida Avenue, Room 100 Carmel, NY (845)

11 1034 A JAILHOUSE LAWYER S MANUAL App. II RENSSELAER COUNTY 105 Third Street Troy, NY (518) ROCKLAND COUNTY Rockland County 1 South Main Street, Suite 100 New City, NY (845) SARATOGA COUNTY 40 McMaster Street Ballston Spa, NY (518) SCHENECTADY COUNTY 620 State Street Schenectady, NY (518) SCHOHARIE COUNTY 300 Main Street P.O. Box 549 Schoharie, NY (518) SCHUYLER COUNTY 105 Ninth Street Watkins Glen, NY (607) SENECA COUNTY Seneca 1 DiPronio Drive Waterloo, NY (315) ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY 48 Court Street Canton, NY (315) STEUBEN COUNTY 3 East Pulteney Square Bath, NY (607) , ext SUFFOLK COUNTY 310 Center Drive Riverhead, NY (631) SULLIVAN COUNTY Sullivan County Government Center 100 North Street P.O. Box 5012 Monticello, NY (845) , ext TIOGA COUNTY 16 Court Street P.O. Box 307 Owego, NY (607) TOMPKINS COUNTY 320 North Tioga Street Ithaca, NY (607) ULSTER COUNTY 244 Fair Street P.O. Box 1800 Kingston, NY (845) WARREN COUNTY Warren County Municipal Center 1340 State Route 9 Lake George, NY (518)

12 App. II FILING INSTRUCTIONS AND ADDRESSES OF NEW YORK STATE COURTS 1035 WASHINGTON COUNTY 383 Broadway, Building A Ft. Edward, NY (518) WAYNE COUNTY 9 Pearl Street P.O. Box 608 Lyons, NY (315) WESTCHESTER COUNTY 110 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. White Plains, NY (914) WYOMING COUNTY 143 North Main Street, Suite 104 Warsaw, NY (585) YATES COUNTY County Building 417 Liberty Street, Suite 1107 Penn Yan, NY (315) E. New York Court of Appeals and Appellate Division Addresses COURT OF APPEALS 20 Eagle Street Albany, NY (518) FIRST DEPARTMENT Appellate Division First Department 27 Madison Avenue New York, NY (212) District includes: Bronx and New York (Manhattan) counties SECOND DEPARTMENT Appellate Division Second Department Supreme Court Building 45 Monroe Place Brooklyn, NY (718) THIRD DEPARTMENT Appellate Division Third Department Justice Building P.O. Box 7288 Capitol Station Albany, NY (518) District includes: Albany, Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Madison, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, and Washington counties District includes: Dutchess, Kings (Brooklyn), Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester counties

13 1036 A JAILHOUSE LAWYER S MANUAL App. II FOURTH DEPARTMENT Appellate Division Fourth Department M. Dolores Denman 50 East Avenue Rochester, New York (585) District includes: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates counties