Kings County Supreme Court, Civil Branch: The Practitioner's Guide to 360 Adams Street

360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. One of the highest-volume civil courthouses in New York State. Managing thousands of active civil files and conducting complex litigation across multiple specialized parts, this courthouse demands preparation, procedural precision, and intimate knowledge of each judge's calendar practices.

The Discovery Engine. Budget Your Time Accordingly.

How Matters Are Resolved: Most CCP appearances are resolved via consent. Stipulations and discovery schedules are negotiated in the hallways before court conferences. Judges in CCP focus on discovery completion and calendar management rather than judicial rulings.

Consent Orders: Must be submitted by 3:00 PM two days prior to the scheduled conference. Late submissions are rejected without exception. Electronic filing reduces processing delays.

Non-cooperative Adversaries: In-person advocacy is required when opposing counsel refuses to stipulate. Articulate discovery disputes clearly and request specific rulings on document production timelines, interrogatory responses, and deposition schedules.

Latest Booking for CCP: 9:30 AM morning of the appearance. Do not request later bookings. Room 282 calendar calls are rigid and do not accommodate attorney preferences or conflicts.

Full procedural walkthrough: See our Kings County Central Compliance Part guide for what to bring, how matters are sequenced, and how to negotiate stipulations effectively.

Discovery motions: Kings County centralizes discovery motion scheduling, and those motions run on their own calendar with their own rhythm. See our Kings County discovery motion calendar guide (CDMP Part 25) for how the calendar is called, when argument is held, and what a covering attorney needs on file.

The Point of No Return for Discovery in Brooklyn.

The 6-Week Rule: Final Conferences are scheduled six weeks before the Note of Issue due date, and discovery orders must identify and schedule all outstanding discovery to be completed before that date.

No Automatic Extensions: "Good Cause" is required for any modification to discovery deadlines. Judicial discretion is narrow. Prepare all discovery before the NI-FCP conference, not after.

The Final Gateway Before Trial.

Calendar Call: The JCP rules state that if your case is called after 11:30 AM and you are not present, the case may be dismissed, transferred to Civil Court under CPLR 325(d), the Note of Issue may be vacated, or an inquest may be ordered. Judges in JCP do not tolerate late arrivals or excuses. Be present and alert at all times.

Settlement Authority Required: Whoever appears should have authority to negotiate and settle, or immediate telephone access to someone who does.

Marked Off Cases: Cases marked off for settlement may be restored to the trial calendar if settlement efforts fail. Understand the timing and procedural requirements for restoration requests before leaving the courtroom.

Medical Malpractice (MMESP and MMTRP)

Medical malpractice parts (current Kings County assignment list):

• Hon. Patria Frias-Colón, Part 80 and MMESP-6
• Hon. Robin K. Sheares, Part 15 and MMESP-7
• Hon. Consuelo Mallafre Melendez, Part 4, Part 63, and MMTRP

Labor Law and Construction (Part 91):

• Hon. Devin P. Cohen, LL1 and LLMSP

City Parts:

• Hon. Lisa Lewis
• Hon. Inga O'Neale

These justices manage large calendars and enforce strict procedural requirements. Familiarize yourself with each judge's practices before your appearance.

Kings County centralizes a great deal of practice in the compliance and final conference parts, which is why so much of this guide is written around them. The individual IAS parts are a different matter. Two of them publish rules specific enough that a covering attorney who has not read them will appear on the wrong day, at the wrong time, or on a motion the assigned justice is not actually hearing.

Hon. Richard J. Montelione, Part 99

Part 99 sits in Courtroom 574 at 360 Adams Street, with chambers in Room 1135 at (718) 500-4012 for urgent matters and the Part 99 line at (347) 296-1650. The Principal Law Clerk is Mark Legere, Esq., the Assistant Law Clerk is Nathalie Chevalier, Esq., and the Part 99 Clerk is LaTonya Lewis.

Part 99 motions are not taken on submission unless the Court approves. Absent an accommodation the Court has approved in advance, an in-person appearance is required on all Part 99 motions, conferences, and hearings. Counsel who assume a Brooklyn motion can be submitted and forgotten will be marked absent on a motion that is being argued without them.

The motion calendar runs on each of the first three Wednesdays of the month, and there are two calls. The calendar is called promptly at 9:30 a.m., with a second and final call at 10:30 a.m. Hearings and conferences are held in person on the first three Wednesday afternoons of the month. The second call is final, not a courtesy, so a covering attorney who is running late in the building needs to reach the courtroom before it.

Adjournments are handled by stipulation signed by all counsel. The stipulation must state the original return date, every prior adjournment, any future appearances already scheduled, and the reason for the request. It is uploaded to NYSCEF no later than the Friday before the motion date, and a copy is e-mailed to chambers. First requests are ordinarily granted, which makes the paperwork the real obstacle rather than the court's willingness.

Three further practices are worth knowing before an appearance. An order to show cause containing a temporary restraining order is generally not heard ex parte absent good cause. The court does not entertain oral argument beyond what is contained in the papers, so the appearance is about answering the calendar and addressing questions from the bench rather than delivering a prepared argument. And at trial, the part begins at 9:30 a.m. sharp, breaks at 1:00 p.m., and resumes at 2:15 p.m. sharp, speaking objections are not permitted, and any enlarged exhibit must also exist in a 14 by 8½ inch version for the record.

Hon. Rupert V. Barry, Part 13

Part 13 sits in Courtroom 276 at 360 Adams Street, with chambers at (347) 296-1289 and the courtroom at (347) 296-1604. The Principal Law Clerk is Celeste Felix, Esq., the Assistant Law Clerk is Joseph E. Bernard, Esq., and the Part Clerk is Antoinette Wilkinson. Justice Barry also holds Guardianship Part 76RB.

Motions are heard on Tuesdays, and the calendar is called at 9:30 a.m. There is no second call. Counsel who are in another part and will be late are directed to contact the Part Clerk before the call. All appearances are in person and every motion is orally argued, so this is not a part where papers stand on their own.

A motion scheduled for the Central Compliance Part or the Final Conference Part is not heard by Justice Barry. It is heard by the judge assigned to the discovery part. Check e-courts to learn which part your motion is actually in before you dispatch anyone, because a Part 13 index number does not guarantee a Part 13 appearance.

The first adjournment on consent is taken by executed stipulation filed no less than two business days before the calendar date, with a courtesy copy e-mailed to the court, copying all other counsel, and not to the Part Clerk. Any adjournment other than the first must be made in person and on the record. That rule turns a routine second adjournment into an appearance, which is precisely the kind of appearance a per diem attorney should be covering.

Motion papers are filed through NYSCEF or, in an action that is not e-filed, mailed to the Motion Support Office at 360 Adams Street, Room 227, not to chambers. Summary judgment motions must be made within 60 days of the filing of the Note of Issue. The court will not accept unsolicited documents or correspondence.

Motion Support (Room 227): File all motion papers through the Motion Support office. Deadlines are strictly enforced. Electronic filing is preferred and reduces processing delays.

Ex-Parte Office (Part 72): Orders to show cause are submitted to the Ex-Parte Office on the 10th Floor, North, at 360 Adams Street, which usually processes an application by the next day. An order to show cause without a stay paragraph does not provide a stay. Notice of an application for a temporary restraining order is governed by 22 NYCRR 202.7(f).

Discovery Part Rules (updated April 13, 2026):

• The filing or purchase of an RJI automatically schedules the preliminary conference, and no appearance is required; the court generates and issues the order
• Final Conferences are scheduled six weeks before the Note of Issue due date
• The time to file a Note of Issue will not be extended at the final conference absent good cause shown

Flat-rate EBT coverage in Brooklyn for half-day and full-day depositions, with interpreter add-ons when required. Rates quoted on confirmation.

Reporting: Written transcript delivered within 24 hours of deposition conclusion. Rush transcripts available at standard rates. PDF delivery to all counsel of record within business day.

A Recent Kings County Example

Motion to Dismiss Denied After Argument

The situation. A referring firm needed coverage for its client, the plaintiff, on the defendant's motion to dismiss in Kings County Supreme Court.

What we did. Our office made the calendar call, conferred with opposing counsel before the case was called, and argued the motion.

The result. After argument, the court denied the motion to dismiss in its entirety, and the case went forward.

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Details are limited to protect client confidences. More representative matters.

Flat-rate per diem coverage for CCP and Compliance Conferences, Preliminary Conferences, Status Conferences, motion argument, JCP and Trial calendar calls, EBTs, and interpreter add-ons. Rates quoted on confirmation.

See our Kings County per diem page for the parts and courthouses we cover.