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Title

Miscellaneous unfiled documents

Series Number

J9813

Summary

This series consists of judgment rolls, declarations, and other documents which were never filed because the attorneys were delinquent in paying their accounts. Most of the papers are still enclosed in the original wrappers bearing notes in red ink as to the contents and the accounts not paid.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Court of Appeals engrossed minutes

Series Number

J1108

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Appeals

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

New York State Court of Appeals attorney admission affidavits

Series Number

J3102

Summary

This series consists of attorney admission affidavits filed with the State Court of Appeals. Each affidavit includes the following data: attorney name, residence, date of filing, date of admission, court where admitted, and whether the individual is native-born or a naturalized citizen (which sometimes includes date and place of naturalization).

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Appeals

Access Restrictions

Restricted: No access without prior permission of Court of Appeals; Judiciary Law, Section 90.10.

Title

Affidavits of justification of special bail

Series Number

J1098

Summary

This series consists of affidavits of special bail for defendants. Each affidavit states that the special bail is worth double the amount demanded by the plaintiff in the writ of capias ad respondendum, after payment of all his debts, and that he is a freeholder or housekeeper in the county where the defendant resides.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica)

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Bonds of plaintiffs and appellants

Series Number

J0152

Summary

This series consists of obligations binding a plaintiff (in cases heard by the Supreme Court of Judicature) or an appellant (in appealed cases heard by the Supreme Court or the Court of Errors) and his surety for payment of costs and damages if the decision of the court goes against him. An appellant in Supreme Court or the Court of Errors was required by legislation of 1829 to give bond. There are few bonds dating before 1823.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Videotapes of Court of Appeals oral arguments

Series Number

J2023

Summary

This series documents oral arguments given in the New York State Court of Appeals. Also included are court calendars of cases to be heard, listing case number and title, and allotted time for the attorneys' argument. Parties involved include State of New York, City of New York, Governor George Pataki, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, City of Buffalo, New York Times, Daily News, and State Farm Insurance Company. Also included is the "Matter of World Trade Center Bombing Litigation."

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Appeals

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Assignments of errors

Series Number

J2026

Summary

This series consists of assignments of errors made by plaintiffs in error in Supreme Court. The assignment of errors corresponds to the declaration in an original action. In it the plaintiff in error states the "manifest error" found in the record, proceedings, and judgment in a case heard and decided by a lower court, and asks that the higher court reverse and annul the judgment.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors records of appeals and cases in error

Series Number

J0157

Summary

This series consists of records of equity and probate appeals and law cases in error. While very few case files contain all records related to the case, most however include the writ or petition and an assignment of error or answer to an appeal. Appeals also include proceeding transcripts. Post-1830 files usually contain a written opinion which includes the court's final decision.

Creator

• New York (State). Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica) naturalization papers

Series Number

J9013

Summary

This series consists of documents relating to the naturalization of aliens by the Supreme Court of Judicature or by justices presiding at Circuit Courts. The documents, mostly from Oneida County, include the declaration of intention, in which an alien states his intention to renounce allegiance to a foreign state and to become a citizen of the United States; and the petition for naturalization, stating the country of origin and length of residence, and requesting to be admitted to citizenship.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica)

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Miscellaneous motions

Series Number

J0001

Summary

This series consists of fragments from other series originally filed in the Albany, Geneva, and perhaps Utica offices of the Supreme Court of Judicature. Most of the documents are motions, cognovits, writs of execution (usually fi. fa.), briefs, and affidavits of service of declarations. There are also a few returns to writs of certiorari, depositions de bene esse, returns to writs of commission, etc.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany and Geneva)

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Miscellaneous writs and bail pieces

Series Number

A0262

Summary

This series consists mostly of writs of capias ad respondendum ordering a sheriff to arrest a defendant for appearance in court. Other writs ordering a sheriff to take action also appear.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Clerk's minutes

Series Number

J0212

Summary

This series consists of bound minute books compiled by the clerk of the Court of Appeals commencing after the court was reconstituted under the Judiciary Article of 1869. Daily entries include name of chief judge presiding, list of motions, list of cases argued before the court, decisions and orders handed down, and individual numbers of cases on the calendar for the next upcoming court session.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Appeals

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors index to appeals and cases in error

Series Number

J0158

Summary

This series indexes Series J0157, Records of Appeals and Cases in Error, by name of appellant and plaintiff in error. Each entry consists of a file number referring to records in the series indexed and the names of the appellant or plaintiff in error and respondent or defendant in error. The first few entries in each alphabetical section also contain the date the case was opened and the name of the appellants or plaintiff's solicitor or attorney.

Creator

• New York (State). Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Minutes of Board meetings

Series Number

J2029

Summary

This series consists of minutes documenting activities of the State Board of Examiners. Minutes typically document examination and approval or disapproval of applications to the bar, establishment of rules, and establishment of dates and places for bar examinations.

Creator

• New York (State). State Board of Law Examiners

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Miscellaneous motions

Series Number

J1126

Summary

This is a fragmentary series of "Motion Papers" arranged by attorney's name (1832: B-C and 1837: B, G only). Affidavits of motions state the grounds on which the court will be moved. There are motions for judgment as in case of non-suit; for change of venue; for taxation of a bill of costs; to set aside a judgment; to obtain writs of certiorari, error, and mandamus; and to refer a case to an outside party to determine amount of judgment.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica)

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Rough minute books

Series Number

J1130

Summary

These two volumes contain the rough version of the engrossed minutes of the Supreme Court in its terms at Albany. These rough minutes sometimes contain less information than the engrossed minutes, especially in April term, 1797.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Declarations and motions before 1830

Series Number

J0010

Summary

This fragmentary series contains declarations, writs of inquiry and inquisitions, motion papers of all kinds, cognovits, stipulations, exceptions, demurrers, and other miscellaneous documents.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica)

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

New York State Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors minutes

Series Number

J0159

Summary

This series is the official daily record of court proceedings. Recorded in the minutes are the date and the names of court members in attendance for each court session and the location for each term. The parties' names and what occurred are recorded for each case heard in a session. The series contains information on the progress of cases through the court, the court's method of operation, and the final determination of cases.

Creator

• New York (State). Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors

Access Restrictions

Volume 2 of this series is extremely fragile. Microfilm copy should be used instead.

Title

Financial records

Series Number

J2028

Summary

This series consists of cashbooks created by the treasurer of the Board to record amounts of cash received and cash expended. Entries include dates, names and addresses, and amounts of cash received and dates, notations, and amounts of cash expended. Most entries for cash received appear to be fees for bar examinations. Balances and final statements are sometimes given at ends of fiscal years.

Creator

• New York (State). State Board of Law Examiners

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Miscellaneous filed documents

Series Number

J0012

Summary

This series consists of miscellaneous documents which did not fall into any other series and were filed together by the court clerk. They include draft rules, orders for exoneration of bail and surrender of defendants, recognizances of bail, consents to change attorneys, petitions and orders for appointment of guardians, testimony taken conditionally, oyers of bonds sued upon, a few records of cases remitted, appointments of clerks, replications and rejoinders, and other miscellaneous documents.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.