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22 NYCRR 640.2

Appeals from Civil Court; papers required on appeal

activein force · 2026-09-17 – presentact-effective-date

(a) Appeals from the Civil Court shall be heard upon the return made by the clerk pursuant to the provisions of New York City Civil Court Act, section 1704 and five copies of the record and briefs, or upon the clerk's return and five copies of the briefs and appendices, typewritten or reproduced by any other method authorized by CPLR 5529.

(b) Appeals from the small claims part of the Civil Court shall be heard upon the clerk's return and five copies of the briefs reproduced by any authorized method.

(c) The parties may elect to proceed upon a statement in lieu of a record in accordance with the provisions of CPLR 5529. In the event of such election, the appeal shall be heard upon five copies of the statement and briefs reproduced by any authorized method.

(d) Where copies of the record are filed, the reproduced record shall be of the size specified in CPLR 5529 and on paper of a quality approved by the State Administrator with a substantial cover and fastened at the left-hand edge. The pages of the record shall be consecutively numbered at the bottom, and at the top of each page containing testimony there shall be noted the name of the witness, by whom called and whether the examination is on direct, cross or re-direct.

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2026-09-17
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