Hon. Nancy Nicotra. IAS Part 49.
Supreme Court, Nassau County. A submission part with strict paperwork requirements. Published Part Rules and practitioner intelligence from attorneys with direct experience in Part 49.
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| Court | Supreme Court, Nassau County |
| County | Nassau |
| Part | IAS Part 49 |
| Courtroom Phone | (516) 213-0690 |
| Chambers Phone | (516) 213-0691 |
| Motion Practice | On submission only unless the Court directs otherwise |
| Motion Return Day | Fridays |
| Check-In Cut-Off | 11:00 a.m. where an appearance is directed |
Published Part Rules
Source: nycourts.gov, the published Part 49 rules. Last verified: September 11, 2026.
Motions Are on Submission
Motions in Part 49 are on submission only unless the Court directs otherwise, and they are returnable on Fridays. Counsel should not assume that a return date carries an oral argument, and should not assume that it does not. The Court decides whether an appearance is required.
Courtesy Paper Copies
Courtesy paper copies of the motion papers are required. Where the courtesy copies are not supplied, the motion is adjourned two weeks. On a submission part this is the requirement that most often costs a party its return date, because nothing about it surfaces at a calendar call.
Replies and Sur-Replies
The Part rules state that replies are not permitted on order to show cause applications. Sur-replies are not permitted on any motion. A movant proceeding by order to show cause should treat the moving papers as the last word it gets.
Appearances and Check-In
Appearances are in person unless the Court directs otherwise. Where an appearance is directed, the check-in cut-off is 11:00 a.m.
Adjournments on Consent
An adjournment on consent is requested by email by 4:00 p.m. the business day before, and it must be made on the Court's own Request for Adjournment Form. Incomplete forms are summarily denied. The form is the only route, and a request that arrives late or arrives partly filled out does not preserve the date.
Always verify the current Part Rules with the Part before any appearance. The court publishes updates and assignment changes through nycourts.gov.
Before You Send a Covering Attorney
This is a submission part, so the usual per diem assumption that someone will stand up and argue does not hold. What does hold is the paperwork, and every one of these requirements carries a stated consequence:
- Courtesy paper copies or the motion is adjourned two weeks. Confirm with the referring firm that the copies went in.
- No replies on order to show cause applications, and no sur-replies on any motion. There is no second bite to plan around.
- Check-in cut-off is 11:00 a.m. where the Court has directed an appearance. Build travel time around that hour, not around a calendar call.
- An adjournment on consent must be on the Court's Request for Adjournment Form, emailed by 4:00 p.m. the business day before, and complete. Incomplete forms are summarily denied.
Practitioner Intelligence
Observations from attorneys who have appeared in this part, kept separate from the published rules above. Last verified: September 11, 2026.
What to Expect
Part 49 runs its motion calendar on submission, returnable Fridays, and the Court directs an appearance when it wants one. Several motions can be returnable on the same date, so an appearance the Court directs is not necessarily a short one.
Tips
- Chase the courtesy copies first. The published rule adjourns the motion two weeks without them, which is the single most avoidable loss of a return date in this part.
- Use the Court's form for an adjournment, and fill it out completely. Consent alone does not carry the request. The email has to land by 4:00 p.m. the business day before, and an incomplete form is summarily denied.
- Do not build a strategy that depends on a reply to an order to show cause. The rules do not permit one, and sur-replies are out on every motion.
- Confirm whether the Court has directed an appearance before sending anyone. On submission is the default, and where an appearance is directed the covering attorney has to check in before 11:00 a.m.
Field Note from September 2026
On September 10, 2026, in Tremont Asset Management Inc. v. Woodcleft Holdings LLC (Index No. 622264/2024), multiple motions were returnable the same day and four attorneys appeared for a long joint discussion. The Court stated on the record that it would sign the order to show cause. Because the order to show cause did not request a stay, no stay issued. The signed order then has to be served by the movant.
That is an account of one date, not a rule. It is a useful illustration of how order to show cause practice runs here: the signature is not relief, the relief is whatever the application asked for, and the movant still carries service.
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