Do you know how to bring an emergency to a judge's attention, after hours?
What if you need to get an injunction late on a Friday night ... or over the weekend?
Well, have no fear, in the State of New York, there's always a Supreme Court Justice available, 24/7.
Ann Pfau , [pictured left], Chief Administrative Judge of all New York State courts, has circulated a memo, dated October 10, 2008, addressing the procedures for securing emergency relief -- like getting an Order to Show Cause signed -- when courts are closed.
Pfau is anticipating an increasing number of these kinds of applications due to the current economic climate.
Here's a copy of her memo:
To download a copy of the Pfau memo, please use this link: Protocol for Emergency Applications -- Supreme Court