APPENDIX II

NEW YORK STATE: FILING INSTRUCTIONS & ADDRESSES OF STATE COURTS

This Appendix contains information on how to file legal papers in New York State as well as contact information for New York State Courts, including clerks’ offices.

A. General Filing Instructions

Each Chapter explaining the legal action you are filing should tell you with whom you need to file your papers. This Appendix provides the addresses for the Supreme Courts and County Clerks of New York. Part B of this Appendix explains how to file your poor person’s papers with a County Attorney. Part C lists the addresses of the New York Supreme Courts. Part D lists the addresses of the New York County Clerks. Part E lists the addresses of the New York Court of Appeals and Appellate Division Courts. The County Clerk generally forwards all mail to the judge in his or her county. But the addresses of Supreme Court Clerks are also included for your convenience. If you are unsure of the Supreme Court address, always send your mail to the County Clerk, who will forward it to the appropriate party. If you already have an index number,1 you should send your documentation to the Supreme Court Clerk and should include the index number with all correspondence. If you do not have an index number and you are filing a new petition (like an Article 78 petition), you need to file a Request for Judicial Intervention (“RJI”) with the County Clerk to obtain an index number. When you mail documentation, you should specifically refer to the person you are trying to contact by addressing the envelope: “[name or title of the person you are trying to contact] c/o County Clerk [or Supreme Court Clerk], ______County,” followed by the correct town, state, and ZIP code. For Article 440 and other proceedings related to your criminal sentence, you should mail documents and letters to the “Clerk of the Criminal Court, Supreme Court, ______County.” For Article 78 and all civil proceedings, you should mail documents and letters to the “Clerk of the Civil Court, Supreme Court, ______County.” If the Chapter about the type of lawsuit you are filing instructs you to file any of your papers (for example, poor person’s papers, notice of your suit, or any other motion or filing) with the District Attorney, see Appendix III for a list of their addresses.

B. How to File Poor Person’s Papers with the County Attorney

If you are applying for poor person’s status to not have to pay full court costs, send a copy of your poor person’s papers either to the County Clerk or to the County Attorney for the county where the court is located.2 The County Attorney is not the same as the District Attorney. The County Attorney can be reached at the county office building, listed in this Appendix’s Part C. Send your papers to the “County Attorney” at that address. If you address the envelope “County Attorney, ______County Office Building, [name of county], New York,” your papers should arrive at the right place. If you are filing suit in , you should send a copy of your poor person’s papers to the Corporation Counsel instead of the County Attorney. The address is Corporation Counsel, 100 Church Street, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10007. The phone number is (212) 788-0303.

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C. New York Supreme Court Addresses

Supreme Court Clerk Addresses Within New York City

BRONX COUNTY COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk, Civil Term Queens County has three different Supreme Bronx County Courthouse Courts. If you don’t know which of these three 851 parts you are in, call (718) 520-3933 to find Bronx, NY 10451 out. (718) 618-1400

Supreme Court Clerk, Criminal Term Supreme Court Clerk, Civil Term 265 East 161st Street 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard Bronx, NY 10451 Jamaica, NY 11435 (718) 618-3000 (718) 298-1140

Supreme Court Clerk, Civil Term KINGS COUNTY (BROOKLYN) 25-10 Court Square Supreme Court Clerk, Civil Term Long Island City, NY 11101 Kings County Courthouse (718) 298-1616 360 Adams Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 Supreme Court Clerk, Criminal Term (718) 675-7699 125-01 Queens Boulevard Kew Gardens, NY 11415 Supreme Court Clerk, Criminal Term (718) 298-1408 320 Jay Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 (646) 386-4500 RICHMOND COUNTY (STATEN ISLAND) Supreme Court Clerk, Civil Term 130 Stuyvesant Place, Room 302 NEW YORK COUNTY () Staten Island, NY 10301 Supreme Court Clerk, Civil Term (718) 675-8700 60 Centre Street, Room 161 New York, NY 10007 Supreme Court Clerk, Criminal Term (646) 386-5955 18 Richmond Terrace, Room 110 Staten Island, NY 10301 Supreme Court Clerk, Criminal Term (718) 675-8760 New York County Courthouse

100 Centre Street, Room 1000 New York, NY 10013 (646) 386-4000

Supreme Court Clerk Addresses Outside of New York City

ALBANY COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk ALLEGANY COUNTY Albany County Courthouse Supreme Court Clerk 16 Eagle Street, Room 102 Allegany County Courthouse Albany, NY 12207 7 Court Street (518) 285-8989 1316 A JAILHOUSE LAWYER’S MANUAL App. II

Belmont, NY 14813 (585) 268-5941 CLINTON COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk BROOME COUNTY Clinton County Government Center Supreme Court Clerk 137 Margaret Street, 3rd Floor Broome County Courthouse Plattsburgh, NY 12901 P.O. Box 1766 (518) 565-4715 Binghamton, NY 13902 (607) 240-5800 COLUMBIA COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk CATTARAUGUS COUNTY Columbia County Courthouse Supreme Court Clerk 401 Union Street Cattaraugus County Courthouse Hudson, NY 12534 303 Court Street (518) 851-2874 Little Valley, NY 14755 (716) 938-2388 CORTLAND COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk CAYUGA COUNTY Cortland County Courthouse Supreme Court Clerk 46 Greenbush Street, Suite 301 Cayuga County Courthouse Cortland, NY 13045 152 Genesee Street (607) 753-5013 Auburn, NY 13021 (315) 237-6450 DELAWARE COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY Delaware County Courthouse Supreme Court Clerk 3 Court Street Chautauqua County Courthouse Delhi, NY 13753 P.O. Box 292 (607) 746-2131 Mayville, NY 14757 (716) 753-4000 DUTCHESS COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk CHEMUNG COUNTY Dutchess County Courthouse Supreme Court Clerk 10 Market Street Hazlett Building Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 P.O. Box 588 (845) 431-1710 Elmira, NY 14902 (607) 737-2084 ERIE COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk CHENANGO COUNTY Erie County Court Building Supreme Court Clerk 25 Delaware Avenue, Ground Floor Chenango County Office Building Buffalo, NY 14202 5 Court Street (716) 845-9301 Norwich, NY 13815 (607) 337-1457

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ESSEX COUNTY HERKIMER COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk Supreme Court Clerk Essex County Courthouse Herkimer County Office & Court Facility 7559 Court Street 301 N. Washington Street, Room 509 P.O. Box 217 Herkimer, NY 13350 Elizabethtown, NY 12932 (315) 867-1346 (518) 873-3370

JEFFERSON COUNTY FRANKLIN COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk Supreme Court Clerk State Office Building Franklin County Courthouse 317 Washington Street, 10th Floor 355 West Main Street Watertown, NY 13601 Malone, NY 12953 (315) 785-7906 (518) 481-1748

LEWIS COUNTY FULTON COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk Supreme Court Clerk Lewis County Courthouse Fulton County Office Building 7660 State Street, 3rd Floor 223 West Main Street Lowville, NY 13367 Johnstown, NY 12095 (315) 376-5381 (518) 736-5539

LIVINGSTON COUNTY GENESEE COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk Supreme Court Clerk County Court Building Genesee County Courts Facility 2 Court Street 1 West Main Street Geneseo, NY 14454 Batavia, NY 14020 (585) 371-3920 (585) 344-2550 (ext. 2239)

MADISON COUNTY GREENE COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk Supreme Court Clerk Madison County Courthouse Greene County Courthouse North Court Street 320 Main Street P.O. Box 545 Catskill, NY 12414 Wampsville, NY 13163 (518) 444-8760 (315) 366-2267

HAMILTON COUNTY MONROE COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk Supreme Court Clerk Route 8, Box 204 Monroe County Court of Justice Lake Pleasant, NY 12108 99 Exchange Boulevard, Room 545 (518) 548-7111 Rochester, NY 14614 (585) 371-3758

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk Supreme Court Clerk 58 Broadway 285 Main Street P.O. Box 1500 Goshen, NY 10924 Fonda, NY 12068 (845) 476-3650 (518) 853-4516

ORLEANS COUNTY NASSAU COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk Supreme Court Clerk Orleans County Courthouse Supreme Court Building 1 South Main Street, Suite 3 100 Supreme Court Drive Albion, NY 14411 Mineola, NY 11501 (585) 589-4457 (516) 493-3400

OSWEGO COUNTY NIAGARA COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk Supreme Court Clerk Oswego County Courthouse Angelo A. Delsignore Civic Building 25 East Oneida Street 775 Third Street Oswego, NY 13126 Niagara Falls, NY 14031 (315) 349-3280 (716) 278-1800

OTSEGO COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk ONEIDA COUNTY County Court Chambers Supreme Court Clerk Oneida County Courthouse Otsego County Office Building 200 Elizabeth Street 197 Main Street Utica, NY 13501 Cooperstown, NY 13326 (315) 266-4200 (607) 547-4364

ONONDAGA COUNTY PUTNAM COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk Supreme Court Clerk Onondaga County Courthouse 20 County Center 401 Montgomery Street Carmel, NY 10512 Syracuse, NY 13202 (845) 208-7830 (315) 671-1030

RENSSELAER COUNTY ONTARIO COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk Supreme Court Clerk Rensselaer County Courthouse County Court Building 80 Second Street 27 North Main Street Troy, NY 12180 Canandaigua, NY 14424 (518) 285-5025 (585) 396-4239

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ROCKLAND COUNTY STEUBEN COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk Supreme Court Clerk Rockland County Courthouse 3 East Pulteney Square 1 South Main Street, Suite 100 Bath, NY 14810 New City, NY 10956 (607) 776-7879 (845) 483-8310

SUFFOLK COUNTY SARATOGA COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk Supreme Court Clerk One Court Street Municipal Center Riverhead, NY 11901 30 McMaster Street (631) 852-2334 Ballston Spa, NY 12020 (518) 451-8840 SULLIVAN COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk SCHENECTADY COUNTY Sullivan County Courthouse Supreme Court Clerk 414 Broadway th 612 State Street, 4 Floor Monticello, NY 12701 Schenectady, NY 12305 (845) 794-4066 (518) 285-8401

TIOGA COUNTY SCHOHARIE COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk Supreme Court Clerk Tioga County Supreme Court Schoharie County Courthouse 16 Court Street P.O. Box 669 P.O. Box 307 Schoharie, NY 12157 Owego, NY 13827 (518) 453-6998 (607) 689-6102

SCHUYLER COUNTY TOMPKINS COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk Supreme Court Clerk 105 9th Street, Unit 35 Tompkins County Courthouse Watkins Glen, NY 14891 320 North Tioga Street (607) 535-7760 P.O. Box 70 Ithaca, NY 14851 SENECA COUNTY (607) 272-0466 Supreme Court Clerk 48 West Williams Street ULSTER COUNTY Waterloo, NY 13165 Supreme Court Clerk (315) 539-7021 Ulster County Courthouse 285 Wall Street ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY Kingston, NY 12401 Supreme Court Clerk (845) 340-3377 48 Court Street Canton, NY 13617 (315) 379-0326

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WARREN COUNTY WESTCHESTER COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk Supreme Court Clerk Warren County Municipal Center 111 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. 1340 State Route 9 White Plains, NY 10601 Lake George, NY 12845 (914) 824-5300 (civil department) (518) 761-6430 (914) 824-5400 (criminal department)

WASHINGTON COUNTY WYOMING COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk Supreme Court Clerk 383 Broadway, Building C 147 North Main Street Fort Edward, NY 12828 Warsaw, NY 14569 (518) 746-2521 (585) 786-2253

WAYNE COUNTY YATES COUNTY Supreme Court Clerk Supreme Court Clerk 54 Broad Street 415 Liberty Street Lyons, NY 14489 Penn Yan, NY 14527 (315) 946-5459 (315) 536-5126

D. County Clerk Addresses for Counties Outside New York City

ALBANY COUNTY CAYUGA COUNTY County Clerk County Clerk County Courthouse Cayuga County Office Building 16 Eagle Street 160 Genesee Street, 1st Floor Room 128 Auburn, NY 13021 Albany, NY 12207 (315) 253-1271 (518) 487-5100 CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY ALLEGANY COUNTY County Clerk County Clerk 1 North Erie Street Count Office Building P.O. Box 170 7 Court Street, Room 18 Mayville, NY 14757 Belmont, NY 14813 (716) 753-4331 (585) 268-9270 CHEMUNG COUNTY BROOME COUNTY County Clerk County Clerk 210 Lake Street County Office Building P.O. Box 588 P.O. Box 2062 Elmira, NY 14902 Binghamton, NY 13902 (607) 737-2920 (607) 778-2255 CHENANGO COUNTY CATTARAUGUS COUNTY County Clerk Cattaraugus County Center County Office Building 303 Court Street 5 Court Street Little Valley, NY 14755 Norwich, NY 13815 (716) 938-2297 (607) 337-1450

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CLINTON COUNTY FULTON COUNTY County Clerk County Clerk County Government Center County Office Building 137 Margaret Street, Suite 301 223 West Main Street Plattsburgh, NY 12901 Johnstown, NY 12095 (518) 565-4700 (518) 736-5555

COLUMBIA COUNTY GENESEE COUNTY Courthouse County Clerk 560 Warren Street County Building I Hudson, NY 12534 P.O. Box 379 (518) 828-3339 Batavia, NY 14021 (585) 344-2550 (ext. 2243) CORTLAND COUNTY County Clerk GREENE COUNTY 46 Greenbush Street, Suite 105 County Clerk Cortland, NY 13045 411 Main Street (607) 753-5021 Catskill, NY 12414 (518) 719-3255 DELAWARE COUNTY County Clerk HAMILTON COUNTY P.O. Box 426 County Clerk Delhi, NY 13753 P.O. Box 204 (607) 746-2123 Route 8 Lake Pleasant, NY 12108 DUTCHESS COUNTY (518) 548-7111 County Clerk 22 Market Street HERKIMER COUNTY Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 County Clerk (845) 486-2120 County Office Building 109 Mary Street, Suite 1111 ERIE COUNTY Herkimer, NY 13350 County Clerk (315) 867-1129 92 Franklin Street Buffalo, NY 14202 JEFFERSON COUNTY (716) 858-8785 County Clerk 175 Arsenal Street ESSEX COUNTY Watertown, NY 13601 County Clerk (315) 785-3081 7559 Court Street P.O. Box 247 LEWIS COUNTY Elizabethtown, NY 12932 County Clerk (518) 873-3600 Courthouse 7660 State Street FRANKLIN COUNTY P.O. Box 232 County Clerk Lowville, NY 13367 355 West Main Street, Suite 248 (315) 376-5333 P.O. Box 70 Malone, NY 12953 (518) 481-1681

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LIVINGSTON COUNTY ONONDAGA COUNTY County Clerk County Clerk 6 Court Street, Room 201 Courthouse Geneseo, NY 14454 County Office Building (585) 243-7010 401 Montgomery Street, Room 200 Syracuse, NY 13202 MADISON COUNTY (315) 435-2227 County Clerk County Office Building ONTARIO COUNTY 138 N. Court Street, Building 4 County Clerk P.O. Box 668 20 Ontario Street Wampsville, NY 13163 Canandaigua, NY 14424 (315) 366-2261 (585) 396-4200

MONROE COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY County Clerk County Clerk County Office Building Orange County Government Center 39 West Main Street, Room 101 255 Main Street Rochester, NY 14614 Goshen, NY 10924 (585) 753-1600 (845) 291-2690

MONTGOMERY COUNTY ORLEANS COUNTY County Clerk County Clerk County Office Building Courthouse Square P.O. Box 1500 3 South Main Street, Suite 1 Fonda, NY 12068 Albion, NY 14411 (518) 853-8111 (585) 589-5334

NASSAU COUNTY OSWEGO COUNTY County Clerk County Clerk County Office Building 46 East Bridge Street 240 Old Country Road Oswego, NY 13126 Mineola, NY 11501 (315) 349-8621 (516) 571-2664 OTSEGO COUNTY NIAGARA COUNTY County Clerk County Clerk P.O. Box 710 Courthouse 197 Main Street 175 Hawley Street, 1st Floor Cooperstown, NY 13326 Lockport, NY 14095 (607) 547-4276 (716) 439-7022 PUTNAM COUNTY ONEIDA COUNTY County Clerk County Clerk Putnam County Office Building Oneida County Office Building 40 Gleneida Avenue, Room 100 800 Park Avenue Carmel, NY 10512 Utica, NY 13501 (845) 808-1142 (315) 798-5794

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RENSSELAER COUNTY County Clerk STEUBEN COUNTY 105 Third Street County Clerk Troy, NY 12180 3 East Pulteney Square (518) 270-4080 Bath, NY 14810 (607) 664-2563 ROCKLAND COUNTY County Clerk SUFFOLK COUNTY Rockland County Courthouse County Clerk 1 South Main Street, Suite 100 310 Center Drive New City, NY 10956 Riverhead, NY 11901 (845) 638-5070 (631) 852-2000

SARATOGA COUNTY SULLIVAN COUNTY County Clerk County Clerk 40 McMaster Street Sullivan County Government Center Ballston Spa, NY 12020 100 North Street (518) 885-2213 P.O. Box 5012 Monticello, NY 12701 SCHENECTADY COUNTY (845) 807-0411 County Clerk 620 State Street TIOGA COUNTY Schenectady, NY 12305 County Clerk (518) 388-4220 Courthouse 16 Court Street SCHOHARIE COUNTY P.O. Box 307 County Clerk Owego, NY 13827 P.O. Box 549 (607) 687-8660 Schoharie, NY 12157 (518) 295-8316 TOMPKINS COUNTY County Clerk SCHUYLER COUNTY Courthouse County Clerk 320 North Tioga Street 105 Ninth Street, Unit 8 Ithaca, NY 14850 Watkins Glen, NY 14891 (607) 274-5431 (607) 535-8133 ULSTER COUNTY SENECA COUNTY County Clerk County Clerk County Office Building Seneca County Office Building 244 Fair Street 1 DiPronio Drive Kingston, NY 12401 Waterloo, NY 13165 (845) 340-3288 (315) 539-1771 WARREN COUNTY ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY County Clerk County Clerk Warren County Municipal Center County Courthouse 1340 State Route 9 Building 2 Lake George, NY 12845 48 Court Street (518) 761-6429 Canton, NY 13617 (315) 379-2237 1324 A JAILHOUSE LAWYER’S MANUAL App. II

WASHINGTON COUNTY WESTCHESTER COUNTY County Clerk County Clerk Municipal Center 110 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. 383 Broadway, Building A White Plains, NY 10601 Ft. Edward, NY 12828 (914) 995-3070 (518) 746-2170 WYOMING COUNTY WAYNE COUNTY County Clerk County Clerk 143 North Main Street, Suite 104 9 Pearl Street Warsaw, NY 14569 P.O. Box 608 (585) 786-8810 Lyons, NY 14489 (315) 946-7470 YATES COUNTY County Clerk County Building 417 Liberty Street, Suite 1107 Penn Yan, NY 14527 (315) 536-5120

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E. New York Court of Appeals and Appellate Division Addresses

COURT OF APPEALS 20 Eagle Street Albany, NY 12207 (518) 455-7700

FIRST DEPARTMENT Capitol Station Appellate Division Albany, NY 12224 First Department (518) 471-4777 27 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10010 District includes: Albany, Broome, Chemung, (212) 340-0422 Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, District includes: Bronx and New York Hamilton, Madison, Montgomery, Otsego, (Manhattan) counties Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenec- tady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Sullivan, Tioga, SECOND DEPARTMENT Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, and Washington Appellate Division counties Second Department Supreme Court Building FOURTH DEPARTMENT 45 Monroe Place Appellate Division Brooklyn, NY 11201 Fourth Department (718) 875-1300 M. Dolores Denman Courthouse 50 East Avenue District includes: Dutchess, Kings (Brooklyn), Rochester, New York 14604 Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond (585) 530-3100 (Staten Island), Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester counties District includes: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, THIRD DEPARTMENT Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Appellate Division Monroe, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Third Department Orleans, Oswego, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Justice Building Wyoming, and Yates counties P.O. Box 7288