A motion is a formal a request for the Court to issue an order separate from the main judgment. The statutory basis for motions is found in CPLR 2214.Intheblanks form required for any matter originating and electronically filed in Supreme or Surrogate's Courts in Richmond County. This article is for attorneys making a motion for summary judgment in New York state court under Rule 3212 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules. All new and amended local rules will become effective on January 1st each year. A party can amend a pleading once, as of right, "within twenty days after its service, or at any time before the period for responding to it expires. (no affidavit of merit is necessary). Exhibits are usually attached to affidavits. Although the Holmes dissent bore fruit in time in the form of the Bunting v. Oregon89 and Muller v.