Notice of entry occurs when one party serves a copy of a court's order on the other parties in the case. CPLR § R2220(b); Smart Code. In New York state court, the court does not automatically send orders to all parties.
You can contact your bank, employer, or credit reporting company to find out which Court made the judgment. You can use the Court Locator on this page to find a Court. Then contact the Court and get a copy of the court file, including the Affidavit of Service for the Summons and Complaint.
All judgments and court records are filed in the County Clerk Office in the County where the lawsuit was filed. You can go in person to the County Clerk Office in the County where you live to ask if a judgment has been entered against you. Most counties also allow you to search online.
The clerk will calculate the amounts awarded in the judgment. The clerk will then enter the judgment in your favor and give you a copy. Once the judgment is entered, the winner should serve a copy of the judgment with “notice of entry” on the loser. This service starts the loser's time to appeal running.
An order to show cause (OSC) is a request to the court for a new hearing. It can ask for more time or stop the marshal from evicting you. If you do not have a lawyer, you will have to fill out the OSC yourself.
Bank accounts, including bank names, account numbers, and account type (savings or checking) Brokerage accounts and securities holdings, including company names and account numbers. Real estate holdings, including addresses. Vehicles owned, including the makes, models, years, and license plate numbers.
Self-represented winning parties must come to court to have the clerk prepare and enter their judgments. The clerk needs your court file to prepare the judgment. To find out where to request the “entry of judgment” in your county, refer to Locations.
How Long Are Judgments Valid in New York? Judgments are valid for 20 years and may be extended once for an additional period of 10 years. To extend a judgment for an extra ten (10) years, the Judgment Creditor must make written application to the court that issued the original judgment.
If the court doesn't set a specific date, the motion must be made no later than one hundred twenty days after filing the note of issue, unless there's good cause shown and the court grants leave.
A judgment is good for 20 years, but if the plaintiff wants to enforce the judgment against land it is only good for 10 years unless the plaintiff renews it for another 10 years.