There was an interesting decision that came out from The Long Beach City Court. Judge Smolkin, one of the two City Court Judges out here, wrote a very good opinion as to transferring cases from one lower court to another. I will not attempt to elucidate on the relevancy of this topic. In my mind, it is self evident.
The lesson to be learned from this case, in a nut shell, is that if you wish to consolidate or remove a case from one “court system” to another “court system”, you will need to commence a Supreme Court of County Court action. As to the mechanics of executing this procedure as well as its practicability and viability, I will leave these topics for another day.
People v. Rome, 2009 NY Slip Op 29200 (City Ct. Long Beach 2009)
http://www.courts.state.ny.us/reporter/3dseries/2009/2009_29200.htm
Lastly, this is a criminal case so various references are made to the CPL and the Penal Law. But, from a pragmatic standpoint, this case describes how vexatious a journey it is to change the venue of where civil cases are lodged.
