N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 7558: Depositions and discovery; rules of the arbitration administrator; adjournments

§ 7558. Depositions and discovery; rules of the arbitration

administrator; adjournments. (a) After the appointment of the panel of

arbitrators and notwithstanding inconsistent provisions of sections four

hundred eight and three thousand one hundred two of this chapter, the

parties to the arbitration may take depositions and obtain discovery

regarding the subject matter of the arbitration and, to that end, use

and exercise the same rights, remedies, and obligations in the

arbitration as if the subject matter of the arbitration were pending in

a civil action.

(b) The arbitration administrator shall promulgate rules, subject to

the approval of the superintendent of financial services, to ensure the

expeditious completion of discovery and the prompt commencement and

conclusion of the hearing, consistent with applicable provisions of rule

thirty-four hundred six of this chapter.

(c) An adjournment at the request of counsel for any of the parties

may be granted only by the chairperson of the panel for good cause

shown. A proceeding under this article shall be treated in the same

manner as an action or proceeding in supreme court for the purpose of

any claim by counsel of actual engagement.