N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 245.35: Court ordered procedures to facilitate compliance

§ 245.35 Court ordered procedures to facilitate compliance.

To facilitate compliance with this article, and to reduce or

streamline litigation of any disputes about discovery, the court in its

discretion may issue an order:

1. Requiring that the prosecutor and counsel for the defendant

diligently confer to attempt to reach an accommodation as to any dispute

concerning discovery prior to seeking a ruling from the court;

2. Requiring a discovery compliance conference at a specified time

prior to trial between the prosecutor, counsel for all defendants, and

the court or its staff;

3. Requiring the prosecution to file an additional certificate of

compliance that states that the prosecutor and/or an appropriate named

agent has made reasonable inquiries of all police officers and other

persons who have participated in investigating or evaluating the case

about the existence of any favorable evidence or information within

paragraph (k) of subdivision one of section 245.20 of this article,

including such evidence or information that was not reduced to writing

or otherwise memorialized or preserved as evidence, and has disclosed

any such information to the defendant; and/or

4. Requiring other measures or proceedings designed to carry into

effect the goals of this article.