N.Y. New York City Civil Court Act § 2204: Appeal involving abolished court; judgment or order of abolished court

§ 2204. Appeal involving abolished court; judgment or order of

abolished court. (a) If on the effective date of this act there existed

a right of appeal from a judgment or order entered before the effective

date of this act in either the city court or the municipal court of the

city of New York, and the time in which to appeal as provided for in the

practice obtaining in those courts has not expired, such time shall

continue to run as if such courts were not abolished and an appeal may

be taken within such time by the service of a notice of appeal upon the

respondent or respondents and by the filing of the same with the clerk

of this court in the county wherein, or embracing the district wherein,

the judgment or order was entered in the abolished court.

(b) Such appeal shall be taken to the appellate division of the

appropriate department, and may be transferred by such appellate

division to an appellate term of such department if such term be

established. Further appeal from either of such courts shall be

governed by the same provisions as would govern judgments or orders

entered in this court after the effective date of this act.

(c) If the judgment or order is entered by this court after the

effective date of this act, it shall be treated, for purposes of appeal,

as if the action or proceeding was commenced in this court, except as

provided in subdivision (d).

(d) If in any action or proceeding decided prior to the effective date

of this act, a party had a right of direct appeal from one of the

abolished courts to the court of appeals, such appeal may be taken

directly to the court of appeals during the time such party would have

had under the practice obtaining in the abolished court as if such court

were not abolished; and if the judgment or order in such case is entered

in this court after the effective date of this act, the time in which to

take such direct appeal shall be governed by the practice obtaining in

the abolished court as if such court entered the judgment or order. The

notice of appeal, if not filed as of the effective date of this act,

shall be served on the respondent or respondents and shall be filed with

the clerk of this court in the county wherein, or embracing the district

wherein, the judgment or order was or would have been entered in the

abolished court.

(e) For all purposes except appeal, a judgment or order entered by

either abolished court shall be treated as if the action or proceeding

in which the same was entered was commenced in this court and the

judgment or order entered herein.