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N.Y. Uniform Justice Court Act § 1002: Motion to dismiss

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  1. Uniform Justice Court Act
  2. Article 10. Motions

§ 1002. Motion to dismiss.

(a) CPLR rule 3211, relating to a motion to dismiss, shall apply in

this court, except that, with reference to subdivision (e) of said rule,

a party's time to move to dismiss a cause of action contained in a

pleading to which no response is required shall be within ten days after

the service of such pleading. A motion based on paragraphs two, seven or

ten of subdivision (a) of said rule may, as provided in its subdivision

(e), be made at any time.

(b) An objection based upon § 213(a) of this act, relative to

residence or business within the municipality, shall be treated, for

purposes of this section and CPLR rule 3211, as if it were an objection

under CPLR rule 3211(a)(8), relative to the court's jurisdiction of the

person of the defendant.

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