Prudential Lines, Inc. v. Firemen's Insurance Company of Newark

OPINION OF THE COURT

Martin B. Stecher, J.

The threshold issues in this case involve the powers of a Judge of the Unified Court System assigned to temporary service in the Supreme Court (NY Const, art VI, § 26, subd g) after expiration of the temporary assignment.

Does a Judge of the Civil Court have jurisdiction, after the end of his temporary assignment, to entertain renewal or reargument of a motion he heard during his temporary term? Is this power affected by an order of affirmance of his prior order? Does he retain the power to sign an order to show cause with a temporary restraining order?

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