N.Y. CPLR § 7558

NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES (CPLR) New York State | For Informational Purposes Only CPLR § 7558 Depositions and discovery; rules of the arbitrationadministrator; adjournments § 7558. Depositions and discovery; rules of the arbitrationadministrator; adjournments. (a) After the appointment of the panel ofarbitrators and notwithstanding inconsistent provisions of sections fourhundred eight and three thousand one hundred two of this chapter, theparties to the arbitration may take depositions and obtain discoveryregarding the subject matter of the arbitration and, to that end, useand exercise the same rights, remedies, and obligations in thearbitration as if the subject matter of the arbitration were pending ina civil action.(b) The arbitration administrator shall promulgate rules, subject tothe approval of the superintendent of financial services, to ensure theexpeditious completion of discovery and the prompt commencement andconclusion of the hearing, consistent with applicable provisions of rulethirty-four hundred six of this chapter.(c) An adjournment at the request of counsel for any of the partiesmay be granted only by the chairperson of the panel for good causeshown. A proceeding under this article shall be treated in the samemanner as an action or proceeding in supreme court for the purpose ofany claim by counsel of actual engagement.