Although many dispossessory hearingd take about 15 minutes once a case is called by the judge, what needs to be done to get to the podium to defend a tenant case takes hours.
Night before - copies and file organization
9:00 trial times normally means an 8:00 arrival time.
8:00 - review file again
8:30 - discuss matter with clients, assuming they show up on time
9:00 - calendar call and case announcement
9:45 -wait for mediation or discuss the matter with landlord's counsel
10:00 - discuss reasonable terms with the tenant/client that she can comply with during the remainder of the tenancy
10:30 - if the case settles, draft an agreement and present it to the judge
10:30 - if the case doesn't settle, wait for a hearing.
11:00 - hearing.
(some dockets are so large, they go into the 1:00 session).
12:00 - off to the 1:00pm dispossessory calendar, to start the entire process over again.
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