· NY legislature · 2025-2026

Authorizes a discontinuance without an order in actions where an unrepresented party has not responded to a request for a stipulation

Allows a party asserting a claim to discontinue an action without procedural delays when the discontinuance would benefit an unrepresented party and that party has not responded to a request to stipulate to a discontinuance in a reasonable period of time.

Sponsor

Jen Lunsford (D-NY)

Introduced

2026-03-03

Policy area

Law

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