Stay
§ 2201. Stay. Except where otherwise prescribed by law, the court in which an action is pending may grant a stay of proceedings in a proper case, upon such terms as may be just.
Unless another law says otherwise, the court where an action is pending may grant a stay of proceedings (a pause) "in a proper case, upon such terms as may be just." ★ Broad, discretionary power.
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 2 — The JG-22 CPLR and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.