CPLR § 3032

Contents of statement

Rule 3032. Contents of statement. The statement required when an action is commenced without summons, or continued after the service of a summons without pleadings, shall set forth plainly and concisely the claims and defenses in dispute between the parties and the relief sought, including the amount of money demanded, if any. With the permission of the court, amended or supplemental statements may be served and filed at any time.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/3032

In plain English

The statement sets out plainly and concisely the disputed claims/defenses, the relief sought (including money demanded). Amended/supplemental statements allowed with the court's permission.

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.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 2 — The JG-22 CPLR and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.