CPLR § 3118

Demand for address of party or of person who possessed an assigned cause of action or defense  ·  as in force on May 31, 2026

Rule 3118. Demand for address of party or of person who possessed an assigned cause of action or defense. A party may serve on any party a written notice demanding a verified statement setting forth the post office address and residence of the party, of any specified officer or member of the party and of any person who possessed a cause of action or defense asserted in the action which has been assigned. The demand shall be complied with within ten days of its service.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/3118

In plain English

A party may serve another party with a written demand for a verified statement of the post-office address and residence of that party, a specified officer or member, or the former holder of an assigned claim or defense. The recipient must comply within 10 days after service. ★

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 1 — The Court Clerk in Plain English; Volume 2 — The Court Clerk: Civil Practice Law and Rules; Volume 1 — Your Career: Civil Practice in Plain English.