CPLR § 5017

Judgment-roll

Rule 5017. Judgment-roll. (a) Preparation and filing. A judgment-roll shall be prepared by the attorney for the party at whose instance the judgment is entered or by the clerk. It shall be filed by the clerk when he enters judgment, and shall state the date and time of its filing.

(b) Content. The judgment-roll shall contain the summons, pleadings, admissions, each judgment and each order involving the merits or necessarily affecting the final judgment. If the judgment was taken by default, it shall also contain the proof required by subdivision (f) of section 3215 and the result of any assessment, account or reference under subdivision (b) of section 3215. If a trial was had, it shall also contain the verdict or decision, any tender or offer made pursuant to rules 3219, 3220 or 3221, and any transcript of proceedings then on file. If any appeal was taken, it shall also contain the determination and opinion of each appellate court and the papers on which each appeal was heard. In an action to recover a chattel, it shall also contain the sheriff's return. In an action on submitted facts under rule 3222, the judgment-roll shall consist of the case, submission, affidavit, each judgment and each order necessarily affecting the final judgment. The judgment-roll of a judgment by confession under section 3218 shall consist of the affidavit and a copy of the judgment.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/5017

In plain English

(a) A judgment-roll is prepared by the winning party's attorney or the clerk, and filed by the clerk when he enters judgment, stating the date and time of filing. ★ (b) Contents: the summons, pleadings, admissions, each judgment, and each order affecting the merits/final judgment; plus, if by default, the § 3215 proof; if tried, the verdict/decision, any offers, and transcripts on file; if appealed, each appellate determination and opinion and the papers heard. Special cases (chattel action → sheriff's return; submitted-facts, confession-of-judgment) have their own listed contents. ★

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.