New York Eminent Domain Procedure Law Section 509 - Pretrial conferences.

  509.  Pretrial conferences. Upon the call of the trial calendar the
  justice or judge presiding may prepare a pretrial conference calendar of
  proceedings.  A pretrial conference may be held in each such proceeding.
  Each judicial department and the  court  of  claims  shall  adopt  rules
  governing the conduct of pretrials.

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