By Administrative Order dated March 17 2020, all 6 District Courts are closed until further notice. No eviction orders shall be signed or executed. No default judgments shall be granted. All emergency proceedings will occur at the Cohalan Court Complex.
All cases are adjourned. Confirm adjourned dates at nycourts.gov/ecourts
Official notification of District Court courthouse closings can usually posted at:
- the Emergency Notifications link on the banner at the New York State Courts homepage
- New York Courts Emergency Alert Portal at nycourts.gov/notice/emergency-alerts.shtml
- 1-800-COURT-NY (1-800-268-7869)
- (631) 208-5775 automated answering system
- www.cancellations.com: enter the 11722 ZIP code for Central Islip - listed as “Suffolk County State Courts”
- WLNG FM 92.1
- WBAB FM 102.3
- WBLI FM 106.1
- WBZO 103.1 FM
- WALK 97.5 FM
- WKJY 98.3 FM
- WWSK 94.3 FM
- WHLI 1100 AM
- Cablevision News 12
Some of the civil courthouse telephone messages will also provide details of schedule changes.
If the "Suffolk County State Courts" or the "Suffolk County Courts" are closed because of weather conditions, all 6 of the District Court Courthouses are closed.
If the Courts are "closed"
- litigants are advised to contact the filing attorney or check eCourts to confirm the new date a day or two after the closing. The civil clerks will notify filing attorneys or self-represented litigants of the new court date. Special proceedings (like Landlord-Tenant matters) are usually adjourned to the next week, other cases are generally given a longer adjourned date.
- criminal and traffic defendants will be notified by mail of the new court date.
- check the next court date on WebCrims
- notify the court of your current mailing address
- defendants who are in the custody of the Sheriff are produced the next regular court day.
- defendants who are in the custody of any police agency awaiting arraignment are produced the next day that the court is open for arraignment.
- town ordinance defendants - The court clerks will usually notify filing attorneys or self-represented litigants of the new court date. You may call the courthouse where your case is pending 3 or 4 days after the courthouse reopens to request the new court date. Have your index number available when you call.
