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Joni Kletter

Joni Kletter

  • Amid Pandemic, New Yorkers Challenge Civil Summonses at 100,000 Remote Hearings

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    Government is happening remotely (photo: Michael Appleton/Mayor's Office)


    The New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, or OATH, has reached the milestone of conducting 100,000 hearings by phone since the coronavirus outbreak forced widespread shutdowns of many in-person activities, according to an announcement from the office.

    This makes it the leading court in the nation for hearing summons cases remotely during the pandemic, the announcement states, with “more cases in real-time

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