2006 New York Code - Transfer of actions and proceedings.

 
    §  19.  a.  The  supreme  court may transfer any action or proceeding,
  except one over which it shall have exclusive  jurisdiction  which  does
  not  depend  upon  the monetary amount sought, to any other court having
  jurisdiction of  the  subject  matter  within  the  judicial  department
  provided  that  such  other  court  has jurisdiction over the classes of
  persons named as parties. As may be provided by law, the  supreme  court
  may transfer to itself any action or proceeding originated or pending in
  another  court  within  the  judicial department other than the court of
  claims  upon  a  finding  that  such  a  transfer   will   promote   the
  administration of justice.
    b. The county court shall transfer to the supreme court or surrogate's
  court  or  family  court  any  action  or  proceeding which has not been
  transferred to it from the supreme court or surrogate's court or  family
  court  and  over  which the county court has no jurisdiction. The county
  court may transfer any action or proceeding, except a criminal action or
  proceeding involving a felony prosecuted by indictment or an  action  or
  proceeding  required by this article to be dealt with in the surrogate's
  court or family court, to any  court,  other  than  the  supreme  court,
  having  jurisdiction  of  the  subject matter within the county provided
  that such other court has jurisdiction over the classes of persons named
  as parties.
    c. As may be provided by law, the supreme court or  the  county  court
  may  transfer to the county court any action or proceeding originated or
  pending in the district court or a town, village or city  court  outside
  the  city  of  New York upon a finding that such a transfer will promote
  the administration of justice.
    d. The surrogate's court shall transfer to the supreme  court  or  the
  county  court or the family court or the courts for the city of New York
  established pursuant to section fifteen of this article  any  action  or
  proceeding  which has not been transferred to it from any of said courts
  and over which the surrogate's court has no jurisdiction.
    e. The family court  shall  transfer  to  the  supreme  court  or  the
  surrogate's  court or the county court or the courts for the city of New
  York established pursuant to section fifteen of this article any  action
  or  proceeding  which  has  not  been transferred to it from any of said
  courts and over which the family court has no jurisdiction.
    f. The courts for the city of New York established pursuant to section
  fifteen of this article shall transfer  to  the  supreme  court  or  the
  surrogate's court or the family court any action or proceeding which has
  not  been transferred to them from any of said courts and over which the
  said courts for the city of New York have no jurisdiction.
    g. As may be provided by law, the supreme  court  shall  transfer  any
  action  or  proceeding  to  any  other  court having jurisdiction of the
  subject matter in any other judicial district or  county  provided  that
  such  other  court has jurisdiction over the classes of persons named as
  parties.
    h. As may be provided by law, the county court, the surrogate's court,
  the family court and the courts for the city  of  New  York  established
  pursuant  to  section fifteen of this article may transfer any action or
  proceeding, other than one which has previously been transferred to  it,
  to any other court, except the supreme court, having jurisdiction of the
  subject  matter  in  any other judicial district or county provided that
  such other court has jurisdiction over the classes of persons  named  as
  parties.
    i. As may be provided by law, the district court or a town, village or
  city  court  outside  the  city  of  New York may transfer any action or
  proceeding, other than one which has previously been transferred to  it,
  to  any  court,  other than the county court or the surrogate's court or


  the family court or  the  supreme  court,  having  jurisdiction  of  the
  subject  matter  in  the  same or an adjoining county provided that such
  other court has jurisdiction  over  the  classes  of  persons  named  as
  parties.
    j.   Each  court  shall  exercise  jurisdiction  over  any  action  or
  proceeding transferred to it pursuant to this section.
    k. The legislature may provide that the verdict or judgment in actions
  and proceedings so transferred shall not be subject to the limitation of
  monetary jurisdiction of the court to which the actions and  proceedings
  are  transferred  if  that limitation be lower than that of the court in
  which the actions and proceedings were originated.