Legal Question in Civil Litigation in New York
procedure
Nunc Pro Tunc
Asked on 4/15/07, 11:35 am
2 Answers from Attorneys
Johm Smith
tom's
Re: procedure
This is an administrative procedure to correct undisputed errors in the court record.
Answered on 4/15/07, 12:07 pm
Anthony Colleluori
The Law Offices of Anthony J. Colleluori & Associates PLLC
Re: procedure
From Findlaw.com's legal web dictionary:
Latin for "now for then," this refers to changing back to an earlier date of an order, judgment or filing of a document. Such a retroactive re-dating requires a court order which can be obtained by a showing that the earlier date would have been legal, and there was error, accidental omission or neglect which has caused a problem or inconvenience which can be cured. Often the judge will grant the nunc pro tunc order ex parte (with only the applicant appearing and without notice).
Answered on 4/15/07, 9:59 pm