I am deciding whether to appear in person or send a per diem attorney to oral argument on motions for summary judgment before Judge Stein. Does he actually hear oral argument on the return date or does he note appearances and mark the motions for submission? Anyone know? Nicholas J. Damadeo Nicholas J. Damadeo, P.C. Attorneys At Law 27 West Neck Road Huntington, NY 11743 (T) 631-271-7400 www.damadeolaw.com This message and any attachments are confidential to the ordinary user of the e-mail address to which it was addressed and may also be privileged. If you are not the addressee you may not copy, forward, disclose or use any part of the message or its attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete it from your system. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, arrive late or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the context of this message which arise as a result of Internet transmission. If verification is required, please request a hard-copy version.