A form that is filed in New York state court and served on all parties confirming that the parties have completed necessary discovery proceedings and the case is trial ready (CPLR 3402(a)). It is the paper that gets the case on the court's trial calendar. Any party may file the note of issue after issue is joined, but the plaintiff typically files it. The note of issue must be accompanied by a certificate of readiness and conform to the requirements of 22 NYCRR § 202.21.

For more information on note of issue, see Practice Note, New York Court of Claims: Motions, Trials, & Appeals: Trial; and Practice Note, Trial Calendar Practice and Preferences Under CPLR Article 34 (NY).