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New Jersey Federal District Court Updates
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September 18, 2014
We have been called upon to get the word out to the members of the New York bar
that some recent changes to the local rules of the District of New Jersey might
need some added attention. The court recently made some updates to their local
rules, which are different in comparison to the New York federal courts. When
you have a chance please review the below and make note of the changes that are
marked in red. We have also included information concerning the courts upcoming
ceremony celebrating their 225th Anniversary.
Civ. RULE 6.1 EXTENSIONS OF TIME AND CONTINUANCES
(a) Each application for an extension of time shall:
(1) be made in writing;
(2) be served prior to the expiration of the period sought to be extended; and
(3) disclose in the application the date service of process was effected and all
similar extensions previously obtained.
(b) The time within which to answer or reply to any pleadings as to which a
responsive pleading is permitted may, before its first the
expiration of the
original deadline to answer or reply thereto, and with or without notice, be
extended once for a period not to exceed 14 days on order granted by the Clerk.
Any other proposed extension of time must be presented to the Court for
consideration.
Civ. RULE 7.1 APPLICATION AND MOTION PRACTICE
h) Cross-Motion
A cross-motion related to the subject matter of the original motion may be filed
by the party opposing the motion together with that party’s opposition papers
and may be noticed for disposition on the same day as the original motion, as
long as the opposition papers are timely filed. Upon the request of the original
moving party, the Court may enlarge the time for filing a brief and/or papers in
opposition to the cross-motion and adjourn the original motion day. A party
filing a cross-motion shall serve and file a combined brief in opposition to the
original motion and in support of the cross-motion, which shall not exceed 40
pages. No reply brief in support of the cross-motion shall be served and filed
without leave of the assigned district or magistrate judge. The original moving
party shall file a single combined reply brief in support of its motion and in
opposition to the cross-motion, which shall not exceed 40 pages (in contrast to
the 15-page limit for replies as provided in L. Civ. R. 7.2(b)). The provisions
of L. Civ. R. 7.1(d)(5) apply to dispositive cross-motions.
What is the significance of the number and letters in my case number?
Each action is assigned a case number by the Clerk's Office. Essentially, the
case number is composed of five parts, although it is not always written
completely in that form. The first digit is the division where the case was
filed (1: Camden, 2: Newark, and 3: Trenton). For example, a case filed in
Trenton would start with 3. After the division number and colon is the year the
case was filed (e.g., 98, 99, 00) and cv for civil, cr for criminal, mc for
miscellaneous, and m for magistrate. This is followed by the sequential case
number, and then the initials of the presiding judge.
Sample Case Number: 3:00-cv-5 (GEB).
The sample indicates the case was filed in Trenton (Office 3), that it is the
fifth case filed in the District in 2000 and that it was assigned to Judge
Garrett E. Brown.
Usually the Case Number is written in this form: Civil 00-5 (GEB), however in
the computer database you will see it written as 3:0 -cv-5.
Gala Celebrating the Court’s 225th Anniversary
The Historical Society of the United States District Court for the District of
New Jersey invites you to a Gala celebrating the Court’s 225th Anniversary on
Thursday evening, October 2, 2014 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in
Newark.
Invitation And Form »
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