WHEREAS the referral of Civil-Law Division cases to mandatory, non-binding arbitration in all counties will be
governed as of September 5, 2000 by Rules 4:21A-1 through 4:21A-9 as amended July 5, 2000,
It is hereby ORDERED that the several prior Orders of the Court, as identified below, relaxing and supplementing the
Rules of Court so as to permit in certain counties the referral of certain categories of cases to non-binding arbitration
are terminated (in full or in part, as indicated) as of the September 5, 2000 effective date of the July 5, 2000 rule
amendments with respect to all Civil-Law Division cases then pending in those counties in which notice of an
arbitration hearing has not been sent by that date:
Atlantic/Cape May
(1) June 3, 1997 (Atlantic)
(2) March 16, 1998 (Atlantic, Cape May)
(terminated only as to Civil-Law Division Cases)
Burlington
(1) June 25, 1985
(2) July 10, 1990
Camden
(1) December 1, 1987
(2) January 4, 1993
Essex
(1) March 29, 1988
(2) March 24, 1992
(terminated only as to Civil-Law Division contract cases)
Gloucester/Cumberland/Salem
June 23, 1987
Hudson
(1) June 9, 1987
(2) September 26, 1988
(terminated only as to Civil-Law Division Cases)
Mercer
(1) November 9, 1992
(2) January 3, 1995
Middlesex
(1) September 14, 1987
(2) June 7, 1994
(3) April 30, 1996
Monmouth
(1) September 8, 1986
(2) May 4, 1992
(3) December 30, 1993
Morris/Sussex
July 5, 1995
Ocean
(1) July 9, 1991
(2) July 15, 1992
(3) November 9, 1992
Passaic
January 3, 1995
Somerset/Hunterdon/Warren
(1) June 11, 1992
(2) June 3, 1997
(terminated only as to Civil-Law Division Cases)
Union
July 6, 1994
It is FURTHER ORDERED that since amended Rules 4:21A-1 through 4:21A-9 will not be applicable to Special Civil
Part cases, this Order does not terminate the provisions of the following prior Orders insofar as they authorize the
referral of Special Civil Part cases to arbitration in the identified counties, which provisions will remain in effect until
further Order of this Court:
Atlantic/Cape May
March 16, 1998
(remains in effect as to Special Civil Part cases only)
Essex
March 24, 1992
(remains in effect as to Special Civil Part cases only)
Gloucester/Cumberland/Salem
December 10, 1996
(remains in effect as to specified Special Civil Part cases only)
Hudson
September 26, 1988
(remains in effect as to Special Civil Part cases only)
Somerset/Hunterdon/Warren June 3, 1997
(remains in effect as to specified Special Civil Part cases only)
For the Court,
/s/ Deborah T. Poritz
Chief Justice
Dated: July 17, 2000
Document Date: July 17, 2000
Publish Date: Aug. 2, 2000