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  • Greater New Jersey Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church v. Borough of Stratford 000354-2024 Tax Aug. 27, 2025
  • BESADAR HOLDINGS, LLC, ET AL. VS. TOWNSHIP OF LAKEWOOD PLANNING BOARD, ET AL. (L-2115-22, OCEAN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-2075-23 Appellate Aug. 27, 2025
  • R.J., A MINOR, BY HIS GUARDIAN AD LITEM, PENNYANNE SIMONS-JACKSON VS. ALEX R. BROWN-ESKENGREN, ET AL. (L-1952-22, MONMOUTH COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-4145-23 Appellate Aug. 27, 2025
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  • 4:35-1-Demand for Jury Trial 4:35-1, Demand; Time; Manner., Except as otherwise provided by R. 4:67-5 (summary actions), any party may demand a trial by jury of any issue triable of right by a jury by serving upon the other parties a demand therefor in writing not later than 10 days after the service of the last pleading directed to such issue. Such demand may be appended to the party's pleading.  , Demand; Specification of Issues., A party's demand may specify the issues to be so tried; otherwise the party shall be deemed to have demanded trial by jury for all issues so triable. If the demand is for trial by jury for only some of the issues, any other party within 10 days after service of the demand or such shorter or longer time as the court orders, may serve a demand for trial by jury of any other or all of the issues so triable.  , Waiver., The failure of a party to serve a demand as required by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this rule constitutes a waiver of trial by jury.  , Withdrawal of Demand; Consent., When trial by jury has been demanded as provided by this rule, the trial of all issues so demanded shall be by jury, unless all parties or their attorneys, by written and filed stipulation or oral stipulation made in open court and entered on the record, consent to trial by the court without a jury, or unless the court on a party's or its own motion finds that a right of trial by jury of some or all of those issues does not exist.   Note: Source-R.R. 4:39-1, 4:39-2, 4:39-3, 4:40-3. Paragraph (d) amended July 15, 1982 to be effective September 13, 1982; paragraphs (b) and (c) amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994. Part 4
  • 4:32-2-Determining by Order Whether to Certify a Class Action; Appointing Class Counsel; Notice and Membership in the Class; Multiple Classes and Subclasses 4:32-2, Order Determining Maintainability; Certifying Class., When a person sues or is sued as a representative of a class, the court shall, at an early practicable time, determine by order whether to certify the action as a class action. An order certifying a class action shall define the class and the class claims, issues or defenses, and shall appoint class counsel in accordance with paragraph (g) of this rule. The order may be altered or amended prior to the entry of final judgment.  , Notice.,   If a class is certified pursuant to R. 4:32-1(b)(1) or (b)(2), the court may direct appropriate notice to the class.   If a class is certified pursuant to R. 4:32-1(b)(3), the court shall direct to the members of the class the best notice practicable under the circumstances, consistent with the due process of law. The notice shall state the following in concise, clear and easily understood language:   the nature of the action;   the definition of the class certified;   the class claims, issues or defenses;   that a class member may enter an appearance through counsel if the member so desires;   that the court will exclude from the class any member who requests exclusion, stating when and how members may elect to be excluded; and   the binding effect of a class judgment on class members pursuant to paragraph (c) of this rule.   The cost of notice may be assessed against any party present before the court, or may be allocated among parties present before the court, pending final disposition of the cause.  , Judgment., The judgment in an action maintained as a class action under R. 4:32- 1(b)(1) or (b)(2), whether or not favorable to the class, shall include and describe those whom the court finds to be members of the class. The judgment in an action maintained as a class action under R. 4:32-1(b)(3), whether or not favorable to the class, shall, to the extent practicable under the circumstances, consistent with due process of law, describe the class and specify those who have been excluded from the class. In any class action, the judgment may, consistent with due process of law, confer benefits upon a fluid class, whose members may be, but need not have been members of the class in suit.  , Partial Class Actions; Subdivided Classes., If appropriate, an action may be brought or maintained as a class action with respect to particular issues. A class may also be divided into subclasses and each subclass treated as a class, and the provisions of this rule shall then be construed and applied accordingly.  , Settlement, Voluntary Dismissal, or Compromise.,   :   The court shall approve any settlement, voluntary dismissal, or compromise of the claims, issues, or defenses of a certified class.   The court shall direct notice in a reasonable manner to all class members who would be bound by a proposed settlement, voluntary dismissal, or compromise.   The court may approve a settlement, voluntary dismissal, or compromise that would bind class members only after a hearing and on finding that the settlement, voluntary dismissal, or compromise is fair, reasonable, and adequate.   The parties seeking approval of a settlement, voluntary dismissal, or compromise under this rule shall file a statement identifying any agreement made in connection with the proposed settlement, voluntary dismissal, or compromise.   In an action previously certified as a class action under R. 4:32-1(b)(3), the court may refuse to approve a settlement unless it affords a new opportunity to request exclusion to individual class members who had an earlier opportunity to request exclusion but did not do so.   Any class member may object to a proposed settlement, voluntary dismissal, or compromise that requires court approval under paragraph (e)(1)(A) of this rule. An objection made under this paragraph may be withdrawn only with the court's approval.  , Orders in Conduct of Actions., In the conduct of actions to which this rule applies, the court may make appropriate orders: determining the course of proceedings or prescribing measures to prevent undue repetition or complication in the presentation of evidence or argument;   requiring, for the protection of the members of the class or otherwise for the fair conduct of the action, that notice be given to some or all of the members of the class in such manner as the court may direct of (A) any step in the action, (B) the proposed extent of the judgment, or (C) the opportunity of members to signify whether they consider the representation fair and adequate, to intervene and present claims or defenses, or otherwise to come into the action;   imposing conditions on the representative parties or on intervenors;   requiring that the pleadings be amended to eliminate therefrom allegations as to representation of absent persons, and that the action proceed accordingly;   dealing with similar procedural matters.   These orders may be combined with an order under R. 4:32-2(a) and may be altered or amended as may be desirable from time to time., Class Counsel.,  , Appointing Class Counsel.,   Unless a statute provides otherwise, a court that certifies a class must appoint class counsel.   An attorney appointed to serve as class counsel must fairly and adequately represent the interests of the class.   In appointing class counsel, the court must consider: (i) the work counsel has done in identifying or investigating potential claims in the action; (ii) counsel's experience in handling class actions, other complex litigation, and claims of the type asserted in the action; (iii) counsel's knowledge of the applicable law, and (iv) the resources counsel will commit to representing the class.  The court also may consider any other matter pertinent to counsel's ability to represent fairly and adequately the interest of the class and may direct potential class counsel to provide information on any subject pertinent to the appointment and to the proposed terms for attorney fees and nontaxable costs. The court may make further orders in connection with the appointment., Appointment Procedure.,   The court may designate interim counsel to act on behalf of the putative class before determining whether to certify the action as a class action.   When there is one applicant for appointment as class counsel, the court may appoint that applicant only if the applicant is adequate under this rule. If more than one adequate applicant seeks appointment as class counsel, the court must appoint the applicant best able to represent the interests of the class.   The order appointing class counsel may include provisions about the award of attorney fees or nontaxable costs under paragraph (h) of this rule.  , Attorney's Fees and Litigation Expenses., In an action certified as a class action, an application for the award of attorney's fees and litigation expenses, if fees and costs are authorized by law, rule, or the parties' agreement, shall be made in accordance with R. 4:42-9. Notice of the motion shall be served on all parties. A motion by class counsel shall be directed to class members in a reasonable manner. A party from whom payment is sought as well as any class member may object to the motion.   Note: Effective September 8, 1969; paragraphs (b) and (c) amended November 27, 1974 to be effective April 1, 1975; paragraph (b) amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; caption amended, paragraphs (a) and (d) caption and text amended, paragraph (b) amended, former R. 4:32-4 deleted and readopted as amended as new paragraph (e), former R. 4:32-3 deleted and adopted as reformatted as new paragraph (f), and new paragraphs (g) and (h) adopted July 27, 2006 to be effective September 1, 2006, paragraph (a) amended October 9, 2007, to be effective immediately; paragraph (e)(4) amended July 9, 2008 to be effective September 1, 2008; paragraph (h) caption and text amended July 23, 2010 to be effective September 1, 2010. Part 4
  • SUPREME COURT OF NEW JERSEY ,        It is ORDERED that the August 29, 2018 omnibus order designating those Municipal Court judges authorized to handle adult and minor involuntary commitment initial hearings, review hearings, and conversion hearings, with the judges listed by vicinage but having statewide jurisdiction, which order has been amended a number of times, most recently by order dated January 21, 2025, is further amended effective June 4, 2025, as follows: , Vicinage 2 (Bergen), delete Hon. Thomas A. Buonocore  , Vicinage 3 (Burlington), add Hon. Stacey M. Schlosser  , Vicinage 12 (Union), add Hon. Kirk C. Nelson, Jr. add Hon. Mark S. Rothman    Document Date: June 4, 2025 Publish Date: Aug. 27, 2025 Download Notice
  • File Order - Municipal Court Judges Authorized to Handle Civil Commitment Proceedings - Further Amendment to Omnibus Designation Order
  • 4:34-1-Death 4:34-1, Party Survivors., In the event of the death of one or more of the plaintiffs or of one or more of the defendants in an action in which the right sought to be enforced survives only to the surviving plaintiffs or only against the surviving defendants, the action does not abate. The death shall be noted upon the record and the action shall proceed in favor of or against the surviving parties.  , Non-party Survivors., If a party dies and the claim is not thereby extinguished, the court shall on motion order substitution of the proper parties. The motion for substitution may be made by the successors or representatives of the deceased party or by any party, and notice thereof shall be served on parties as provided by R. 1:5-2 and on persons not parties in the manner provided by either R. 4:4 (service of original process) or, if the court directs, R. 4:67-3 (service of orders to show cause).   Note: Source-R.R. 4:38-1(a) (b). Part 4
  • 4:35-2-Advisory Jury and Trial by Consent 4:35-2 The court on motion or its own initiative may try with an advisory jury any issue not triable of right by a jury, or it may, with the consent of all parties appearing at the trial, order a trial of any such issue with a jury whose verdict has the same effect as if trial by jury had been a matter of right. Note: Source-R.R. 4:40-1. Part 4
  • 4:34-2-Mental Incapacity 4:34-2 If a party becomes mentally incapacitated, the court upon motion served as provided in R. 4:34- 1(b) may allow the action to be continued by or against the party's guardian or guardian ad litem. Note: Source-R.R. 4:38-2; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; amended July 12, 2002 to be effective September 3, 2002. Part 4
  • 4:34-3-Transfer of Interest 4:34-3 In case of any transfer of interest, the action may be continued by or against the original party, unless the court on motion directs the person to whom the interest is transferred to be substituted in the action or joined with the original party. Service of the motion shall be made as provided in R. 4:34-1(b). Note: Source-R.R. 4:38-3. Part 4
  • 4:35-3-Trial by the Court 4:35-3 Except as provided by R. 4:35-1(d) and 4:35-2, all issues of fact not triable of right by a jury shall be decided by the court without a jury, whether or not any other issues are submitted to a jury. If certain of the issues are to be decided by a jury and others by the court, the court shall determine the sequence in which the issues shall be tried. Note: Source-R.R. 4:40-2. Part 4
  • Municipal Job Information, Job Title: Deputy Municipal Court Administrator Vicinage: Bergen Municipal Court: Lodi Boro Municipal Court Closing: Sept. 16, 2025 Posted: Aug. 27, 2025