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Supreme Court Second Omnibus Order on Court Operations and Legal Practice (April 24, 2020), with Notice to the Bar

Jury trials and grand juries suspended through May 31, 2020; landlord-tenant trials suspended through May 31, 2020 and residential lockouts suspended; municipal court sessions resume remotely (with consent from April 27; generally from May 11, 2020); most extensions and tolling end May 10, 2020

Supreme Court of New Jersey; Notice to the Bar by Hon. Glenn A. Grant, J.A.D. · New Jersey (Court)

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Jurisdiction
New Jersey
Level
Court
Authority
N.J. Const. art. VI, sec. 2, para. 3
Issued
2020-04-24 Apr. 24, 2020
Effective
2020-04-24; staged dates April 27, May 10 and May 11, 2020 (read as 2020-04-24)
End
Continued by later omnibus orders; new jury trials authorized from Sept. 21, 2020 (Seventh Omnibus Order, NJ-099) (read as 2020-09-21)
In force
Apr. 24, 2020 to Sept. 21, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public offices
Addressees
  • all courts, attorneys and litigants
  • landlords and tenants
  • municipal courts
Functions reached
  • CT courts (remote only; jury and grand jury suspended)
  • PM/SV landlord-tenant trials and lockouts suspended
  • CL real estate and lending litigation
  • CS law practice conducted remotely
Collection
New Jersey NJ

Operative words

Notice: "Since transitioning to virtual operations, the courts have conducted more than 12,000 remote court events involving more than 80,000 participants."... "Efforts to resolve matters in Landlord/Tenant (LT), Special Civil (DC), and Small Claims (SC) cases will continue even while trials in those matters are suspended."... "The Court's Order lifts the suspension of Municipal Court sessions. As of April 27, 2020, remote proceedings in the Municipal Courts may be conducted with the consent of all parties. Effective May 11, 2020, with appropriate notice to the parties, Municipal Court sessions can resume in individual Municipal Courts. Sessions may only proceed by video or phone."... "Jury Trials and Grand Jury Proceedings Are Still Suspended. It remains impracticable to plan for in-person jury trials or grand jury proceedings. The April 24 Order continues the suspension of petit and grand juries through May 31, 2020." Order: "k. Landlord/tenant trials are suspended through May 31, 2020, and lockouts of residential tenants (evictions) are suspended".

Enforcement

Order of the Supreme Court

Notes

Real estate and legal services: landlord-tenant trials suspended by the Court in parallel with the Governor's removal moratorium (EO 106).

Retrieval note

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