Supreme Court First Omnibus Order on Court Operations and Legal Practice (March 27, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

New Jersey

Level

Court

Authority

N.J. Const. art. VI, sec. 2, para. 3

Issued

2020-03-27 Mar. 27, 2020

Effective

2020-03-27 (immediately) (read as 2020-03-27)

End

Continued and modified by the Second Omnibus Order (Apr. 24, 2020) and successors through the Ninth Omnibus Order (Oct. 8, 2020) (read as 2020-04-24)

In force

Mar. 27, 2020 to Apr. 24, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Gathering capCourts and public offices

Addressees

• all courts, attorneys and litigants in New Jersey

Functions reached

• CT courts (no jury trials; remote proceedings; tolling)
• CS litigation practices and expert witnesses
• CL real estate and lending matters in the courts (landlord-tenant, foreclosure)

Collection

New Jersey NJ

Operative words

"the New Jersey Judiciary has implemented various modifications to court operations, including an ongoing transition to video and phone proceedings instead of in-person appearances"... "the Court has entered a series of orders suspending certain court proceedings, extending deadlines, and tolling time periods because of the practical impossibility of continuing business as usual during this public health crisis."... "the effective periods must be extended based on current restrictions on movement and activity recommended by the NJ DOH and CDC, as well as provisions of Executive Order 107 (March 21, 2020)."... "(1) JURIES a. No new civil or criminal jury trials will be conducted until further notice, as previously provided by notices dated March 12 and March 15, 2020; b.... All current grand jury sessions including for State Grand Jury are cancelled through April 26, 2020".

Enforcement

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