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Some Court Operations Set to Resume

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By Vince Conti

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COURT HOUSE – A Supreme Court order has set the stage for a partial resumption of certain suspended court operations. The omnibus order allows civil arbitration and matrimonial early settlement panels to resume. Civil commitment hearings, already underway when the order was issued, will continue.
One major change in court operations is the provision for Municipal Court sessions to resume May 11 by video or phone where possible. Attorney disciplinary hearings and fee arbitrations in relatively straightforward matters can also resume on May 11.
The order extends the suspension of jury trials, landlord/tenant trials and grand jury proceedings until May 31. The filing of notices of tort claims and the disposition of appearance of doctors, nurses and healthcare workers also remain suspended until May 31. The suspension of evictions of residential tenants continues.
Foreclosure motions or judgments received after March 1 will not be reviewed or recommended until further notice.
The state judiciary began working remotely on March 16. A press release from the New Jersey Supreme Court reports that since that time the courts have conducted over 12,000 “court events” involving more than 80,000 participants. These events have taken the form of hearings on motions, settlement and status conferences, arraignments, detention hearings and municipal appeals.

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