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Category Archives: New Jersey Federal District Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY: Court Operations Under The Exigent Circumstances Created By COVID-19 – Standing Order 2021-11

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WHEREAS, due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the National Emergency,
first declared on March 13, 2020, remains in effect, as does the national public health
emergency, renewed again by the federal government on October 18, 2021; and

WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other public
health authorities continue to advise taking precautions to reduce the possibility of exposure
to COVID-19 and to slow the spread of the disease by, among other things, wearing masks fully
covering the nose and mouth, limiting sustained group gatherings of people, maintaining six feet
of physical distance from others (social distancing), and limiting sustained indoor activities
involving spoken presentations; and Read More

NOTICE: United States District Court of New Jersey – Proposed Amendment to the Local Civil Rule: RULE 33.1

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Notice is hereby given to the Bar and all interested parties that the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey proposes to amend the Local Civil Rules. The proposed amendments are posted for public comment as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2071(b) at http://www.njd.uscourts.gov.

Amendment are proposed to the following Local Civil Rule:

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Notice to the Bar: Accepting Applications for Magistrate Judge Vacancies

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EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

AUGUST 3, 2020

RE: FULL-TIME UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE VACANCIES AT NEWARK, NEW JERSEY AND CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY

The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey has announced that it is seeking candidates for the position of full-time United States Magistrate Judge in the Newark vicinage and the Camden vicinage. Read More

NOTICE: STANDING ORDER 2020-12 – Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

STANDING ORDER 2020-12

IN RE: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19, SUPERSESSION OF STANDING ORDERS 2020-02, 2020-03, 2020-04 AND 2020-09

WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the President of the United States declared a National Emergency in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic;

WHEREAS, in response to the spread of COVID-19, on March 9, 2020, the Governor of the State of New Jersey declared a State of Emergency of indefinite duration and a Public Health Emergency, which the Governor has extended through at least June 5, 2020; Read More

NOTICE: STANDING ORDER 2020-13 – Use of Face Covering/Masks Due to COVID-19

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

STANDING ORDER 2020-13

IN RE: USE OF FACE COVERINGS/MASKS: DUE TO COVID-19

WHEREAS, the President of the United States has declared a National Emergency, and the Governor of the State of New Jersey has declared a State of Emergency and a Public Health Emergency throughout the State, in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic;

WHEREAS, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other public health authorities have advised taking precautions to reduce the possibility of exposure to COVID-19 and to slow the spread of the disease; Read More

NOTICE: Closing of the Newark Vicinage Courthouses

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR  THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

IN RE: CLOSINGS OF THE NEWARK VICINAGE COURTHOUSES STANDING ORDER NO. 2020-05 OF UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

STANDING ORDER NO. 2020-05

STANDING ORDER 

The Court has been informed that several federal employees who work in the Martin Luther King and Frank R. Lautenberg U.S. Courthouses (“Newark Courthouses”), located in Newark, New Jersey, have tested positive for COVID-19. To swiftly ensure the health and safety of the public, jurors, grand jurors, court and agency staff and judicial officers, from exposure to or spread of the disease;

 

With the concurrence of the Court Security Committee and the Executive Committee, the U.S. Marshal, and the Clerk of the Court, in consultations with GSA, it is ORDERED that both Newark Courthouses in Newark, New Jersey shall be CLOSED from Thursday, March 26, 2020, through Monday, April 6, 2020. No one will be permitted to enter the building during this closure with the exception of authorized cleaning personnel. This Standing Order does not affect the operation of the two courthouses in the Trenton and Camden Vicinages. The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey otherwise remains open for official business. The Court’s Electronic Case Filing (ECF) system is not affected by the closure, and parties may continue to file electronically.

 

DATED: March 26, 2020

/s/ Hon. Freda L. Wolfson

U.S. Chief District Judge

District of New Jersey

NOTICE: Additional Measures Due to the Exigent Circumstances of COVID-19

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT

COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF

NEW JERSEY

STANDING ORDER 2020-04

In light of the circumstances identified in this Court’s Standing Order 2020-02 and as a result of expected delays during the COVID-19 pandemic, this Court issues the following Supplemental Order:

IT IS on this 24th date of March, 2020,

ORDERED that all filing and discovery deadlines in civil matters that currently fall between March 25, 2020 and April 30, 2020, are

EXTENDED by forty-five (45) days, unless the presiding judge in an individual case directs otherwise after the date of this Order. This extension does not apply to any scheduled dates of conferences, which are controlled by the presiding judge;

ORDERED that this Standing Order does not toll or extend any applicable statute of limitations; and it is further

ORDERED that any litigant in a civil matter may seek relief from this Order in a case which that litigant believes is emergent or otherwise requires immediate relief.

 

/s/ Hon. Freda L. Wilson,

U.S. Chief District Judge

District of New Jersey