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D.N.J. — local rules, ECF filing procedures, and judges’ standing orders, readable in full.

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Civil Rules (78)
5.3 Confidentiality Orders And Restricting Public Access Under Cm/Ecf
6.1 Extensions Of Time And Continuances
7.1 Application And Motion Practice
7.1.1 Disclosure Of Third-Party Litigation Funding
7.2 Affidavits And Briefs
8.1 Pleading Damages
9.1 Special Matters - Review Of Social Security Matters
9.2 Special Matters - Admiralty And Maritime Rules For The United States District Court For The District Of New Jersey
10.1 Form Of Pleadings
11.1 Signing Of Pleadings
11.2 - Verification Of Petitions And Initial Certifications
11.3 Applications For Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 Sanctions
12.1 Defenses And Objections: When And How Presented
12.2 Motion To Dismiss Fewer Than All Claims
15.1 Motions To File Amended Pleadings
16.1 Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Case Management
24.1 Notice Of Claim Of Unconstitutionality
24.2 Statutory Court
26.1 Discovery
27.1 Depositions For Use In A Foreign Country
28.1 Letters Rogatory
33.1 Interrogatories
34.1 Requests For Production Of Documents
36.1 Requests For Admission
37.1 Discovery Motions
37.2 Applications For Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 Sanctions
38.1 Jury Demand
40.1 Allocation And Assignment Of Cases
41.1 Dismissal Of Inactive Cases
42.1 Consolidation Of Cases
44.1 Seal
47.1 Petit Jurors
47.2 Assessment Of Jury Costs
48.1 Civil Jury
48.2 Taking Of Civil Verdict
52.1 Oral Opinions
54.1 Costs
54.2 Compensation For Services Rendered And Reimbursement Of Expenses
54.3 Prepayment Of Clerk'S And Marshal'S Fees
56.1 Summary Judgment Motions
58.1 Entry Of Judgments And Orders
65.1 Applications For Emergency Relief
65.1.1 Security And Sureties
66.1 Receiverships
67.1 Deposit In Court And Disbursement Of Court Funds
69.1 Marshal'S Vouchers
72.1 United States Magistrate Judges
73.1 Civil Trials By Consent Before United States Magistrate Judges
77.1 Court Session
78.1 Motion Days And Oral Argument
79.1 Custody Of Original Papers, Records And Exhibits
79.2 Briefs Part Of Public Record
79.3 Entry Of Satisfaction Of Judgments And Decrees
79.4 Filing Of Mandate
79.5 Clerk To Maintain List Of Official Newspapers
80.1 Transcripts
81.1 Naturalization
81.2 Petitions For Habeas Corpus And Motions Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 In Non-Death Penalty Cases
81.3 Petitions For Habeas Corpus And Motions Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 In Death Penalty Cases
83.1 Adoption And Amendment Of Local Rules
83.2 Relaxation Or Modification Of Local Rules
83.3 Procedure In The Absence Of Rule Or Statutory Provision
85.1 Title
101.1 Admission Of Attorneys
102.1 Withdrawal Of Appearance
103.1 Judicial Ethics And Professional Responsibility
104.1 Discipline Of Attorneys
105.1 Extrajudicial Statements
201.1 Arbitration
301.1 Mediation
401.1 Restrictions Of All Broadcasting, Photographing, Video Or Voice Recording
601.1 Bankruptcy Court Rules; Local Rules
601.2 Appeals To The District Court
601.3 Prosecuting Appeal
601.4 Other Grounds For Dismissals Of Appeals
601.5 Briefs & Appendices
601.6 Disclosure Of Corporate Affiliations And Financial Interest
601.7 Motion For Extension Of Time To File A Brief
Criminal Rules (15)
5.1 United States Magistrate Judges
7.1 Grand Jurors
12.1 Motions Under Fed. R. Crim. P. 12
18.1 Assignment Of Criminal Cases
24.1 Selection And Impanelment Of Trial Jurors
32.1 Probation
41.1 Motions Under Fed. R. Crim. P. 41
44.1 Formal Written Appearance - Criminal Matters
46.1 Release From Custody
53.1 Conduct In The Courtroom
55.1 Record Of Proceedings
55.2 Custody And Disposition Of Exhibits
58.1 Proceedings In Misdemeanor And Petty Offense Cases
60.1 Title
101.1 Extrajudicial Statements In Criminal Proceedings
Electronic Filing (ECF) Procedures
Electronic Case Filing Procedures
District Forms (13)
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Motion Guide
Notice of Appeal
Procedural Guide for Pro Se Litigants
National (AO) forms used in every district are searchable too — try “AO 440” or “subpoena to testify at a deposition” in Search.
Standing Orders & Judge Procedures (127)
Court-wide (92)
1987 Plan Pursuant to Speedy Trial Act
1990 Probation Office Access to Credit Profile Data
1995 Bankruptcy Reform Act
1995 United States Marshal's Service
1996 Collateral Forfeiture Schedule
1996 In the Matter of Amendment of Collateral Forfeiture Schedule for Violations within Jurisdiction of the National Park
1998 Collateral Forfeiture Schedule Governing Violations Enforced by the Bureau of Land Management
2009 Jury Fee Supplemental Attendance Fee
Amended Extension of Standing Order 21-02: Further Suspension of In-Person Judicial Proceedings, Due to COVID-19
Amended Standing Order 2025-06: In re Stay of Civil Matters involving U.S. as a Party
Amended Standing Order 2026-02: In Re Increase in Immigration-Related Habeas Corpus Petitions seeking Emergent Relief
Amended Standing Order 21-04: Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19 (Fourth Extension of Standing Order 20-12)
Amending Standing Order 20-06 – Extending Video/Teleconferencing for Criminal Proceedings Under the CARES Act
Amendment to Standing Order 18-4
Extension of Standing Order 20-11
Extension of Standing Order 20-12
Extension of Standing Order 20-17 IN RE: Suspension of In-person Judicial Proceedings
Extension of Standing Order 2021-09: Electronic Service in Cases Seeking Social Security Review
Extension of Standing Order 21-02: Further Suspension of In-person Judicial Proceedings and Limitations of Grand Jury Proceedings Due to Covid-19
Extension of Standing Order 21-03: Video Conferencing and Teleconferencing for Criminal Proceedings Under the CARES Act
Fifth Extension of Standing Order 2021-03: Video Conferencing and Teleconferencing for Criminal Proceedings Under the CARES Act
Fourth Extension of Standing Order 2021-03: Video Conferencing and Teleconferencing for Criminal Proceedings Under the CARES Act
Motion Guide
Ninth Extension of Standing Order 2021-03: Video Conferencing and Teleconferencing for Criminal Proceedings Under the CARES Act
Notice of Appeal
Procedural Guide for Pro Se Litigants
Second Extension of Standing Order 2020-06 CARES Act allowing criminal proceedings via video and telephone conferencing
Second Extension of Standing Order 2020-12 Re: Jury Trials and Speedy Trial Act
Second Extension of Standing Order 21-03: Video Conferencing and Teleconferencing for Criminal Proceedings Under the CARES Act
Seventh Extension of Standing Order 2021-03: Video Conferencing and Teleconferencing for Criminal Proceedings Under the CARES Act
Sixth Extension of Standing Order 2021-03: Video Conferencing and Teleconferencing for Criminal Proceedings Under the CARES Act
Standing Order 05-02 Multiple, Unrelated Defendants in Matters
Standing Order 12-1 Reference to the Bankruptcy Court Under Title 11
Standing Order 14-5 Representation of Clients in Connection with Petitions for Clemency
Standing Order 15-1 Representation of Clients by Pro Bono Counsel in Connection with Petitions for Clemency
Standing Order 15-2 - Criminal Trial Scheduling & Discovery
Standing Order 15-3 - Motions for Armed Career Criminal or Career Offender Sentencing Reductions Under 28 U.S.C 2255
Standing Order 15-4 Amendment to FRCP 4(m)
Standing Order 16-1 Docketing of R11 Proceedings in Criminal Cases
Standing Order 16-2 In Re: Motions seeking relief under Johnson
Standing Order 16-3 In the Matter of Deposit and Investment of Registry Funds
Standing Order 17-1 Standard Conditions of Supervision
Standing Order 18-2 Social Security Pilot Project
Standing Order 18-3 Order of Appointment
Standing Order 18-4 Stay of Civil Matters Involving the United States as a Party
Standing Order 19-05: Payment for Interpreter Services Under Criminal Justice Act
Standing Order 19-06: Reimbursement of Criminal Justice Act Training Panel Attorneys
Standing Order 19-2 First Step Act of 2018, Application of Fair Sentencing Act
Standing Order 20-01: Guidelines for Sentencing (Amended on October 8, 2020)
Standing Order 20-04: Additional Measures Due to the Exigent Circumstances Created By Covid-19 45 day Extension for discovery and filings in Civil Matters
Standing Order 20-05: Closing of the Newark Vicinage Courthouse of the United States District Of New Jersey
Standing Order 20-06: Amended: Video Conferencing and Teleconferencing for Criminal Proceedings Under the CARE Act
Standing Order 20-06: Video Conferencing and Teleconferencing for Criminal Proceedings Under the CARE Act
Standing Order 20-07: Expanded Use of Electronic Signatures Due to the Exigent Circumstances Created by Covid-19
Standing Order 20-08: First Step Act of 2018
Standing Order 20-09: Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19, Modifications of Standing Orders 2020-02,2020-03,2020-04
Standing Order 20-10: Habeas Petitions from Immigration Detainees Seeking Immediate Release Due to COVID-19
Standing Order 20-11: Pro Hac Vice Fees in Habeas Petitions from Immigration Detainees Seeking Immediate Release Due to COVID-19
Standing Order 20-12: Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created By COVID-19
Standing Order 20-13: Use of Face Coverings/Masks Due to COVID-19
Standing Order 20-14: In Re COVID-19 Protocol for Entrants to all DNJ Courthouses
Standing Order 20-16: IN RE: COVID-19 Temperature Screening at All District of New Jersey Courthouses
Standing Order 20-17 IN RE: Suspension of In-person Judicial Proceedings and Modification of Second Extension of Standing Order 2020-12, Due to the Resurgence of Covid-19
Standing Order 2022-01 IN RE: Updated COVID-19 Protocols
Standing Order 2022-02 in re: Updated COVID-19 Protocols
Standing Order 2023-01: Attorney Discipline - Imposition by this Court of Reciprocal Discipline Pursuant to L. Civ. R. 104.1
Standing Order 2023-02: Amendment/Recission of COVID-19 Procedures in Standing Orders 2021-11 and 2022-02
Standing Order 2023-04: Petitions for Retroactive Application of November 1, 2023 Amendments to Criminal History Guidelines
Standing Order 2024-01: DISCLOSURE OF PSI
Standing Order 2024-02: Electronic Signatures
Standing Order 2024-04: IN RE Rescinding Emergency Authorization for Filing via the ECF Help Desk Email and Authorization of Pro Se Filings through Alternative Document Submission
Standing Order 2025-01: IN RE Security of and Entry into United States Courthouses and Federal Court Facilities in the District of New Jersey
Standing Order 2025-02: IN RE Referral of Cases and Proceedings to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey
Standing Order 2025-04: IN RE "Schedule A" Cases
Standing Order 2025-05: IN RE Procedures for Access to and Service of Sealed Documents
Standing Order 2025-06: IN RE: Stay of Civil Matters Involving the United States as a Party
Standing Order 2026-02: In Re Increase in Immigration-Related Habeas Corpus Petitions seeking Emergent Relief
Standing Order 21-01: Procedures for the Handling, Filing, Service and Management of Highly Sensitive Documents
Standing Order 21-02: Further Suspension of In-person Judicial Proceedings and Limitations of Grand Jury Proceedings Due to Covid-19
Standing Order 21-03: Video Conferencing and Teleconferencing for Criminal Proceedings Under the CARES Act
Standing Order 21-04: Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by Covid-19
Standing Order 21-05: Pro Hac Vice Fees in Habeas Petitions from Immigration Detainees Seeking Immediate Release Due to COVID-19
Standing Order 21-06: Termination of the Patent Pilot Project; Repeal of L. Pat. R. 1.5, L. Civ. R. 40.1(f) and Appendix T
Standing Order 21-07: Termination of Social Security Pilot Project and Repeal of Standing Order 18-2
Standing Order 21-08: COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Requirements of Visitors to Court Facilities and of Federal Detainees in the District of New Jersey
Standing Order 21-09: Electronic Service in Cases Seeking Social Security Review
Standing Order 21-10: Party Identification in Social Security Cases
Standing Order 21-11: In re: Court Operations under the Exigent Circumstances created by COVID-19
Third Extension of Amended Standing Order 20-06 (CARES Act)
Third Extension of Standing Order 20-12 IN RE: Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by Covid-19
Third Extension of Standing Order 2021-03: Video Conferencing and Teleconferencing for Criminal Proceedings Under the CARES Act
Updated Amended Standing Order 21-04: Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19
Ads Webform (1)
ADS Guidelines and Procedures — Ads Webform
Andr%C3%A9 M Espinosa (1)
Civil Case Management Order — Andr%C3%A9 M Espinosa
Andrea D Bergman (1)
Judicial Preferences — Andrea D Bergman
Ann Marie Donio (1)
Order Concerning Settlement Conferences — Ann Marie Donio
Attorneys (1)
Procedural Guide for Pro Se Litigants — Attorneys
Brian R Martinotti (1)
Individual Practices — Brian R Martinotti
Christine P Ohearn (1)
Judicial Preferences — Christine P Ohearn
Edward S Kiel (2)
Order Concerning Citizenship of Unincorporated Business Organization — Edward S Kiel
Rules and Preferences — Edward S Kiel
Elizabeth Pascal (1)
http://www.njd.uscourts.gov/sites/njd/files/pretrialorder%20camden.pdf — Elizabeth Pascal
Esther Salas (1)
Individual Judicial Preferences & Procedures — Esther Salas
Evelyn Padin (2)
District Judge Evelyn Padin Clerk and Intern Hiring Preferences — Evelyn Padin
District Judge Evelyn Padin Preferences — Evelyn Padin
Georgette Castner (1)
Judge Georgette Castner Judicial Preferences — Georgette Castner
J Brendan Day (1)
Civil Case Management Order — J Brendan Day
Jamel K Semper (1)
Civil Jury Trial Preferences — Jamel K Semper
James B Clark Iii (1)
Individual Practices — James B Clark Iii
Jessica S Allen (1)
Individual Practices — Jessica S Allen
Jos%C3%A9 R Almonte (2)
Judge José R. Almonte Judicial Preferences — Jos%C3%A9 R Almonte
Judge José R. Almonte’s Standing Order for Initial Scheduling Conferences — Jos%C3%A9 R Almonte
Julien Xavier Neals (1)
Judicial Preferences and Procedures — Julien Xavier Neals
Justin T Quinn (2)
Case Management Order template — Justin T Quinn
Civil Case Management Order — Justin T Quinn
Karen M Williams (1)
Individual Judicial Preferences & Procedures — Karen M Williams
Katharine S Hayden (1)
Individual Practices — Katharine S Hayden
Madeline Cox Arleo (1)
Sample Final Pretrial Order — Madeline Cox Arleo
Matthew J Skahill (1)
https://www.njd.uscourts.gov/sites/njd/files/pretrialorder%20camden.pdf — Matthew J Skahill
Ren%C3%A9E Marie Bumb (1)
Individual Judicial Preferences & Procedures — Ren%C3%A9E Marie Bumb
Robert Kirsch (1)
Judge Robert Kirsch Judicial Preferences — Robert Kirsch
Rukhsanah L Singh (1)
Civil Case Management Order — Rukhsanah L Singh
Sharon King (1)
Individual Practices — Sharon King
Stacey D Adams (1)
Judge Stacey D. Adams Judicial Preferences — Stacey D Adams
Stanley R Chesler (1)
Uniform Final Pretrial Order — Stanley R Chesler
William J Martini (1)
Individual Practices — William J Martini
Zahid N Quraishi (1)
Individual Practices — Zahid N Quraishi
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