Rules of Court · Part 2 · New Jersey
R. 2:12A-3 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 2:12A-3: Certification Order; Record, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Certification Order; Record
The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit shall issue a certification order and forward it to the Supreme Court. Within five days of the filing of the order with the Supreme Court, the parties may comment on the order by serving and filing nine copies of a statement that does not exceed five pages.
Before responding to a certified question, the Court may request of the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit that it deliver all or part of the record in the pending litigation.
Note: Adopted November 19, 1999, to take effect January 3, 2000.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 2:12A-3 "Certification Order; Record" {
The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit shall issue a certification order and forward it to the Supreme Court. Within five days of the filing of the order with the Supreme Court, the parties may comment on the order by serving and filing nine copies of a statement that does not exceed five pages.
Before responding to a certified question, the Court may request of the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit that it deliver all or part of the record in the pending litigation.
Note: Adopted November 19, 1999, to take effect January 3, 2000.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-10-08; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 2:12A-2 · R. 2:12A-4 → · chapter 2:12A · all rules
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