Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey
R. 4:10-4 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:10-4: Sequence and Timing of Discovery, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Sequence and Timing of Discovery
Unless the court upon motion, for the convenience of parties and witnesses and in the interests of justice, orders otherwise, methods of discovery may be used in any sequence and the fact that a party is conducting discovery, whether by deposition or otherwise, shall not, of itself, operate to delay any other party's discovery.
Note: Former rule deleted (see R. 4:16-1) and new R. 4:10-4 adopted July 14, 1972 to be effective September 5, 1972.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 4:10-4 "Sequence and Timing of Discovery" {
Unless the court upon motion, for the convenience of parties and witnesses and in the interests of justice, orders otherwise, methods of discovery may be used in any sequence and the fact that a party is conducting discovery, whether by deposition or otherwise, shall not, of itself, operate to delay any other party's discovery.
Note: Former rule deleted (see R. 4:16-1) and new R. 4:10-4 adopted July 14, 1972 to be effective September 5, 1972.
}
referenced_by: 4:16-1, 4:17-6
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-29; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 4:10-3 · R. 4:10-5 → · chapter 4:10 · all rules
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