R. 4:100 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:100: Civil Docket, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

rule 4:100 "Civil Docket" {
The Clerk of the Superior Court or, where provided by law or these rules, the deputy clerk of the Superior Court shall enter each action in the Civil Docket. Upon the filing of the first paper in any action the clerk shall assign a docket number to the action and promptly notify plaintiff's attorney of such number. Like notice shall be given to the defendant's attorney upon the filing of the first paper on behalf of the defendant. Thereafter the attorneys shall number every paper to be filed by them in the action with such docket number.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:120-1. Amended July 22, 1983 to be effective September 12, 1983; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; amended June 28, 1996 to be effective September 1, 1996.
}
referenced_by: 4:70-1
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2026-03-20; corpus harvested 2026-09-02