Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey
R. 4:102-4 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:102-4: Admittance to or Removal from the CBLP, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Admittance to or Removal from the CBLP
(a) Opt-in/Opt-Out. Parties may file a motion for inclusion in the CBLP where a case is not presumptively assigned to the CBLP but involves complex business related issues and/or the amount in controversy is less than $200,000. Parties may also move for removal from the CBLP on the grounds that the action does not meet the eligibility criteria.
(b) Review of Cases in CBLP. The Assignment Judge or the CBLP judge may conduct an initial review of a case to determine if it is appropriate for the CBLP. The judge may, sua sponte, assign it to the CBLP or remove it from the CBLP. If the case is removed from the CBLP it will be reassigned to the appropriate track for case management based on the case type designated on the Civil Case Information Statement.
Note:Adopted July 27, 2018 to be effective September 1, 2018; paragraph (b) amended July 31, 2020 to be effective September 1, 2020.
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rule 4:102-4 "Admittance to or Removal from the CBLP" {
(a) Opt-in/Opt-Out. Parties may file a motion for inclusion in the CBLP where a case is not presumptively assigned to the CBLP but involves complex business related issues and/or the amount in controversy is less than $200,000. Parties may also move for removal from the CBLP on the grounds that the action does not meet the eligibility criteria.
(b) Review of Cases in CBLP. The Assignment Judge or the CBLP judge may conduct an initial review of a case to determine if it is appropriate for the CBLP. The judge may, sua sponte, assign it to the CBLP or remove it from the CBLP. If the case is removed from the CBLP it will be reassigned to the appropriate track for case management based on the case type designated on the Civil Case Information Statement.
Note:Adopted July 27, 2018 to be effective September 1, 2018; paragraph (b) amended July 31, 2020 to be effective September 1, 2020.
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referenced_by: 4:86-4
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-12; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 4:102-3 · R. 4:102-5 → · chapter 4:102 · all rules
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