Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey
R. 4:36-2 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:36-2: Notice of Expiration of Discovery Period, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Notice of Expiration of Discovery Period
The court shall send a notice to each party to the action 60 days prior to the end of the prescribed discovery period. The notice shall advise that if an extension of the discovery period is required, application therefor must be made prior to its expiration and that if no such application is made, the action shall be deemed ready for trial. The notice shall also advise that if trial counsel has not yet been designated, that designation shall be made on written notice to all parties and the court no later than ten days after the expiration of the discovery period or the right to designate trial counsel shall be deemed waived.
Note: Adopted July 5, 2000 to be effective September 5, 2000 (and former Rule 4:36-2 deleted); former caption and text deleted, and new caption and text adopted July 12, 2002 to be effective September 3, 2002.
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rule 4:36-2 "Notice of Expiration of Discovery Period" {
The court shall send a notice to each party to the action 60 days prior to the end of the prescribed discovery period. The notice shall advise that if an extension of the discovery period is required, application therefor must be made prior to its expiration and that if no such application is made, the action shall be deemed ready for trial. The notice shall also advise that if trial counsel has not yet been designated, that designation shall be made on written notice to all parties and the court no later than ten days after the expiration of the discovery period or the right to designate trial counsel shall be deemed waived.
Note: Adopted July 5, 2000 to be effective September 5, 2000 (and former Rule 4:36-2 deleted); former caption and text deleted, and new caption and text adopted July 12, 2002 to be effective September 3, 2002.
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referenced_by: 4:32-3, 4:5B-1, [4:32-5]
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-29; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 4:36-1 · R. 4:36-3 → · chapter 4:36 · all rules
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