Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey
R. 4:50-3 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:50-3: Effect of Motion, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Effect of Motion
A motion under R. 4:50 does not suspend the operation of any judgment, order or proceeding or affect the finality of a final judgment, nor does this rule limit the power of a court to set aside a judgment, order or proceeding for fraud upon the court or to entertain an independent action to relieve a party from a judgment, order or proceeding.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:62-2 (third and fourth sentences).
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 4:50-3 "Effect of Motion" {
A motion under R. 4:50 does not suspend the operation of any judgment, order or proceeding or affect the finality of a final judgment, nor does this rule limit the power of a court to set aside a judgment, order or proceeding for fraud upon the court or to entertain an independent action to relieve a party from a judgment, order or proceeding.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:62-2 (third and fourth sentences).
}
referenced_by: 4:39-3, 4:85-1
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-10-07; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 4:50-2 · chapter 4:50 · all rules
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