Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey
R. 4:5A-1 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:5A-1: Tracks Defined, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Tracks Defined
Every civil action filed in the Superior Court, except civil commitment actions brought pursuant to R. 4:74-7 and actions in probate, foreclosure and all other general equity actions, shall be assigned by case type as prescribed by the Case Information Statement in Appendix XII to these Rules to one of the four tracks as therein specified, namely, Track I, Track II, Track III, and Track IV. The court shall make the assignment at the time the complaint and Case Information Statement are filed. All summary actions commenced by order to show cause shall be assigned to Track I.
Note: Adopted July 5, 2000 to be effective September 5, 2000.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 4:5A-1 "Tracks Defined" {
Every civil action filed in the Superior Court, except civil commitment actions brought pursuant to R. 4:74-7 and actions in probate, foreclosure and all other general equity actions, shall be assigned by case type as prescribed by the Case Information Statement in Appendix XII to these Rules to one of the four tracks as therein specified, namely, Track I, Track II, Track III, and Track IV. The court shall make the assignment at the time the complaint and Case Information Statement are filed. All summary actions commenced by order to show cause shall be assigned to Track I.
Note: Adopted July 5, 2000 to be effective September 5, 2000.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-29; corpus harvested 2026-09-02R. 4:5A-2 → · chapter 4:5A · all rules
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