Local Rule D.N.J. LBR 5071-1: Adjournment

D.N.J. LBR 5071-1. Adjournment

(a) Procedure.

(1) A party seeking an adjournment in advance of a scheduled hearing in a Chapter 7 or 11 case or an adversary proceeding must submit Local Form Adjournment Request to the chambers's email address.

(2) A party seeking an adjournment in advance of a scheduled hearing in a Chapter 13 case must submit Local Form Adjournment Request for Chapter 13 to the Chapter 13 trustee.

(b) Timing. An adjournment request must be made not later than 3 days before the hearing date.

(c) Peremptory date. The court may, in its discretion, set a peremptory hearing date.

2025 Comment This Rule is amended to clarify that Local Form Adjournment Request applies to adversary proceedings, and that the court may set a peremptory hearing date at any time in its discretion.

2015 Comment This Rule now requires the use of Local Form Adjournment Request or Adjournment Request for Chapter 13 for all adjournment requests made before the scheduled hearing date. This Rule does not prevent a party from appearing at a hearing to request an adjournment.

If the final day of the 3 day period under subdivision (b) falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the request should be made on the preceding day on which the court is open.

The court is instituting the peremptory hearing date procedure in subdivision (c) to strongly encourage parties to request an adjournment at least 3 days before the scheduled hearing.

This procedure does not apply to adjournments of the meeting of creditors under § 341(a) of the Code.