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D.N.J. L. Civ. R. 5.1
Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers
(a) Service of all papers other than the initial summons and complaint shall be made in the manner
specified in Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b).
(b) Except where otherwise provided by these Rules (or the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure), proof
of service of all papers required or permitted to be served shall be filed in the Clerk's office promptly and in any
event before action is taken thereon by the Court or the parties. The proof shall show the date and manner of
service and may be by written acknowledgment of service, by certificate of a member of the bar of this Court,
by affidavit of the person who served the papers, or by any other proof satisfactory to the Court, including,
without limitation, any document complying with 28 U.S.C. § 1746. Failure to make the required proof of
service does not affect the validity of the service; the Court may at any time allow the proof of service to be
amended or supplied unless it clearly appears that to do so would result in material prejudice to the substantive
rights of any party.
(c) Except in an emergency, no papers shall be left with or mailed to a Judge for filing, but all
pleadings shall be filed with the Clerk of the Court.
(d) When papers are filed, the Clerk shall endorse thereon the date and time of filing.
(e) Parties shall furnish to the Clerk forthwith all necessary copies of any pleading, judgment or
order, or other matter of record in a cause, so as to permit the Clerk to comply with the provisions of any statute
or rule. Plaintiff or plaintiff’s attorney, upon filing a complaint, and defendant or defendant’s attorney, upon
filing a notice of removal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1446, shall simultaneously file with the Clerk a completed
civil cover sheet in addition to any documents required to be filed under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,
the Local Civil Rules and/or 28 U.S.C. § 1446(a).
(f) Any papers received by the Clerk without payment of such fees as may be fixed by statute or by
the Judicial Conference of the United States for the filing thereof shall be marked "received" and the date and
time of receipt shall be noted thereon.
History
Amended: March 14, 2001; June 19, 2013; April 23, 2024.
Provenance
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- www.njd.uscourts.gov
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- 2026-09-18
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- fed-district-2026-09-18
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