State Court Stipulation and Proposed Order (General Civil) - New Jersey

NEW JERSEY GENERAL CIVIL STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER

READ BEFORE DRAFTING

Use this shell only after identifying the authority for the particular relief. Party agreement does not by itself establish that a deadline or court order may be changed.

Select the correct document structure:

• Stipulation only: use only if the governing authority permits the parties' filed agreement to accomplish the change without a judge's order.
• Consent order: use when the parties agree on proposed relief that requires court approval.
• Stipulation and proposed order: use when the parties' agreement and the requested judicial action should be stated separately.
• Motion with proposed order: use instead when the rule, prior order, or court requires motion practice, even if no party opposes the relief.

The current eCourts Civil filing-types list separately identifies Consent Order, Case Management Consent Order, Discovery Extension Stipulation, Stipulation of Dismissal, and Stipulation of Settlement. Select the precise filing type in the live system; do not upload every agreement as a generic consent order.

This form intentionally does not state discovery-extension periods or standards. For a discovery change, check current Rule 4:24-1, the track-assignment notice, every case-management order, and any fixed arbitration or trial date before drafting.

1. FILING ATTORNEY

[ATTORNEY NAME]
New Jersey Attorney ID: [________]
[FIRM NAME]
[Street address]
[City, State ZIP]
Telephone: [________]
Email: [________]
Attorney for [party name and designation]

2. CAPTION

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY
LAW DIVISION, [COUNTY] COUNTY
DOCKET NO. [L-________-__]

Use the existing case caption and docket number exactly as they appear in the case jacket. Add any case-type, multicounty-litigation, or complex-business designation required in this action.

STIPULATION

The undersigned parties, through counsel or on their own behalf if self-represented, stipulate as follows:

3. PARTIES JOINING THE STIPULATION

Any party not joining every term:

[____________________________________________________________]

Do not describe the filing as a consent order if a party whose rights are affected has not consented. Identify whether the requested relief instead must proceed as an unopposed or contested application.

4. RELIEF-SPECIFIC AUTHORITY

The authority permitting or requiring the requested relief is:

• Court rule, statute, or other authority: [________________________________]
• Relevant subsection: [________________________________]
• Existing order or case-management provision: [________________________________]
• Relief permitted by stipulation alone? ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Counsel must confirm
• Court approval required? ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Counsel must confirm
• Motion required? ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Counsel must confirm
• Filing or return deadline: [________________________________]
• Required factual or legal standard: [________________________________]

Explain how the requested terms comply with that authority:

[____________________________________________________________]

[____________________________________________________________]

5. RELEVANT BACKGROUND

1. This action concerns [brief neutral description]:

[____________________________________________________________]

2. The procedural event, deadline, or order relevant to this stipulation is:

[____________________________________________________________]

3. The parties seek the following change or agreed disposition:

[____________________________________________________________]

Delete recitals that are unnecessary. If a recital supplies facts the court must rely on, identify the person with personal knowledge and use the optional Rule 1:4-4(b) certification below or another required proof.

6. AGREED TERMS

1. Primary term. [________________________________________________________]

2. Effective date or triggering event. [___________________________________]

3. Deadline or performance details. [______________________________________]

4. Effect on an existing order or deadline. [______________________________]

5. Documents, notices, payments, or other performance required.

[____________________________________________________________]

6. Allocation of fees and costs, if relevant. [____________________________]

7. Additional term. [_____________________________________________________]

8. Additional term. [_____________________________________________________]

7. MATTERS NOT CHANGED

Except for the terms stated above:

1. The [order / case-management order / agreement] dated [__/__/____] remains unchanged.
2. No claim, defense, objection, privilege, or right is waived except as expressly stated here.
3. This stipulation is not an admission of liability, fault, damages, or the truth of a disputed allegation, unless expressly stated otherwise.

Delete or revise these provisions if they conflict with the actual agreement.

8. EFFECT OF SIGNATURES

Each signatory represents that the signatory is authorized to agree for the identified party. The parties request entry of the proposed order only if court approval is required. A proposed order is not an entered order.

9. SIGNATURES

Attorney or self-represented party for [party]

Dated: [__/__/____]

By: /s/ [________________________________]
[Printed name]
New Jersey Attorney ID, if applicable: [________]
[Firm, address, telephone, and email]
Attorney for / Self-represented [________________________________]

Attorney or self-represented party for [party]

Dated: [__/__/____]

By: /s/ [________________________________]
[Printed name]
New Jersey Attorney ID, if applicable: [________]
[Firm, address, telephone, and email]
Attorney for / Self-represented [________________________________]

Additional signatory

Dated: [__/__/____]

By: /s/ [________________________________]
[Printed name and capacity]
Attorney for / Self-represented [________________________________]

Add a signature block for every person whose consent is required. Confirm the live eCourts signature and upload requirements before filing.

10. OPTIONAL CERTIFICATION IN LIEU OF OATH — RULE 1:4-4(b)

Use this only when factual statements require a certification from a person with personal knowledge. Identify the certified paragraphs and attach exhibits as needed. Rule 1:4-8 is the frivolous-litigation rule; it is not the authority for a certification in lieu of oath.

I, [________________________________], certify that:

1. I am [role and relationship to the case]: [________________________________].
2. I have personal knowledge of paragraphs [____] through [____] of this filing.

I certify that the foregoing statements made by me are true. I am aware that if any of the foregoing statements made by me are willfully false, I am subject to punishment.

Dated: [__/__/____]

Signature: ________________________________________
Printed name: [________________________________]

PROPOSED ORDER

Delete this section when the governing authority permits a stipulation alone and no court order is requested.

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY
LAW DIVISION, [COUNTY] COUNTY
DOCKET NO. [L-________-__]

The parties having submitted their stipulation dated [__/__/____], and the court having considered the filing and the authority identified in it:

IT IS on this ____ day of ____________________, 20____, ORDERED that:

1. [State the precise relief granted; do not merely incorporate an unclear request.]

[____________________________________________________________]

2. [State each new deadline, obligation, or disposition separately.]

[____________________________________________________________]

3. [Identify the exact provision of any prior order that is modified.]

[____________________________________________________________]

4. All provisions of the [identify order and date] not expressly modified remain in effect.

5. [State service, compliance, or other follow-up requirement, if authorized.]

[____________________________________________________________]

________________________________________
Hon. [________________________________], J.S.C.

☐ Consented to by all affected parties
☐ Unopposed application
☐ Other: [________________________________]

11. SERVICE RECORD

Complete the method that was actually used. Do not state that an eCourts upload automatically completed service unless the governing rule, live system, and filing confirmation establish that result for every recipient.

I certify that on [__/__/____], I served the foregoing on the persons listed below:

Methods used:

☐ eCourts notice or service shown by the transaction confirmation
☐ Email, where permitted
☐ First-class mail
☐ Certified mail
☐ Personal delivery
☐ Other authorized method: [________________________________]

Dated: [__/__/____]

/s/ [________________________________]
[Printed name]

FILING CHECKLIST

Authority and substance

☐ Identified the exact rule, statute, prior order, and subsection governing the requested relief

☐ Confirmed whether stipulation alone, consent order, or motion practice is required

☐ Confirmed that no statutory, appellate, arbitration, trial, or judge-set deadline is being changed without authority

☐ Used exact dates and stated which prior provision is modified

☐ Removed irrelevant discovery, expert, dispositive-motion, and track language

☐ Obtained every required signature and accurately labeled any nonconsenting party

Caption, certification, and privacy

☐ Matched the case-jacket caption, county, division, docket number, and party designations

☐ Used Rule 1:4-4(b), not Rule 1:4-8, if a certification in lieu of oath is needed

☐ Limited certified facts to the declarant's personal knowledge

☐ Removed or redacted confidential personal identifiers as current Rule 1:38-7 and filing guidance require

Filing and service

☐ Selected the precise live eCourts filing type

☐ Followed the live system's required file format for the stipulation and any proposed order

☐ Saved the complete filing, eCourts transaction confirmation, and entered order

☐ Verified service on every attorney and self-represented party, including anyone not registered in eCourts

☐ Calendar the new date only after determining when the stipulation or entered order becomes effective

The official eCourts guides currently linked by the Judiciary include older publication dates. Treat the live system, current court rules, and judge-specific direction as controlling if they differ from a guide.

OFFICIAL SOURCES CHECKED

• New Jersey Judiciary, Rules of Court index, noting amendments effective on or before June 1, 2026: https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/rules-of-court
• New Jersey Court Rule 1:4-1, Caption; Name and Addresses of Party and Attorney; Format: https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/rules-of-court/14-1-caption-name-and-addresses-of-party-and-attorney-format
• New Jersey Court Rule 1:4-4, Affidavits, including certification in lieu of oath under paragraph (b): https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/rules-of-court/14-4-affidavits
• New Jersey Court Rule 1:4-8, Frivolous Litigation: https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/rules-of-court/14-8-frivolous-litigation
• New Jersey Court Rules 1:5-1, 1:5-2, 1:5-3, and 1:5-6: https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/rules-of-court
• New Jersey Judiciary, eCourts Training/Guides: https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/ecourts/user-guides
• New Jersey Judiciary, Civil Part Filing Types List: https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/attorneys/ecourts/training/civilpartfilingtypeslist.pdf
• New Jersey Judiciary, Civil Part — eFiling a Document on an Existing Case: https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/attorneys/ecourts/training/ecourts-civil-part-efiling-document-existing-case.pdf
• New Jersey Judiciary, Guidelines for Preparing Documents for e-Filing: https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/attorneys/ecourts/training/submissionguidelines.pdf
• Supreme Court of New Jersey, 2026 Omnibus Rule Amendment Order, effective September 1, 2026: https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/notices/2026/07/n260723a.pdf

The September 1, 2026 omnibus order does not amend Rules 1:4-1, 1:4-4, 1:4-8, or 1:5-1 through 1:5-6. It does amend Rule 1:6-2(d); if this filing must instead proceed as a motion on or after September 1, 2026, use the amended motion rule.