New Jersey Judiciary form CN 10877. This walkthrough fills the
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The Expedited Jury Trial Form carries the notation “Revised 11/01/2013, CN 10877-English” and runs three pages. Its caption identifies the “Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division,” a county, and the “Civil Part,” with spaces for a docket number and for the names of the Plaintiff and Defendant. The caption block names the document “Consent Order for Expedited Jury Trial,” opposite the party names; the page header reads “EXPEDITED JURY TRIAL FORM.”
The form opens with a block labeled “Plaintiff or Filing Attorney Information,” which collects a name, an “NJ Attorney ID Number,” an address, and a telephone number. Paragraph 1 states that “This Order is entered pursuant to Rule 1:1-2 and Evidence Rules 101(a)(4) and 102.” Paragraph 2 records that “The parties request that the Court conduct a binding Expedited Jury Trial to resolve this case,” and that counsel “voluntarily agree to follow the rules and procedures set forth in this Order and represent that their client(s) consent to same.”
Paragraph 3 provides that “The jury shall consist of six persons with no alternates,” that “Each party will be permitted three peremptory challenges,” and that the parties stipulate that if one juror is excused the trial shall proceed and a verdict may be rendered by 5 of the jury agreeing. Paragraph 4, headed “EVIDENCE,” allows each party to call one lay witness for live testimony, treats a videotape deposition as live testimony, and permits counsel to read, show or present to the jury any materials obtained or produced in discovery that “are marked as exhibits in evidence before the trial begins,” listing depositions, answers to interrogatories, documents, admissions, expert reports, statements, medical and hospital records, police reports, business records, “writings” (Rule 801e), “photographs” (Rule 1001b), diagrams, and other materials; it adds that materials not produced in discovery may be admitted by consent, and that the evidence will include definitions and diagrams of medical and other specialized terms of which judicial notice is taken.
Paragraph 5, headed “OBJECTIONS,” sets out stipulations as to the authenticity of documents, writings and photographs, the admission of business records, expert reports and written statements of persons not giving live testimony subject to redaction, and the reasonableness and necessity of charges in bills and invoices. It names the objections to deposition testimony that are waived, including leading, asked and answered, cumulative and compound question, and the objections the Court will rule on before the trial begins, including relevance, undue prejudice, privilege and noncompliance with discovery rules. Paragraph 6 gives each attorney, subject to modification at the court’s discretion, a maximum of 15 minutes for opening statements and 30 minutes for summations. Paragraph 7 states that Requests to Charge may be submitted only on issues not covered by the Model Civil Jury Charges. Paragraph 8 states that “Judgment will be entered upon the jury’s verdict,” and paragraph 9 leaves room for anything else “stipulated or ordered.”
The document closes with a dated “IT IS SO ORDERED” line signed “J.S.C.,” above consent signature lines for “Attorney for Plaintiff(s)” and “Attorney for Defendant(s),” under the sentence: “We hereby consent to entry of this Order and certify that our clients agree to its provisions.”
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