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Standing Orders

2025

Standing Order 2025-02: IN RE Referral of Cases and Proceedings to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey

Standing Order 2025-01: IN RE Security of and Entry into United States Courthouses and Federal Court Facilities in the District of New Jersey

2024

Standing Order 2024-04: IN RE Rescinding Emergency Authorization for Filing via the ECF Help Desk Email and Authorization of Pro Se Filings through Alternative Document Submission System ("ADS") on a Pilot Basis

Standing Order 2024-03: In re: Amendment to Procedures for Requesting, Filing, and Management of Highly Sensitive Documents and Guidance for Same

Standing Order 2024-02: Electronic Signatures

Standing Order 2024-01: DISCLOSURE OF PSI

2023

Standing Order 2023-05: Amendment/Recission of COVID-19 Protocols

Standing Order 2023-04: Petitions for Retroactive Application of November 1, 2023 Amendments to Criminal History Guidelines

Standing Order 2023-03: Security of and entry into U.S. Courthouses and Federal Court Facilities in the District of New Jersey/Amendment and Supplementation of Standing Order 19-7

Standing Order 2023-02: Amendment/Recission of COVID-19 Procedures in Standing Orders 2021-11 and 2022-02

Ninth Extension of Standing Order 2021-03: Video Conferencing and Teleconferencing for Criminal Proceedings Under the CARES Act

Standing Order 2023-01: Attorney Discipline - Imposition by this Court of Reciprocal Discipline Pursuant to L. Civ. R. 104.1

Eighth Extension of Standing Order 2021-03: Video Conferencing and Teleconferencing for Criminal Proceedings Under the CARES Act

2022

Seventh Extension of Standing Order 2021-03: Video Conferencing and Teleconferencing for Criminal Proceedings Under the CARES Act

Extension of Standing Order 2021-09: Electronic Service in Cases Seeking Social Security Review

Standing Order 2022-02 in re: Updated COVID-19 Protocols

Sixth Extension of Standing Order 2021-03: Video Conferencing and Teleconferencing for Criminal Proceedings Under the CARES Act

Fifth Extension of Standing Order 2021-03: Video Conferencing and Teleconferencing for Criminal Proceedings Under the CARES Act

Standing Order 2022-01 IN RE: Updated COVID-19 Protocols

Fourth Extension of Standing Order 2021-03: Video Conferencing and Teleconferencing for Criminal Proceedings Under the CARES Act

2021

Standing Order 21-11: In re: Court Operations under the Exigent Circumstances created by COVID-19

Third Extension of Standing Order 2021-03: Video Conferencing and Teleconferencing for Criminal Proceedings Under the CARES Act

Standing Order 21-10: Party Identification in Social Security Cases

Standing Order 21-09: Electronic Service in Cases Seeking Social Security Review

Standing Order 21-08: COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Requirements of Visitors to Court Facilities and of Federal Detainees in the District of New Jersey

Updated Amended Standing Order 21-04: Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19

Second Extension of Standing Order 21-03: Video Conferencing and Teleconferencing for Criminal Proceedings Under the CARES Act

Standing Order 21-07: Termination of Social Security Pilot Project and Repeal of Standing Order 18-2

Standing Order 21-06: Termination of the Patent Pilot Project; Repeal of L. Pat. R. 1.5, L. Civ. R. 40.1(f) and Appendix T

Extension of Standing Order 21-03: Video Conferencing and Teleconferencing for Criminal Proceedings Under the CARES Act

Amended Standing Order 21-04: Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19 (Fourth Extension of Standing Order 20-12)

Amended Extension of Standing Order 21-02: Further Suspension of In-Person Judicial Proceedings, Due to COVID-19

Standing Order 21-05: Pro Hac Vice Fees in Habeas Petitions from Immigration Detainees Seeking Immediate Release Due to COVID-19

Standing Order 21-04: Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by Covid-19

Standing Order 21-03: Video Conferencing and Teleconferencing for Criminal Proceedings Under the CARES Act

Extension of Standing Order 21-02: Further Suspension of In-person Judicial Proceedings and Limitations of Grand Jury Proceedings Due to Covid-19

Standing Order 21-02: Further Suspension of In-person Judicial Proceedings and Limitations of Grand Jury Proceedings Due to Covid-19

Standing Order 21-01: Procedures for the Handling, Filing, Service and Management of Highly Sensitive Documents

2020

Third Extension of Amended Standing Order 20-06 (CARES Act)

Extension of Standing Order 20-17 IN RE: Suspension of In-person Judicial Proceedings

Third Extension of Standing Order 20-12 IN RE: Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by Covid-19

Extension of Standing Order 20-11

Standing Order 20-17 IN RE: Suspension of In-person Judicial Proceedings and Modification of Second Extension of Standing Order 2020-12, Due to the Resurgence of Covid-19

Standing Order 20-16: IN RE: COVID-19 Temperature Screening at All District of New Jersey Courthouses

Standing Order 20-01: Guidelines for Sentencing (Amended on October 8, 2020)

Second Extension of Standing Order 2020-06 CARES Act allowing criminal proceedings via video and telephone conferencing

Second Extension of Standing Order 2020-12 Re: Jury Trials and Speedy Trial Act 

Standing Order 20-14: In Re COVID-19 Protocol for Entrants to all DNJ Courthouses

Extension of Standing Order 20-12

Standing Order 20-13: Use of Face Coverings/Masks Due to COVID-19

Standing Order 20-12: Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created By COVID-19

Standing Order 20-11: Pro Hac Vice Fees in Habeas Petitions from Immigration Detainees Seeking Immediate Release Due to COVID-19

Standing Order 20-10: Habeas Petitions from Immigration Detainees Seeking Immediate Release Due to COVID-19

Standing Order 20-09: Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19, Modifications of Standing Orders 2020-02,2020-03,2020-04

Standing Order 20-08: First Step Act of 2018

Standing Order 20-07: Expanded Use of Electronic Signatures Due to the Exigent Circumstances Created by Covid-19

Amending Standing Order 20-06 – Extending Video/Teleconferencing for Criminal Proceedings Under the CARES Act

Standing Order 20-06: Amended: Video Conferencing and Teleconferencing for Criminal Proceedings Under the CARE Act

Standing Order 20-06: Video Conferencing and Teleconferencing for Criminal Proceedings Under the CARE Act

Standing Order 20-05:  Closing of the Newark Vicinage Courthouse of the United States District Of New Jersey

Standing Order 20-04: Additional Measures Due to the Exigent Circumstances Created By Covid-19 45 day Extension for discovery and filings in Civil Matters

Standing Order 20-03: Additional Measures Due to the Exigent Circumstances Created By Covid-19

Standing Order 20-02: Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created By Covid-19

Standing Order 20-01: Guidelines for Sentencing (Amended on October 8, 2020)

 

2019

Standing Order 19-07: Security of and Entry into United States Courthouse and Federal Court Facilities in the District of New Jersey

Standing Order 19-06: Reimbursement of Criminal Justice Act Training Panel Attorneys

Standing Order 19-05: Payment for Interpreter Services Under Criminal Justice Act

Standing Order 19-04: Appointment of Chief Magistrate Judge of The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

Standing Order 19-3 Disclosure of Publicly Available Documents by the United States Probation Office

Standing Order 19-2 First Step Act of 2018, Application of Fair Sentencing Act

2018

Standing Order 18-4 Stay of Civil Matters Involving the United States as a Party

Standing Order 18-3 Order of Appointment

Standing Order 18-2 Social Security Pilot Project - This Standing Order has been REPEALED by Standing Order 21-07

2017

Standing Order 17-2 Authorization for Interpreter Services in CJA Representations

Standing Order 17-1 Standard Conditions of Supervision

2016

Standing Order 16-3  In the Matter of Deposit and Investment of Registry Funds 

Standing Order 16-2 In Re: Motions seeking relief under Johnson

Standing Order 16-1 Docketing of R11 Proceedings in Criminal Cases

2015

Standing Order 15-4 Amendment to FRCP 4(m)

Standing Order 15-3 - Motions for Armed Career Criminal or Career Offender Sentencing Reductions Under 28 U.S.C 2255

Standing Order 15-2 - Criminal Trial Scheduling & Discovery

Standing Order 15-1 Representation of Clients by Pro Bono Counsel in Connection with Petitions for Clemency

2014 and Older

Standing Order 14-5 Representation of Clients in Connection with Petitions for Clemency

Standing Order 12-1 Reference to the Bankruptcy Court Under Title 11

2009 Jury Fee Supplemental Attendance Fee

Standing Order 05-01 Mandatory Electronic Filing

Standing Order 05-02 Multiple, Unrelated Defendants in Matters

2004 Electronic Case Filing Policies and Procedures

2000 Guideline Sentencing

1998 Collateral Forfeiture Schedule Governing Violations Enforced by the Bureau of Land Management

1996 In the Matter of Amendment of Collateral Forfeiture Schedule for Violations within Jurisdiction of the National Park

1995 United States Marshal's Service

1995 Bankruptcy Reform Act

1990 Probation Office Access to Credit Profile Data

1987 Plan Pursuant to Speedy Trial Act

1986 Matter of all Admiralty and Maritime in rem actions in the District of New Jersey

1986 Establishment of the Pretrial Services Agency Under 18 U.S.C 3152(b)