Important Notice to the Bar and Public Concerning AMENDED General Order Regarding Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by Coronavirus (COVID-19) (4/26/2021)

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

 

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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE BAR AND PUBLIC CONCERNING
AMENDED GENERAL ORDER REGARDING COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE
EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)

 

In response to the rapidly developing facts, preparedness planning and response guidance
concerning COVID-19, please be advised that the provisions of the attached Amended General
Order Regarding Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by Coronavirus
(COVID-19
) are effective June 1, 2021.

Consistent with the Amended General Order, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District
of New Jersey will re-enter Phase III of the COVID-19 Recovery Plan on June 1, 2021. At that
time, the Clerk’s Office hours will be modified as follows:

Clerk’s Office Hours:

Front Counter (In-Person):
TUESDAY through THURSDAY
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

**MONDAY and FRIDAY**
No In-Person at the Clerk’s Office(s) Front Counters

Telephone:
8:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Clerk’s Office is available by Phone Monday through Friday
Drop Box:
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Drop Box for Court Documents (Trenton and Camden)

8:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Drop Box for Court Documents (Newark)

 

The Amended General Order (attached hereto) modifies the Court’s (i) General Order dated March
16, 2020, (ii) Amended General Order dated March 19, 2020, (iii) Amended General Order dated
March 27, 2020, (iv) Amended General Order dated April 6, 2020, (v) Amended General Order
dated May 1, 2020, (vi) Amended General Order dated June 1, 2020, (vii) Amended General Order
dated July 31, 2020, (viii) Amended General Order dated September 8, 2020, (ix) Amended
General Order dated October 30, 2020, (x) Amended General Order dated January 4, 2021, and
(xi) Amended General Order dated March 31, 2021. The General Order and the Amended General
Orders are available on the Court’s website, njb.uscourts.gov.

                       Dated: April 26, 2021         Jeanne A. Naughton, Clerk