Rule 4:104-4.Interrogatories to Parties

Last amended September 1, 2018 · Current through June 18, 2026 · Last verified July 7, 2026

In one sentenceRule 4:104-4 exempts CBLP cases from certain standard interrogatory rules, cuts the usual 60-day answer deadline to 30 days, and caps interrogatories at 15 per adverse party (including subparts), all absent a different stipulation or court order.

Full Text of Rule 4:104-4

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(a) Rules 4:17-2, -5, and -6 shall not apply to cases in the CBLP. The requirement in R. 4:13 that stipulations extending the time to answer interrogatories receive court approval shall not apply to cases in the CBLP.

(b) The 60-day period in R. 4:17-4(b) for serving answers to interrogatories is reduced to 30 days, unless another time period is stipulated by the parties or ordered by the court.

(c) Each party may serve on each adverse party no more than 15 interrogatories, including subparts, unless another limit is stipulated by the parties or ordered by the court.

Amendment History

New Jersey publishes each rule’s amendment record in a “History” note beneath the rule. It is reproduced verbatim below; the “R.R.” citations refer to the former Revised Rules numbering the current rules replaced.

Adopted July 27, 2018 to be effective September 1, 2018.

Plain-English Summary

Interrogatory practice moves faster and leaner in the CBLP. Several of the standard interrogatory rules — R. 4:17-2, -5, and -6 — don't apply, and stipulations extending the answer deadline no longer need court approval the way R. 4:13 otherwise requires.

The clock itself runs shorter: the 60 days R. 4:17-4(b) normally gives for answering interrogatories shrinks to 30, and each party is limited to 15 interrogatories, counting subparts, per adverse party — unless the parties stipulate to something different or the court orders otherwise.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does a party have to answer interrogatories in a CBLP case?

30 days, rather than the usual 60, unless a different period is stipulated or ordered.

How many interrogatories can one party serve on another in a CBLP case?

No more than 15, including subparts, unless the parties stipulate to a different limit or the court orders one.

Source & verification. The rule text and amendment history are reproduced verbatim from the official New Jersey Rules of Court (N.J. Ct. R. 4:104-4). Prescribed by the Supreme Court of New Jersey (N.J. Const. art. VI, § 2, ¶ 3). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 7, 2026. · Official source

Also known as: CBLP interrogatories