N.J. Admin. Code § 1:1-17.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 1:1-17.1 - Motion to consolidate; when decided

(a) As soon as circumstances meriting such action are discovered, an agency head, any party or the judge may move to consolidate a case which has been transmitted to the Office of Administrative Law with any other contested case involving common questions of fact or law between identical parties or between any party to the filed case and any other person, entity or agency.

(b) This rule shall apply to cases:

1. Already filed with the Office of Administrative Law;

2. Commenced in an agency but not yet filed with the Office of Administrative Law; and

3. Commenced in an agency and not required to be filed with the Office of Administrative Law under 52:14F-8.

(c) The judge assigned to the case first transmitted to the Office of Administrative Law shall hear and rule upon the motion to consolidate.

(d) All motions to consolidate, including those involving predominant interest allegations, must be disposed of by interlocutory order prior to commencing the evidentiary hearing.

N.J. Admin. Code § 1:1-17.1