N.J. Admin. Code § 1:1-17.3

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

Section 1:1-17.3 - Standards for consolidation

(a) In ruling upon a motion to consolidate, the judge shall consider:

1. The identity of parties in each of the matters;

2. The nature of all the questions of fact and law respectively involved;

3. To the extent that common questions of fact and law are involved, the saving in time, expense, duplication and inconsistency which will be realized from hearing the matters together and whether such issues can be thoroughly, competently, and fully tried and adjudicated together with and as a constituent part of all other issues in the two cases;

4. To the extent that dissimilar questions of fact or law are present, the danger of confusion, delay or undue prejudice to any party;

5. The advisability generally of disposing of all aspects of the controversy in a single proceeding; and

6. Other matters appropriate to a prompt and fair resolution of the issues, including whether a case still pending in an agency is contested or is ripe to be declared contested.

N.J. Admin. Code § 1:1-17.3