R. 1:36-5. — Reserved Decisions

a. The clerk shall not mark the record of a motion, hearing, trial, event, or case as completed or disposed when a judge has reserved a decision.

b. A decision shall be considered to be reserved and reported as such pursuant to R. 1:32-1(a) when:

1. (A) no further appearance of the attorneys or litigants is required; and (B) no further documents are necessary for the judge to decide the matter; and (C) the matter awaits the decision of the judge; or

2. (A) no further appearance of the attorneys or litigants is required; and (B) the judge entered an order for post-hearing submissions pursuant to R. 1:36-5(c) and such post-hearing submissions have been received or the deadline for their submission has passed; and (C) the matter awaits the decision of the judge.

c. If post-hearing submissions are necessary or permitted for the judge to decide the matter, the judge shall set a date certain for such submissions. Such date, which ordinarily should not be more than 30 days after the hearing date, shall be set taking into account relevant circumstances, including the time requested by the attorneys or litigants for post-hearing submissions.