R. 4:105-3. — Extensions of Time for Initial Dispositive Motions

a. Absent an order of the court, the hearing date for a dispositive motion may not be adjourned if a trial date has been set.

b. Subject to paragraph (a), the original motion day of an initial dispositive motion may be adjourned once by a party opposing the motion, without the consent of the moving party, the court, or the clerk.

c. To obtain the automatic extension, a party first must contact the CBLP judge to obtain a new motion date to be set by the court. Thereafter, the party must file with the clerk, and serve upon all other parties and the court, a letter stating that the originally noticed motion day has not previously been extended or adjourned and invoking the provisions of this rule prior to the date on which opposition papers would otherwise be due under the rules. That letter shall set forth the new motion day, which shall be provided by the CBLP judge.

d. All parties opposing the motion shall timely file their opposition papers in accordance with the rules prior to the new motion day, and the moving party shall timely file its reply papers in accordance with the rules prior to the new motion day.

e. No other extension of the time limits shall be permitted without an order of the court, and any application for such an extension shall advise the court whether other parties have or have not consented to such request.