Objections and Responses to Requests for Admissions
(NJ)

Summary

This Objections and Responses to Requests for Admission template may be used when responding to requests for admission (RFAs) served on your client in a civil lawsuit in New Jersey Superior Court. It contains practical guidance, drafting notes, and alternate and optional clauses. N.J. Ct. R. 4:22-1 allows a party to serve a request that another party admit certain facts for purposes of the pending action. The requests can include any matters within the scope of discovery pursuant to N.J. Ct. R. 4:10-2. This generally includes any matter, not privileged, that is relevant to the subject matter involved in the pending action, whether it relates to the claim or defense of the party requesting discovery or to the claim or defense of any other party. N.J. Ct. R. 4:10-2. Requests may include that your party admit to the genuineness of documents. N.J. Ct. R. 4:22-1. You need to respond to your adversary's RFAs within 30 days or else you will be deemed to have admitted the matter. For a full listing of key content covering fundamental civil litigation tasks throughout a New Jersey state court litigation lifecycle, see Civil Litigation Fundamentals Resource Kit (NJ). For more information on responding to admissions, see Requests for Admission: Responding to RFAs (NJ). For information on drafting and serving requests for admissions, see Requests for Admission: Drafting RFAs (NJ). For a related template, see Requests for Admission (NJ).