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Criminal Law through Spanish Eyes
Moderator/Speaker:
Robert J. Brass, Esq.
Aloia Law Firm, LLC, Bloomfield
Speakers:
Hon. Mark J. Nelson, J.S.C., Hudson
Hon. Siobhan Teare, J.S.C., Essex
Edward W. Cillick, Esq.
Cillick & Smith, Attorneys at Law, Hackensack
Michelle Gasparian, Supervising Assistant Prosecutor
Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office
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eCourts Criminal Release Notes – October 6, 2017 Automated Trial Court Services Unit
Version 0.1 Date 05/06/2015
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Table of Contents
UPLOAD DOCUMENT .......................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Additional Filing Types Added When Filing Role is Court........................................................................................................... 3
Access Restriction Tool Tip Has Been Updated to Reflect Appropriate Document Access Restriction Definitions .................... 5
Case Jacket Will Display Appropriate Indictment Filing Details Based on Filer Selections ......................................................... 6
Probation Officers Can File Probation – PTI Termination Motions .............................................................................................. 8
CASE MANAGEMENT .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Bail and Violation of Probation Motion Type Filings Are Automatically Removed from Worklist upon Saving of Motion
Result and Date .............................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Signed Order Date for Manual Signature Order Upload Cannot Have a Date Prior to the Motion Result Date .......................... 11
Ability for Court Staff to Remove CDR Filings from the Worklist When a P/G Case Will Not Be Created .............................. 12
Pretrial Detention and Revoke Release Motion Filing Case Management Processing ................................................................ 15
“Refresh List” Worklist Button Renamed to “Apply Filter” ........................................................................................................ 18
ATTORNEY FILING ............................................................................................................................................................................ 19
Pretrial Detention and Revoke Release Motion Types can be Searched by the PROMIS/Gavel Case Number When Filing ..... 19
Pretrial Detention Motion Certification Statement in Support of Pretrial Detention Character Limit Increase ........................... 20
Access Restriction Reason(s) Pop-Up is Updated to Correctly Display as per Court Rule 1:38-3 .............................................. 21
CASE JACKET/NOTIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................................................... 23
Notification Is Sent When a Motion Result Is Deleted ................................................................................................................ 23
Notification Is Sent to the General Mailbox of the County Prosecutor for all eCourts Filings, Events, Signed Orders, etc. ...... 24
Notification Is Sent to the General Mailbox of the County Public Defender on Specific Conditions ......................................... 25
Notification Displays the Defendant’s Name Represented by Attorney ...................................................................................... 26
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UPLOAD DOCUMENT Additional Filing Types Added When Filing Role is Court
Additional documents have been added to the Filing Type drop-down menu when the Filing Role selected is “Court.” Some documents have a default access restriction and reason. Only court staff with the Administrator role have the ability to change the default access restriction and reason for the appropriate Filing Types.
NOTE: Although available as options, Presentence Investigation Reports (PSIs) and Victim Letters should
not be uploaded at this time.
Document Description Access Restriction Rule 1:38 Reason
Accusation Public
Adjournment Request Public
Appellate Division Opinion Public
Appellate Division Order Public
Arraignment/Initial Case Disposition Conference Order Public
Avenel Report Restricted 1:38-3(c)(8)
Bail Order Public
Bail Recognizance Restricted 1:38-3(a)
Bail Source Inquiry Form Restricted 1:38-3(a)
Bench Warrant Restricted 1:38-3(a)
Bench Warrant Execute Public
Bench Warrant Vacate Public
Complaint Summons (CDR-1) Restricted 1:38-3(a)
Complaint Warrant (CDR-2) Restricted 1:38-3(a)
Comprehensive Enforcement Program (CEP) Order
Public
Confirming Letter Public
Consent Judgment Public
Court Minutes Protected 1:38-3(a)
Court Notice Public
Demand for Bill of Particulars Public
Drug Court Application Restricted 1:38-3(c)(5)
Drug Offender Restraining Order (DORO) Public
Indictment Public
Judgment of Acquittal Public
Judgment of Conviction Public
Judgment of Dismissal Public
Mandatory Drug Court Screening Tool Restricted 1:38-3(c)(5)
Manual PSA Restricted 1:38-3(a)
Motion Related n/a
Motor Vehicle Tickets Restricted 1:38-3(a)
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Notice of Appeal Rights Public
Notice of Appearance Public
Notice of Defense Public
Order Public
Other Public
Plea Cutoff Exception Form Public
Plea Forms Public
Presentence Investigation Report (PSI) Restricted 1:38-3(a)
Pretrial Memorandum Public
PTI Application Restricted 1:38-3(c)(5)
PTI Order of Dismissal Public
PTI Order of Postponement Public
PTI Rejection Letter (Court) Restricted 1:38-3(c)(5)
PTI Rejection Letter (Prosecutor) Restricted 1:38-3(c)(5)
PTI Report Restricted 1:38-3(c)(5)
PTI Termination Order Public
Scheduling Orders Public
Sex Offender Restraining Order (SORO) Restricted 1:38-3(c)(12)
Special Form of Complaint and Summons Restricted 1:38-3(a)
Stalking Restraining Order Restricted 1:38-3(a)
Status Conference Form Public
Supreme Court Opinion Public
Trial Memo Public
VCCO Letter Restricted 1:38-3(a)
Verdict Sheet Public
Victim Letter Restricted 1:38-3(a)
Violation of Probation Order Public
Waiver of Appearance Public
Waiver of Criminal Jury Trial Public
Waiver of First Appearance Public
Written Acknowledgment of Trial Public
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Filing Types can be searched by directly typing the document description. For example, to file a Manual
PSA, simply type the word “Manual” into the drop-down text box to limit your search accordingly.
Access Restriction Tool Tip Has Been Updated to Reflect Appropriate Document Access Restriction Definitions
The access restriction tool tip has been updated to more accurately reflect document access restriction definitions:
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Before this change, the access restriction tooltip displayed the below:
Case Jacket Will Display Appropriate Indictment Filing Details Based on Filer Selections
The docket text for an indictment filing will include the indictment discovery details (location and/or date) that are entered during upload. If the additional details are not entered, then the docket text will only display that an indictment was filed. Indictment Filing Details:
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In the below example, the discovery available date and location was entered, so the docket text reflects this information.
If no details are entered, the below docket text will display.
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Probation Officers Can File Probation – PTI Termination Motions
A new motion type has been added for the Probation Officer role via the Upload Document functionality. “Probation - PTI Termination” is available for selection in addition to the Violation of Probation motion type.
To upload the PTI Termination motion type, there are four required documents.
PTI Termination Statement of Charges
PTI Termination Summary (Note: This document has a default access restriction of Restricted and cannot be changed)
PTI Termination Summons
Proposed Form of Order (Note: Must be a Microsoft Word format)
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CASE MANAGEMENT Bail and Violation of Probation Motion Type Filings Are Automatically Removed from Worklist upon Saving of Motion Result and Date
When a motion result and date are entered for any “Bail” or “Violation of Probation” motion type, and the court user clicks "Save", the filing will automatically be removed from the work list. There will be a pop-up message indicating such for the user.
Reminder: eCourts does not require a signed order when processing “Bail” or “Violation of Probation”
motion types.
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eCourts will display an error message if a motion result and date is added and an open schedule exists. An event must be entered for the open eCourts schedule before the motion result and date will be saved and removed from the worklist.
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Signed Order Date for Manual Signature Order Upload Cannot Have a Date Prior to the Motion Result Date
Additional date validation logic has been introduced when uploading an order as a Manual Signature. The Signed Date cannot be a date prior to the Motion Result date.
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Ability for Court Staff to Remove CDR Filings from the Worklist When a P/G Case Will Not Be Created
Court staff can now select a new Review Status of 'Filing Withdrawn' from the Filing Review tab on a CDR only case when a PG case is not found or created (Filing status To Be Entered).
On the Filing Review tab, a Review Status of Filing Withdrawn can be selected and saved. The filing status will change and the filing will not appear on the general worklist as an “active” worklist item.
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When the filing status is changed to Filing Withdrawn a case jacket entry will be entered.
To search for filings with the Filing Withdrawn status, choose the appropriate “Status” and filter the worklist by this status.
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Reversing the Filing Withdrawn Status The Filing Withdrawn status can be reversed via two different methods. When the filing status is reversed, a correction entry will be added to the case jacket. The initial Filing Withdrawn Status will display the word “Deleted” when the filing status is reversed.
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1. Filings assigned this status can be reverted by the court staff with the Administrator role. This is done via the Filing Review tab under the Review Status drop-down.
2. A filing with a Filing Withdrawn status will automatically result in a correction entry and new status when a P/G case is created and associated to the CDR filing.
Pretrial Detention and Revoke Release Motion Filing Case Management Processing
Several updates have been made to Pretrial Detention and Revoke Release motion filing case management processing. a. When a motion result of Granted is entered for a Pretrial Detention and Revoke Release motion
type, the Most Recent Commitment Date is required.
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b. Granted in Part/Reserved Decision motion results are not valid options for Pretrial Detention or Revoke Release motion types.
c. When an order is uploaded, the Judge/Signed By field must be entered.
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d. An error message will display if court staff try to upload an order to a motion filing and an open schedule exists.
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“Refresh List” Worklist Button Renamed to “Apply Filter”
The Refresh List button on the worklist has been renamed to “Apply Filter”. There is no change to the functionality of the button.
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ATTORNEY FILING Pretrial Detention and Revoke Release Motion Types can be Searched by the PROMIS/Gavel Case Number When Filing
Pretrial Detention and Revoke Release motions now support searching by the PROMIS/Gavel (P/G) case number when filing them. Previously, to file a Pretrial Detention or Revoke Release motion, filers had to search by the complaint number (CDR). When these motion types are selected and searched by the P/G case number, the complaint number(s) (CDR) associated to the selected defendant must be selected (at least one complaint number must be selected to continue filing).
NOTE: If more than one CDR number is associated with a defendant on a P/G case, there will be a separate, individual filing and case jacket entry for each CDR number.
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Pretrial Detention Motion Certification Statement in Support of Pretrial Detention Character Limit Increase
The “Statement in Support of Pretrial Detention” section of the Pretrial Detention Certification pop-up box has had its character limit increased from 500 to 3,000 characters. An error message will display if more than 3,000 characters are entered.
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Access Restriction Reason(s) Pop-Up is Updated to Correctly Display as per Court Rule 1:38-3
The access restriction Rule 1:38-3 pop-up window has been modified to correctly display the rule sub-sections. The number one (1) has been removed from sub-sections (a) and (e).
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Access restriction reasons for documents on the case jacket have also been updated to display correctly.
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CASE JACKET/NOTIFICATIONS Notification Is Sent When a Motion Result Is Deleted
All case attorneys will receive an email notification from eCourts when a motion result is deleted. Please note that eCourts already sends notifications when a motion result is entered or modified.
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Notification Is Sent to the General Mailbox of the County Prosecutor for all eCourts Filings, Events, Signed Orders, etc.
All eCourts notifications will be sent to the general mailbox of the County Prosecutor’s Office. This includes (but is not limited to) filings, schedules, deficiency notices and signed orders.
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Notification Is Sent to the General Mailbox of the County Public Defender on Specific Conditions
All eCourts notifications will be sent to the general mailbox of the Public Defender’s county office when:
Defendant on a P/G case does not have an attorney of record assigned
Defendant on a P/G case has a County Public Defender assigned as their attorney of record This includes (but is not limited to) filings, schedules, deficiency notices and signed orders.
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Notification Displays the Defendant’s Name Represented by Attorney
All eCourts notifications will now display the defendant name represented by the attorney for which an email is being sent.
RULES GOVERNING THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY
PART I. RULES OF GENERAL APPLICATION
CHAPTER I. PROCEDURE
RULE 1:11. WITHDRAWAL, SUBSTITUTION, TERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY OF
ATTORNEY
Rule 1:11-1. Death, Removal or Disbarment of Attorney
In the event an attorney dies, or ceases to be authorized by R. 1:21-1 to practice in
this State, or is disbarred, suspended or resigns, any party to a pending action may notify
the client in the manner prescribed by R. 1:5-2 to appoint another attorney and, if the client
fails to do so within 20 days after the notice, any party may proceed with the action. A new
attorney retained by the client shall file an appearance promptly.
Note: Source-R.R. 1:12-7; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994.
Rule 1:11-2. Withdrawal or Substitution
(a) Generally. Except as otherwise provided by R. 5:3-5(e) (withdrawal in a civil
family action),
(1) prior to the entry of a plea in a criminal action or prior to the fixing of a trial
date in a civil action, an attorney may withdraw upon the client's consent provided a
substitution of attorney is filed naming the substituted attorney or indicating that the client
will appear pro se. If the client will appear pro se, the withdrawing attorney shall file a
substitution. An attorney retained by a client who had appeared pro se shall file a
substitution. If a mediator has been appointed, the attorney shall serve a copy of the
substitution of attorney on that mediator simultaneously with the filing of the substitution
with the court, and
(2) after the entry of a plea in a criminal action or the fixing of a trial date in a
civil action, an attorney may withdraw without leave of court only upon the filing of the
client's written consent, a substitution of attorney executed by both the withdrawing
attorney and the substituted attorney, a written waiver by all other parties of notice and the
right to be heard, and a certification by both the withdrawing attorney and the substituted
attorney that the withdrawal and substitution will not cause or result in delay.
(3) In a criminal action, no substitution shall be permitted unless the
withdrawing attorney has provided the court with a document certifying that he or she has
provided the substituting attorney with the discovery that he or she has received from the
prosecutor.
(b) Professional Associations. If a partnership or attorney assumes the status of a
professional corporation, or limited liability entity, pursuant to Rules 1:21-1A, 1:21-1B or
1:21-1C, respectively, or if a professional corporation or a limited liability entity for the
practice of law dissolves and reverts to an unincorporated status, it shall not be necessary
for the firm to file substitutions of attorney in its pending matters provided that the firm
name, except for the addition or deletion of the entity designation, is not changed as a
result of the change in status.
(c) Appearance by Attorney for Client Who Previously Had Appeared Pro Se.
Where an attorney is seeking to appear representing a client who previously appeared pro
se, the attorney must file a notice of appearance, not a substitution of attorney, and pay
the appropriate notice of appearance fee.
Note: Source - R.R. 1:12-7A; amended July 16, 1981 to be effective September 14, 1981; amended
November 7, 1988 to be effective January 2, 1989; amended June 28, 1996 to be effective September 1,
1996; amended July 10, 1998 to be effective September 1, 1998; amended and paragraph designations
and captions added January 21, 1999 to be effective April 5, 1999; paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) amended
July 27, 2006 to be effective September 1, 2006; subparagraph (a)(1) amended July 19, 2012 to be
Effective September 4, 2012; new paragraph (a)(3) adopted December 4, 2012 to be effective January 1,
2013; paragraph (a) amended and new paragraph (c) added July 28, 2017 to be effective September 1,
2017.
Rule 1:11-3. Termination of Responsibility in the Trial Court; Responsibility on
Appeal
The responsibility of an attorney of record in any trial court with respect to the
further conduct of the proceedings shall terminate upon the expiration of the time for
appeal from the final judgment or order entered therein. For purposes of appeal or
certification, however, the attorney of record for the adverse party in the court below shall
be considered as attorney for the respondent, and notice and papers served upon that
attorney shall be deemed good service until the appellant or petitioner is notified of an
appearance entered by a new attorney or is given written notice by the respondent naming
another attorney.
Note: Source-R.R. 1:12-3(a), 2:10; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994
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SIOBHAN A. TEARE, J.S.C.
Siobhan A. Teare, is a Superior Court Judge for the State of New
Jersey. She currently sits in the Criminal Division of the Essex County
Vicinage and presides over Criminal Jury trials. She previously sat in the
Civil Division and presided over cases involving Special Civil Part, District
Court and Landlord/Tenant matters. She also handled Law division motions
along with Prerogative Writs. Ms. Teare also sat in the Family Division for
four years where she presided over Juvenile, Domestic Violence, Non-
Dissolution cases and Post Judgment divorce motions. She previously sat in
the Criminal Division and served as the Drug Court Judge for the Essex
County Vicinage.
Immediately before joining the bench, she was a Director of Legal
Management, for the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey.
Before joining UMDNJ, she served as the Chief Assistant Prosecutor
of Administration for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Among her
duties in that capacity, she oversaw all labor and employment matters
involving the ECPO employees. Additionally, she was the liaison to all
outside counsel representing ECPO in civil lawsuits.
Prior to joining the Prosecutor’s Office, she practiced law in New
Jersey in various capacities. She has served as Corporation Counsel for the
Cities of East Orange and Plainfield. She was an Associate with the firm of
Weiner Lesniak and Legal Counsel for the Police Department of the City of
Newark.
In addition, Ms. Teare served as Assistant Corporation Counsel for the
City of Newark and Assistant Deputy Public Defender in the Essex County
Adult Trial Region. She started her legal career as a Law Clerk for the
Honorable Harry H. Hazelwood Jr., Judge of the Superior Court of Essex
County.
Active in a number of professional organizations, Ms. Teare is a past
president of the Garden State Bar Association, a past Treasurer and Trustee
of the Essex County Bar Association, a past member of the Supreme Court
Committee on the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Supreme Court
Arbitration Advisory Committee. She is currently serving on the Supreme
Court Criminal Practice Committee.
She is active in various Bar Associations, including the Essex County
Bar Association, the Association of Black Women Lawyers, the Garden
State Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Association, the National
Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the National Association
of Women Judges. She is a past recipient of the Professional Lawyer of the
Year Award given by the New Jersey State Bar Association and the
Criminal Trial Attorney Achievement Award given by the Essex County Bar
Association.
Ms. Teare is a frequent panelist for Continuing Education Courses.
She has served as a panelist for the Essex County Bar, the New Jersey State
Bar Association and the National Bar Association. Ms. Teare has served as
an active Board member on various Non-Profit Organizations. These
organizations include, The Carter G. Woodson Foundation, The Aisha
Shakir Liver Foundation, the Harambee Community Development
Organization. Judge Teare was a member of the New Jersey Planning
Committee for the National Association of Women Judges’ (NAWJ) 33rd
Annual Conference which was held in Newark, New Jersey from October 12
-16, 2011.
She is a past member of the Board of Trustees for the Morristown-
Beard School and is the Immediate Past President of the Hon. Anne E.
Thompson (HAET) Inn of Court. Under her leadership the HAET Inn,
which was founded by the ABWL in 2008, was recognized to have achieved
Silver level status by the Achieving Excellence program of the American
Inns of Court. This level of achievement ranked the Inn in the top 22% of
Inns across the Country.
Ms. Teare received a B.A. degree in History and Political Science from
Tufts University and earned her J.D. from Rutgers Law School in Newark.