The Judicial Support Office monitors these submissions. A single Justice assigned for this purpose by the Administrative Judge reviews the Examiners' reports to ensure uniformity of approach. The Judicial Support Office handles receivership and trust accountings, and general assignments for the benefit of creditors. Long form orders disposing of motions in such instances are to be settled in Room 311. The Justice may hold the entire motion in abeyance pending the report of the Referee since the outcome of the reference may make it unnecessary to address other issues.
Most references are to hear and report.
The Uniform Rules require that when a report has been filed and notice of the filing is given by the Referee, the plaintiff must move to confirm or reject all or part of the report within 15 days after notice of the filing is given. In the case of a reference to determine, the Referee decides the matter and issues any necessary order or judgment. Any appeal is taken directly to the Appellate Division from the entered order or judgment of the Referee. References to determine may take place when the parties consent. Any issue, with only a few exceptions, can be the subject of such a stipulation.