No change to Request for Admission Rule

The Supreme Court issued a clarification to its Omnibus Rule Amendment Order that no amendment will be made to the rule on Requests for Admissions. Rule 4:22-1, as initially proposed, would have mirrored the federal rule with one addition: It would have added “or opinion” regarding the basis on responding to requests for admissions. The New Jersey State Bar Association supported an adoption of the rule to mirror the federal rule, but cautioned that the addition of the phrase “or opinion” would go beyond what the federal rule permits.