Honorable Rosemary Gambardella

United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of New Jersey

Staff Information

Sharon Purce | Judicial Assistant - 973-645-2326

Sharon Moore | Courtroom Deputy - 973-645-4763

Charlene Richardson | Court Reporter- 973-645-6351

Susan Greco-Ericksen | Career Law Clerk

Nicholas Ebel | Law Clerk

50 Walnut Street, 3rd Floor
Newark, N.J. 07102
Courtroom 3E

Chambers e-mail: [email protected]

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Communication

Judge Gambardella prefers parties to contact the Courtroom Deputy, Sharon Moore, by email ([email protected]) . Communication by fax is not permitted except with consent of Judge Gambardella.

For emergent applications, parties should notify the Courtroom Deputy by telephone. Requests for adjournment and extensions of time should also be addressed to the Courtroom Deputy by telephone Per D.N.J. LBR 9072-2, proposed forms of order are to be submitted to Judge Gambardella's Chamber's email.

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, all hearings before Judge Gambardella will be conducted telephonically unless otherwise notified by the Court. All requests shall be arranged through CourtSolutions, http://www.Court-Solutions.com, no later than 3 p.m. the court day prior to the hearing. To appear telephonically, you will need to create a CourtSolutions account. Once you establish an account, you will be able to submit your request to appear telephonically. This request will either be approved or denied by Judge Gambardella's chambers. As long as your request is approved by chambers, you can log into your CourtSolutions account, prior to the hearing time, and access the large orange button entitled "Open Hearing Dashboard" for your dial-in instructions. Your dial-in information will be the same for every reservation you make. For complete information about CourtSolutions, please visit http://help.court-solutions.com. If you are having call-in or sign-in problems with CourtSolutions, please contact CourtSolutions directly at (917) 746-7476 or email [email protected].

Copies of Papers

Judge Gambardella requires a courtesy copy of all papers with voluminous pleadings (in excess of 5 exhibits or 50 pages) be provided in a binder with tabs and delivered to Chambers within five (5) business days of their filing, unless sooner action is required.
This requirement does not apply to stay relief motions in Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 cases, unless the parties are otherwise advised by the Court.

Motions

Motions:

Stay Relief and other Motions: Judge Gambardella does not utilize special procedures for stay relief motions. Parties should be guided by D.N.J. LBR 9013-1, including its provision for responsive papers and cross-motions.

First Day Motions in Complex Chapter 11 Cases: Parties must be guided by D.N.J. LBR 9013-5.

Summary Judgment Motions: Judge Gambardella requires oral argument for summary judgment motions.

For additional calendar information, see www.njb.uscourts.gov

Trials

Trials:

Pre-Trial Procedures: Parties should be guided by D.N.J. LBR 7016-1. Judge Gambardella requires a pre trial conference where no proposed joint scheduling order has been submitted by the parties. Judge Gambardella's staff will generally call counsel for the parties two weeks prior to the trial date for a status update.

Discovery Disputes: Counsel should contact Courtroom Deputy, Sharon Moore regarding discovery disputes and any request to have them resolved by telephonic hearing or otherwise.

Requests to Enter Default and Default Judgment: Parties should be guided by D.N.J. LBR 7055-1. Judge Gambardella reviews the adversary complaint with respect to which default judgment is requested and will schedule a proof hearing where necessary.

Zoom Proceeding Guidelines

Zoom Registration Form

Fee Applications

Fee Applications:

Counsel should be guided by D.N.J. LBR 2016-1 and D.N.J. LBR 9013-3.

Reaffirmation Agreements

Reaffirmation Agreements:

Parties should be guided by 11 U.S.C. section 524 and Fed. R. Bankr.P. 4008.

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Honorable Rosemary Gambardella

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