Rule 4:67-4. Answers; Objections; Demand for Jury Trial

(a) Ex Parte Order to Show Cause. If the order to show cause is issued ex parte pursuant to R. 4:67-1(a), the defendant shall, not later than 3 days before the return date, or within such further time as the court may allow, serve and file either an answer, an answering affidavit, or a motion returnable on the return day; in default thereof, the action may proceed ex parte. No counterclaim or cross-claim shall be asserted without leave of court.

(b) Motion for Order to Proceed Summarily. A plaintiff proceeding pursuant to R. 4:67-1(b) shall be deemed to have waived any right to trial by jury to which plaintiff would otherwise have been entitled whether or not the motion is granted. A defendant entitled to trial by jury shall make demand therefor in accordance with R. 4:35, except that if the motion is returnable prior to the expiration of the time for demand therein provided, the demand shall be served and filed not later than 3 days before the return date of the motion and may be appended to any paper served and filed by the defendant in response to the motion. If the defendant has a right to and has demanded a trial by jury, the court, upon finding the existence of a genuine issue to a material fact, shall order the action to proceed as in a plenary action in accordance with R. 4:67-5.