discovery date has been long expired

[bari7230]

Hello,
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NJ
This is a CEPA case unlawful termination,
Soon is a court day, next week is the settlement conference day.
We just received an additional document; the discovery date has been long expired (year and a half ago).
My lower objected them!
Will those document be accepted by the court, how common is that ? and what would the other side will need to prove?
Discovery date is that something so important that no other document (in my case) will be accepted, or it’s just something formal that new evidence can be accepted.
I am not asking what will the court do, but what will be the consideration for its decision, and base on what, if at all.
Thanks.

If disovery dates have passed they can only ask for new material if some vey good reason exists and the court must normally approve that. For example if there was some reason they could not have possible known about some evidence etc.

But it is their burden to show why the late request is being made.