Alameda Superior Court Adjournment & Extension Requirements

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The application must specify the good cause for the continuance.

Good cause exists for continuance because (specify):

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Parties who elect collaborative law, mediation, or a private judge may stipulate to defer the status conference until a Request for Status Conference (Form ALA-FL057) is filed.

We, the undersigned, have elected to participate in collaborative law, mediation, or to resolve our case with a private judge. We hereby stipulate to defer the status conference until a Request for Status Conference (Local Form ALA-FL057) is filed.

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The application for continuance must state how many times the hearing or conference has previously been continued and the reason for the request.

3. The hearing or conference has been continued _______ times in the past. The reason for the request is (specify):

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Participating in discovery facilitation does not automatically extend the deadline to file a motion to compel; parties must stipulate in writing to toll the deadline to a specific later date.

Participating in discovery facilitation will not automatically extend the deadline to file a motion to compel further discovery response as specified in the California Code of Civil Procedure. If the parties wish to extend the time to file a discovery motion, they may use this stipulation (see below) to toll the deadline until a specific later date to which the party seeking discovery and the party responding to discovery have agreed in writing, pursuant to the California Code of the Civil Procedure.

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Trial continuances require a showing of good cause, and requests made just before trial will likely be denied.

I understand that no continuance of the trial will be allowed without a showing of good cause. Such requests made just before the start of trial will most likely be denied.

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The application must list preferred dates for resetting the matter.

We prefer that the matters be reset on the following date(s) (list preferred dates):

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requests that this matter, calendared for (specify nature of hearing): ... be: Advanced or vacated from ... Continued to ... Placed on calendar ... Good cause exists for this request because (specify): ... The following have been contacted regarding this request: ... The minor and parent(s) were notified by:

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An application requesting that a hearing on a request for order that is set on the court's short-cause calendar or a family law status conference or family centered case resolution conference be continued or dropped may be made by submitting a written stipulation between the parties making the request. The signed stipulation must be filed five court days prior to the date scheduled for the hearing or conference.

Summary: A continuance or drop of any short-cause hearing, status conference, or family centered case resolution conference requires a written stipulation filed five court days before the scheduled date.

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Settlement conferences, long-cause hearings, and trials may only be continued upon approval of the court assigned to conduct the settlement conference, long-cause hearing, or trial.

Summary: Continuances of settlement conferences, long-cause hearings, and trials require approval of the judge assigned to that proceeding.

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Criminal cases

A request to continue a traffic trial must be received by the court ten days before the date of the trial. No request for continuance received after that date will be granted unless the interests of justice require a continuance.

Summary: Requests to continue a traffic trial must be received at least ten days before trial; later requests are granted only if the interests of justice require it.

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Civil cases

Requests to continue a case management conference should be included in timely-filed case management statements. A request for continuance must explain the reason for the requested continuance and confirm that the requesting party has conferred with opposing counsel or self-represented party, if any, and indicate what the position is of such counsel or party regarding the request. A request for continuance that is not granted is deemed denied.

Summary: Requests to continue a case management conference must be made in timely-filed case management statements, must state the reason and confirm the requesting party conferred with opposing counsel or the self-represented party and what that party's position is; a continuance request not granted is deemed denied.

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An application for de facto parent status shall not, in itself, constitute good cause for continuing any other hearing in the dependency action.

Summary: Filing a de facto parent application does not by itself constitute good cause to continue any other hearing in the dependency action.

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During the 90 days immediately following the filing of this application, a party or attorney is unavailable on the followi ng dates (list unavailable

Summary: The application must list dates when a party or attorney is unavailable during the 90 days following filing.

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JOINT APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR CONTINUANCE OF SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE, LONG CAUSE HEARING, OR TRIAL

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I understand that if I need to present documents, present witnesses, cross-examine witnesses, or provide information that is not available at the hearing, it is my responsibility to ask the court to continue the hearing.

Summary: A party needing to present documents, witnesses, or cross-examine witnesses at a telephone hearing is responsible for requesting a continuance.

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Civil cases

Parties are encouraged to stipulate in writing to extend any deadline for filing a discovery motion if needed to accommodate an IDC.

Summary: Written stipulations extending discovery motion deadlines are encouraged to accommodate an informal discovery conference.

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appointed private judge, they may file a stipulation and proposed order to defer a status conference using Stipulation and Order to Defer Status Conference (ALA-FL056).

Summary: Parties with an appointed private judge may defer a status conference by filing a stipulation and proposed order using Local Form ALA-FL056.