San Diego Superior Court Adjournment & Extension Requirements

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Civil cases

Stipulated continuance requests require a written stipulation stating good cause; disputed requests should be made by ex parte application or noticed motion.

Stipulated requests to continue any applicable dates (trial, trial readiness, motion cut-off) and deadlines may be made by written stipulation but must set forth the good cause for a continuance. The stipulation should include a proposed order. Disputed requests for continuance should be made, preferably, by an ex parte application or, alternatively, by way of a noticed motion.

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Civil cases

Counsel may continue a Case Management Conference by stipulation.

Case Management Conferences may be continued by stipulation of counsel.

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Civil cases

Stipulated continuances may be made by written stipulation and should include a proposed order and a statement of good cause.

Stipulated requests to continue any applicable dates and deadlines, including Trial, Trial Readiness Conference, Case Management Conference, Status Conference, and Motion Cut-off dates, may be made by written stipulation. A proposed order should be provided with any stipulation, along with a statement of the good cause supporting the request.

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Civil cases

Non-stipulated continuance requests should be made by noticed motion or ex parte application, per Rules 3.1200-3.1207.

Where there is no stipulation, requests for continuances should be made by way of a noticed motion or an ex parte application. Please review Rules 3.1200 through 3.1207 in connection with any ex parte application.

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Continuance requests may be made by ex parte motion or by stipulation.

Requests for continuances may be done either by ex parte motion or by stipulation.

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Civil cases

Parties may stipulate to extend discovery deadlines to facilitate resolution without a motion.

However, the parties may stipulate to extend deadlines to help facilitate a resolution of a discovery dispute without the need for a motion.

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Civil cases

Parties may appear ex parte to request a hearing on a motion to seal in advance of a pending substantive motion, or to continue the substantive motion.

Parties may appear ex parte to request a hearing on a motion to seal in advance of a pending substantive motion, or alternatively to continue the substantive motion.

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Civil cases

All requests to continue court dates, including the trial date, require an ex parte court appearance.

Summary: Any request to continue a court date, including the trial date, requires an ex parte court appearance.

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Civil cases

The Court will postpone trial beyond the 20th day after a trial request only if all parties agree or upon a showing of good cause.

Summary: Trial continuances beyond 20 days after a trial request require all parties' agreement or good cause.

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Absent extremely good cause, the Court will not continue a hearing solely on the ground that a witness has not appeared because the party did not timely or properly service that witness with a subpoena.

Summary: The Court will not continue a hearing solely because a witness failed to appear due to improper service of a subpoena, absent extremely good cause.

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Civil cases

Case Management Conferences and Failure Hearings may be continued by stipulation of counsel. Request to continue Trial, Trial Readiness Conference and Motion Cut-off dates may be requested by Stipulation and Proposed Order.

Summary: Continuances of CMC, Failure Hearings, Trial, TRC, and motion cut-off dates may be requested by stipulation and proposed order.

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Civil cases

If you cannot complete the trial in the time set, please request new dates at the pre-trial conference or you may come in ex parte to revise your time estimate or reset the trial date.

Summary: Parties who cannot complete trial in the allotted time must request new dates at the pre-trial conference or ex parte to revise the time estimate or reset the trial date.

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Civil cases

Stipulated requests to continue any applicable dates (trial, trial readiness, motion cut-off, case management conferences, status conferences) and deadlines may be made by written stipulation. Please provide a proposed order with any stipulation. Disputed requests for continuances should be made by way of a noticed motion or an ex parte application. Please review CRC Rules 3.1200 through 3.1207 in connection with any ex parte application. The Court will review the stipulation and proposed order. If necessary, the Court will schedule an ex parte hearing.

Summary: Continuances may be requested by written stipulation with a proposed order; disputed requests require a noticed motion or ex parte application per CRC Rules 3.1200-3.1207.

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Absent extremely good cause, the Court will not continue a hearing solely on the ground that a witness has not appeared because the party did not timely or properly serve that witness with a subpoena.

Summary: The Court will not continue a hearing solely because a witness failed to appear due to the party's untimely or improper service of a subpoena, absent extremely good cause.

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Civil cases

Stipulated requests to continue any applicable dates and deadlines may be made by written stipulation. Please provide a proposed order with any stipulation. Disputed requests for continuances should be made by way of a noticed motion or an ex parte application.

Summary: Stipulated continuances are made by written stipulation with a proposed order; disputed continuances require a noticed motion or ex parte application.

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Civil cases

Case Management Conferences may be continued 1-2 weeks by stipulation and proposed order.

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Civil cases

However, the parties may stipulate to extend applicable deadlines to facilitate resolution of the discovery dispute without the need for a motion.

Summary: Parties may stipulate to extend applicable discovery deadlines without filing a motion.

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Civil cases

Stipulated requests to continue any applicable dates (trial, trial readiness, motion cut-off) and deadlines may be made by written stipulation setting forth good cause for a continuance.

Summary: Stipulated requests to continue dates or deadlines may be made by written stipulation and must state good after cause.

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Civil cases

New: If the application is for the advancement of a hearing date, in the event an earlier date is not available the trial may not be continued unless it was requested in the alternative or stipulated to.

Summary: If an earlier hearing date is unavailable, the trial may not be continued unless requested in the alternative or stipulated.

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Civil cases

Request to continue Trial, Trial Readiness Conference, and Motion Cut-off dates may be requested by Stipulation and Proposed Order. The Court will review the Stipulation and Proposed Order and if necessary, will call the parties to schedule an Ex-Parte hearing.

Summary: Continuances of Trial, Trial Readiness Conference, and Motion Cut-off dates require a Stipulation and Proposed Order.

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Civil cases

Continuances: 1st request to continue CMC, Trial, Trial Readiness Conference (TRC) and Motion cutoff dates may be requested by Stipulation and Proposed Order (SPO). The Court will review the SPO and schedule an ex parte hearing if needed. See calendar to select 3 agreeable sets of dates. Note court holidays/dark days.

Summary: The first request to continue CMC, Trial, TRC, or Motion cutoff dates may be made by Stipulation and Proposed Order; the Court will review and may schedule an ex parte hearing.

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Civil cases

Ex parte applications to advance hearings are discouraged and should be based on an affirmative showing of good cause for an earlier date.

Summary: Ex parte applications to advance hearings are discouraged and require an affirmative showing of good cause for an earlier date.

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If the application is to advance a motion date, in the event an earlier date is not available, the trial date will not be continued unless it was requested in the alternative or it is stipulated to.

Summary: A trial date will not be continued on an ex parte application to advance a motion unless requested in the alternative or stipulated to.