14th Judicial Circuit Court, Rock Island County Adjournment & Extension Requirements

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Civil cases

A party seeking to defer mediation must file the motion within 14 days of referral, set it for hearing before the scheduled mediation date, provide hearing notice, detail the supporting facts and circumstances, and toll mediation until the motion is decided.

Within fourteen (14) days of the Order of Referral, any party may file a motion with the court to defer the mediation. The movant shall set the motion to defer the mediation proceeding prior to the scheduled date for mediation. Notice of the hearing shall be provided to all interested parties, including any mediation who has been appointed. The motion shall set forth, in detail, the facts and circumstances supporting the motion. Mediation shall be tolled until disposition of the motion.

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Attorneys may not cancel a scheduled hearing by agreement without the assigned judge's concurrence and must prepare any required continuance order, immediately notify the scheduling clerk, and reschedule at once, with sanctions potentially imposed for failure to notify.

No scheduled hearing shall be cancelled by agreement of the parties without concurrence of the assigned judge. The attorneys are responsible for preparing any required order for continuance and ===== PAGE 30 ===== shall immediately notify the scheduling clerk and shall reschedule the hearing at once. A failure to notify shall, in appropriate cases, justify imposition of sanctions upon the offending party or attorneys.

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Parties may not cancel a scheduled hearing by agreement without the assigned judge's concurrence; attorneys must prepare any required continuance order, immediately notify the scheduling clerk, and reschedule the hearing at once, with sanctions possible for failure to notify.

No scheduled hearing shall be cancelled by agreement of the parties without concurrence of the assigned judge. The attorneys are responsible for preparing any required order for continuance and shall immediately notify the scheduling clerk and shall reschedule the hearing at once. A failure to notify shall, in appropriate cases, justify imposition of sanctions upon the offending party or attorneys.

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The court dates in the order may not be extended by agreement or continued except by a motion and order showing good cause.

Except as otherwise provided herein, none of the above dates are subject to extension by agreement of the parties and no Court date may be continued except on Motion and Order for good cause shown.

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A party may request advancement or postponement of an arbitration hearing by filing written notice with the circuit clerk.

Any party to a case may request advancement or postponement of a scheduled arbitration hearing date by filing written notice with the office of the circuit clerk requesting such change.

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A motion requesting a hearing-date change must concisely state the reason for the change.

The motion shall contain a concise statement of the reason for the change of hearing date.

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A substitution of judge does not automatically justify or require a continuance.

(c) Continuance: The substitution of a judge is not automatically cause for a continuance.

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A party may request advancement or postponement of an arbitration hearing by filing written notice with the circuit clerk, serving the motion and hearing notice as required, stating the reason concisely, and showing good cause; the Supervising Judge may grant the request.

Any party to a case may request advancement or postponement of a scheduled arbitration hearing date by filing written notice with the office of the circuit clerk requesting such change. Such motion and notice of hearing thereon shall be served upon counsel for all other parties and upon pro-se parties in the same matter as other motions and a copy of the motion and notice of time of hearing thereon on the calendar of the Supervising Judge for Arbitration, and shall likewise be served upon the Arbitration Administrator. The motion shall contain a concise statement of the reason for the change of hearing date. The Supervising Judge may grant such advancement or postponement upon good cause shown.

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Civil cases

Every continuance must be set for a date certain.

(d) All continuances shall be to a date certain.

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Criminal cases

It is the policy of the Circuit that all such cases shall be set for trial and tried by jury or on jury waiver or otherwise disposed of as soon as possible, and that continuances not be granted in such case, except for good cause shown.

Summary: In misdemeanor, traffic, and ordinance cases, continuances should not be granted except when good cause is shown.

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The Supervising Judge may grant such advancement or postponement upon good cause shown.

Summary: The Supervising Judge may grant a requested hearing-date change when good cause is shown.

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(d) All continuances shall be to a date certain.

Summary: All civil-case continuances must be scheduled for a date certain.