Jackson County Circuit Court Adjournment & Extension Requirements
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Requirements for requesting adjournments, extensions, and continuances. This page is scoped to Jackson County Circuit Court; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
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Civil continuance applications must comply with Supreme Court Rule 65, be presented by the Wednesday before trial absent later-arising cause, be filed with Civil Records, and have a copy delivered, emailed, or faxed to the assigned division clerk.
All applications for continuance in civil cases shall conform to Supreme Court Rule 65 and be presented to the court no later than the Wednesday before the trial date except for causes arising thereafter. Applications for continuances shall be filed with the Department of Civil Records (as provided in Local Rule 3.4). In addition, a copy shall be hand-delivered, emailed or faxed by the applicant to the clerk of the division assigned to the docket on which the case is pending.
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Juvenile Division continuance applications must be in writing and show good cause for granting the continuance.
Applications for continuances and rulings thereon in all cases before the Juvenile Division shall comply with the following: a. Applications shall be in writing and shall show good cause for granting a continuance.
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State traffic continuance applications must be filed at least five days before the scheduled court date.
All applications for a continuance of state traffic cases shall be filed at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled court date.
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Unless filing pro se, applicants must file electronically and submit a written motion showing good cause with an affidavit stating the supporting facts.
Unless filed pro se, applications shall be filed electronically. All such applications shall be made by filing a written motion showing good cause for granting the continuance, accompanied by the affidavit of the applicant or some other credible person, setting forth the facts upon which the application is based.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026CRITICAL
Every trial de novo continuance application must identify the trial week, original filing date, prior continuances and requesting party, nature of the charges, and whether opposing counsel agrees.
All applications shall contain the following information: (i) the week the case is set for trial, (ii) the date the request for the trial de novo was initially filed with the Court, (iii) the number of prior continuances requested, and on whose behalf the request(s) were filed, (iv) the nature of the charge(s), and (v) whether or not agreed to by opposing counsel.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026CRITICAL
Civil cases
A settlement extension requires good cause and a written application with a proposed order filed by the personal representative or attorney.
Extensions of time to file settlement will only be granted on a showing of good cause upon filing a written application and proposed order of the personal representative or his/her attorney.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026CRITICAL
Civil cases
The clerk may grant one extension of at most 30 days; further or longer extensions must be presented to the Judge, Commissioner, or Deputy Commissioner.
The clerk has authority to grant one extension not to exceed 30 days. Applications for further extensions or for more than 30 days will be presented to the Judge, Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner.
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Civil cases
An extension will not be granted solely to preserve publication, and the estate should be ready for closure before publication.
While a continuance is necessary to preserve publication, an extension will not be granted solely for that purpose. The estate should be in a condition to be closed prior to publication.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026CRITICAL
Civil cases
A personal representative and attorney must appear at a citation hearing unless the hearing is continued.
If a citation issues, the personal representative and his/her attorney must appear at the hearing unless it is continued.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026CRITICAL
Civil cases
Requirements identified in an auditor's exception letter must be satisfied within 60 days, unless the Judge, Commissioner, or Deputy Commissioner grants an extension.
The exception letter grants 60 days within which to satisfy the requirements. The Judge, Commissioner, or Deputy Commissioner may grant additional extensions.
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Civil cases
A continuance from a trial date will be granted only when good cause is shown.
Continuances from a trial date will be granted only for good cause shown.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026CRITICAL
Civil cases
A continuance from a trial date will be granted only when good cause is shown.
Continuances from a trial date will be granted only for good cause shown.
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Civil cases
A continuance application must be filed on or before the Wednesday of the week before the case management or pretrial conference and comply with Local Rule 34.2.
All applications for continuance shall be filed on or before the Wednesday of the week prior to the case management or pre-trial conference. Applications for Continuance shall comply with Local Rule 34.2.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026CRITICAL
Unless a continuance has been granted, parties must attend the Case Management Conference even when service has not yet been made.
Unless you have been granted a continuance, you must attend a Case Management Conference, even if service has not been made on a party. Attendance is mandatory.
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A continuance from a trial date will be granted only when good cause is shown.
Continuances from Trial dates will be granted only for good cause shown.
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A continuance application must be filed by the Wednesday of the week before the case management conference or trial setting.
All applications for continuance shall be filed on or before the Wednesday of the week prior to the case management conference OR trial setting.
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If a dismissal cannot be filed before trial, the parties must file a motion for continuance.
If a dismissal cannot be filed before the trial date, the parties shall file a Motion for Continuance.
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Criminal cases
All continuance requests require a motion and proposed order, and trial-date continuances are not freely granted.
Trial dates are specially set and no continuances will be freely granted. A motion and proposed order must be filed for all continuance requests.
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A continuance from a trial date requires good cause.
Continuances from Trial dates will be granted only for good cause shown.
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A party must attend the Case Management Conference unless a continuance has been granted, regardless of whether service has been completed.
Unless you have been granted a continuance, you must attend a Case Management Conference, even if service has not been made on a party. Attendance is mandatory.
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Every continuance application must be filed by the Wednesday of the week before the applicable case management conference or trial setting.
All applications for continuance shall be filed on or before the Wednesday of the week prior to the case management conference OR trial setting.
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Civil cases
Any motion for a continuance or extension of a deadline must be supported by good cause.
The Court grants the parties great latitude in choosing deadlines and a trial date. As such, motions for continuance or extensions of deadlines must be supported by good cause.
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Criminal cases
After entry of the Scheduling Order, the trial date may be changed only upon a showing of good cause based on exceptional circumstances.
Counsel should be aware that once this Scheduling Order is entered the trial date shall not be changed absent a showing of good cause based on exceptional circumstances.
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Criminal cases
The specially set trial date will not support a continuance absent a showing of undue hardship and good cause.
Parties were given input as to the trial date, thus the Court considers this to be the equivalent of a special setting and will not entertain a continuance motion absent a showing of undue hardship and good cause.
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Civil cases
The scheduled trial date may not be changed without a showing of good cause based on exceptional circumstances.
once this Scheduling Order is entered the trial date shall not be changed absent a showing of good cause based on exceptional circumstances.
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Civil cases
A continuance will not be granted unless good cause is shown to the court as soon as possible.
NO CONTINUANCES WILL BE GRANTED ABSENT A SHOWING OF GOOD CAUSE MADE KNOWN TO THE COURT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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Civil cases
The scheduled trial date is final and may be continued only for good cause with leave of the Court.
This trial date is considered final and will not be continued without good cause and leave of the Court.
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Civil cases
An unripe summary judgment motion cannot support a request for continuance.
Motions for summary judgment that are not ripe before the trial date shall not serve as a basis for continuance.
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Civil cases
The motions in limine deadlines may not be changed without Court approval.
These deadlines for Motions in Limine may not be changed without approval of the Court.
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Civil cases
Failure to follow the Scheduling Order deadlines without prompt notice to the Court cannot support a continuance.
The failure of the parties to follow the dates set forth in the Order without prompt notice to the Court shall not serve as a basis for a continuance
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Civil cases
Extensions will not be granted for a sur-reply filed fewer than 30 days before trial.
No extensions will be granted for sur‑reply filed less than 30 days prior to trial.
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Civil cases
The trial date is final, and continuances will not be granted unless extraordinary circumstances exist.
This trial date is considered final, therefore no continuances will be granted absent extraordinary circumstances.
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Criminal cases
Continuance applications must be timely filed, and an out-of-time application without a motion for leave will be denied.
All trial dates are specially set and any application for continuances shall be timely filed. Those filed out of time without a motion for leave to file out of time will be denied.
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Civil cases
All trials are specially set, and continuance requests must comply with local and Supreme Court rules.
All trials are specially set and any requests for continuance shall be in compliance with local and Supreme Court rules.
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Civil cases
A one-time extension not exceeding 30 days may be granted by the Settlement Clerk on a showing of good cause through a written application by the conservator or attorney.
Extensions of the time to file will only be granted on a showing of good cause. The Settlement Clerk has authority to grant one extension not to exceed 30 days upon written application of the conservator or his or her attorney.
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The request must state how many prior continuances were requested and on whose behalf they were filed.
the number of prior continuances requested, and on whose behalf the request(s) were filed
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A party may request an extension of time to waive mediation, select a mediator, or comply with the mediation rule by showing good cause.
A party may, for good cause shown, file a motion to extend the time to waive mediation, select their own mediator or extend the time for compliance with this rule.
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Every continuance application must include an applicant affidavit stating the facts supporting the request and, absent unanimous consent, each party’s consent or opposition.
All applications shall be accompanied by an affidavit of the applicant setting forth the facts upon which the application is based and, unless all other parties consent to the granting of the continuance, the facts of each party’s consent or opposition to the continuance.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026WARNING
Civil cases
An extension application must be presented to the judge, commissioner, or deputy commissioner and may be granted only for good cause shown.
Applications for extensions will be presented to the Judge, Commissioner, or Deputy Commissioner and will be granted only upon good cause shown.
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Civil cases
The clerk may grant one written extension of up to 30 days for good cause upon application by the personal representative or the representative's attorney.
The clerk has authority to grant one extension for good cause shown not to exceed 30 days upon written application of the personal representative or his/her attorney.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026WARNING
Civil cases
Further continuances and extensions exceeding 30 days must be presented to the Judge, Commissioner, or Deputy Commissioner and granted only for good cause.
Applications for further continuances or for more than 30 days will be presented to the Judge, Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner and will be granted only upon good cause shown.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026WARNING
Civil cases
An inventory filing extension requires a written application showing good cause, and the clerk may grant one extension of no more than 30 days.
Extensions of the time to file will only be granted on a showing of good cause. One extension of time, of not more than 30 days, for the filing of the inventory may be granted by the clerk upon the filing of a written application for good cause shown.
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Civil cases
An extension requested after publication of notice of the final settlement will receive close scrutiny.
Extensions requested after notice of filing final settlement is published will be closely scrutinized.
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Civil cases
The Court generally grants one continuance and warns the personal representative and attorney before issuing a citation, but failure to receive the warning does not justify setting aside the citation.
The Court in its discretion generally grants one continuance and notifies the personal representative and attorney prior to issuance of a citation. Failure to receive this warning is not a basis for setting aside the citation.
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Civil cases
Continuance requests must comply with local rule 34.1, and parties are encouraged to approach the court promptly when scheduling-order deadlines are not met.
Continuance requests shall conform to local rule 34.1. The parties are encouraged to approach the Court as soon as timelines in the scheduling order are not met.
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Civil cases
Trial dates are special settings, and continuance requests will not be granted as a matter of course.
All trial dates are special settings and therefore continuances will not be freely granted.
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Civil cases
The parties may change the listed deadlines by agreement without court notice if the changes do not affect the pretrial conference or trial dates.
Any of the above time deadlines may be changed by agreement of the parties without notice to the Court, as long as such changes do not affect the pre-trial conference and/or trial dates.
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Civil cases
Undocumented disputes about changed deadlines will result in strict enforcement of the Scheduling Order.
Disputes over agreements to change deadlines not documented will result in the strict enforcement of the contents of this Scheduling Order.
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Civil cases
The trial will not be continued unless extraordinary circumstances are communicated to the Court as soon as possible.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED and the parties are hereby advised and understand that absent extraordinary circumstances made known to the Court as soon as possible, the trial of this case will not be continued.
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Civil cases
No sur-reply extension will be granted if the sur-reply is filed fewer than 30 days before trial.
No extensions will be granted for sur-reply filed less than 30 days prior to trial.
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Civil cases
The notice provides a deadline for requesting continuances of case management conferences.
It provides a deadline for filing continuance requests for case management conferences
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All applications shall contain the following information: (a) the date the case was initially filed with the Court, (b) the number of prior continuances requested, and on whose behalf the request(s) were filed, and (c) the nature of the cause(s) of action.
Summary: Civil continuance applications must state the initial filing date, all prior continuance requests and the persons on whose behalf they were made, and the nature of the causes of action.
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Applications for continuances in all cases involving domestic relations shall be filed with the Department of Civil Records as provided in Local Rule 34.1 and shall also comply with the following: a. Applications shall be in writing and shall show good cause for granting a continuance. All applications shall contain the following information: (1) The date the matter under consideration was initially filed; (2) The nature of the proceeding i.e. petition for dissolution, motion to modify, motion for contempt, etc.; Local Court Rules – Page 54 ===== PAGE 70 ===== (3) The number of prior continuances requested, and on whose behalf the request(s) were filed.
Summary: Domestic-relations continuance applications must be written, show good cause, be filed with Civil Records, and state the matter's initial filing date, proceeding type, and prior continuance requests and beneficiaries.
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Applications shall be filed and served no later than five (5) days prior to the hearing date, except for cause arising thereafter which could not have been known or discovered in the exercise of reasonable diligence.
Summary: Domestic-relations continuance applications must be filed and served at least five days before the hearing, unless qualifying later-arising cause could not reasonably have been known or discovered.
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Applications shall be filed and served no later than 3:30 p.m. on the Wednesday before the trial date, except those filed for cause arising thereafter, which could not have been known or discovered in the exercise of reasonable diligence.
Summary: Trial de novo continuance applications generally must be filed and served by 3:30 p.m. on the Wednesday before trial, unless the cause arose afterward and could not reasonably have been known or discovered.
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Civil cases
If such cannot be filed before the trial date, the parties must file a motion for continuance or appear on the morning of trial to request a continuance for that reason.
Summary: If an approved judgment cannot be filed before trial, the parties must file a continuance motion or appear on the morning of trial to request a continuance.
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Civil cases
Failure to complete Discovery consistent with this Order shall not be a basis for continuance.
Summary: Failure to complete discovery as required by the scheduling order does not justify a continuance.
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The application shall contain the date the matter under consideration was initially filed, the nature of the proceeding, and the number of prior continuances requested and on whose behalf the request(s) were made.
Summary: A continuance application must state when the matter was filed, the nature of the proceeding, the number of prior continuance requests, and on whose behalf the requests were made.
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Civil cases
Any desire to make changes without the agreement of the parties will require leave of Court.
Summary: A party seeking to change a scheduling deadline without the other party's agreement must obtain leave of court.
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Civil cases
In the event the parties choose to deviate from the Scheduling Order, such agreements should be documented by the parties.
Summary: Parties' agreements to deviate from the scheduling order should be documented.
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Civil cases
Any desire to make changes without agreement of the parties will require leave of Court.
Summary: A party seeking to change a deadline without the other party's agreement must obtain leave of the Court.
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Civil cases
In the event that the parties choose to deviate from the Scheduling Order, such agreement should be documented by the parties.
Summary: Any agreement to deviate from the Scheduling Order should be documented by the parties.
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Civil cases
Should circumstances arise that substantially alter the feasibility of the dates set forth in the Scheduling Order the parties should immediately contact the Court. The failure of the parties to follow the dates set forth in the Order without prompt notice to the Court shall not serve as a basis for a continuance and in appropriate cases may serve as a reason for the Court to consider sanctions.
Summary: Parties must immediately notify the court if circumstances substantially alter the feasibility of scheduled dates; failure to follow the dates without prompt notice will not support a continuance and may lead to sanctions.
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Civil cases
Application for extension of time will be considered.
Summary: The court will consider an application to extend the time for filing the final settlement.
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This rule does not apply to continuances requested in the probate division and juvenile division cases.
Summary: Rule 34.1 does not apply to continuance requests in the probate or juvenile divisions.
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Civil cases
Requests for further extension of time will be considered by the Judge, Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner.
Summary: Requests for further extensions of time to file the inventory are considered by the Judge, Commissioner, or Deputy Commissioner.
How do I request an adjournment or extension in Jackson County Circuit Court?
Jackson County Circuit Court: Advance notice is not fully stated in the structured details. Civil continuance applications must comply with Supreme Court Rule 65, be presented by the Wednesday before trial absent later-arising cause, be filed with Civil Records, and have a copy delivered, emailed, or faxed to the assigned division clerk.
Judge Charles H. McKenzie: Advance notice is not fully stated in the structured details. Unless a continuance has been granted, parties must attend the Case Management Conference even when service has not yet been made.
Judge James F. Kanatzar: Advance notice is not fully stated in the structured details. Any motion for a continuance or extension of a deadline must be supported by good cause.
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