Defiance County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Adjournment & Extension Requirements

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A continuance must include a new fixed date assigned at the same time.

No event will be continued without contemporaneously reassigning a fixed date.

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A continuance application must state the reason and current assignment date, address notice to the client and opposing party or unrepresented party, and propose an approved new date within 60 days if granted.

All applications for continuances shall contain the following information: (a) The reason for the request; (b) The time and date of the current assignment; (c) A statement indicating that counsel has informed his client of the request or in the alternative why the client has not been informed of the request. (d) A statement indicating opposing counsel has been notified or in the event of an unrepresented party, the party has been notified, or the reason opposing counsel has not been notified and whether opposing counsel has consented to the continuance; (e) A new date within sixty (60) days which has been approved by the Court and opposing counsel in the event the Court grants the application for continuance.

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A continuance request based on a conflicting trial assignment must attach a copy of that conflicting assignment.

All requests for continuance based upon a conflict of trial assignment shall have attached thereto a copy of the conflicting assignment.

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A trial or evidentiary-hearing continuance motion must be endorsed by both the party and counsel unless the trial judge waives that requirement for good cause.

No party shall be granted a continuance of a trial or evidentiary hearing unless the motion is endorsed by the party as well as counsel, provided the trial judge may waive this requirement upon a showing of good cause.

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A motion is required to continue a scheduled neutral evaluation session, it must be served on opposing counsel or the self-represented party, and continuance is granted only for good cause.

If a continuance of a scheduled neutral evaluation session is desired, a motion seeking a continuance will be required, served upon the opposing attorney(s) or self-represented party(s). A continuance for a scheduled neutral evaluation session shall be granted only for good cause shown.

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A mediation continuance requires good cause and an agreed future date, may be granted by the Mediation Services Coordinator or referring judge or magistrate, cannot be justified solely by pending motions absent court authorization, and must be scheduled before the final pretrial.

Continuances of scheduled mediations shall be granted only for good cause shown after a mutually acceptable future date has been determined. The case may be continued by the Mediation Services Coordinator or the judge or magistrate who referred the case. Except as authorized by the court, the existence of pending motions shall not be good cause for a continuance and no continuance will be granted unless the mediation can be scheduled prior to the final pretrial.

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All applications for the continuance of any scheduled event must be in writing and directed to the Judge or Magistrate assigned to the case.

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All applications for continuances shall be submitted to the Court at least fourteen (14) days prior to the scheduled date for the event sought to be continued, absent emergency or cause deemed sufficient by the Court.

Summary: Continuance applications must be submitted at least 14 days before the affected event, unless an emergency or other sufficient cause exists.

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Modification for good cause upon motion. Upon motion of a party in an action, and for good cause, the court may reduce or enlarge the periods of time provided in divisions (F)(1) and (F)(2) of this rule.

Summary: On a party's motion and for good cause, the court may reduce or enlarge the response, reply, and motion-service periods specified in subdivisions F(1) and F(2).