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

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The assigned judge may extend the deadline for objections only on written application supported by an affidavit showing facts that make compliance practically impossible.

The time limit established by Civ.R. 53 and Crim.R. 19 for the filing of objections to the magistrate's order/decision may be extended by the assigned judge only upon written application supported by an affidavit stating facts indicating a practical impossibility of compliance.

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Only the judge scheduled to preside at the pretrial conference may grant a continuance.

Continuances may be granted only by the judge scheduled to preside at the pretrial conference.

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A continuance after a trial date is assigned requires good cause before the assigned judge; the Administrative Judge may consider it only in the specified unavailability and imminent-trial emergency circumstances.

When a case has been assigned a trial date, no continuances may be granted except upon showing good cause to the assigned judge. If the assigned judge is ill, absent from the county, or otherwise unavailable for a period of more than twenty-four (24) hours, to consider a request for continuance, the request may then be made to the Administrative Judge. The Administrative Judge may, upon showing of good cause, grant the continuance. However, such hearing by the Administrative Judge shall be confined to emergencies where the trial date is imminent, and it appears that the assigned judge will be unable to rule on the requested continuance within a reasonable time before the trial date.

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Further leaves to plead require an order of the assigned judge requested by written motion stating the number and total duration of prior extensions.

Except as provided herein, additional extensions of time may be obtained only upon order of the assigned judge. Application for such leaves to plead shall be made by written motion setting forth the number of previous extensions obtained by the moving party and the total length of time of those extensions.

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A continuance request for a proposed date within 120 days of referral must go to the mediator; a request for a date more than 120 days after referral must go to the assigned judge.

If a continuance of a scheduled mediation is requested and the proposed new date is within 120days of the initial referral to mediation, then the request shall be made to the mediator. If the requested date is more than 120 days after the referral to mediation, then the request must be made to the judge assigned to the case.

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A trial continuance will not be granted for counsel’s lack of preparedness when counsel failed to attend the pretrial conference.

No trial continuance will be granted on the grounds that counsel is not prepared to go forward if such counsel has failed to attend the pretrial conference.

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Civil cases

If counsel cannot proceed on the assigned date, the chair may continue and reset the hearing within 90 days of referral unless the assigned judge orders otherwise.

In the event that counsel for any party is unable to proceed on the date assigned, unless otherwise ordered by the assigned judge, the chairman may mark the case ≴continued≵ and reset it for hearing within ninety (90) days from the date of referral.

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Civil cases

The Court may extend or otherwise modify the briefing schedule upon motion and a showing of good cause.

For good cause shown, the Court may, upon motion, extend or otherwise modify the foregoing schedule.

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Each case assigned for trial according to the provisions of the rule, shall proceed for trial on the date assigned.

Summary: A case assigned for trial must proceed on its assigned trial date.

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When no previous leave to plead has been taken, a party may obtain one automatic leave to plead by filing a certification stating that no previous extensions or leaves to plead have been obtained by that party in that particular case. Such leave to plead may not be for more than twenty-one (21) days, and a copy of the certification must be served upon opposing counsel.

Summary: A party may obtain one automatic leave to plead of no more than 21 days by filing a certification that no prior extension or leave was obtained and serving the certification on opposing counsel.

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One additional leave to plead may be obtained by a party for a period of not more than twenty-one (21) days by the filing of a stipulation indicating consent by opposing counsel to the leave to plead. In such stipulation, the party obtaining the leave to plead shall certify the number of extensions of time previously obtained by that party in that case, and the total length of time of those extensions.

Summary: One additional leave to plead of no more than 21 days may be obtained by filing opposing counsel's consent and certifying prior extensions and their total length.