13th Judicial Circuit Court, Mobile County, Alabama Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A trial date may not be reset unless good cause is shown.

Seven days after a Motion to Set is filed, if a Controverting Certificate has not been filed, the case will be set for trial, which trial date shall not be reset except for good cause shown.

CRITICALCivil cases

A trial date may be reset only for good cause shown.

Seven days after a Motion to Set is filed, if a Controverting Certificate has not been filed, the case will be set for trial, which trial date shall not be reset except for good cause shown.

CRITICALCivil cases

After a case is set for trial, a postponement will be considered only on a written motion substantially in the Court-approved form; the Request for Delay form is obtained from the Court.

When a case has been set for trial, no postponement of the trial will be considered by the Court except on a written motion substantially in the form previously approved by the Court. (Obtain from the Court a Request for Delay form)

CRITICALCivil cases

When extraordinary complexity or another exceptional circumstance makes compliance with the deadlines impossible, the party must seek an exception by filing a Motion for a Rule 16 Scheduling Conference.

If it becomes apparent that a case is extraordinarily complex, or some other exceptional circumstance exists that will make it impossible for the parties to comply with the discovery deadline and other time constraints set out herein, the party making that determination shall immediately file a Motion for a Rule 16 Scheduling Conference so the Court can enter a Scheduling Order that excepts the case from the time constraints set out in this Pretrial Order.

CRITICALCivil cases

A trial postponement will be considered only upon a written motion substantially in the Court-approved form; the Request for Delay form may be obtained from the Court.

When a case has been set for trial, no postponement of the trial will be considered by the Court except on a written motion substantially in the form previously approved by the Court. (Obtain from the Court a Request for Delay form.)

WARNINGCivil cases

The Court may allow discovery during the 30-day pretrial period on written motion showing good cause.

On written motion for good cause shown, the court may allow discovery within this 30-day period.

WARNINGCivil cases

A party filing the Motion to Set and Certificate of Readiness may request up to 60 additional days for discovery and must certify discovery will be completed within that time; for good cause, the Court may permit or the parties may agree to further discovery before trial if it will not require a trial continuance.

Unless the Court sets a shorter time, all pre-trial discovery shall be completed within 270 days after filing of the complaint unless party filing Motion to Set and Certificate of Readiness requests additional period of time, not to exceed 60 days, and certifies that all discovery will be concluded within that time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for good cause shown, the Court may permit, or parties may agree, that additional discovery procedures be undertaken anytime prior to trial, so long as such discovery can be completed so as not to require a continuance of the trial setting.