Alameda Superior Court Adjournment & Extension Requirements

A continuance or drop of any short-cause hearing, status conference, or family centered case resolution conference requires a written stipulation filed five court days before the scheduled date.

An application requesting that a hearing on a request for order that is set on the court's short-cause calendar or a family law status conference or family centered case resolution conference be continued or dropped may be made by submitting a written stipulation between the parties making the request. The signed stipulation must be filed five court days prior to the date scheduled for the hearing or conference.

Continuances of settlement conferences, long-cause hearings, and trials require approval of the judge assigned to that proceeding.

Settlement conferences, long-cause hearings, and trials may only be continued upon approval of the court assigned to conduct the settlement conference, long-cause hearing, or trial.

Requests to continue a traffic trial must be received at least ten days before trial; later requests are granted only if the interests of justice require it.

A request to continue a traffic trial must be received by the court ten days before the date of the trial. No request for continuance received after that date will be granted unless the interests of justice require a continuance.

Filing a de facto parent application does not by itself constitute good cause to continue any other hearing in the dependency action.

An application for de facto parent status shall not, in itself, constitute good cause for continuing any other hearing in the dependency action.

Requests to continue a case management conference must be made in timely-filed case management statements, must state the reason and confirm the requesting party conferred with opposing counsel or the self-represented party and what that party's position is; a continuance request not granted is deemed denied.

Requests to continue a case management conference should be included in timely-filed case management statements. A request for continuance must explain the reason for the requested continuance and confirm that the requesting party has conferred with opposing counsel or self-represented party, if any, and indicate what the position is of such counsel or party regarding the request. A request for continuance that is not granted is deemed denied.

Parties with an appointed private judge may defer a status conference by filing a stipulation and proposed order using Local Form ALA-FL056.

appointed private judge, they may file a stipulation and proposed order to defer a status conference using Stipulation and Order to Defer Status Conference (ALA-FL056).

Written stipulations extending discovery motion deadlines are encouraged to accommodate an informal discovery conference.

Parties are encouraged to stipulate in writing to extend any deadline for filing a discovery motion if needed to accommodate an IDC.