Alpine Superior Court Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A request to continue a traffic trial must be supported by good cause and received at least 10 days before trial; a later request may be granted only if the interests of justice require it.

(2) Any request to continue a traffic trial must be supported by good cause and received by the court at least ten (10) days before the date of trial. No request for continuance received after that date will be granted unless the interests of justice require a continuance.

WARNING

A party serving pleadings may grant one extension to respond of no more than 30 days without leave of court.

Any party serving pleadings may grant to the party served one extension of time to respond, for a period not to exceed thirty days (30), without leave of court.

WARNING

A person appearing without counsel who seeks time to consult with or retain counsel before arraignment concludes may request a reasonable continuance, which requires a time waiver and may not exceed two weeks.

Such persons who desire to consult with and/or retain counsel before concluding arraignment shall, upon request and time waiver, be granted a reasonable continuance of arraignment for such purpose, not to exceed two weeks.

WARNING

Except for trials, a defendant may request a continuance before the promised appearance date, and the clerk may grant a three-week continuance.

(1) Except as provided for trials below, prior to the date on which the defendant promised to appear, the defendant may request a continuance pursuant to VC section 40506.5. The clerk is authorized to grant a three (3) week continuance.

WARNING

If an in-person appearance becomes necessary during a remote proceeding, any continuance may last only as long as necessary to ensure the party or witness is physically present.

If, at any time during a remote proceeding, the court determines that an in-person appearance is necessary, the court may require such an appearance and continue the matter for only a period of time that is necessary to ensure the party or witness is physically present.

WARNING

Motions to continue that do not comply with Penal Code section 1050, applicable statutes, and the California Rules of Court are disfavored; a stipulation alone is insufficient grounds but may accompany a motion.

Motions to continue which fail to comply with PC section 1050, particular applicable statutes, and CRC are disfavored. A stipulation alone will not constitute grounds for any continuance but may be presented as part of a motion.

WARNING

Continuances and routine calendar changes are disfavored, though the court will reasonably accommodate unavoidable conflicts; continued matters must fit regular calendars, and later-arising conflicts generally are not good cause.

Continuances frustrate the disposition time goals and orderly processes of the court and are disfavored. However, in consideration of the court’s remote location, it is the policy of the court reasonably to accommodate unavoidable conflicting commitments of counsel and defendants. Scheduling of continued matters shall be consistent with the regular calendars of the court. Routine requests to move matters from one calendar to another are disfavored. Conflicts arising after the scheduling of a given matter generally shall not constitute good cause.