Mendocino Superior Court Adjournment & Extension Requirements

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A continuance in a proceeding with a court interpreter requires good cause, and the request must be made at least three business days before the proceeding.

The court will not grant continuances in proceedings where the court has obtained the services of court interpreters without a showing of good cause. Parties and counsel seeking continuance of proceedings with court interpreters must request continuances three (3) business days’ prior to the date of the proceeding by submitting to the court local form MMC-110 Request for Court Interpreter advising the court that the interpreter will not be needed.

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Additional continuances require a written stipulation approved by the court, supported by a fully executed stipulation and proposed order demonstrating good cause before the scheduled hearing or trial.

Additional continuances may be obtained by written stipulation of the parties with approval of the court. Parties must submit a fully executed stipulation and proposed order demonstrating good cause for the continuance before the scheduled hearing/trial date.

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A party seeking a continuance of a motion or trial without a stipulation must request it by noticed motion, ex parte application, or oral motion in open court and show good cause.

A party seeking a continuance of any motion or trial without a stipulation of the parties must do so by noticed motion, ex parte application, or oral motion in open court showing good cause for the continuance.

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When a party has requested a court interpreter, a party seeking a continuance must give five business days’ notice before the proceeding and serve the notice on the court and opposing party.

For proceedings in which any party has requested a court interpreter, the party seeking the continuance shall give five (5) business days’ notice prior to the date of the proceeding and serve such notice on the court and opposing party.

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If the plaintiff cannot serve the defendant before the hearing, the plaintiff may request one hearing reset, at least three business days before the hearing.

If a plaintiff is unable to serve a defendant prior to a scheduled hearing, the plaintiff may request the court clerk to reset the scheduled hearing. A scheduled hearing may only be reset one time, and the request must be made at least three (3) business days prior to the scheduled hearing.

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Further continuance requests must be submitted in writing on the appropriate Judicial Council form.

Further continuance requests must be submitted in writing using the appropriate Judicial Council form.

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A motion to continue must be filed and served on all parties at least two business days before the hearing.

The Motion to Continue must be filed and served on all parties at least two (2) business days before the hearing parties are seeking to continue.

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A court reporter’s extension request requires good cause and approval by the Appellate Presiding Judge or another duly authorized judge.

A court reporter’s request for an extension of time to prepare and file the reporter’s transcript will not be granted without a showing of good cause and the approval of the Appellate Presiding Judge, or other duly authorized judge.

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Court reporters receive one automatic 30-day extension in the stated appeal circumstances, making the transcript due within 50 days after the notice to prepare transcript is filed.

Court reporters are granted one (1) automatic extension of time of 30 days to prepare and file the reporter’s transcript where the filed appeal is as to a judgment after a proceeding in which an electronic recorder has been utilized to report the proceedings or where a party appeals a judgment after a trial by jury or by the court. Thus, the reporter’s transcript is due within 50 days of the filing of the notice to prepare transcript (see California Rules of Court, Rules 8.834(d) and 8.866(d)).

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Parties may continue a civil hearing or trial date once, by stipulation, to a clerk-approved date, subject to payment of applicable fees.

Parties may continue a civil hearing or trial date to a date approved by the clerk one (1) time by stipulation and payment of applicable fees.

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Failure to meet and confer may result in the matter being dropped from the calendar or continued to allow additional time to confer.

Failure to meet and confer may result in the matter being dropped from the calendar or continued to allow the parties additional time to meet and confer and will be

WARNING

Clerks may grant a 60-day extension from the request date to pay or provide specified proof, except for delinquent cases or cases referred to court collections.

Unless a case is delinquent or has been referred to court collections, grant request for a 60-day extension of time from the date of the request for extension to pay or to provide proof of completion of community service, traffic violator school, or correction of correctable offense(s)

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Except as provided in paragraph (e)(1), a request for continuance of a hearing on a Request for Order must be supported by good cause.

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Reset contested court trial within 10 calendar days of the scheduled court hearing date

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After a Request for Order has been served, three (3) continuances requested by a party may be obtained by stipulation.

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For defendants who did not previously sign up for traffic violator school and upon payment of traffic violator school fee and $25 court costs, accept late completion of traffic violator school within 60 days of the date a conviction abstract was sent to the DMV grant a 60-day extension of time from the original due date on the citation or courtesy notice, whichever date is later, to provide completion of traffic school along with payment of the traffic violator school fee and $25 court costs

Summary: For eligible defendants who pay the traffic school fee and $25 in court costs, clerks may accept late traffic-school completion within 60 days after the conviction abstract is sent to the DMV and grant a 60-day extension to complete traffic school and pay those amounts.

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Defendants, counsel, and law enforcement officers may appear remotely for court trial. Defendants have the right to require the officer to appear in person at the trial and may request a continuance to a date when the officer can appear in person.