Merced Superior Court Adjournment & Extension Requirements

The Clerk may grant one 30-day extension without judicial approval, but any extension beyond 30 days requires judicial approval.

1. General: A Clerk shall have the authority to grant one 30-day extension without judicial approval. Requests for extensions beyond 30 days shall require judicial approval.

For all Traffic School cases, the Clerk may grant one 45-day extension regardless of whether a court appearance occurred, but extensions beyond 45 days require judicial approval.

2. Traffic School: A Clerk shall have the authority to grant one 45-day extension on all Traffic School cases whether or not a court appearance was made. Request for extensions beyond 45-days shall require judicial approval.

A request for an extension of time to prepare the record must be submitted by the requesting Court Reporter to the Court Calendar Manager, who provides the information to the CEO or alternate Deputy Executive Officer for approval and signature.

Effective immediately, an extension of time for preparing the record shall be submitted by the requesting Court Reporter to the Court Calendar Manager for review. The Court Calendar Manager will contact and provide the necessary information to the Court Executive Officer (CEO) for approval and signature as the appointed designee. In the event the CEO is unavailable, the Deputy Executive Officer is the alternate designee.

A clerk may grant one 30-day extension without judicial approval, but extensions longer than 30 days require judicial approval.

a. General: A Clerk shall have the authority to grant one 30-day extension without judicial approval. Requests for extensions beyond 30 days shall require judicial approval.

A clerk may grant one 45-day extension for all traffic school cases, but extensions longer than 45 days require judicial approval.

b. Traffic School: A Clerk shall have the authority to grant one 45-day extension on all Traffic School cases whether or not a court appearance was made. Request for extensions beyond 45-days shall require judicial approval.