Mono Superior Court Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A date that has been set may not be changed without a showing of good cause.

It is the policy of the Court that, once any date has been set, it cannot be changed without a showing of good cause.

CRITICAL

A request to change a trial date must follow Rule 3.10 or be made by motion under California Rule of Court 3.1332.

All requests for a change in trial date must either conform to section 3.10, or be brought by motion pursuant to California Rule of Court 3.1332.

CRITICAL

A trial continuance will not be granted unless the Penal Code §1050 procedures are followed.

No continuance of the trial will be granted without compliance with Penal Code §1050 procedures.

CRITICAL

A stipulation to vacate or change a calendared matter is a joint request, does not automatically change the original date, and must state that the clerk’s office approved the availability of a proposed date if the matter is to be continued to a specific date.

Stipulations to vacate a matter that has been calendared or for a change of a date for a matter that has been calendared by the court are joint requests by the stipulating parties that a date be changed. The originally calendared date will not automatically be changed. If the stipulation is that the matter be continued to a specific date, the stipulation must aver that the clerk’s office has approved the availability of the proposed date.

WARNING

Failure to file a cross-complaint is not a valid ground for enlarging the time for trial, arbitration, or other processes.

(Failure to file cross-complaints shall not be considered a valid ground for enlarging the time for trial, arbitration, or other processes).

WARNING

A request for more time to pay specifies the requested new deadline as a month, day, and year.

More time to pay: Please change my deadline to (month/day/year): _______________________