San Diego Superior Court Adjournment & Extension Requirements

Stipulated requests to continue dates or deadlines may be made by written stipulation and must state good after cause.

Stipulated requests to continue any applicable dates (trial, trial readiness, motion cut-off) and deadlines may be made by written stipulation setting forth good cause for a continuance.

Any request to continue a court date, including the trial date, requires an ex parte court appearance.

All requests to continue court dates, including the trial date, require an ex parte court appearance.

If an earlier hearing date is unavailable, the trial may not be continued unless requested in the alternative or stipulated.

New: If the application is for the advancement of a hearing date, in the event an earlier date is not available the trial may not be continued unless it was requested in the alternative or stipulated to.

Trial continuances beyond 20 days after a trial request require all parties' agreement or good cause.

The Court will postpone trial beyond the 20th day after a trial request only if all parties agree or upon a showing of good cause.

The Court will not continue a hearing solely because a witness failed to appear due to improper service of a subpoena, absent extremely good cause.

Absent extremely good cause, the Court will not continue a hearing solely on the ground that a witness has not appeared because the party did not timely or properly service that witness with a subpoena.

Continuances of CMC, Failure Hearings, Trial, TRC, and motion cut-off dates may be requested by stipulation and proposed order.

Case Management Conferences and Failure Hearings may be continued by stipulation of counsel. Request to continue Trial, Trial Readiness Conference and Motion Cut-off dates may be requested by Stipulation and Proposed Order.

Parties who cannot complete trial in the allotted time must request new dates at the pre-trial conference or ex parte to revise the time estimate or reset the trial date.

If you cannot complete the trial in the time set, please request new dates at the pre-trial conference or you may come in ex parte to revise your time estimate or reset the trial date.

Continuances may be requested by written stipulation with a proposed order; disputed requests require a noticed motion or ex parte application per CRC Rules 3.1200-3.1207.

Stipulated requests to continue any applicable dates (trial, trial readiness, motion cut-off, case management conferences, status conferences) and deadlines may be made by written stipulation. Please provide a proposed order with any stipulation. Disputed requests for continuances should be made by way of a noticed motion or an ex parte application. Please review CRC Rules 3.1200 through 3.1207 in connection with any ex parte application. The Court will review the stipulation and proposed order. If necessary, the Court will schedule an ex parte hearing.

The Court will not continue a hearing solely because a witness failed to appear due to the party's untimely or improper service of a subpoena, absent extremely good cause.

Absent extremely good cause, the Court will not continue a hearing solely on the ground that a witness has not appeared because the party did not timely or properly serve that witness with a subpoena.

Stipulated continuances are made by written stipulation with a proposed order; disputed continuances require a noticed motion or ex parte application.

Stipulated requests to continue any applicable dates and deadlines may be made by written stipulation. Please provide a proposed order with any stipulation. Disputed requests for continuances should be made by way of a noticed motion or an ex parte application.

Case Management Conferences may be continued 1-2 weeks by stipulation and proposed order.

Case Management Conferences may be continued 1-2 weeks by stipulation and proposed order.

Parties may stipulate to extend applicable discovery deadlines without filing a motion.

However, the parties may stipulate to extend applicable deadlines to facilitate resolution of the discovery dispute without the need for a motion.