Santa Clara Superior Court Adjournment & Extension Requirements

Dates scheduled with the Court may not be continued by stipulation of the parties without the Court's consent.

After a date is scheduled with the Court, it may not be continued by stipulation of the parties without the Court's consent.

Continuances of hearing or trial dates are discouraged and may be denied even with party agreement, and stipulations to continue must propose a future hearing date or timeframe.

Continuances of hearing or trial dates are discouraged and the Court may not in some circumstances grant a request for continuance even if the parties are in agreement. Stipulations to continue a hearing or trial date must include a suggested future hearing date or a suggested timeframe for a future hearing date and must include a proposed order with a blank line for the Court to fill in a new hearing or trial date.

Moving parties must notify the Court as soon as possible of any matter to be taken off calendar or continued and must provide notice of continuances of hearings.

Counsel for moving parties must notify the Court as soon as possible regarding any matter to be taken off calendar or continued. Notice of continuances of hearings must be provided by the moving party.

Parties who privately retain court reporters may not continue or delay trial because the reporter fails to appear.

The Court does not provide court reporters in complex civil cases. (See General Local Rule 7.) If one or more parties privately arrange for court reporter services, the failure of such court reporter to appear will not be grounds for continuing or delaying a trial or other proceedings.