Sutter Superior Court Adjournment & Extension Requirements

Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 9, 2026CRITICAL

A continuance of a law-and-motion matter or case management conference requires a written stipulation, the applicable fee, and the court’s receipt and signature on the stipulation, order, and fee before the hearing.

Requests for continuances of law and motion matters or case management conferences shall be made by written stipulation of the parties or counsel along with the applicable filing fee. The stipulation, order and continuance fee must be received and signed by the court prior to the date and time for the hearing.

CRITICAL

A continuance of a court or jury trial will be considered only on a properly noticed motion accompanied by the appropriate filing fees.

Requests for continuance of any court and/or jury trials will be considered only by a properly noticed motion and payment of the appropriate filing fees.

CRITICAL

Continuance requests must be in writing unless the court waives that requirement for good cause, and time waivers or continuances require a showing of good cause.

Requests for continuances shall be in writing unless waived by the court for good cause. Time waivers will be accepted and continuance granted only on a showing of good cause.

WARNING

If a Social Study Report is not timely filed or made available to counsel, an affected party or the court may request a continuance to the extent permitted by law.

If the Social Study Report is not timely filed or made available to all counsel, then any affected party or the court may request a continuance of the hearing to the extent permitted by law.