Superior Court, Judicial District of Middlesex, Connecticut Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

Counsel absent without a valid excuse may not receive a continuance based on a scheduling conflict.

Counsel who is absent without a valid excuse may not be granted a continuance due to a scheduling conflict.

CRITICAL

A party who twice misses an evaluation or examination without a timely, good-cause postponement or rescheduling obtained before it and at no cost to the paying party is subject to sanctions; counsel must immediately advise clients and make any necessary postponement request timely and as far in advance as possible.

Each party who twice does not go to, or does not bring any child scheduled to, a court ordered or approved evaluation or examination on the date and time when the evaluation or examination is scheduled, without obtaining a timely postponement or rescheduling for good cause of such evaluation or examination at no cost to the party paying for the evaluation or examination before the evaluation or examination, shall be subject to sanctions. If an evaluation or examination is ordered or approved by the court, each counsel shall immediately inform his or her client about this section, and the need, if necessary, for counsel to make a timely request, as far in advance as possible, for a postponement based on good cause to do so.

CRITICAL

If counsel cannot attend a scheduled court matter, counsel must seek a continuance or obtain the court’s prior permission to submit a position letter.

If counsel is unable to attend a scheduled court matter, including a case status conference, a motion for continuance shall be sought or request prior permission from the court to submit a position letter.

CRITICALCivil cases

A party who is not ready to mediate must file a motion for a continuance, an extension of the mediation period, or both.

If any party is not ready to mediate, a motion for continuance or a motion for extension of the mediation period or both must be filed with the court.

CRITICAL

For a continuance request, consent may be indicated only if all parties have consented, and even unanimous agreement does not automatically grant the motion.

In any motion for continuance, the moving party shall include the case name and docket number in conflict with the scheduled matter in the Superior Court for Juvenile Matters, when the scheduling conflict arose, and efforts made to resolve the scheduling conflict. Consent shall only be indicated if consent has been received from all parties. An agreement by all parties to continue the matter is not to be construed as the court automatically granting the motion for continuance.

CRITICALCivil cases

Continuance requests must be timely and in writing, except when an emergency occurs.

All requests must be timely and in writing unless an emergency occurs.

CRITICALCivil cases

A pending case may not be rescheduled without the Court’s express permission.

No pending case will be rescheduled without express permission from the Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

A response deadline may be extended by an agreement recorded in the Request for Adjudication or a filed written stipulation, or by court order on motion; an extension motion must state the opposing party’s position or that it cannot be determined.

unless counsel and self-represented parties indicate in the Request for Adjudication (form JD-CL-77) or in a written stipulation filed with the court an agreement extending the time within which such response may be filed, or the court, upon motion, extends the time. Any motion for extension of time shall state whether or not the opposing party objects to the extension of time or that the party's position cannot be determined.

WARNING

The court may reschedule the hearing if counsel has not recently contacted the child or youth.

D. If the court determines that counsel has not had recent contact with the child or youth, then the hearing may be rescheduled for counsel to meet his/her obligations to their client.

WARNING

People who are absent or unable to access their calendars may not receive continuances based on scheduling conflicts.

Persons absent or unable to access their calendars may not be granted continuances due to scheduling conflicts.

WARNING

The court may reschedule the hearing if counsel has not recently contacted the child or youth or the letter is incomplete.

D. If the court determines that counsel has not had recent contact with the child or youth or the letter to the court is incomplete, then the hearing may be rescheduled for counsel to meet his/her obligations to their client.