Superior Court, Judicial District of New Haven, Connecticut Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

Counsel who is absent without a valid excuse may not receive a continuance for a scheduling conflict.

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

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

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

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

A motion for continuance must identify the conflicting case name and docket number, when the scheduling conflict arose, and efforts to resolve it.

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.

CRITICAL

A motion for an extension of time must state whether the opposing party objects or whether that party’s position cannot be determined.

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.

CRITICAL

A party who twice fails to attend or bring a scheduled child to an evaluation or examination is subject to sanctions unless a timely, good-cause postponement or rescheduling is obtained beforehand at no cost to the paying party.

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.

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.

CRITICAL

If counsel cannot attend a scheduled court matter, counsel must seek a continuance or request the court’s permission in advance 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.

CRITICAL

Consent shall only be indicated if consent has been received from all parties.

Consent shall only be indicated if consent has been received from all parties.

WARNING

Even if all parties agree to continue the matter, the court does not automatically grant the continuance motion.

An agreement by all parties to continue the matter is not to be construed as the court automatically granting the motion for continuance.

WARNING

If the CSC or JPT does not resolve all pending matters, the case may be continued for necessary investigation or resolution, or for a reasonable time for judicial mediation; other listed options are also available.

If the CSC or JPT does not result in a resolution of all pending matters, the case may be (1) continued for any necessary investigation and/or resolution pursuant to 5(A)(ii) above; (2) continued for a reasonable time for any form of judicial mediation; (3) returned to court for an in-court review; or (4) assigned for trial or hearing by the court.

WARNING

Counsel and parties must identify their availability at the case status conference, and scheduling conflicts may not support a continuance when a person was absent or unable to access a calendar.

At the case status conference, counsel and parties shall identify their availability for future court events. Persons absent or unable to access their calendars may not be granted continuances due to scheduling conflicts.