Sixteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida (Monroe County) Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

Continuances are disfavored and require good cause; lack of due diligence is not a ground, successive requests are highly disfavored, and the requesting party must sign the motion unless good cause is shown.

Motions for continuance are disfavored and will be granted only upon good cause shown. Successive continuances are highly disfavored. Lack of due diligence is not grounds for granting a continuance. Except for good cause shown, the motion must be signed by the party requesting the continuance, as required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(e).

CRITICAL

Submit a trial-continuance motion at least five days before the scheduled court date and set it on the Court’s docket before calendar call.

Motions for trial continuance must be submitted at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled court date for which the continuance is sought and shall be set on the Court’s docket prior the calendar call.

CRITICAL

A continuance motion must specify its basis and when it became known, whether it is opposed, actions and dates needed to be ready, and the proposed ready date and whether all parties agree.

Motions for continuance must state with specificity: (1) the basis of the need for the continuance, including when the basis became known to the movant; (2) whether the motion is opposed; (3) the action and specific dates for the action that will enable the movant to be ready, including, but not limited to, confirming the specific date any required participants are available; and (4) the proposed date by which the case will be ready to proceed and whether that date is agreed by all parties.

CRITICAL

A motion to continue must be filed with the Clerk and emailed to the Judicial Assistant with a proposed order at least three business days before the hearing; confer with opposing counsel about agreement and note any disagreement in the email.

Motions to Continue must be filed with the Clerk of the Court and emailed to the Judicial Assistant along with a proposed order, at least three business days prior to the scheduled hearing. Prior to forwarding to chambers, please confer with opposing counsel as to whether there is an agreement between parties for a continuance.  If there is no agreement between parties, please note the points of disagreement in the email.

CRITICAL

Deliver stipulations for continuance to the judge’s office at least four business days before the pretrial conference.

Stipulations for Continuance shall be delivered to the judge’s office no later than 4 business days prior to the pretrial conference.

WARNING

Stipulations for continuance are not typically accepted, but may be submitted to Judge Jones for review in extreme extenuating circumstances.

Stipulations for Continuance are not typically accepted, however, upon extreme extenuating circumstances they may be submitted to Judge Jones for review.