7th Judicial Circuit Court, Greene County, Illinois Adjournment & Extension Requirements

The trial judge has discretion to continue a hearing because of technical difficulties.

The trial judge has the discretion of whether or not to continue the hearing due to technical difficulties.

The judge may extend or reduce the objection-filing period and may, in appropriate circumstances, extend the right to object to other persons.

Time for filing of objections may be extended or reduced at the discretion of the judge, who also, in appropriate circumstances, may extend the right of objection to persons not specifically provided for in this policy.

Judicial mediation ordinarily ends after two hours or when the judge concludes it, whichever comes first; the judge may extend it beyond four hours for good cause.

c. The judicial mediation shall be for a period of two hours or until the mediating judge determines that the mediation session is concluded, whichever occurs first; and mediation shall be on such dates, at such times and in such segments as determined by the mediating judge. For good cause, the mediating judge may extend the mediation to exceed [four] hours.