Circuit Court of Henry County, Illinois (14th Judicial Circuit) Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A party seeking to advance or postpone an arbitration hearing must file written notice, include a concise reason, and obtain the Supervising Judge’s approval for good cause.

Any party to a case may request advancement or postponement of a scheduled arbitration hearing date by filing written notice with the office of the circuit clerk requesting such change. Such motion and notice of hearing thereon shall be served upon counsel for all other parties and upon pro-se parties in the same matter as other motions and a copy of the motion and notice of time of hearing thereon on the calendar of the Supervising Judge for Arbitration, and shall likewise be served upon the Arbitration Administrator. The motion shall contain a concise statement of the reason for the change of hearing date. The Supervising Judge may grant such advancement or postponement upon good cause shown.

CRITICAL

Any continuance must be set for a specific date.

(d) All continuances shall be to a date certain.

CRITICAL

Continuances in these cases are not granted except for good cause shown, and cases should be tried or otherwise disposed of as soon as possible.

It is the policy of the Circuit that all such cases shall be set for trial and tried by jury or on jury waiver or otherwise disposed of as soon as possible, and that continuances not be granted in such case, except for good cause shown.

CRITICAL

The parties may not cancel a scheduled hearing by agreement without the assigned judge’s concurrence.

No scheduled hearing shall be cancelled by agreement of the parties without concurrence of the assigned judge.

WARNING

The mediator may adjourn the mediation conference at any time and set a time to reconvene.

(f) Adjournments. The mediator may adjourn the mediation conference at any time and may set times for reconvening the adjourned conference.

WARNING

Mediation must be completed within seven weeks of the first conference unless the court orders or the parties stipulate to an extension.

(i) Completion of Mediation. Mediation shall be completed within seven (7) weeks of the first mediation conference unless extended by the order of the court or by stipulation of the parties.

WARNING

A judge’s substitution does not automatically constitute cause for a continuance.

(c) Continuance: The substitution of a judge is not automatically cause for a continuance.

WARNING

Failure to notify the scheduling clerk may justify sanctions against the offending party or attorneys in appropriate cases.

A failure to notify shall, in appropriate cases, justify imposition of sanctions upon the offending party or attorneys.