22nd Judicial Circuit Court, McHenry County Adjournment & Extension Requirements

A continuance necessitated by a responsible trial attorney's inability to appear may be allowed only in an extraordinary case or a genuine, unforeseeable emergency.

Continuances in such circumstances shall only be allowed in extraordinary cases or cases of a genuine, unforeseeable emergency.

A continuance may be granted only through a court order.

Continuances may be granted only by order of the court.

Every motion for continuance must be written and comply with the applicable civil or criminal procedure code, Supreme Court Rule 231, and all other applicable Supreme Court rules.

All motions for continuance shall be in writing and otherwise fully comply with the Code of Civil Procedure or the Code of Criminal Procedure, whichever is applicable, with Supreme Court Rule 231 and such other applicable Supreme Court Rules.

A continuance based on counsel's engagement in another trial or hearing must be requested in writing with an affidavit stating the other matter's identification, setting, judge, anticipated length, and prior continuance history.

A party may be entitled to a continuance on the ground that his attorney is actually engaged in another trial or hearing. Any motion for continuance shall be in writing and supported by affidavit setting forth the name and case number of the other case, place of trial or hearing, the date the other matter was set for trial or hearing, name of the judge and anticipated length of trial or hearing, together with the number of and reasons for any prior continuances in the case sought to be continued.

Substitution or addition of attorneys alone does not support a continuance; good cause must be shown by motion and affidavit.

A continuance shall not be granted solely upon the ground of substitution or addition of attorneys except for good cause shown upon motion and affidavit.

A motion to continue is permitted only when good cause is shown.

No motion to continue shall be allowed for other than good cause shown.

A party may request advancement or postponement of an arbitration hearing by written notice and motion to the Arbitration Administrator, with the motion heard by the Arbitration Judge at least seven days before the scheduled hearing and a good-cause showing required.

Any party to a case may request advancement or postponement of a scheduled arbitration hearing date by written notice and motion with notice included to the Arbitration Administrator. Hearing on the motion shall be scheduled before the Arbitration Judge, not less than seven (7) days prior to the arbitration hearing date. The motion shall contain a concise statement of the basis upon which a change in the arbitration hearing date is requested. The Arbitration Judge may grant such advancement or postponement upon good cause shown. Such advancement or postponement may be conditioned on such terms as the Arbitration Judge deems appropriate.