14th Judicial Circuit Court, Mercer County, Illinois Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

Mediation must be completed within seven weeks of the first conference unless the court extends the period by order.

The mediation shall be completed within seven weeks of the first mediation conference unless extended by order of the Court.

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Every continuance must be set to a date certain.

All continuances shall be to a date certain.

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A court date may be continued only by motion and order upon a showing of good cause.

no Court date may be continued except on Motion and Order for good cause shown.

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A party seeking to defer mediation must file a motion within 14 days of referral, set it for hearing before the scheduled mediation, provide hearing notice to all interested parties including the appointed mediator, and detail the supporting facts and circumstances; mediation is tolled until the motion is decided.

Within fourteen (14) days of the Order of Referral, any party may file a motion with the court to defer the mediation. The movant shall set the motion to defer the mediation proceeding prior to the scheduled date for mediation. Notice of the hearing shall be provided to all interested parties, including any mediation who has been appointed. The motion shall set forth, in detail, the facts and circumstances supporting the motion. Mediation shall be tolled until disposition of the motion.

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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.

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A scheduled hearing may not be cancelled by agreement of the parties without the assigned judge’s concurrence.

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

CRITICAL

A party may seek to advance or postpone an arbitration hearing by filing written notice with the circuit clerk, stating the reason; the judge may grant the request for good cause.

(b) 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.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Circuit policy is that continuances in these cases should not be granted unless good cause is shown.

continuances not be granted in such case, except for good cause shown.

CRITICALCivil cases

Mediation must be completed within seven weeks of the first conference unless extended by court order or party stipulation.

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.

CRITICAL

Mediation must be completed within seven weeks of the first conference, unless extended by court order or the parties’ stipulation.

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.

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The mediation process must be completed within seven weeks of the initial conference unless the court extends the period.

4. Mediation process must be completed within seven (7) weeks of initial mediation conference unless extended by court.

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Attorneys must reschedule the hearing at once.

shall reschedule the hearing at once.

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A party may seek to advance or postpone an arbitration hearing by filing written notice with the circuit clerk; the motion must state the reason, and the Supervising Judge may grant the change 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.

CRITICALCivil cases

Every continuance must be set to a specific date.

All continuances shall be to a date certain.

CRITICAL

The dates listed in the order cannot be extended by agreement of the parties.

none of the above dates are subject to extension by agreement of the parties

CRITICAL

Mediation must be completed within seven weeks of the first conference unless the Court orders an extension.

111e mediation shall be completed within seven weeks of the first mediation conference unless extended by order of the Court.

WARNINGCivil cases

Mediation continues while a motion for interim or emergency relief is pending unless the court orders otherwise or the mediator decides to adjourn it pending disposition of the motion.

Mediation shall continue while such a motion is pending absent a contrary order of the court or a decision of the mediation to adjourn pending disposition of the motion.

WARNING

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

The substitution of a judge is not automatically cause for a continuance.

WARNING

After a mediation conference begins, the mediator may continue or terminate it when the mediator believes continuing would serve no purpose or a person necessary to facilitate settlement is absent.

A. At any time after the mediation conference has begun, the mediator may continue or terminate the conference when: - (i) in the mediator's opinion, no purpose would be served by continuing the conference, or - (ii) an individual necessary to facilitate settlement of the dispute is not present.

WARNINGCivil cases

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

The substitution of a judge is not automatically cause for a continuance.

WARNING

Continuances in these cases generally are not granted, except for good cause shown.

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.

WARNING

In the early stages of a case, judges will typically approve timely e-filed agreed orders signed by both parties to continue a case management conference to a date certain.

That said, in the early stages of a case judges will typically approve timely e-filed agreed orders (signed by both parties) to continue a case management conference to a date certain.

WARNINGCivil cases

The mediator may adjourn the mediation conference at any time and set times for it to reconvene.

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

WARNINGCivil cases

A. At any time after the mediation conference has begun, the mediator may continue or terminate the conference when: - (i) in the mediator's opinion, no purpose would be served by continuing the conference, or - (ii) an individual necessary to facilitate settlement of the dispute is not present.

A. At any time after the mediation conference has begun, the mediator may continue or terminate the conference when: - (i) in the mediator's opinion, no purpose would be served by continuing the conference, or - (ii) an individual necessary to facilitate settlement of the dispute is not present.

INFO

The mediator may adjourn a mediation conference at any time and set when it will reconvene.

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