Crawford County Courts, Indiana Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A party must file a written continuance motion at least ten days before the hearing or trial, unless an affidavit shows that the supporting facts did not exist or were not known at that time.

No continuance shall be granted at the request of a party unless a written motion for same is filed not less than ten (10) days prior to the scheduled hearing or trial, unless it is made to appear by affidavit that the facts which are the basis of the motion did not then exist or were not then known by the moving party.

CRITICAL

A continuance motion must state the scheduled date, reason, requested delay, and opposing counsel’s position; if granted, the moving party must obtain a mutually acceptable future date.

A motion for continuance shall set forth the scheduled date, the reason for continuance, the specific length of time the moving party desires the cause to be delayed, and reference as to whether opposing counsel agrees or disagrees to a continuance of the scheduled hearing or trial. It shall be the duty of the moving party to obtain a mutually acceptable future date if and when the motion is granted.

WARNING

The Court may extend or shorten the 45-day deadline for good cause.

The forty-five (45) day time limit may be extended or shortened by the Court for good cause shown.