DeKalb County Courts, Indiana Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A party’s self-represented status does not excuse compliance with the continuance rule, and counsel must make a good-faith attempt to communicate with that person about a continuance request.

The mere fact that a party is not represented by counsel does not excuse compliance with this rule. Counsel is required to make a good faith attempt to communicate with any self- represented person in regard to any request for continuance.

CRITICAL

Before filing a written continuance motion, the moving party must confer with all other parties’ counsel and, where practical, self-represented parties, ascertain objections and at least three mutually available rescheduling dates, and report or attach the objections and dates to the motion.

Before filing a written continuance, the moving party shall confer with counsel for all other parties and, where practical, with any parties appearing pro se, to determine any objections and to ascertain dates for rescheduling when all parties are available. Such objections and alternative dates (not less than three) shall be reported in or attached to the motion for continuance.

CRITICAL

Continuance motions must be in writing unless made on the record during the hearing or specifically authorized by the Court.

All motions for continuance, unless made on the record during the hearing of the cause or otherwise specifically authorized by the Court, shall be in writing.

WARNING

A continuance motion that omits mutually available dates or the non-moving party’s position may be summarily denied.

Motions for continuance that do not state mutually available dates or which do not state the position of the non-moving party may be summarily denied for failure to comply with these rules.