Grant County Courts, Indiana Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A dispositive motion is not good cause for a trial continuance when its governing deadlines do not allow it to be resolved before trial.

The filing of a dispositive motion shall not constitute good cause for a Motion forContinuance of a trial if the time requirements governing such motion will not allow for the resolution of the motion prior to the date of trial.

CRITICAL

Each plaintiff’s or defendant’s continuance motion must identify whether it is the first, second, third, or subsequent such motion.

A Motion for Continuance, whether it is plaintiff's or defendant's motion, shall denominate whether it is the first (1st), second (2nd), third (3rd), etc. Motion forContinuance filed by plaintiff or defendant.

CRITICAL

Unless made during the hearing, a continuance motion must be written and state opposing counsel’s position and whether the moving party has previously requested continuances.

A Motion for Continuance, unless made during the hearing of the cause, shall bein writing, state whether opposing counsel objects to the motion and whether prior continuances have been requested by the moving party.

CRITICAL

A request to extend discovery-response time will not be ruled on unless moving counsel represents that a good-faith personal or telephone conference failed to resolve the dispute.

Therefore, the Court will not rule on requests to extend time to respond to discovery or motions related to discovery disputes unless moving counsel represents that, after personal or telephonic conference in good faith effort to resolve differences, counsel are unable to reach accord.

WARNING

Continuance motions are discouraged, and neither side has an automatic right to a continuance.

Motions for Continuance are discouraged. Neither side is entitled to an automatic continuance as a matter of right.

WARNING

The Court may require a written continuance motion to be signed by the party requesting it.

The Court may require any written Motion for Continuance to be signed by the party requesting the continuance.