St. Joseph County Superior Court, Indiana Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

Motions for continuances must specifically state the grounds asserted.

All motions for continuances shall be in writing and shall set forth specifically the grounds asserted for such motion.

CRITICAL

A continuance request must be submitted to the Court by pleading or motion and state whether the other parties were contacted and whether they agree or oppose.

Parties requesting a continuance shall submit a Pleading or Motion to the Court and shall indicate whether they have contacted all other parties and shall indicate in the pleading or Motion the agreement or opposition to the request for a continuance.

CRITICAL

A motion to enlarge time must state the response's due date and the date through which an extension is requested.

Any motion for enlargement of time shall state the date when such response is due and the date to which time is requested to be enlarged.

WARNING

At the initial appearance in the Traffic and Misdemeanor Division, counsel is entitled upon request to a three-to-four-week continuance to investigate the case or discuss potential plea agreements.

(6) Special procedures for Traffic and Misdemeanor Division, (a) upon one’s initial appearance, counsel will be entitled, upon request, to a continuance of three (3) to four (4) weeks to investigate the case and/or discuss potential plea agreements with the prosecutor’s office;

WARNING

An initial written motion to enlarge the time to answer a claim is routinely granted for 30 additional days, or for another reasonable period set by written court order.

An initial written motion for enlargement of time pursuant to Indiana Trial Rule 6(B)(1) to answer a claim shall be routinely granted for an additional 30 days from the original due date or other period the assigned Judge deems reasonable by written order of the Court.

WARNING

Subsequent motions for enlargement of time must be designated as such and are granted only for good cause or in the interest of justice.

All subsequent motions for enlargement of time shall be so designated and will only be granted for good cause shown or in the interest of justice.

INFO

Parties may use remedies available under the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure to enforce or modify the reciprocal discovery order or extend its compliance deadline.

The parties may utilize all remedies available in the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure to enforce, modify, or extend the time within which to comply with the Court’s reciprocal discovery order.