Wayne County Courts, Indiana Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

After a case is found ready for its scheduled jury trial, a continuance will be granted only for extraordinary circumstances that were not reasonably foreseeable at the preliminary pretrial conference; specified foreseeable reasons do not qualify.

Once a case is determined at the preliminary pretrial conference to be ready to proceed to jury trial as scheduled, a continuance of such date will not be granted except for extraordinary circumstances which were not reasonably foreseeable at the preliminary pretrial conference. Such reasons shall not include the need to file further pleadings or motions, pursuing or completing further discovery, securing attendance of any witness or party, or any other reasonably foreseeable reason.

CRITICAL

An additional extension may be granted only if an additional petition setting forth good cause is filed.

13.2(b) Any additional extension of time may be granted only upon the filing of an additional petition setting forth such good cause.

CRITICAL

The first request to enlarge the time to file a responsive pleading to a complaint must be granted summarily for up to 45 days; additional time or a later request is discretionary.

The first motion for enlargement of time to file a responsive pleading to a Complaint shall be granted summarily for up to forty-five (45) days. Any request for additional time beyond forty- five (45) days or a subsequent request for enlargement of time shall be at the discretion of the Court.

CRITICAL

Where the Court has authority to extend time, it must automatically grant one 45-day extension if a written petition is filed by the otherwise applicable deadline.

13.1(a) In those matters for which the Court has authority to grant an extension of time, the Court shall automatically grant one forty-five (45) day extension upon the filing of a written petition on or before the otherwise applicable deadline.

CRITICAL

Continuance and enlargement-of-time motions must be written and state opposing counsel’s position and whether either party previously requested such relief and whether it was granted; the Court may require the requesting party to sign the motion.

All motions for continuance or enlargement of time (whether 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.) shall be made in writing, shall state whether or not opposing counsel objects to the motion, and shall state whether prior continuances or enlargements have been requested by either party, and whether such prior request was granted. The Court may require any written motion for continuance or enlargement of time to be signed by the party requesting the continuance.

CRITICAL

Continuance and enlargement motions must be written and state opposing counsel’s position and the history and outcome of prior requests; the Court may require the requesting party to sign the motion.

All motions for continuance or enlargement of time (whether 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.) shall be made in writing, shall state whether or not opposing counsel objects to the motion, and shall state whether prior continuances or enlargements have been requested by either party and whether such prior request was granted. The Court may require any written motion for continuance or enlargement of time to be signed by the party requesting the continuance.

WARNING

The court may extend or shorten the Financial Declaration Form deadlines by order for good cause shown.

These time limits may be extended or shortened by court order for good cause shown.

INFO

The Court may adjourn a pretrial conference or order additional pretrial conferences when it considers that necessary or advisable.

If necessary or advisable, the Court may adjourn the pretrial conference from time to time or may order additional pretrial conferences as it deems appropriate.