Ballard Circuit Court Adjournment & Extension Requirements
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Requirements for requesting adjournments, extensions, and continuances.
CRITICAL
An attorney unable to attend must immediately try to agree on a new hearing time with the moving attorney; if unsuccessful, the party seeking a continuance must immediately file a written motion stating the reasons and send a copy to the Judge and Clerk, and the motion is automatically continued to the agreed date or next motion hour, whichever comes first, if no earlier hearing can be scheduled.
An attorney who will be unable to be present at the time set for a motion shall immediately contact the moving attorney and attempt to establish a mutually agreeable time for the hearing of the motion. Should this prove unsuccessful, a party desiring the continuance shall immediately file a motion for a continuance in writing, stating the reasons for the continuance, and shall send a copy directed to the attention of the Judge, as well as filing it with the Clerk. If no hearing can be scheduled prior to the date the motion was originally set for hearing, the motion will be automatically continued until an agreed-upon hearing date is scheduled or until the next motion hour, whichever occurs first.
WARNING
The response-filing time may be extended for good cause shown.
the time for filing a response may be extended for good cause shown.
How do I request an adjournment or extension in Ballard Circuit Court?
The request must include reason for request. An attorney unable to attend must immediately try to agree on a new hearing time with the moving attorney; if unsuccessful, the party seeking a continuance must immediately file a written motion stating the reasons and send a copy to the Judge and Clerk, and the motion is automatically continued to the agreed date or next motion hour, whichever comes first, if no earlier hearing can be scheduled.
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