Howard County Circuit Court Adjournment & Extension Requirements

WARNINGCivil cases

Motions to extend or modify are first referred to the CCMO for review and then forwarded to the County Administrative Judge for a ruling.

These motions will initially be referred to the Calendar & Caseflow Management Office (CCMO) for review and then forwarded to the County Administrative Judge for ruling.

WARNINGCriminal cases

The County Administrative Judge is authorized to make good-cause findings and rule on waivers of the Hicks requirement.

The County Administrative Judge shall be authorized to make good cause findings and to rule on waivers of the Hicks requirement.

WARNING

The postponement policy applies to requests concerning any court event for which the court issued a notice.

This policy applies to all requests made to all scheduled court events. A scheduled court event is defined as any event in which the court issued a notice of the event.

WARNINGCivil cases

Mediation sessions should be completed within 60 days, but the court may order additional time if case complexity requires it.

The mediation sessions should be completed within sixty 60 days, unless as ordered, case complexity requires additional time.

WARNINGCivil cases

A scheduling conference should not be continued merely because the defendant has not been served.

Failure to serve defendant(s) should not be a basis for continuing a scheduling conference.

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For a trial-date conflict, the first case set takes precedence.

Trial date conflict: The first case set takes precedence (See Chief Judge Robert C. Murphy’s Revised Administrative Order for Continuances for Conflicting Case Assignments of Legislative Duties effective May 15, 1995).

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Counsel's involvement in a carryover matter in another court is usually good cause for postponement.

Trial/Hearing Carryover – Counsel becoming involved in a carryover matter in another court is usually a “good cause” for postponement.

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When discussing trial-date availability, counsel must ensure there are no conflicting assignments on dates counsel identifies as available.

When consulted as to the availability of dates for trial, counsel has the responsibility of assuring the absence of conflicting assignments on any date that counsel indicates is available for trial.

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Family law scheduling/status conferences will be rescheduled within 30 days of their original date.

Family law scheduling/status conferences will be rescheduled within 30 days of the original date.

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For a trial-date conflict, litigants should review the cited administrative order governing continuances for conflicting case assignments or legislative duties.

If you have a trial date conflict, please review former Chief Judge Robert C. Murphy's Revised Administrative Order for Continuances for Conflicting Case Assignments or Legislative Duties effective May 15, 1995.

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The court may extend the discovery timeline for good cause shown.

The court, for good cause shown, may extend the time for discovery.

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When accepting employment, a covered legislative attorney should consider the inconvenience excessive continuances cause the public, bar, and judicial system.

In accepting employment, however, such attorney should consider the inconvenience to the public, bar and judicial system produced by excessive continuances.

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After the requester contacts the Civil Case Manager and clears a new date, the Calendar Management Office will reschedule the telephone conference.

The Calendar Management Office will then reschedule the telephone conference.