City of St. Louis Circuit Court Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICALCriminal cases

The trial date may not be changed without good cause based on exceptional circumstances.

Counsel should be aware that once this Scheduling Order is entered the trial date shall not be changed absent a showing of good cause based on exceptional circumstances.

CRITICALCriminal cases

A continuance request from a trial setting must be filed and ruled on at least 7 days before trial, unless good cause applies.

Continuance requests from a trial setting must be filed and ruled upon at least 7 days before the trial date, unless for good cause.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The Court will not entertain a continuance motion for this specially set trial absent undue hardship and good cause.

Parties were given input as to the trial date, thus the Court considers this to be the equivalent of a special setting and will not entertain a continuance motion absent a showing of undue hardship and good cause.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The court will consider a continuance request from a trial setting only if it is made by verified motion under Supreme Court Rules 24.09 and 24.10.

The court will only consider a verified motion for continuance from a trial setting pursuant to Supreme Court Rules 24.09 and 24.10.

CRITICALCriminal cases

After a case is set for trial, a continuance will be granted only for good cause, such as emergency, unforeseen, or unpredictable circumstances.

Once a case is set for trial, no further continuance from that setting will be granted without good cause – emergency, unforeseen or unpredictable circumstances.

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A request to reschedule a matter must be made to Division 15 within two business days of the scheduled hearing date.

To cancel or reschedule any matter, you must contact Division 15 either by phone or email within two business days of scheduled hearing date.

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A request to reschedule a matter must be made within two business days of the scheduled hearing date.

To cancel or reschedule any matter, you must contact Maria Fulhorst by email at maria.fulhorst@courts.mo.gov or call 314-622-4680 within two business days of scheduled hearing date.

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To cancel or reschedule a matter, email or call the courtroom clerk within two business days of the scheduled hearing date.

To cancel or reschedule any matter, you must either email the courtroom clerk, Terri Pike, at terri.pike@courts.mo.gov, or call 314-622-4503 within two business days of scheduled hearing date.

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To cancel or reschedule a matter, contact the courtroom clerk within two business days of the scheduled hearing date.

To cancel or reschedule any matter, you must email the courtroom clerk Nakayla Easter at nakayla.easter@courts.mo.gov or call  314-622-4282 within two business days of scheduled hearing date.

CRITICALCivil cases

To cancel or reschedule a matter, email the courtroom clerk within two business days of the scheduled hearing date.

To cancel or reschedule any matter, you must email the courtroom clerk within two business days of scheduled hearing date.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Continuances are charged to the court, the state, or the defendant.

Continuances will be charged to either the court, the state or the defendant.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Continuances for first appearances and the listed initial settings are charged to the court.

First appearance continuances, first guilty plea setting, pretrial setting and first trial setting will be charged to the court.

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Minor agreed deadline changes may be requested by written motion stating that opposing counsel consents.

Most minor, agreed deadline changes can be handled in writing by filing a motion to extend the deadline and stating that the opposing counsel consents.