St. Louis County Circuit Court Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A continuance in a civil case may be granted only by the assigned judge or a judge designated by that judge.

Continuances of cases shall be granted only by the judge to whom the case is assigned or another judge designated by said judge.

CRITICAL

A written extension request to file a settlement or statement of account must be e-filed, state the reason, and suggest a due date no more than 30 days per request.

A written request for additional time to file a settlement or statement of account must be e-filed detailing the reason for the continuance along with a suggested due date of not more than 30 days per request.

CRITICAL

An extension request for an inventory or bond must state the reason for the continuance and provide a requested date no more than 30 days from the division’s filing deadline.

The request shall identify the reason for the continuance and shall provide a date, no more than thirty days from the division’s deadline for filing of the inventory or bond.

CRITICAL

Motions for continuances for a court session must be submitted at least 24 hours before the scheduled court date.

Notwithstanding, entries of appearances and motions for continuances shall be submitted for any particular court session no later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the scheduled court date.

CRITICAL

An extension must be requested as provided in 13(A)(f) and granted; otherwise, mediation must be completed or scheduled and Form 15 filed by the first case conference.

(E) Unless an extension of time is requested as set out above in 13(A)(f) and granted, the mediation process must be completed and/or scheduled with the mediator and the Form 15 filed with the Court no later than the date of the first case conference.

CRITICAL

A written extension request to correct deficiencies must state the reason and a proposed correction date no more than 30 days after the division’s deadline.

A request for additional time to submit corrections shall be in writing and must be electronically filed. The request shall identify the reason for the continuance and shall provide a date, no more than thirty days from the division’s deadline, for filing the corrections.

CRITICAL

A request for more time to answer interrogatories must first be made to the other party or their attorney.

(3) Extension of time. Requests for extension of time to answer interrogatories shall be first made to the other party or their attorney.

WARNING

A request for more time to produce documents must first be made to the other party or their attorney; if unopposed, the extension copy is not filed unless an order is requested under Supreme Court Rule 61.01(b) regarding an objection or later failure to produce.

Requests for extension of time to produce documents shall be first made to the other party or their attorney. If there is no objection to the request for additional time, a copy of the extension shall not be filed with the court file unless an order is requested under Supreme Court Rule 61.01(b) with respect to any objection to or subsequent failure to produce the requested documents.

WARNING

If the case is unresolved at the initial appearance, pretrial and trial dates are set then, parties are expected to provide exclusionary dates, and a continuance may be granted upon good cause shown.

(9) If resolution of the case has not been reached by the parties at the initial appearance in the Associate division, pre-trial and trial dates shall be set at that initial appearance. Parties shall be expected to present exclusionary dates to the court at the initial appearance. A case may be continued upon good cause shown.

INFO

When a person is not dressed in compliance with the dress code, the Judge may continue the case if the Prosecuting Attorney or defendant requests it.

Division personnel shall require that said person leave the courtroom until such time as the person is appropriately dressed to meet the Code, or the Judge may continue the case upon request of the Prosecuting Attorney or defendant.