Ravalli County District Court, Montana Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A continuance request not made in writing by 9 a.m. the day before law and motion must be made verbally at the scheduled hearing time.

Requests for continuances which are not made in writing by 9 a.m. the day prior to law and motion, must be made verbally at the scheduled time for the hearing.

CRITICAL

A trial or hearing will not be continued for an absent witness or evidence when the evidence is admissible and the adverse party stipulates it may be considered as if given at trial, unless proceeding without it would cause injustice.

Upon a motion to continue trial or hearing on the ground of absence of a witness or evidence, pursuant to § 25-4-501, M.C.A., if the testimony or evidence would be admissible upon the trial or hearing and the adverse party stipulates that it may be considered as if having been given at trial or hearing, the trial or hearing will not be continued unless the Court determines trial or hearing without the witness or evidence would cause injustice.

WARNING

A matter on the law-and-motion calendar that proves contested is subject to continuance.

Any matter set on the law and motion calendar that proves to be contested is subject to continuance.

WARNING

Parties are expected to avoid unnecessary delay; pending-motion hearings may be continued on an uncontested motion, on a party’s motion for good cause, or on the Court’s own initiative.

Each party is expected to diligently prosecute or defend a case so as to avoid unnecessary delay. However, hearings on pending motions may be continued upon uncontested motion, for good cause upon motion of a party, or by the Court on its own initiative.

WARNING

A law-and-motion calendar falling on an official holiday is automatically continued to the next law-and-motion day unless an order sets a different date.

When law and motion day falls on an official holiday, the law and motion calendar will be continued automatically to the next law and motion day absent an order setting it for a different date.

WARNING

When a party anticipates a contested law-and-motion matter requiring more than 15 minutes, the hearing will be reset after immediate notice to the Court Administrator.

If a party has reason to believe that a matter set on the law and motion calendar will be contested and will require more than 15 minutes, the party must notify the Court Administrator immediately and the hearing will be reset.