Adams County Court, Ohio Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A party seeking to continue a trial or hearing must submit a written motion stating the reason for the continuance.

No party shall be granted a continuance of trial or a hearing without a written motion from the party or his counsel stating the reason for the continuance.

WARNING

The trial court has discretion whether to grant other requests to continue a scheduled trial.

The granting of any other request for continuance of a scheduled trial is a matter within the discretion of the trial court.

WARNING

When counsel seeks a continuance because of another trial scheduled for the same date, the case set first has priority and is to be tried on its scheduled date.

When a continuance is requested for the reason that counsel is scheduled to appear in another case assigned for trial on the same date, in the same or another trial court of this state, the case which was first set for trial shall have priority and shall be tried on the date

WARNING

An application to continue the pretrial conference must be addressed to the judge assigned to the case.

Any application for continuance of the conference shall be addressed to the Judge to whom the case has been assigned.