Celina Municipal Court, Ohio Adjournment & Extension Requirements
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Requirements for requesting adjournments, extensions, and continuances.
CRITICAL
The Court will not grant a continuance unless the motion is written, states its reason, and contains or is accompanied by an appropriate entry granting the motion and setting a court-approved date and time when all counsel are available.
20.04 To assure compliance with the requirements of Rule 16 of the Rules of Superintendence for Municipal Courts, the Court will not grant a Motion for Continuance without said motion being in writing, stating the reason for the continuance, and containing or being accompanied by an appropriate entry granting the motion and reassigning the matter for a date and time certain when all counsel are available and which has been approved by the Court.
WARNING
For a continuance request based on a conflicting case assignment, the Court gives priority to the case assigned first, except that criminal cases take priority over civil cases.
20.05 When counsel requests a continuance for the reason that counsel is scheduled to appear in another case assigned on the same date, the Court will give priority to the case that was first assigned; provided however, criminal cases shall have priority over civil cases.
WARNING
A defendant who fails to appear may be granted a week’s continuance to appear at a subsequent arraignment hearing.
(2) He may be granted a week’s continuance to appear at a subsequent arraignment hearing, but no notice will be mailed to him.
WARNING
When the subpoena-praecipe filing rule is not followed, the subpoenaed party’s failure to appear because of failed service is not grounds for a continuance.
If this rule is not complied with, the failure of the subpoenaed party to appear because of failure of service shall not constitute grounds for a continuance.
WARNING
The Court will not modify the Scheduling Order except upon showing of good cause.
The Court will not modify the Scheduling Order except upon showing of good cause.
WARNING
The time to secure new counsel may be extended upon application of the parties.
Upon application of the parties, said time may be extended.
How do I request an adjournment or extension in Celina Municipal Court, Ohio?
The request must include reason for request and proposed rescheduled date. The Court will not grant a continuance unless the motion is written, states its reason, and contains or is accompanied by an appropriate entry granting the motion and setting a court-approved date and time when all counsel are available.
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