Clermont County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Adjournment & Extension Requirements

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A motion to continue an assigned trial date must show good cause; after the final pretrial conference, it must also establish extraordinary circumstances and that no alternative can prevent substantial injustice.

10.1 Any motion to continue an assigned trial date must be signed by counsel and the moving party and set forth good cause for continuing the assigned trial date. No motion for modification of the assigned trial date will be granted without a showing of good cause. If the motion to continue the trial date is made after the final pre-trial conference, no continuance will be granted without a showing of extraordinary circumstances, and only then where there is no alternative means of preventing a substantial injustice.

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A continuance requires a written motion approved by the assigned judge and reflected on the court docket; the motion must be signed by counsel of record and, when required, by the parties.

10.0 No continuances will be granted except upon written motion and entry approved by the assigned judge and reflected upon the court’s docket. Requests for continuances shall be signed by counsel of record, and if requested by the court or required by this rule, by the parties.

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A continuance of a scheduled mediation requires good cause and a mutually acceptable future date, and may be granted by the appointed mediator or referring judge or magistrate.

(H) Continuances It is the policy of this court to determine matters in a timely way. Continuances of scheduled mediations shall be granted only for good cause shown after a mutually acceptable future date has been determined. The case may be continued by the court appointed mediator, Judge or Magistrate who referred the case.

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A motion to continue an assigned trial date must be signed by counsel and the moving party and demonstrate good cause, and it will not be granted without that showing.

Any motion to continue an assigned trial date must be signed by counsel and the moving party and set forth good cause for continuing the assigned trial date. No motion for modification of the assigned trial date will be granted without a showing of good cause.

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A trial-date continuance requested after the final pretrial conference requires extraordinary circumstances and the absence of an alternative means of preventing substantial injustice.

If the motion to continue the trial date is made after the final pre-trial conference, no continuance will be granted without a showing of extraordinary circumstances, and only then where there is no alternative means of preventing a substantial injustice.

Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026

A continuance requires a written motion signed by counsel of record, approval and entry by the assigned judge, and an entry reflected on the court’s docket; party signatures are also required when requested by the court or required by the rule.

No continuances will be granted except upon written motion and entry approved by the assigned judge and reflected upon the court’s docket. Requests for continuances shall be signed by counsel of record, and if requested by the court or required by this rule, by the parties.