Conneaut Municipal Court, Ohio Adjournment & Extension Requirements

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After a continuance is granted, the moving party must obtain a hearing date agreeable to the other parties and the Court.

If a continuance is granted, it shall be the responsibility of the moving party to obtain a mutually agreeable date from the other party or parties and the Court for the hearing.

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A continuance motion submitted within the required seven days may be granted only upon a showing of good cause based on extreme hardship, unforeseen circumstances, or other unavoidable conditions, and the decision remains within the Court’s discretion.

Motions for continuance, when submitted within the required seven (7) days, will be granted only upon the showing of good cause constituting extreme hardship, unforeseen circumstances, or other unavoidable conditions. No continuance will be granted by telephone. The granting of any request for continuance is a matter within the discretion of the Court.

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An application to continue the pretrial conference must be addressed to the Judge.

Any application for continuance of the conference shall be addressed to the Judge.

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When a continuance is sought because counsel is assigned to another trial on the same date, the request must provide the other court’s assignment notice, the notice date, and its receipt.

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, such request must provide the other court’s notice of such assignment, the date of the notice and the receipt thereof.

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

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.

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A continuance request must include an affidavit and, when applicable, notice showing dates of previously scheduled conflicting hearings.

Where continuances are sought, there must be an affidavit and if applicable, a copy of other court notice showing dates of previously scheduled conflicting case hearings.

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A continuance motion must be submitted in writing at least seven days before the hearing and include a supporting brief explaining the reasons and a proposed judgment entry.

All motions for continuance shall be submitted to the Court in writing at least seven (7) days prior to scheduled hearing and must contain a brief in support setting forth the reasons requiring the continuance along with a proposed judgment entry for the Court’s review and approval.

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When counsel has a trial or hearing in another Ohio court on the same date, the continuance motion must include copies of the notices from both courts.

When a continuance is sought for the reason that counsel is scheduled to appear in another case assigned for trial or hearing on the same date in another Court in the State, the movant shall append to the motion a copy of the notice received from the other Court, along with a copy of the notice received from this Court.

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A further traffic-appearance continuance requires a written motion filed before the appearance date with a brief memorandum or statement of facts explaining the reasons.

Any further continuances shall not be continued by the Court unless the defendant files a written motion with the Court in advance of the appearance date along with a brief memorandum or statement of facts setting forth the reasons requiring the continuance.

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The party requesting a continuance must obtain the opposing party’s written or verbal consent.

The party requesting the continuance must obtain written or verbal consent from the opposing party.

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A continuance cannot be granted by telephone.

No continuance will be granted by telephone.

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A defendant’s initial traffic appearance may be continued once on a written request signed by the defendant that waives speedy-trial rights.

The date of any defendant’s initial appearance on a traffic citation may only be continued one time upon the written request of the defendant or defendant’s attorney, provided the writing is signed by the defendant and includes a waiver of the defendant’s speedy trial rights.

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Continuance motions based on hearing or trial schedule conflicts are decided under Rule 41(B) of the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio.

Motions for continuance sought due to a conflict in hearing or trial schedules shall be decided in accordance with Rule 41(B) of the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio.

WARNING

A continuance request not ruled on by the hearing date is considered denied.

A continuance that has not been ruled on by the date of any hearing shall be considered to be denied.

WARNING

The trial court has discretion to grant any other request 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.

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When trial assignments conflict, the case set first has priority and is to be tried on its assigned date; criminal trials have priority over civil trials.

The case which was first set for trial shall have priority and shall be tried on the date assigned. Criminal cases assigned for trial have priority over civil cases assigned for trial.