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

Continuances and extensions are granted only when good cause is shown.

Continuances and extensions may be granted only for good cause shown.

Before filing an extension motion, counsel must consult opposing counsel and state that position in the motion.

Prior to filing a motion seeking an extension, you are required to consult with your opposing counsel and state in your motion your opposing counsel's position on the extension request.

A continuance for a non-trial court date requires a motion showing all parties' consent and identifying alternate dates, and the Court must calendar a new date before granting the continuance.

Parties seeking continuances of scheduled court dates, other than trial dates, must file a motion indicating the consent of all parties and alternate available dates for rescheduling. No continuances will be granted until a new date is calendared with the Court.

A trial continuance may be granted for good cause shown and requires a written motion stating the reason and endorsed in writing by the parties and counsel.

Consistent with Local Rule 17, continuances of trial may be granted for good cause shown. Motions to Continue must be in writing, state the reason for the request, and be endorsed in writing by the parties as well as counsel.

Every motion to continue a trial must identify alternate trial dates within four weeks of the scheduled trial date.

All Motions to Continue must state alternate trial dates within 4 weeks of the scheduled trial date.

Trial dates are firm; continuances and extensions are granted only for good cause shown.

Trial dates are firm. The Court is not inclined to continue trial dates absent exigent circumstances. Continuances and extensions may be granted only for good cause shown.

Extensions of court-ordered deadlines must be requested by motion, preferably jointly or without opposition; before filing, counsel must consult opposing counsel and state that position in the motion.

Extensions of court-ordered deadlines may be requested by motion, preferably in the form of a joint or unopposed motion. Prior to filing a motion seeking an extension, you are required to consult with your opposing counsel and state in your motion your opposing counsel's position on the extension request.

A continuance request must be filed as a motion, delivered to court on its filing date, served on every party, and filed no later than the existing deadline.

All requests for continuances must be in the form of a motion, walked up to the 23A on the date of filing, and served on all parties.  Additionally, the request must be filed on or before the date of the existing deadline.

Expert-deadline continuances are freely granted after the order is lifted, but a party seeking additional time must file a motion explaining the need.

Continuances of expert deadlines will be freely granted upon the lifting of this order. Any party seeking additional time must file a motion outlining the need for additional time.

All continuance requests require a party motion unless the request involves a medical emergency.

Motion by party is needed for all continuances unless medical emergency.

All continuance and extension requests must be made in writing.

All requests for continuances or extensions of time must be made in writing.

An extension of another case-management date or deadline must be requested by motion stating the requested continuance length and reason.

Requests to extend other case management dates and deadlines must be made by a motion that specifies the length of continuance and the reason for continuance.

Discovery deadlines and court events may be continued without court consent only when all parties agree and the extension will not interfere with the trial date.

Continuances of discovery deadlines or court events without Court consent shall be permitted as long as (1) all the parties agree and (2) the extension does not interfere with the Trial date.

Requests to extend discovery, continue a settlement conference or final pretrial, or excuse attendance must be made by motion at least 14 days before the affected deadline or event.

That any requests for extensions of discovery, to continue any scheduled Settlement Conference or Final Pretrial, or to excuse any person from attending a Settlement Conference or Final Pretrial or Trial, MUST be made, by motion, no less than 14 days before the discovery cutoff, Settlement Conference, Final Pretrial or Trial.

The court will not consider untimely requests to continue or excuse appearance absent an exigent circumstance or unforeseen emergency.

Further, the Court advises counsel that absent an exigent circumstance, or unforeseen emergency, it will not entertain motions to continue or excuse appearance not made in accordance with this Order.

A request for telephonic appearance or absence from final pretrial must be supported by good cause and filed at least 14 days before final pretrial.

Any request for telephonic appearance or absence of any person from the final pretrial must be made by written motion, supported by good cause shown, and must be made at least 14 days in advance of the final pretrial.

A request to change, accelerate, or extend a scheduled deadline or date must be made by written motion showing good cause and delivered at least 14 days before the scheduled date or deadline.

Any request to change, accelerate or extend any scheduled deadline or date must be made by written motion, supported by good cause shown, and delivered to the Court and opposing counsel no less than 14 days before the scheduled deadline or date.

Any request to continue a matter other than a CMC must be made by motion at least 14 days before the scheduled event, supported by good cause, and filed and delivered to the Court and opposing counsel on the filing date.

7) REQUESTS FOR CONTINUANCE: Any request for the continuance of any matter, except a CMC, but including any scheduled pretrial, attorney conference, settlement conference, final pretrial and/or trial must be made by motion, supported by good cause shown, and filed and delivered to the Court and opposing counsel, on the day of filing. Any such written motion must be made no less than 14 days before the scheduled event.

A trial continuance request must be signed by the client, comply with Local Rule 17, and include a copy of the postcard or docket setting the previously scheduled trial date.

Any request for continuance of trial must be signed by the client, comply with Local Rule 17 and contain a copy of the postcard or docket setting any previously scheduled trial date. No continuance can be considered without this information.

A request to extend any deadline must be written, supported by good cause, filed and delivered on the filing date, and submitted at least 14 days before the deadline; delivery may be by fax.

8) REQUESTS FOR EXTENSION: Any request for extension of any deadline must be made in writing, supported by good cause shown, and filed and delivered to the Court and opposing counsel on the date of filing and must be made no less than 14 days before the scheduled deadline. Delivery to the Court and opposing counsel may be made by fax.

Requests to extend discovery deadlines, continue a settlement conference or final pretrial, or excuse attendance must be made by motion at least 14 days before the applicable cutoff or scheduled event.

1. That any requests for extensions of discovery, to continue any scheduled Settlement Conference or Final Pretrial, or to excuse any person from attending a Settlement Conference or Final Pretrial or Trial, MUST be made, by motion, no less than 14 days before the discovery cutoff, Settlement Conference, Final Pretrial or Trial.

A continuance motion must be filed at least seven days before the scheduled event, with a courtesy copy provided to the Court on the filing date.

If a continuance is sought for any reason, the appropriate motion must be filed, no less than seven days before the scheduled event, and the Court provided with a courtesy copy on the date of filing.

Continue requests must be written, docketed, and timely unless an emergency exists; the Court does not consider requests made by telephone.

Do not call the Court to request a continuance. No consideration will be given to requests not made in writing, docketed and within the timeframe above, absent an emergency.

Discovery-extension requests and requests to continue a settlement conference or final pretrial must be supported by good cause and filed and delivered at least 14 days before the deadline or event.

Requests for a discovery extensions and requests for a continuance of a settlement conference or final pretrial, must be made by motion, supported by good cause shown, and filed and delivered to the Court and opposing counsel no less than 14 days before the deadline or scheduled event.

A trial continuance request must be client-signed, comply with Local Rule 17, and include the postcard or docket setting the previously scheduled trial date.

Any request for a continuance of trial must be signed by the client, comply with Local Rule 17 and contain a copy of the postcard or docket setting any previously scheduled trial date. No continuance will be considered without this information.

The Court permits oral requests for continuance, acceleration, or extension only in an emergency or exigent circumstance.

The Court will entertain oral motions for continuances, accelerations, or extensions only in the event of an emergency or exigent circumstance.

A motion requesting a continuance of a court date must be filed no later than seven days before the scheduled event.

If a continuance of a court date is sought for any reason, an appropriate motion MUST be filed no less than 7 days before the scheduled event.

A motion to withdraw an order of sale must be filed at least seven days before the scheduled sale and clearly state a valid reason for the request.

Any Motion to Withdraw an Order of Sale must be filed at least 7 days in advance of the scheduled sale. Any motion not timely filed may be stricken. Said motion must clearly state a valid reason for the request to withdraw the sale.

A hearing-date change or deadline extension must be requested by written motion, supported by an affidavit and proposed order, filed at least three business days in advance, and may not be requested by telephone or email.

Any request to change a hearing date or extend a deadline must be made by filing a written motion. At least three business days before the hearing or deadline, the moving party shall file: (1) a written motion; (2) an affidavit in support of the motion; and (3) a proposed order. A request shall not be made by telephone or email.

Requests to modify the case-management schedule must be made by joint or unopposed motion and include proposed dates.

The Court requires joint or unopposed motions with proposed dates included.

Every continuance request must be made by motion.

All requests for continuances must be made via motion.

A motion to continue trial must be written, state the reason for the request, and be endorsed in writing by the parties and counsel.

Motions to continue trial must be in writing, state the reason for the request, and be endorsed in writing by the parties as well as counsel.

Extensions of court-ordered deadlines should be requested by joint or unopposed motion when possible.

Extensions of court-ordered deadlines may be requested by motion, preferably in the form of a joint or unopposed motion.

A party seeking an extension or continuance should file a motion identifying whether it is joint, unopposed, or opposed.

In the event that a party or all parties wish to extend a deadline or continue a hearing, court conference, or trial, the party or parties should file a motion that states whether the motion is joint, unopposed, or opposed.

Counsel and pro se parties seeking a trial continuance must comply with Supreme Rule 41 and Local Rule 17.

Trial Continuances. Counsel and pro se parties shall follow Sup. R. 41 and Local Rule 17 regarding continuance of trial.

By mutual agreement, parties may extend a discovery deadline, but the extension may not alter any other court-scheduled event, deadline, or mediation.

Parties may, by mutual agreement, extend the deadline for completing discovery; provided, any such extension shall not, under any circumstances, alter any other court-scheduled events, deadlines, or mediation.

An agreed continuance motion signed by all parties and counsel will be granted unless unusual circumstances or undue delays exist.

Agreed motions, signed by all parties and counsel, will be granted absent unusual circumstances or undue delays.

A continuance request should identify a specific requested date, preferably supported by opposing counsel's concurrence.

When requesting a continuance, parties should provide the Court with a specific date for the continuance, preferably with the concurrence of opposing counsel.

If the Court cannot rule on summary judgment before the final pretrial, it may continue the trial date for at least sixty days upon a party’s motion.

In any instance where the Court is unable to rule before the final pretrial, the Court may, upon motion by a party, continue the trial date for at least 60 days.

A first trial-date continuance will ordinarily be granted upon motion unless the initial scheduling order provides otherwise.

A first continuance of a trial date will be granted upon a motion, unless the Court’s initial scheduling entry indicates otherwise.

Additional or last-minute continuance requests may be denied.

Any additional or last-minute continuances may not be granted.

A party seeking a briefing extension should consult the opposing party and state in the motion whether the request is unopposed.

If a party seeks to extend a briefing deadline, they should consult the opposing counsel or party and state in the motion if the continuance is unopposed.

A criminal motion for trial continuance should be made in writing before the trial date and after notifying the opposing party.

First pretrial or early case management (ecm) hearing is automatically set in the arraignment room; at first pretrial or ecm, case schedule will be set with counsel present; motion for trial continuance should be requested in writing in advance of the trial date and with notification to the opposing party; defendant is required to appear at every court hearing unless otherwise ordered.

Civil and criminal continuance motions should be timely submitted in writing with the requested relief after notice to the opposing party and will be promptly considered.

To ensure predictability and timely resolution, the court aims to set realistic and workable schedules based upon the particular facts and circumstances of each case; criminal and civil motions for continuance should be timely made, in writing, with requested relief, after notification to the opposing party; motions for continuance will be promptly considered by the court.

The court will entertain oral motions for continuances, accelerations, or extensions only in emergencies or unusual situations.

The Court will entertain oral motions for continuations, accelerations or extensions, only in matters of emergency or unusual situations.

Absent an exigent circumstance or unforeseen emergency, the Court will not consider motions to continue or excuse appearance that do not comply with the order.

3. Further, the Court advises counsel that absent an exigent circumstance, or unforeseen emergency, it will not entertain motions to continue or excuse appearance not made in accordance with this Order.

Continuance requests must be made in writing and docketed within the required timeframe, and the court generally will not consider telephone requests except in an emergency.

Do not call the court to request a continuance. Absent an emergency, no consideration will be given to requests not made in writing, docketed and within the timeframe above.

The parties may mutually extend the discovery-completion deadline, but the extension may not alter any other scheduled event, deadline, or mediation.

Parties may, by mutual agreement, extend the deadline for completing discovery; provided, any such extension shall not, under any circumstances, alter any other court-scheduled events, deadlines, or mediation.

A trial continuance may be granted when good cause is shown.

Consistent with Local Rule 17, continuances of trial may be granted for good cause shown.

An agreed motion signed by all parties and counsel will be granted unless unusual circumstances or undue delays exist.

Agreed motions, signed by all parties and counsel, will be granted absent unusual circumstances or undue delays.

A discovery extension may be granted when requested timely and supported by good cause.

Extensions will be granted if timely and for good cause shown.

A continuance or extension may be granted when good cause is shown.

Continuances and extensions may be granted for good cause shown.

Before filing an extension motion, counsel should consult the opponent and state the opponent's position and proposed continuance dates in the motion.

Prior to filing a motion seeking an extension, please consult with your opposing counsel and state in your motion your opposing counsel's position on the extension request and potential continuance dates.

The parties may extend discovery deadlines without court consent if all agree, the trial date is not affected, and the court is informed in writing.

Extensions of discovery deadlines without Court consent are permitted as long as (1) all parties agree and (2) the extension does not interfere with the trial date, if it has already been set. The parties shall inform the Court of any such extensions in writing.

Counsel are encouraged to contact opposing counsel before filing a continuance motion to determine whether the motion will be opposed.

Counsel are encouraged to contact opposing counsel prior to filing the motion so that they can see if the motion will be opposed.

Requests to modify or extend the litigation schedule should be filed with the clerk.

The Court prefers any requests for modifications to or extensions of the litigation schedule to be filed with the Clerk.