Fremont Municipal Court, Ohio Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A continuance requires a written motion stating the reasons, the opposing party’s consent, and filing at least 48 hours before the scheduled hearing.

No party shall be granted a continuance of a trial or a hearing without a written motion and consent of opposing party from the party or his/her counsel stating the reasons for the continuance. All continuances must be filed no less than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the scheduled hearing.

CRITICAL

A party may seek one written extension to move or plead, capped at 30 days total; any further extension requires a written motion stating facts showing practical impossibility and good cause.

Upon written motion, any party may be permitted one extension of time to move or plead, provided that the total extension of time does not exceed thirty (30) days. If an additional extension of time beyond that provided by the foregoing paragraph is needed, the written motion shall set forth facts indicating the practical impossibility of pleading within rule and demonstrating good cause for a further extension.

CRITICAL

A continuance of an assigned hearing requires a written motion, except that an emergency permits an oral request followed promptly by a written motion confirming it.

Continuances of assigned hearings shall be granted only upon a written motion, except in cases of an emergency. In the event of an emergency, a continuance is granted upon oral request, a written motion shall thereafter be promptly filed confirming the oral request.

CRITICAL

A motion for continuance must be filed within seven days before the hearing.

(D) Once a hearing has been set before the sitting judge, motions for a continuance must be filed within seven (7) days before the hearing.

CRITICAL

A party may seek an extension of the 28-day response period for a complaint, counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party complaint by making a written application to the Clerk beforehand.

A party may request an extension of the twenty-eight (28) days, which is the time required to file a response to a complaint, a counterclaim, cross-claim, or a third-party complaint if written application is made to the Clerk of Court beforehand.

CRITICAL

No continuances shall be granted longer than eight (8) days but for good cause and only in accordance with Section 1923.08 of the Ohio Revised Code.

No continuances shall be granted longer than eight (8) days but for good cause and only in accordance with Section 1923.08 of the Ohio Revised Code.

WARNING

If the defendant complies with the counterclaim requirement before trial, the case will be continued for no more than three weeks.

counterclaim upon plaintiff before the trial date. If the defendant complies, the case shall be continued no more than three (3) weeks for resolution of all issues between parties.

WARNING

When counsel has a same-day trial conflict, the case set first takes priority, criminal trials take priority over civil trials, and other requests to continue a scheduled trial are discretionary.

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 assigned. Criminal cases assigned for trial have priority over civil cases assigned for trial. The granting of any other request for continuance of a scheduled trial is a matter within the discretion of the trial court.

WARNING

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

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

WARNING

Additional extensions may be granted by the court under Ohio Civil Rule 6(B) or by written stipulation of the parties.

Additional extensions of time may be granted by the court pursuant to Rule 6(B) of the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure (or by written stipulation of the parties).