Hamilton Municipal Court, Ohio Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

Trial continuance requests must be made by written motion and may be granted only by the assigned Judge or Magistrate.

(A) All requests for the continuance of a trial must be by written motion. Continuances shall be granted only by the Judge or Magistrate to whom the case is assigned.

CRITICAL

After the first extension, further leave to move or plead requires Court approval, an application, notice to the opposing side, and good cause; opposing consent alone is insufficient.

Any leave to move or plead thereafter may be had only with the approval of the Court and upon application to the Court, with notice to the opposite party or counsel, and for good cause shown, consent of opposing party or counsel shall not in and of itself constitute good cause.

WARNING

Except in forcible-entry-and-detainer or replevin actions, a party unprepared to move or plead by answer day may apply for one extension without the opposing side’s consent, for no more than 30 days.

(A) Except in actions for forcible entry and detainer or in replevin, when a party in any case is not prepared to move or plead by answer day ONE extension of time may be had upon application to the Court and without the consent of the opposite party or counsel for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days.