Hardin County Municipal Court, Ohio Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A continuance of no more than two weeks may be requested in writing on the Clerk's special form at the Clerk's office, and it must be requested by Friday of the week before trial.

A request for a continuance of the trial date for a period not exceeding two weeks later than the original scheduled hearing date may be made at the Clerk of Court’s office in writ- ing on a special form provided by the Clerk. No continuances will be allowed unless requested by Friday of the week preceding the trial.

CRITICAL

A continuance of a trial or hearing requires a written motion stating the reasons, and opposing counsel may respond before the Court rules.

No party shall be granted a continuance of a trial or a hearing without a written motion from the party, or his/her counsel, stating the reasons for the con- tinuance. Opposing counsel shall have the right to respond to said continuance request before a ruling is made.

CRITICAL

A request for an additional pre-trial continuance includes the reason for the request.

14. Additional continuance of pre-trial requested by State/City, Defendant or both for the following reason:

CRITICAL

A request to continue the pretrial conference must be made to the Court by motion.

Any application for continuance of said conference shall be addressed to the Court by motion.

CRITICAL

A continuance motion must state its reason and include a time waiver and journal entry with opposing counsel’s original signature or an indication that counsel refused to sign.

Motions for continu- ances shall set forth the reason for the continuance, and be accompanied by a time waiver and an appropriate journal entry which shall contain a signature line bearing the original signature of opposing counsel or indicating refusal of same.

CRITICAL

After the pretrial conference, no further continuance will be granted unless it is clearly an absolute necessity or in the interests of justice.

Upon the conclusion of the pretrial conference, no further continuances shall be granted unless it is clear that a further continuance is an absolute necessity, or is in the inter- ests of justice.

CRITICAL

A plea date may not be continued unless a written motion and order stating the reasons are filed and provided to the court.

Once a plea date is set, no continuance of said plea date shall be granted unless a written motion and order is filed and provided to the Court setting forth the reasons for the continuance.

WARNING

When counsel has another trial scheduled for the same date, the case set first has priority; criminal cases assigned for trial have priority over civil cases.

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 in accordance with the Rules of Superintendence.

WARNING

The Court may extend or shorten the briefing time for good cause.

The Court may extend or shorten the time for good cause.

WARNING

The Court has discretion to grant any other request to continue a scheduled trial date.

The granting of any other request for continuance of a scheduled trial date is within the discretion of the Court.