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

A trial-continuance motion must include a proposed order leaving blank space for the court to insert the next appropriate court date.

The motion must be accompanied by an order with a blank space for the court to insert the next appropriate court date.

A party seeking a trial date continuance must file a written motion signed by the client, with supporting affidavits or other appropriate documentation.

No continuance of a trial date will be granted without filing a written motion with the signature of the client along with supporting affidavits or other appropriate documentation.

A trial continuance requires a written motion signed by the client and supported by affidavits or other appropriate documentation.

No continuance of a trial date will be granted without filing a written motion with the signature of the client along with supporting affidavits or other appropriate documentation.

A party may obtain an extension of up to thirty days to answer, plead, or move only when no prior extension has been granted, by filing a written stipulation approved by all counsel and the court.

3.03 EXTENSIONS. Parties may obtain an extension of time, not to exceed thirty days, in which to answer, plead, or otherwise move, when no such prior extension has been granted, by filing with the clerk of court a written stipulation approved by all counsel and the court providing for such an extension.

The extension stipulation must affirmatively state that no prior extension was granted and remains subject to court approval.

Such stipulation shall affirmatively state that no prior extension has been granted and shall be subject to the court’s approval.

A party seeking a continuation of arbitration must arrange the continuance, obtain written permission from opposing counsel and the arbitrators, and establish a new date convenient to the arbitrator and counsel.

(B) If, for any reason, the plaintiff(s) and/or defendant(s) wish to seek a continuation of the arbitration of the case, the party seeking same shall make all necessary arrangements for the continuance, including written permission from the opposing counsel, the arbitrators, and also establishment of a new date convenient to the arbitrator and all counsel in the pending case.

Requests to continue a case beyond ninety days from submission must be made by written motion to the assigned judge.

(B) Requests for continuance beyond the ninety days from the date of submission by the judge must be made by written motion to the judge assigned to the case.

A party seeking a mediation continuance must obtain written permission from opposing counsel and the mediator and select a convenient new date within the applicable mediation time limits.

If, for any reason, the plaintiff(s) and/or defendant(s) wish to seek a continuation of the mediation of the case, the party seeking same shall make all necessary arrangements for the continuance, including written permission from the opposing counsel and the mediator, and also the selection of a new date convenient to the mediator, all counsel, and all parties required to attend in the pending case, to occur within the time limits established in these rules.

Pending motions are not good cause for a mediation continuance, and a continuance will not be granted unless mediation is scheduled before the earlier of the final pretrial or 30 days before trial.

Except as authorized by the court, the existence of pending motions shall not be good cause for a continuance and no continuance will be granted unless the mediation can be scheduled prior to the final pretrial or more than thirty days before trial, whichever is earlier.

A request to continue mediation beyond 75 days from submission must be made by written motion to the assigned judge.

Requests for continuance beyond seventy-five days from the date of submission by the judge must be made by written motion to the judge assigned to the case.

A party may request a trial continuance only by written motion complying with Superintendence Rule 41 and subject to court approval.

No case assigned for trial may be continued at the request of a party except on written motion, and in compliance with Superintendence Rule 41, subject to approval of the court.

Additional extensions may be requested under the procedures established by the respective judges.

Additional extensions may be requested in accordance with the procedures of the respective judges.

An extension of a deadline not involving a court hearing requires a showing that the extension will not interrupt the case's scheduled progression.

Extension of time for compliance with deadlines not involving a court hearing will be permitted only on a showing to the court that the extension will not interrupt the scheduled movement of the case.

After two continuances following assignment to mediation, the mediator must certify the case to the assigned judge, who must summon the parties or counsel.

Whenever any case has been continued two times after assignment to mediation, the case shall be certified by the mediator to the judge to whose docket the case has been assigned, who shall summon the parties or their counsel.