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

A continuance request for a scheduled trial must be a written motion stating good cause and opposition consent, filed as early as possible before trial.

Any request for a continuance of a scheduled trial date shall be made as a written motion, shall state good cause, shall state whether the opposition consents, and shall be filed as far in advance of the trial date as possible.

The deadline for serving and filing a responsive pleading is automatically extended twenty-eight days upon an advance application filed with the Clerk using the designated form.

The time within which a party is required by the Civil Rules to serve and file a responsive pleading to a complaint, a counterclaim, a crossclaim, or a third-party complaint shall be extended for a period of twenty-eight days upon advance application filed with the Clerk of Courts on the designated form.