Mentor Municipal Court, Ohio Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A party seeking to continue a trial or hearing must submit a written motion stating the reason.

No party shall be granted a continuance of trial or a hearing without a written motion from the party or his counsel stating the reason for the continuance.

CRITICAL

A continuance request that remains undecided by the hearing date must be denied.

A continuance that has not been ruled on by the date of any hearing shall be denied.

CRITICAL

A continuance motion submitted within the required seven days will be granted only upon a showing of good cause based on extreme hardship, unforeseen circumstances, or other unavoidable conditions.

Motions for continuance, when submitted within the required seven (7) days, will be granted only upon the showing of good cause constituting extreme hardship, unforeseen circumstances, or other unavoidable conditions.

CRITICAL

A continuance motion must be submitted in writing at least seven days before the hearing and include a brief stating the reasons and a proposed order.

All motion for continuance shall be submitted to the Court in writing at least seven (7) days prior to scheduled hearing and must contain a brief in support setting forth the reasons requiring the continuance along with a proposed order for the Court's review and approval.

CRITICAL

A request for a continuance must include an affidavit and, if applicable, a copy of another court notice showing previously scheduled conflicting case-hearing dates.

Where continuances are sought, there must be an affidavit and if applicable, a copy of another court notice showing dates of previously scheduled conflicting case hearings.

WARNING

A request to continue a scheduled trial is granted at the trial court’s discretion.

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

WARNING

Continuance motions based on a hearing or trial schedule conflict are decided under Rule 41(B) of the Ohio Rules of Superintendence.

Motions for continuance sought due to a conflict in hearing or trial schedules shall be decided in accordance with Rule 41(B) of the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio.

WARNING

An application to continue the pretrial conference must be addressed to the Judge.

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