Ottawa County Municipal Court, Ohio Adjournment & Extension Requirements
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Requirements for requesting adjournments, extensions, and continuances.
CRITICAL
A continuance requires a written motion showing good cause, filed at least seven calendar days before the event, although the timing requirement may be waived for an unforeseen emergency.
No case scheduled for trial, hearing or mediation may be continued except on written motion and for good cause shown. Such motion shall be filed with the court not less than seven (7) calendar days prior to the hearing, trial or mediation. In the case of unforeseen emergency, this time requirement may be waived.
CRITICAL
A continuance requires a written motion and good cause; civil requests are due at least seven business days before trial or hearing, while criminal/traffic requests are due at least two business days beforehand, unless an unforeseen emergency warrants waiver of the timing requirement.
No case assigned for trial or hearing may be continued except on written motion and for good cause shown. Such motion shall be filed with the court not less than seven (7) business days prior to the date of the trial or hearing in civil cases and two (2) business days prior to the date of trial or hearing in criminal/traffic cases. In the case of unforeseen emergency, this time requirement may be waived. If counsel is alleging a conflicting trial date as the reason for continuance, the conflicting trial notice must be attached to the notice.
CRITICAL
Continuances of scheduled mediations are granted only for good cause, and requests must be in writing.
7. Continuances - It is the policy of this court to determine matters in a timely way. Continuances of scheduled mediations shall be granted only for good cause shown. Requests for a continuance shall be in writing.
INFO
A defendant may request a reasonable continuance of the initial arraignment by written motion or by appearing in court at arraignment.
C. Request for continuance: Defendant may request a reasonable continuance of initial arraignment by filing a written motion or defendant may appear in court at arraignment to request a continuance.
INFO
A continuance may be granted as provided by R.C. §1923.08.
A continuance may be granted as provided in R.C. §1923.08.
How do I request an adjournment or extension in Ottawa County Municipal Court, Ohio?
Requests should be made at least 7 calendar days in advance when this rule applies in Ottawa County Municipal Court, Ohio. The request must include reason for request. A continuance requires a written motion showing good cause, filed at least seven calendar days before the event, although the timing requirement may be waived for an unforeseen emergency.
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