Portsmouth Municipal Court, Ohio Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

For a continuance request based on counsel’s conflicting trial setting, the first-set case has priority, and the movant must identify the court and conflicting date.

When a continuance is requested for the reason that counsel is scheduled to appear in another case assigned for trial on the same ate I 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. Movant shall name the court and state the date which the case was scheduled in conflict in order to facilitate this process.

CRITICAL

A pretrial continuance may be granted only by the Court and requires approval from the judge assigned to the pretrial.

Continuances of pretrials may be granted only by the Court, and no continuance shall be granted without approval of the judge before whom the pretrial is scheduled.

CRITICAL

A continuance of a trial or hearing requires a written motion from the party or counsel stating the reason.

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

CRITICAL

An application to continue a pretrial conference must be addressed to the judge assigned to the case.

Any application for continuance of the conference shall be addressed to the judge to whom the case has been assigned.

CRITICAL

A party seeking a continuance of a trial or hearing must submit a written motion stating the reason, subject also to Rule II-17 (D)(4).

No party shall be granted a continuance of a trial or a hearing without a written motion from the party or his counsel stating the reason for the continuance. Rule II-17 (D)(4) shall apply as though fully restated here regarding the requirements for a valid continuance motion.

WARNING

Other requests to continue a scheduled trial are within 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

A continuance to a particular day will be granted only if the Court is satisfied that it is necessary.

All cases will be heard on the day assigned for pretrial or trial, and continuances to a certain day will only be granted upon the demonstration to the satisfaction of the Court of the necessity for the continuance.