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

The assigned judge may extend the deadline for filing objections to a magistrate's order or decision only through a written application supported by an affidavit stating facts showing practical impossibility of compliance.

The time limit established by Civ.R. 53 and Crim.R. 19 for the filing of objections to the magistrate's order/decision may be extended by the assigned judge only upon written application supported by an affidavit stating facts indicating a practical impossibility of compliance.

Only the judge scheduled to preside at the pretrial conference may grant a continuance.

Continuances may be granted only by the judge scheduled to preside at the pretrial conference.

A trial continuance will not be granted on lack of readiness when counsel failed to attend the pretrial conference.

No trial continuance will be granted on the grounds that counsel is not prepared to go forward if such counsel has failed to attend the pretrial conference.

After trial assignment, a continuance requires a showing of good cause to the assigned judge.

If a case has been assigned a trial date, no continuances may be granted except upon showing good cause to the assigned judge.

A continuance request may be submitted to the Administrative Judge when the assigned judge has been unavailable for more than 24 hours, and the Administrative Judge may grant it upon good cause.

If the assigned judge is ill, absent from the county, or otherwise unavailable for a period of more than twenty-four (24) hours, to consider a request for continuance, the request may then be made to the Administrative Judge. The Administrative Judge may, upon showing of good cause, grant the continuance.

A party may obtain one automatic leave to plead by filing a certification of no prior extensions, serving opposing counsel; the leave may not exceed 21 days.

When no previous leave to plead has been taken, a party may obtain one automatic leave to plead by filing a certification stating that no previous extensions or leaves to plead have been obtained by that party in that particular case. Such leave to plead may not be for more than twenty-one (21) days, and a copy of the certification must be served upon opposing counsel.

One additional leave to plead of no more than 21 days may be obtained by filing a stipulation showing opposing counsel’s consent.

One additional leave to plead may be obtained by a party for a period of not more than twenty-one (21) days by the filing of a stipulation indicating consent by opposing counsel to the leave to plead.

Additional leave-to-plead extensions require a written motion stating the number and total length of prior extensions.

Application for such leaves to plead shall be made by written motion setting forth the number of previous extensions obtained by the moving party and the total length of time of those extensions.

If counsel cannot proceed on the assigned date, the chairman may continue the case and reset it for hearing within 90 days after referral unless the assigned judge orders otherwise.

In the event that counsel for any party is unable to proceed on the date assigned, unless otherwise ordered by the assigned judge, the chairman may mark the case ≴continued≵ and reset it for hearing within ninety (90) days from the date of referral.

The Court may extend or otherwise modify the appellate briefing schedule upon a motion showing good cause.

For good cause shown, the Court may, upon motion, extend or otherwise modify the foregoing schedule.

A request to continue mediation to a date within 120 days of the initial referral must be submitted to the mediator.

If a continuance of a scheduled mediation is requested and the proposed new date is within 120days of the initial referral to mediation, then the request shall be made to the mediator.

A request to continue mediation to a date more than 120 days after the initial referral must be submitted to the assigned judge.

If the requested date is more than 120 days after the referral to mediation, then the request must be made to the judge assigned to the case.