Vinton County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio Adjournment & Extension Requirements

Requests to continue a mediation to a date within 45 days of referral must go to the Mediation Coordinator; requests for a date more than 45 days after referral must go to the assigned judge or magistrate.

If a continuance of a scheduled mediation is requested and the proposed new date is within 45 days of the initial referral to mediation, then the request shall be made to the Mediation Coordinator. If the requested date is more than 45 days after the referral to mediation, then the request must be made to the judge or magistrate assigned to the case.

A case may be continued by the Mediation Coordinator or the referring Judge or Magistrate.

The case may be continued by the Mediation Coordinator or the Judge or Magistrate who referred the case.

A scheduled mediation may be continued only by the Judge, Magistrate, or applicable staff mediator, and only for good cause.

Continuances of a scheduled mediation will be granted only by the Judge, Magistrate or staff mediator, where applicable, for good cause.

An extension for a deadline that does not involve a court hearing is permitted only if the court is shown that it will not interrupt the scheduled progress of the case.

Extension of time for compliance with deadlines not involving a court hearing will be permitted only on a showing to the court that the extension will not interrupt the scheduled movement of the case.

For good cause shown, the Court may extend or shorten the time to file assignments of error or briefs.

The Court for good cause shown may extend or shorten the time within which assignments of error or briefs shall be filed.

A scheduled mediation may be continued only for good cause after the parties determine a mutually acceptable future date.

Continuances of scheduled mediations shall be granted only for good cause shown after a mutually acceptable future date has been determined.

Pending motions do not constitute good cause for a continuance unless the court authorizes otherwise.

Except as authorized by the court, the existence of pending motions shall not be good cause for a continuance

A continuance will not be granted unless the mediation can be scheduled before the final pretrial.

no continuance will be granted unless the mediation can be scheduled prior to the final pretrial.