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

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Applications to continue a scheduled event must be in writing and directed to the assigned judge or magistrate.

All applications for the continuance of any scheduled event must be in writing and ===== PAGE 20 ===== directed to the Judge or Magistrate assigned to the case.

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A scheduled event may not be continued without simultaneously reassigning it a fixed date.

No event will be continued without contemporaneously reassigning a fixed date.

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A continuance application must state the reason, identify the current assignment, address client notification, address opposing-party notification and consent, and propose a new date within 60 days if the continuance is granted.

All applications for continuances shall contain the following information: (a) The reason for the request; (b) The time and date of the current assignment; (c) A statement indicating that counsel has informed his client of the request or in the alternative why the client has not been informed of the request. (d) A statement indicating opposing counsel has been notified or in the event of an unrepresented party, the party has been notified, or the reason opposing counsel has not been notified and whether opposing counsel has consented to the continuance; (e) A new date within sixty (60) days which has been approved by the Court and opposing counsel in the event the Court grants the application for continuance.

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A continuance request based on a conflicting trial assignment must attach a copy of the conflicting assignment.

All requests for continuance based upon a conflict of trial assignment shall have attached thereto a copy of the conflicting assignment.

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A trial or evidentiary-hearing continuance requires endorsement by both the party and counsel, but the trial judge may waive that requirement for good cause.

No party shall be granted a continuance of a trial or evidentiary hearing unless the motion is endorsed by the party as well as counsel, provided the trial judge may waive this requirement upon a showing of good cause.

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A scheduled mediation may be continued only when good cause is shown and the parties have determined 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.

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Pending motions are not good cause for a continuance unless the court authorizes the continuance or mediation can be scheduled before the final pretrial.

Except as authorized by the Court, the existence of pending motions shall not be good cause for a continuance and no continuance will be granted unless the mediation can be scheduled prior to the final pretrial.

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A scheduled mediation may be continued only for good cause after a mutually acceptable future date is determined, and the new mediation must occur before the final pretrial; pending motions alone generally do not justify a continuance.

Continuances of scheduled mediations shall be granted only for good cause shown after a mutually acceptable future date has been determined. The case may be continued by the Mediation Services Coordinator or the judge or magistrate who referred the case. Except as authorized by the court, the existence of pending motions shall not be good cause for a continuance and no continuance will be granted unless the mediation can be scheduled prior to the final pretrial.

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A continuance of a scheduled neutral evaluation session requires a motion served on the opposing attorney or self-represented party and is granted only for good cause shown.

5. Continuances. If a continuance of a scheduled neutral evaluation session is desired, a motion seeking a continuance will be required, served upon the opposing attorney(s) or self-represented party(s). A continuance for a scheduled neutral evaluation session shall be granted only for good cause shown.

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All applications for continuances shall be submitted to the Court at least fourteen (14) days prior to the scheduled date for the event sought to be continued, absent emergency or cause deemed sufficient by the Court.

Summary: Continuance applications must be submitted at least 14 days before the scheduled event, unless an emergency or sufficient cause exists.

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Upon motion of a party in an action, and for good cause, the court may reduce or enlarge the periods of time provided in divisions (F)(1) and (F)(2) of this rule.

Summary: On a party's motion and for good cause, the court may reduce or enlarge the motion-response and hearing/trial motion time periods.