Willoughby Municipal Court, Ohio Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A continuance requires a written motion showing good cause, filed at least seven calendar days before the hearing, trial, or mediation; 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 motion in a civil case must be filed at least seven business days before trial or hearing; the deadline may be waived in an unforeseen emergency.

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.

CRITICAL

A continuance requires a written motion showing good cause.

No case assigned for trial or hearing may be continued except on written motion and for good cause shown.

CRITICAL

Before seeking a continuance, the moving party must discuss it with opposing counsel or parties, state the other side’s position and the reason, attach any conflicting trial notice relied on, and propose at least two alternative dates agreeable to the court and all parties.

The moving party is required to first discuss the continuance with all opposing counsel, or opposing parties if there is no counsel, indicate whether the other party is opposed to or in agreement to the continuance, and state the reason for the continuance. If counsel is alleging a conflicting trial date as the reason for continuance, the conflicting trial notice must be attached to the notice. Counsel must also set forth at least two (2) other alternative dates for trial or hearing, agreeable to the court and all parties in the case.

CRITICAL

Continuance requests must be submitted and ruled on in accordance with Local Rule 1.14.

F. Continuances shall be submitted and ruled upon in accordance with Local Rule 1.14.

WARNING

A continuance may be granted as provided in R.C. 1923.08.

A continuance may be granted as provided in R.C. 1923.08.

WARNING

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.