Henderson County District Courts Adjournment & Extension Requirements
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Requirements for requesting adjournments, extensions, and continuances.
CRITICALCivil casesCourt notice
A setting cannot be adjourned or moved to another date without a court order.
Settings cannot be passed or moved to a different date without an Order of the Court.
CRITICALCriminal cases
For a top-ten Rolling Trial Docket case that is not ready for trial, a reset to another scheduled trial week requires a granted continuance order based on a written motion filed before the Trial Announcement Hearing, where the Court will hear the motion.
Any defendant with a case within the top ten cases on the Rolling Trial Docket that is not ready for trial will only be reset to another scheduled trial week by the granting of an order continuing the case made by a written motion for continuance. Motions for continuance must be filed prior to the Trial Announcement Hearing. The Court will hear motions for continuance at the Trial Announcement Hearing.
WARNINGCriminal cases
As a general rule, the Court will not reset a Status Conference Hearing without good cause shown.
As a general rule, the Court will not reset the Status Conference Hearing except for good cause shown.
How do I request an adjournment or extension in Henderson County District Courts?
Judge Clint Davis: Advance notice is not fully stated in the rule details. A setting cannot be adjourned or moved to another date without a court order.
Judge R. Scott Mckee: Advance notice is not fully stated in the rule details. For a top-ten Rolling Trial Docket case that is not ready for trial, a reset to another scheduled trial week requires a granted continuance order based on a written motion filed before the Trial Announcement Hearing, where the Court will hear the motion.
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