King County Court Adjournment & Extension Requirements

First-setting and agreed continuances are not permitted.

There will be no "first setting" nor "agreed" continuances.

There will be no "first setting" continuances.

There will be no "first setting" continuances.

A continuance or similar request may be granted only if all counsel consent or nonjoining parties are notified and given an opportunity to object, and the Court may still deny an agreed request or require a hearing.

No request for a continuance, to pass, postpone or reset any trial, pretrial, or other hearing shall be granted unless counsel for all parties consent, or unless all parties not joining in such request have been notified and have had an opportunity to object. Agreement by counsel for all parties to a continuance does not mean automatic approval by the Court, and the Court reserves the right to deny or require a hearing even on agreed continuances.

An exception to the scheduling order must be written and approved by the Court, and failure to notice depositions or other discovery matters does not excuse compliance with time requirements.

Any exception to the scheduling order must be in writing, approved by the Court Failure to notice for depositions and other discovery matters will not permit an exception to the time requirements.

After a case is set for a hearing following a dismissal notice, delay from the ordered schedule will not be permitted.

Once a case is set for any hearing after a dismissal notice, no delay from ordered scheduling will be permitted.

Unless all counsel consent in writing and the Court approves, a continuance request requires a motion under the applicable Texas civil or criminal procedure provisions.

Unless counsel for all parties consent in writing to the request for a continuance and the same is approved by the Court, a motion must be filed pursuant to Rule 251, et seq. of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended or Article 29.01, et seg. of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, as applicable

A pretrial hearing may be continued only upon written motion.

No pretrial hearing will be continued except upon written motion.

A pretrial hearing will not be continued because a party failed to comply with the scheduling order.

No pretrial hearing will be continued for a failure to comply with the scheduling order.