Panola County Court at Law Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

For a civil case on file more than two years, the moving party must personally approve a continuance motion from a trial setting before the Court will consider it.

After a case has been on file for more than two (2) years in a civil case and one (1) year in a family law case, the moving party shall personally approve all motions for continuance from trial settings before the Court will consider it.

CRITICAL

Contested motions for continuance filed after the docket call shall be based on grounds that either did not exist or were not known and could not have been reasonably anticipated at the time of docket call.

Contested motions for continuance filed after the docket call shall be based on grounds that either did not exist or were not known and could not have been reasonably anticipated at the time of docket call.

CRITICAL

A continuance based on an attorney’s vacation may be granted only by agreement of all parties or on written motion after notice and a hearing.

Continuances based on attorney vacations shall be granted only by agreement of all parties or on written motion after notice and hearing.

CRITICAL

Contested motions for continuance must be in writing and filed at least five working days before docket call.

All contested motions for continuance must be in writing and filed at least five (5) working days before docket call.

WARNING

Parties and counsel may be excused from docket call if all parties agree to continue or pass the case and the Court approves the agreement.

Parties and their counsel are excused from appearing at docket call if all of the parties have agreed to continue or pass the case and the Court approves such agreement

WARNING

An attorney’s vacation letter alone does not automatically entitle the attorney to a continuance.

Continuances will not be automatically granted solely on the basis of a vacation letter from an attorney to the Court or opposing counsel.