Fairfax County Circuit Court Adjournment & Extension Requirements

Criminal continuance motions are not placed on the docket; the requesting party must make arrangements to see the Calendar Control Judge.

Motions for continuance in a criminal case are not placed on the docket. The party requesting the continuance must make arrangements to see the Calendar Control Judge.

Once a civil case has been set for trial, a continuance of the trial date will be granted only for good cause.

The Judges of the Fairfax Circuit Court believe that the maintenance of strict calendar control leads to a more expeditious and efficient administration of justice. As a result, once a case has been set for trial, a continuance of that trial date will be granted only for good cause.

All requests to continue a trial or to set a date certain for a motion or other hearing must be directed to the Calendar Control Judge.

All requests for continuance of a trial or for the setting of a date certain for a motion or other hearing must be directed to the Calendar Control Judge.

The party seeking a continuance must arrange a conference call with the opposing side before calling Calendar Control, or, if the opposing side is uncooperative, send twenty-four hours' written notice stating the call date and time and the reason for the appearance.

The party requesting the continuance must make arrangements with the opposing side to be on a conference call prior to calling into Calendar Control. If the opposing side is not cooperative, twenty-four hours written notice must be sent to the opposing side stating what date and time the moving party will be calling into Calendar Control and the reason for the Calendar Control appearance.

An extension of time to file a transcript must be approved by the Court of Appeals of Virginia.

Extension of time to file a transcript must be approved by the Court of Appeals of Virginia. Rule 5A:3(b), 5A:8(a); Ref: Jordan vs. Price, 3 VA. App.672, 353 S.E.2d 168 (1987)

A Supreme Court judge may extend the transcript filing deadline upon a motion filed within 60 days of final judgment, for good cause shown.

Extension of time to file a transcript – A judge of the Supreme Court upon a motion filed within 60 days after entry of the final judgment may extend this time for good cause shown. Rule 5:5(a).

A Court of Appeals judge may extend the transcript filing deadline for good cause on a motion filed within 60 days after final judgment.

Extension of time to file a transcript – A judge of the Court of Appeals upon a motion filed within 60 days after entry of the final judgment may extend this time for good cause shown. Rule 5A:8(a)

A calendar control request must disclose whether a substantially similar request was previously made and how the Court ruled on it.

Has a substantially similar request previously been made? □ No □ Yes, on __________________ How did the Court rule on the previous request?

The requesting party — not Judges' Chambers — is responsible for arranging the conference call with the opposing side and the Calendar Control Judge, using the Calendar Control number 703-246-2221.

It is the responsibility of the party requesting the continuance to arrange the conference call between themselves, the opposing side, and the Calendar Control Judge. Judges' Chambers cannot set-up the conference call for Calendar Control. The telephone number for Calendar Control is 703-246-2221.

If the opposing side endorses the Calendar Control Order Form, the moving party may appear without the opposing side, but endorsement does not improve the chance of a continuance, which is granted only for good cause shown.

If the opposing side agrees with the continuance request, they may endorse the Calendar Control Order Form and the moving party would be able to submit the endorsed Calendar Control Order Form to Judges' Chambers prior to the telephone call and the moving party would be able to speak with the Calendar Control Judge without the opposing side. The fact that all counsel of record and/or pro se parties have endorsed the form and that only one attorney is calling in does not in any way improve the chance that the continuance will be granted. The continuance will only be granted for good cause shown.