Grant County Superior Court Adjournment & Extension Requirements

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Parties may stipulate to a continuance only if the arbitrator grants leave.

The parties may stipulate to a continuance only with leave of the arbitrator.

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The parties may amend schedule deadlines by stipulation only with leave of the court.

Schedule deadlines may be amended by stipulation of the parties only upon leave of the court.

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The parties may extend a Scheduling Order deadline by stipulation only with leave of the Court.

Deadlines established in the Scheduling Order may be extended by stipulation of the parties only upon leave of the Court.

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If trial does not begin as scheduled and the court does not expressly order a new date, the readiness hearing and trial are continued to the following week, and the defendant must appear on the specified days.

Notice to Defendant: If Trial does not commence on the date scheduled, and a new trial date is not expressly ordered by the court, Readiness Hearing and Trial will be deemed continued to the following week. Defendant shall appear the following Monday (Tuesday if Monday is a holiday) for Readiness Hearing, and the following Wednesday (Thursday if Monday is a holiday) for Trial.

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At the Readiness Hearing, each side must confirm readiness for trial or move for a continuance; if trial is continued, the court must schedule another readiness hearing.

At the Readiness Hearing, each side will either confirm its readiness to proceed to Trial or move for Trial continuance. If Trial is continued, the court shall also schedule an additional readiness hearing accordingly.

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The arbitrator must give the Administrator reasonable notice of the hearing date and any continuance.

The arbitrator shall give reasonable notice of the hearing date and any continuance to the Administrator.

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The court may modify a scheduling-order date on a party’s motion after notice and a hearing, if good cause is shown.

The court may, on motion of a party, after notice and hearing, modify any of the foregoing dates for good cause shown.

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The Court may extend a Scheduling Order deadline for good cause on a party's motion made before the deadline expires.

The Court may, upon motion of a party made before expiration of a deadline, extend any deadline in the Scheduling Order for good cause shown.

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The arbitrator must notify all parties of any extension granted.

The arbitrator shall give all parties notice of any extension granted.

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The court may modify a scheduling-order date on a party’s motion after notice and a hearing, if good cause is shown.

MODIFICATION OF SCHEDULE: The court may, on motion of a party, after notice and hearing, modify any of the foregoing dates for good cause shown.

CRITICAL

After a motion hearing is confirmed, the motion may not be continued without approval from the assigned judge.

Once the hearing is confirmed, the motion may not be stricken or continued without approval of the judge assigned to hear the motion.

WARNING

The court may waive mediation requirements or time limits for good cause, which is presumed in specified domestic-violence circumstances; party agreement alone is not good cause.

(d) Waiver. On its own motion, or on motion of a party, the court may waive the mediation requirements or time limits of this rule for good cause. Good cause will be presumed in cases where mediation would require a party subjected to domestic violence to meet in close proximity with a perpetrator of that violence. Agreement of the parties to waive mediation is not good cause.

WARNING

A GAL or CASA may request additional time to respond, but the extension applies only if the investigating judicial officer allows it.

The GAL or CASA shall submit a written response within 14 days of the request, unless additional time is allowed upon request to the investigating judicial officer.

WARNING

A trial-calendar case that is neither resolved nor expressly continued to a new date is deemed continued to the following week, without changing its trial deadline.

A case on the trial calendar which is not resolved or expressly continued to a new trial date will be deemed continued for trial to the following week without change to its trial deadline.

WARNING

The arbitrator may request an extension of the award-filing time ex parte from the Presiding Judge.

A request by the arbitrator for extension of the time for filing an award under MAR 6.2 may be presented ex parte to the Presiding Judge.

INFO

In unlawful detainer cases, the court may continue a hearing to give a tenant an opportunity to obtain counsel, at its discretion and within time frames allowed by law.

(ii) Right to Counsel. Now and after the Office of Civil Legal Aid’s implementation of right to counsel for qualified tenants pursuant to Ch. 115, Laws of 2021, Secs. 8-9, hearings in unlawful detainer cases may be continued to afford the tenant an opportunity to obtain counsel at the court’s discretion and for time frames as allowed by law.

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The mediator sets the time, place, manner, and duration of mediation, and mediation may be adjourned from time to time to facilitate resolution.

(c) Authority and Duties. The mediator shall set the time, place, manner, and duration of mediation, which may be adjourned from time to time to facilitate resolution of issues.

INFO

The arbitrator may grant a continuance without obtaining a court order.

The arbitrator may grant a continuance without court order.