Pacific and Wahkiakum Counties Superior Court Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

Trial continuances require good cause and a written motion filed at least 14 days before trial; later requests are considered only for unforeseeable emergencies with good cause, must be filed and noted for hearing, and continuances must be to a date certain.

Continuances shall only be available for good cause shown. Motions for trial continuances shall be in writing and filed at least fourteen (14) days before the scheduled trial date. Later continuances of trials will be considered only upon the filing and noting for hearing a motion for continuance for unforeseeable emergencies with good cause shown and upon terms the court deems just. Continuances shall be to a date certain.

CRITICAL

A party for whom the assigned trial date is inconvenient must file a motion requesting a date change.

If the assigned trial date is inconvenient for any party, that party must file a motion requesting a date change.

WARNING

The judicial officer may modify the stated timelines for good cause.

The judicial officer may modify the timelines stated herein for good cause.