RULE N216. CONTINUANCES AND MODIFICATION OF TIME.
(a)Applications for continuances shall be on a form available in the Court Administration Office.
(b)
(1)Applications for continuances of the following matters shall be submitted to the President Judge: civil jury trials, and civil non-jury listings.
(2)Applications for continuance of a domestic relations section matter shall be submitted to a domestic relations section judge.
(3)Applications for continuance of a juvenile section matter shall be submitted to a juvenile section judge.
(4)Applications for continuance of any post-trial proceeding shall be submitted to the trial judge.
(5)All other applications for continuances shall be submitted to the judge assigned to hear the matter, if any, or to the motions judge, if there is no assigned judge.
(c) An unopposed application for continuance of a civil jury trial shall be accompanied by a proposed date agreed to by all counsel for attachment of counsel for trial.
2. (a) An application for continuance from a civil jury or non-jury trial list shall be submitted to the Court Calendar Officer in the Court Administration Office prior to submission the President Judge.
(b) A motion for continuance of a matter from a domestic relations court noncompliance list may be presented only after a copy of said motion has been given to the Director of Domestic Relations Section at least three days prior to the intended date of presentation. Notice of the time and place of presentation must accompany the copy of the motions.
3. A request for modification of deadlines contained in any pre-trial or status order shall be by petition with notice to all counsel and unrepresented parties. Said requests shall be submitted to the assigned judge, if any, or to the motions judge, if there is no assigned judge.
See also Rules N212A(c) and N212B(c) re continuances.
Adopted June 15, 2001; effective September 1, 2001.