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Judicial District 22B - Davidson and Davie Counties
Rule 6.0 - CONTINUANCE POLICY

N.C. R. Prac. Super. & Dist. Ct. 6.0

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Rule 6.0 - CONTINUANCE POLICY
6.1 Any motion to continue must be submitted to the SRSG for signature before filing using AOC-CV-221 "Motion and Order for Continuance of Civil Superior Cases" (APPENDIX D). Opposing counsel and/or pro se parties must be notified of the motion to continue prior to the delivery of the motion to the TCC. No continuance shall be granted solely because all parties agree. Motions to continue a case set for trial are generally disfavored and will not be granted, absent good cause shown.
6.2 Any motion to continue must be in writing and contain the following information:
A. Caption and file number of the case.
B. Session at which the case is set.
C. The basis for the motion.
D. The number of times the case has previously been continued.
E. A certification that the moving party conferred, or attempted in good faith to confer, with all opposing counsel and unrepresented parties before filing the motion, and a statement of whether the motion is opposed.
F. A proposed session within 90 days for the rescheduling of the case.
6.3 Timing. A motion to continue must be filed no later than ten (10) days before the first day of the session of court in which the case is set. Motions to continue filed thereafter will not be considered until the calling of the calendar, except where the motion reflects extreme hardship or extraordinary circumstances.
6.4 Objections to motions to continue must be in writing and submitted to the TCC within three days of receipt of motion to continue. Objections not made within three days are considered waived.
6.5 If a case is not reached for motions or trial, or if a trial ends in a mistrial, counsel and unrepresented parties may submit an agreed-upon date for rescheduling to the TCC no later than close of business on the first Friday following the session of court in which the case was originally set. If counsel and/or unrepresented parties fail to submit such an agreed-upon date, the case shall be reset by the TCC.

N.C. R. Prac. Sup. & Dist. Ct. Civ. P. 6.0

Adopted August 15, 2022, effective 7/1/2023.