Cecil Cnty. Cir. Ct. Civil DCM Plan 7.2

No postponement requests in civil cases shall be granted except by the County Administrative

Judge unless pursuant to specific written authorization issued by the Administrative Judge.

7.2.1 All postponement requests will be considered in accordance with Rule §2-508 in civil

matters, as justice may require, for good cause shown. The Court will also apply the

Administrative Order for Continuances for Conflicting Case Assignment or Legislative Duties of

the Court of Appeals.

7.2.2 Any trial judge or magistrate, including a visiting judge, has the authority to deny a

postponement. Only the Administrative Judge has the authority to grant a postponement in any

case, except pursuant to specific, advance, written authorization issued by the Administrative

Judge for another judge to do so.

7.2.3 Requests for postponement which would take the trial date beyond the case time standard

will generally be denied. Postponements will not be granted for failures of discovery, vacation or

training plans made after the trial date was set or not made known to the Court when the trial date

was set, conflicts with other cases set after the trial date was scheduled, and/or last minute entry

of appearance by counsel which creates a conflict with a previously set case in this or another

jurisdiction.

7.2.4 There will be no indefinite postponements of any case. If and when a postponement is

granted, the judge granting the postponement shall sign an order setting the new date. If the need

for the postponement or continuance arises in open court or, because of emergency circumstances,

an approved alternate date could not be provided in the request for postponement or continuance,

the Court shall direct the parties to get a new trial date from the Assignment Office before leaving

the courthouse or, if, because of the emergency one of the attorneys is not present, within 48 hours.