A civil action filed in a limited jurisdiction court is a claim against another party for damages of an amount up to $10,000.00. These lawsuits are designed to resolve civil disputes before a justice of the peace. Parties in a civil lawsuit may be represented by attorneys and appeal their case to a higher court.
Every matter submitted for determination to a judge of the superior court for decision shall be determined and a ruling made not later than sixty days from submission thereof, in ance with Section 21. Article VI of the Arizona Constitution.
If you have a court date and you are not able to attend, or if you must provide documents to the court and cannot meet the deadline, you must file a Motion to Continue and a Notice of Hearing. Your request for a continuance and hearing must be filed as far in advance as possible.
There is no set number because there are any number of reasons a continuance could be asked for.
Unless made at trial, a motion to strike may be filed only if it is authorized by statute or rule, such as Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(f), 26(g)(2) or 37(b)(2)(A)(iii), or if it seeks to strike any part of a filing or submission on the ground that it is prohibited (or not authorized) by a statute, rule, or ...
In a Nutshell: A judge may deny a Motion to Continue filed by the prosecution, even if it foreseeably means a motion to suppress may be granted, resulting in dismissal of the case.
Motions to continue are not automatically granted. There must be a showing of good cause for the continuance to be granted. Do not assume your motion to continue was granted just because you filed a motion.
Unless a specific rule states otherwise, an opposing party must file any responsive memorandum within 10 days after the motion and supporting memorandum are served; and, within 5 days after a responsive memorandum is served, the moving party may file a reply memorandum, which may address only those matters raised in ...
Justice courts hear lawsuits when the amount in dispute is $10,000 or less, including: Eviction Actions and Landlord & Tenant Disputes.