North Carolina Motion for Continuance

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This is a Defendant's Motion for Continuance. This is used to postpone the original court date. It may be modified to suit your particular needs.
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You Have a Health or Family Emergency If you have a minor cold and don't appear in court, that will obviously not be considered a valid excuse, but if you are in the hospital for a significant period of time or you can prove that you cannot safely attend your hearing, you can make your case to the judge.

Your request via email and/or letter will need to include the original filing dates, new proposed filing dates, the number of previous requests (if any), and whether the other party consents to the extension. Email a copy of the letter you file to the other party (usually it's an attorney).

I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST that the Court grant my Request for Continuance. I ALSO REQUEST that the Court award any other relief it considers fair and proper. I ? DO request an oral hearing in front of the judge on this motion. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

How do I write a letter requesting a continuance? When writing a request for a continuance, include your name, the case name and number, what you are requesting and why. State the date of the currently scheduled court hearing and clearly request a new date. Give the reasons for your request.

Perhaps the most common reason for a continuance is when one side did not have enough time to investigate the case and analyze the evidence. Many defense attorneys, especially public defenders, can move only so quickly because they are representing many clients.

All applications for continuance shall be made to the District Court Judge presiding over the session of court for which the case is calendared, or the Trial Court Coordinator to the district court.

A PC 1050 motion for a continuance in a criminal case is asking the judge to postpone the hearing. In other words, this statute lays out the procedures for filing a continuance. A 1050 motion to continue is a request in a criminal case to postpone a court date. The date could be for a pretrial matter or a trial.

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North Carolina Motion for Continuance