Ohio Motion for Continuance to Complete Discovery or in the Alternative Continuance of Summary Judgment Motion
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(C) Motion for judgment on the pleadings. After the pleadings are closed but within such time as not to delay the trial, any party may move for judgment on the pleadings.
Typically, there's no limit on the number of continuances that a defendant can request. That said, a judge won't look favorably on repeated requests, especially if they appear to be delay tactics. Repeated requests, made without good cause, will be denied. (The judge could also reprimand the lawyer.)
When a motion for summary judgment is made and supported as provided in this rule, an adverse party may not rest upon the mere allegations or denials of the party's pleadings, but the party's response, by affidavit or as otherwise provided in this rule, must set forth specific facts showing that there is a genuine ...
Show that the law does not support judgment on the undisputed facts. Your legal research may reveal case law that shows judgment isn't warranted in your case, even when no facts are in dispute. Show that discovery is incomplete and could raise a disputed material fact when completed.
The Motion for Continuance must contain the following: 1. A detailed explanation of your reasons for the continuance along with any supporting documentation if applicable; 2. A detailed explanation of your effort to contact the opposing party/attorney regarding the continuance; 3. Your signature; and 4.
What Is a Summary Judgment Motion? A motion for summary judgment is when a litigant in a case, either the plaintiff or the defendant, asks the court to end the case without holding a trial.
FILING THE MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE File the motion with the Domestic Relations Clerk of Court located on the ground floor, room 35, of the Cuyahoga County Courthouse, 1 W. Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44113. You will be required to pay a ?filing fee? to the Clerk of Court at the time you file the motion.
Summary judgment shall be rendered forthwith if the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, written admissions, affidavits, transcripts of evidence, and written stipulations of fact, if any, timely filed in the action, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is ...
