Continuance
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continuance-318-6444164
title:
Continuance
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In American procedural law, a continuance is the postponement of a hearing, trial, or other scheduled court proceeding at the request of either or both parties in the dispute, or by the judge sua sponte. In response to delays in bringing cases to trial, some states have adopted "fast-track" rules that sharply limit the ability of judges to grant continuances. However, a motion for continuance may be granted when necessitated by unforeseeable events, or for other reasonable cause articulated by t
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Postponement of legal proceedings
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuance
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2023-11-16T19:18:59Z
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