(a) Each application for an extension of time shall:
(1) be made in writing;
(2) be served prior to the expiration of the period sought to be extended; and
(3) disclose in the application the date service of process was effected and all similar
extensions previously obtained.
(b) The time within which to answer or reply to any pleadings as to which a responsive pleading is
permitted may, before the expiration of the original deadline to answer or reply thereto, and with or without
notice, be extended once for a period not to exceed 14 days on order granted by the Clerk. Any other proposed
extension of time must be presented to the Court for consideration.
(c) A motion to postpone or continue a trial on the grounds of absence of a witness or evidence shall
be made upon affidavit or other document complying with 28 U.S.C. § 1746 showing the nature and materiality
of the expected testimony or evidence, and that diligent effort has been made to secure the witness or evidence.
If the testimony or the evidence would be admissible at the trial, and the adverse party stipulates that it shall be
considered as actually given at the trial, there shall be no postponement or continuance.
Amended: March 1, 2010; June 19, 2013.
