Rule 2.503 - Adjournment PolicyRequests must be made by motion or stipulation in writing or orally in open court based on good cause, except as specifically exempted below:
(1) Felony pretrial can be adjourned by the prosecutor who shall note the adjournment and new date on the Register of Actions.(2) The clerk's office can grant adjournment of misdemeanor arraignments for a period not exceeding 1 week from the originally scheduled date. At the option of the defendant, the new date can be set for any day within the period at 8:30 a.m. or 3:00 p.m.(3) Alias dates (i.e., no service by date originally scheduled) can be given by the clerk's office, however, this cannot be done on the phone. All copies of the summons must be returned to the clerk's office so the new date and time can be noted on the stipulation. The person making the change must put his or her initials on the stip, and, at the bottom, put the date the change was made and the initials again.(4) The scheduling office may adjourn initial misdemeanor pretrials as necessary, except that it must occur prior to the final pretrial. Final misdemeanor pretrials may not be adjourned except pursuant to MCR 2.503.(5) The scheduling office may adjourn civil pretrials no more than two times upon receipt of written stipulation and order.(6) The scheduling office may adjourn nonjury trials no more than one time upon receipt of written stipulation and order.(7) Jury trials may not be adjourned except pursuant to MCR 2.503.Mich. L. Ct. R. Dist. Ct. 2.503
Amended effective 9/14/2016; amended effective 7/1/2022.