Local Rule LR 16.5: TRIAL CONTINUANCES
W.D. Tenn. — Civil rule
LR 16.5 TRIAL CONTINUANCES Cases shall not be continued upon stipulation of parties. Continuances shall be requested at the earliest time that the necessity for the continuance appears to counsel. Requests for trial continuances in civil or criminal cases shall be by a written motion filed with the Court or, in emergencies only, an oral motion made in open court. Continuances may be granted only upon a showing of good cause. All motions for continuances must comply with LR 7.2.