CONTINUANCES
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
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(A) Generally. A continuance of any trial, pretrial conference, or other hearing will be granted only on the basis of exceptional circumstances. No such continuance will be granted on stipulation of counsel alone but shall require an order of the Court. (B) Absence of Witnesses.
Motions for continuance on account of the absence of any witness must show the steps which have been taken to secure the attendance of the witness and must reveal the nature of the witness' testimony. The motion must also state the time at which the witness will be available and, unless waived, must include a certificate of a doctor when illness of the witness is claimed. The stipulation of the adversary as to the witness' testimony shall be sufficient reason for denial of the motion for continuance.