Rochester Term of Court​

• Adjournment Policy - revised December 2016 (Roc. Div.)
• Late-requested and serial adjournments place a tremendous burden on chambers and increase the cost of litigation. Counsel are expected to adhere to this Court’s Adjournment Policy.
  • Requests for adjournment—made more than 72 hours before a scheduled hearing—will only be granted if the request is made by letter, satisfactorily explaining the reason for the requested adjournment, confirming that all affected parties consent, and filed in ECF more than 72 hours before the scheduled hearing.
  • Requests for adjournment—made less than 72 hours before a scheduled hearing—will not be granted absent extraordinary circumstances. Counsel believing that extraordinary circumstances exist must contact chambers [585-613-4250]. Absent sufficiently compelling circumstances, counsel for the party tardily seeking the adjournment will be required to appear at the scheduled hearing—and may be subject to the imposition of costs.

• COMPLIANCE WITH DEFAULT PROCEDURES (ROC. DIV.) IS REQUIRED.  

  • Green— Motion Term [MOTION SCHEDULING (ROC. DIV.)]*

  • Purple— Discrete date/time for hearings set by the Court (only)*  

  • Blue— Ch. 13 Confirmation Hearings (only)  

*Counsel should contact the Courtroom Deputy [585-613-4214] to schedule a discrete date/time for matters that may require extended argument or Court attention.

(*) Cases will be called in the order the court deems appropriate - the order in the calendars below is informational only.