Local Rule 94-1
Circuit Court Local Rule 94-1 Criminal Docket Call
VIRGINIA:
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS |
| SUBJECT: |
CRIMINAL DOCKET CALL |
MEMORANDUM ORDER
LOCAL RULE 94-1
| (A) |
Attendance - If a defense council or pro se defendant has not set the criminal matter prior docket call, the attorney or pro se defendant must appear at docket call to set the case. |
| (B) |
Continuances - Any defendant requesting a continuance from one docket call to another must submit an order prior to or at docket call. |
| (C) |
No Appearance - If defense counsel or pro se defendant has not pre-set the criminal matter nor appears at docket call, the matter will be set at docket call for a date certain. Once case set, no continuances will be granted unless good cause shown. Scheduling conflicts are not good cause shown. |
Pursuant to Rule 1:15, the original of this Memorandum Order shall forthwith be spread upon the Order Book and an attested copy of same shall be (1) posted in the Clerk's Office, (2) filed with the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia, and (3) furnished to Chesapeake, Hampton, James City County-Williamsburg, York County, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Richmond and Virginia Beach attorneys regularly practicing before this Court.
ENTERED this 7 day of January, 1994.
| Randolph T. West, Chief Judge |
| J. Warren Stephens, Judge |
| Robert W. Curran, Judge |
| Robert P. Frank, Judge |
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