Off calendar - sustany/dvg GitHub Wiki

�Taking a motion off calendar� means canceling a hearing on a motion that has already been noticed. There are many circumstances in which attorneys may decide that a motion does not need to be heard.� It can be a unilateral decision by one party, or it can be made after consulting with opposing counsel. Where a pleading has been marked off the calendar and there is no litigation-related activity thereafter, the court may decline to restore the case to the calendar and may regard it as abandoned.�

Related Terms:

• Failure to appear is closely related to taking a motion off calendar.�
  • The difference is parties need to notify the court before taking a motion off calendar. The way to notify the court varies.
• A late �taking off calendar� means lawyers taking the motion off calendar at the last minute.
  • Judges can sanction lawyers for a late �taking off calendar�.