Asks for more time to meet a court, rule, pleading, discovery, or briefing deadline.
A request for more time to meet a litigation deadline, such as answering a complaint, responding to discovery, filing a brief, disclosing experts, or completing a court-ordered task. It is one of the most common procedural motions on any docket.
Filed when a deadline cannot be met despite diligence, because of workload, new counsel, settlement talks, illness, document volume, discovery problems, or another practical obstacle.
The opposing side may consent, take no position, or oppose by arguing lack of diligence, repeated delay, prejudice, or strategic stalling. Many courts expect the movant to state whether the request is opposed.
Often granted for a first reasonable request, especially when unopposed. Repeat requests, expired deadlines, trial dates, and prejudice make denial more likely.