Motion for Extension of Time Template

[Name of Court]
[County / District]
[State]

[Plaintiff / Petitioner Name],
Plaintiff / Petitioner,

v.

[Defendant / Respondent Name],
Defendant / Respondent.

Case No.: [Case Number]

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

1. Moving Party Information

The moving party is:

Name: [Full Name]
Role in Case: [Plaintiff / Defendant / Petitioner / Respondent / Other]
Address: [Street Address]
City, State, ZIP Code: [City, State, ZIP Code]
Phone Number: [Phone Number]
Email Address: [Email Address]

If represented by counsel, provide:

Attorney Name: [Attorney Name]
Law Firm: [Law Firm Name]
Bar Number: [Bar Number, if applicable]

2. Relief Requested

The moving party respectfully requests that the Court extend the deadline for the following:

☐ Filing an answer
☐ Filing a response or opposition
☐ Filing a reply
☐ Filing a brief
☐ Serving a pleading or other paper
☐ Completing discovery-related action
☐ Filing another document or completing another act: [Describe]

Current deadline: [Date]

Requested new deadline: [Date]

Length of requested extension: [Number of days]

3. Basis for Motion

This motion is made under:

[Applicable court rule, local rule, statute, scheduling order, or court authority]

The moving party requests this extension for good cause and states that additional time is needed for the reasons set out below.

If the deadline has already expired, the moving party further states that the failure to act within the original time resulted from the following circumstances:

[Describe excusable neglect, if applicable]

4. Reason for Requested Extension

Additional time is needed for the following reason or reasons:

[Describe scheduling issue, need for records, medical issue, settlement discussions, attorney conflict, workload issue, need to obtain documents, need to confer with client, or other reason]

Additional supporting facts include:

• [Fact 1]

• [Fact 2]

• [Fact 3]

The requested extension is made in good faith and not for delay, harassment, or other improper purpose.

5. Deadline History

The deadline at issue was originally set by:

☐ Rule
☐ Court order
☐ Scheduling order
☐ Stipulation
☐ Other: [Describe]

Any prior extension relating to this same deadline is as follows:

☐ No prior extension has been requested
☐ Prior extension was requested and granted as follows: [Describe]
☐ Prior extension was requested and denied as follows: [Describe]

6. Position of Other Parties

The moving party has made the following effort to determine the position of the other party or parties:

[Describe meet-and-confer, email, phone call, letter, or other contact]

The other party’s position is:

☐ Unopposed
☐ Opposed
☐ No response received as of the filing of this motion
☐ Partially agreed as follows: [Describe]

7. Prejudice and Case Impact

Granting this motion will:

☐ Not prejudice any other party
☐ Have minimal impact on the schedule
☐ Require adjustment of another deadline as follows: [Describe]
☐ Affect a hearing, trial, conference, or related date as follows: [Describe]

If known, explain why the requested extension will not unfairly harm another party or the court schedule:

[Insert explanation]

8. Requested New Schedule

The moving party asks the Court to set the following revised deadline or schedule:

New deadline requested: [Date]

If related dates should also be updated, list them here:

[Describe any related briefing, hearing, service, discovery, or case management dates]

9. Supporting Declaration

I, [Full Name], declare as follows:

1. I am the moving party or attorney for the moving party in this case.

2. I have personal knowledge of the facts stated in this motion, except as to matters stated on information and belief, and as to those matters I believe them to be true.

3. The current deadline is [Date].

4. The requested new deadline is [Date].

5. Additional time is needed because: [State facts briefly].

6. I have [contacted / attempted to contact] the other party regarding this request, and their position is: [State position].

7. This request is made in good faith and not for the purpose of unnecessary delay.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of [State / United States] that the foregoing is true and correct.

Date: [Date]

Signature: __________________________
Name: [Full Name]

10. Request for Relief

For the reasons stated above, the moving party respectfully requests that the Court:

1. grant this Motion for Extension of Time;

2. extend the current deadline from [Current Date] to [Requested Date]; and

3. grant any further relief the Court finds proper.

11. Signature Block

Respectfully submitted,

Signature: __________________________
Name: [Full Name]
Title or Capacity: [Self-Represented Party / Attorney for Moving Party / Other]
Date: [Date]

12. Certificate of Service

I certify that on [Date], I served a true and correct copy of this Motion for Extension of Time on the following person or persons:

Name: [Recipient Name]
Role: [Attorney / Party / Other]
Address or Email: [Address / Email]

Method of service:

☐ Electronic filing system
☐ Email
☐ Mail
☐ Hand delivery
☐ Other: [Describe]

Signature: __________________________
Name: [Full Name]
Date: [Date]

13. Optional Proposed Order

[Name of Court]
[County / District]
[State]

[Case Caption]

Case No.: [Case Number]

ORDER ON MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

The Court, having reviewed the Motion for Extension of Time, and good cause appearing, orders as follows:

☐ The motion is GRANTED. The deadline for [describe filing or act] is extended to [New Date].

☐ The motion is DENIED.

☐ The motion is GRANTED IN PART as follows:

[Describe modified relief]

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: __________________________

Judge: __________________________
[Judge Name]