28 U.S.C. § 140 — Adjournment

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A district court can cancel or postpone a regular session if there isn't enough business, with circuit approval when needed. If the judge can't act, the court clerk may reschedule the session instead.

(a) A district court may issue an order, made anywhere within its district, to adjourn a regular court session, or — with the consent of the circuit's judicial council — to skip it entirely, if there isn't enough business or for other good reason. (b) If the judge of a district court can't attend and can't issue an adjournment order, the clerk may adjourn the court instead — either to the next regular session, or to an earlier date the clerk decides on.

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(a)

Any district court may, by order made anywhere within its district, adjourn or, with the consent of the judicial council of the circuit, pretermit any regular session of court for insufficient business or other good cause.

(b)

If the judge of a district court is unable to attend and unable to make an order of adjournment, the clerk may adjourn the court to the next regular session or to any earlier day which he may determine.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 897; Pub. L. 88–139, § 1, Oct. 16, 1963, 77 Stat. 248.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 646 · 62 Stat. 897
1963Amended · Pub. L. 88-139 · 77 Stat. 248

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 646 on 1948-06-25.

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