I would like to know what it means when there is a "motion for continuous"? I called my attorney about an upcoming trial date on old unsecure credit card debt that had almost expired when I was sued by a colleciton agency. I was told I would have to pay for a mediatior and that the court would tell me the date. A motion for summary judgement was issued by my attorney because they could not come up with original records for anything other than something they threw together. Anyway I called my attorney since I had not heard anything and had already arranged to go to court my attorney's office has told me that the motion was filed and a new court date set which I do not know what it is yet... can someone please explain what this means and is a good thing or a bad thing for me in regards to the motion for continuous...
Thanks:confused:

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Originally Posted by rescue me

I would like to know what it means when there is a "motion for continuous"? I called my attorney about an upcomming trial date on old unsecure credit card debt that had almost expired when I was sued by a colleciton agency. I was told I would have to pay for a mediatior and that the court would tell me the date. A motion for summary judgement was issued by my attorney because they could not come up with orginal records for anything other than something they threw together. Anyway I called my attorney since I had not heard anything and had already arranged to go to court my attorney's office has told me that the motion was filed and a new court date set which I do not know what it is yet...can someone please explain what this means and is a good thing or a bad thing for me in regards to the motion for continous...
Thanks:confused:

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It's a Motion for Continuance, not Continuous. It's basically a postponement of the action until a later date. You need solid legal grounds to get a continuance and it can't just be for the purpose of extending the time frame - sometimes people need more time to gather evidence. It can be granted for a variety of reasons.

Your Attorney should be providing you with copies of all documents.

(There is a lengthy explanation of what a Continuance means if you need it - this is sort of the short story version.)

This may be dangerous but I am going to assume you mean a motion for continuance. A motion for continuance means: Postponement or adjournment to a future date. It means that they will have more time to pull the information required to prove their case. It can be a bad thing for you if they pull together the necessary documentation. It can be good if they are still unable to obtain proof.

Thanks a bunch for the input, and it was my attorney who filed I am not sure what they have filed in the beginning but my understanding is my attorney will be out of town and that is the reason the Motion for Continuance.. so far I have not been told anything... I feel like a mushroom most of the time with them keeping me in the dark... It has taken me a little over 4 years to be able to plod along with no one's help other than my own..

You are paying your attorney. His office owes you an explanation of what they are doing. A paralegal could have answered your question in 2 minutes.