PS–18 

Rev. 5/10 

Request to Continue Trial 

Case Number:  
 

In the (check one):  (cid:134) Circuit (cid:134) District (cid:134) Small Claims   Court of  

 County, Alabama 

 
 

Plaintiff’s Name 

Defendant’s Name  

 

  v. 

 

 

I am the (check one):  (cid:134) Plaintiff (cid:134) Defendant  in this case.  

q 
w  My contact information is: 

 
 
street address  

city 

state 

zip code 

e  My trial is scheduled to take place on (date):  

   month              day             year   

r  I ask the Court to continue (postpone) the trial because (explain):  

(           ) 
phone #  

 at  

(cid:134) a.m.   
(cid:134) p.m. 

 

t 

If you are asking to continue the trial so you can get a lawyer, what have you done so far to find a 
lawyer?  

 

y   Has the trial in this case been continued before?   (cid:134) Yes  (cid:134) No 

If “Yes,” who asked for that continuance?  (cid:134) Plaintiff   (cid:134) Defendant   

u   Did you tell the other party (or his/her lawyer) that you want to continue the trial?   (cid:134) Yes  (cid:134) No 

If “Yes,” what did the other party (or his/her lawyer) say?  
 

Certificate of Service — I certify that a true copy of this 

Request was delivered or mailed to the other party or 

his/her lawyer on (date):  

, at the address below. 

 Date:  

city 

zip 

treet address 

state 

  s

Sign here:  

o  After signing above, you must: 

 

1.  Fill out the box to the right, then   

2.  Mail or deliver a copy of this form to 

the other party or his/her lawyer, then 

3.  File the original of this Request with 

the court clerk. 

 

Rev. 5/10 

© 2010 Alabama State Bar 

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I swear that the information I have provided above is true.  

Sign here, then go to o below:  

 Date: