adjournment
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The most recent request for an adjournment of a scheduled status conference came in September.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
Judge Watson said he was satisfied passing sentence in the absence of the defendant, noting an adjournment was not likely to compel him to attend court.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2025
On Wednesday, a court could force Liberty's speciality steel business to close over unpaid debts, putting 1,450 jobs at risk, unless the company wins an adjournment.
From BBC ● May 20, 2025
Boasberg adjourned the hearing so Ensign could gather more information—and the government evidently exploited this adjournment to dispatch the two planes.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2025
It was a nine-and-a-half-hour marathon in which Fischer, even though a pawn ahead, had a difficult position right up to adjournment.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
The Covid-19 pandemic and multiple adjournments added to the delay.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2025
Quick hearings lead to adjournments — and the backlog grows.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
There is no evidence at this time that there is any relationship between the two adjournments.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
They regularly suggested “the lack of a quorum,” requiring a roll call of senators and in some cases even forcing adjournments when a quorum wasn’t present.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2022
Bobby had two adjournments to play and analyze by himself.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
