File Adjournment Order (draft order)

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File Minutes of Proposed Orders (Draft Orders)

This Quick Reference Guide shows how to file an Adjournment order (draft order).

 

1. From CMS Portal Home page, click: File on One of My Cases. List of cases display.

 

Note: Only cases user previously filed on or requested access to, display.

 

See Quick Reference Guides:

• Locate and view case
• Request case access

 

 

2. For relevant case, click case number link. Filings tab displays.

3. Click Hearings tab. Hearings tab displays.

4. For relevant hearing, click:  Add Draft Order. Add Draft Order screen displays.

5. To identify filing, type reference in My Reference field.

6. Complete required panels and fields.

 

Order Panels

• Consent Type:  Select relevant option.
• Hearing Notations: Type if required.
• Sub-cases: Select relevant subcase.
• Add Order(s): Select:  Adjournment Order.

 

7. Click plus icon. Adjournment Order panel displays. 

8. Is matter to be adjourned for new hearing date?

• Yes: Go to next step
• No: Go to step 10

 

9. Complete required panels and fields. 

 

Panel:  Adjournment Order

• Add New Hearing or Date to be fixed? Select:  New Hearing.
• Type:  
  • Select hearing type.
  • Note:
    • Calendar Assistant displays
    • Select available date from Calendar Assistant

 

• Court Location: Change if required. 
• Case Jurisdiction: -
• Display timeslots for case assignment only?
  • Change if required. 
  • Note:
    • Field will display Yes if case has been assigned to Judicial Officer
    • Field will display No if case has not been assigned to Judicial Officer

 

• Start Date Time: Do not change. 
• Calendar Recurring Event Widget:
  • Select if required. 
  • Note: If selected, further fields display. 
• Duration Minutes: Do not change.  
• Future Hearings:
  • Select if required. 
  • Note: If selected, further fields display. 
• Adjournment Reason: Select adjournment reason. 
• Requesting Party: Select if required. 
• Part Heard: Select if required. 
• Specialist program/list: Select if required. 

 

10. Is matter to be adjourned to a date to be fixed?

• Yes: Go to next step
• No: Go to step 12

 

11. Complete required panels and fields. 

 

Panel:  Adjournment Order

• Add New Hearing or Date to be fixed? Select:  Date To Be Fixed
• Display timeslots for case assignment only? Do not change. 
• Adjournment Reason: Select adjournment reason. 
• Requesting Party: Select requesting party. 
• Part Heard: Select if required. 
• Specialist program/list: Select if required. 

 

12. Is matter to be listed with an existing hearing?

• Yes: Go to next step
• No: Go to step 14

 

13. Complete required panels and fields. 

 

Panel:  Adjournment Order

• Add New Hearing or Date to be fixed? Select: List with existing hearing
• Type: Select type of hearing.
• Display timeslots for case assignment only?
  • Change if required. 
  • Note:
    • Field will display Yes if case has been assigned to Judicial Officer
    • Field will display No if case has not been assigned to Judicial Officer

 

• Related Hearings: Select relevant option. 
• Future Hearings:
  • Select if required. 
  • Note: If selected, further fields display. 
• Adjournment Reason: Select adjournment reason. 
• Requesting Party: Select if required. 
• Part Heard: Select if required. 
• Specialist program/list: Select if required. 

 

14. Click:  Add Order. Order Summary displays.

 

Note: Once all orders are added, click Preview button to review order in more detail.      

 

15. Is another order required?

• Yes:      
  • Add order
  • See Quick Reference Guide:  File Minutes of Proposed Orders (Amend, Add or Delete)
• No: Go to next step

 

16. Is Order Summary correct?

• Yes: Go to next step
• No:
  • Amend order
  • See Quick Reference Guide:  File Minutes of Proposed Orders (Amend, Add or Delete)

 

17. In Share with parties or submit to court? field, select relevant option. 

 

Note:

• Share with Parties allows other parties to view and update Minutes of Proposed Orders
• Minutes of Proposed Orders cannot be updated once Submit to Court selected

 

18. Click: Proceed. Confirmation of Filing screen displays.  

 

Note:

• Minutes of Proposed Orders can be updated in Orders tab any time before submission to Court
• Once submitted, Minutes of proposed orders document generates and can be accessed through My Account screen

 

See Quick Reference Guides:  

• File Minutes of Proposed Orders (Amend, Add or Delete)
• Download document