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A motion to postpone an action or event that was previously scheduled is distinct from the subsidiary motion to postpone to a certain time, and is a type of the motion to amend something previously adopted. [3] Generally, a motion to postpone is applied to a main motion and not to other motions alone. [4]
The motion to postpone indefinitely is the lowest-ranking of all motions other than the main motion, and therefore it cannot be made while any other subsidiary, privileged or incidental motion is pending.
A motion can be taken from the table at the same session (or meeting) or at the next session (or meeting) if that session occurs within a quarterly time interval. [15] Otherwise, the motion dies. [15] The use of the motion to lay on the table to kill a motion is improper; instead, a motion to postpone indefinitely should be used. [12]
An attorney for Jaimee Avery, another January 6 defendant, also filed a motion to delay a sentencing hearing scheduled for Friday. Avery's lawyer is seeking to postpone it until after the ...
Trump’s lawyers had also filed a motion last month to delay the trial until the Supreme Court rules on presidential immunity. The Supreme Court won’t hear the immunity arguments until April 25 ...
Postpone to a certain time (or Postpone Definitely, or Postpone) -- to delay consideration of the main motion and any pending subsidiary motions. Limit or extend limits of debate —to change limitations on number or length of speeches from those previously adopted.
FILE - Duane "Keffe D" Davis appears in court for a hearing on a motion to dismiss charges for his involvement in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, Jan. 21, 2025 in Las Vegas.
Postpone to a certain time (or postpone definitely) Commit or refer; Amend; Postpone indefinitely; The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure (TSC) Postpone temporarily, or table; Close debate; Limit or extend debate; Postpone to a certain time; Refer to committee; Amend; Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure (Demeter) Lay on ...