“Taking a motion off calendar” means canceling a hearing on a motion that has already been noticed. There are many circumstances in which attorneys may decide that a motion does not need to be heard. It can be a unilateral decision by one party, or it can be made after consulting with opposing counsel. Where a pleading has been marked off the calendar and there is no litigation-related activity thereafter, the court may decline to restore the case to the calendar and may regard it as abandoned.
Related Terms:
- Failure to appear is closely related to taking a motion off calendar.
- The difference is parties need to notify the court before taking a motion off calendar. The way to notify the court varies.
- A late “taking off calendar” means lawyers taking the motion off calendar at the last minute.
- Judges can sanction lawyers for a late “taking off calendar”.
[Last updated in July of 2020 by the Wex Definitions Team]