Motion to Advance Cause on Calendar

The rules governing the hearing of an appeal usually provide that the appeal will be heard in the order of its filing. However, on motion to advance the hearing directed to the discretion of the court and supported by a showing of good cause, the hearing usually may be heard out of regular order. Good cause generally is prescribed as a situation in which the appeal involves important questions affecting the public interest, questions that are similar to those in a case scheduled ahead, the allowance or denial of a temporary injunction, matters controlling the settlement of an estate, the jurisdiction of the court below, and criminal cases.