The easiest way is to submit the Request to Reschedule an Upcoming Hearing Online form. When you are finished, you can print your completed form.A "motion for a continuance" is a request asking the judge to make an order changing your hearing date. If you call a lawyer first, he will probably call the court himself and make a date for you to appear, something you could have done yourself. You can ask for a new date, but the court is not likely to give you one. If the court grants the continuance, the hearing will be rescheduled. That's more likely in family court. All actions and proceedings pending in the county court of the counties of Bronx, Kings,.