To request a continuance with the Division of Administrative Law Appeals, submit a written request (a "motion") at least seven (7) days before the event. A continuance shall be granted only when based upon cause and only when necessary to insure that the interests of justice are served.I request that my court case be continued to from because. Moves that the trial in this matter be continued from its current date of Commonwealth Defendant , and in support of this request, states the following: Continuances shall be granted only for good cause, in accordance with general rules and orders which the court may from time to time adopt. Massachusetts now requires court mediation as a step in the court's twotier eviction process.