Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County, Pennsylvania Adjournment & Extension Requirements

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A continuance of the assessment appeal hearing must be obtained by motion presented to the assigned Judge.

Any continuance of the Real Estate Tax Assessment Appeal hearing must be obtained upon motion presented to the assigned Judge.

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A party or counsel may not reschedule a Custody Conference without a court order.

No Custody Conference shall be rescheduled by any party or counsel without Order of Court.

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Continuance requests must show good cause and be submitted to and approved by the Court; requests within 10 calendar days of arbitration are generally not granted absent unforeseen circumstances or good cause.

All requests for a continuance with good cause shown must be submitted to and approved by the Court to a date to be selected by the Court Administrator. Continuances requested within 10 calendar days of the scheduled arbitration will not be granted barring unforeseen circumstances arising and/or good cause shown.

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Dates set at the case management conference may be extended only for good cause shown.

(2) After receiving the motion, the Court shall schedule a case management conference at which the Court will set a discovery schedule, date for filing of dispositive motions, date for exchange of expert reports, and a date for a pretrial conference. Said dates will only be extended for good cause shown.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Every motion to continue a preliminary hearing must be presented to a Magisterial District Judge for a decision before action is taken, even if both parties agree.

(G) Any motion to continue a preliminary hearing must be presented to a Magisterial District Judge for disposition before any action is taken, even if both parties have no objection to the continuance.

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If the other party opposes continuing a Hearing Officer proceeding, the continuance motion must be presented to the judge who appointed the Hearing Officer under LR208.3(b).

If a party seeks to continue a hearing or other proceeding which has been set by the Hearing Officer, and the other party opposes the continuance, the motion requesting a continuance of the matter pending before the Hearing Officer shall be presented to the judge who appointed the Hearing Officer in accordance with LR208.3(b).

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A continuance requested after a hearing time is scheduled requires a motion before the Court.

NOTICE: Any continuance requested after the scheduling of a hearing time for your Real Estate Tax Assessment Appeal hearing as per Beaver County L.R.C.P. LR8002 will require a motion before the Court.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Each motion to continue a preliminary hearing must state the grounds, opposing counsel’s name and position, and the number of prior continuances, if any.

(C) Each Motion to Continue Preliminary Hearing shall contain the following information: (1) the grounds for requesting each continuance; (2) the name of opposing counsel and opposing counsel's position on the motion; (3) the number of prior continuances, if any.

CRITICALCriminal cases

For a motion to continue made on the scheduled hearing date, the moving party must appear personally in Central Court and present a written motion after notifying opposing counsel; the judge rules after hearing argument from both counsel.

(D) Motions to Continue Preliminary Hearing made on the date of the Scheduled Hearing shall require the following: (1) The moving party to personally appear before the presiding Magisterial District Judge in Central Court and present a written motion after notice to opposing counsel. (2) the Magisterial District Judge to enter a ruling after entertaining argument from both counsel.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Before the scheduled hearing date, the moving party may personally present a written motion after notice to opposing counsel, or deliver a written motion to Central Court staff in person, by mail, or by fax by 3:00 p.m. on the preceding business day; staff relays it to the judge for a ruling.

(E) Motions to Continue Preliminary Hearing made prior to the Scheduled Hearing Date shall require the following: (1) the moving party to personally appear before the presiding Magisterial District Judge in Central Court and present a written motion after notice to opposing counsel; or (2) deliver either in person, mail or fax, no later than 3:00 p.m. on the business day prior to the scheduled hearing date, a written motion to continue, to Central Court staff. (a) Central Court staff, upon receiving the motion to continue, shall relay the motion to the presiding Magisterial District Judge at Central Court. (b) The presiding Magisterial District Judge will enter a ruling.

CRITICALCriminal cases

If a motion to continue is received after 3:00 p.m. on the preceding business day, the moving party must appear personally and present it to the judge in Central Court on the hearing date after notifying opposing counsel.

(F) Any Motion to Continue Preliminary Hearing received after 3:00 p.m. on the business day prior to the scheduled hearing date will require the moving party to personally appear and present the motion to the presiding Magisterial District Judge at Central Court on the day of the hearing after notice to opposing counsel.

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Discovery must be completed by the last business day of the fourth month after the initial filing month; an extension requires leave of court for cause shown.

Discovery in Compulsory Arbitration cases subject to these rules shall be governed by LR4011 and shall be completed on the last business day of the fourth month after the month of the initial filing, unless leave of court for an extension of time is secured for cause shown.

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A conference may be continued only if the parties or counsel agree in writing or a court order directs it; a motion seeking an order must be presented under LR208.3(b).

(c) A conference scheduled as a result of the filing of a complaint or petition shall be continued by the Domestic Relations Section only if the parties, or their counsel, agree thereto in writing or if an order of Court is obtained directing the same. A motion seeking such an order shall be presented pursuant to LR208.3(b).

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Oral argument may be continued only on written motion and for cause shown, subject to L208.3(a).

(3) Oral argument will not be continued except on written motion, for cause shown. Such motion shall be subject to L208.3(a).

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Residential-track deadlines may be extended only for good cause shown by motion during Tax Assessment Appeal Motions Court in compliance with LR208.3(a).

These deadlines shall only be extended for good cause shown via motion presented during Tax Assessment Appeal Motions Court in compliance with LR208.3(a).

WARNINGCriminal cases

A Violation/Sanction Hearing may be continued based on counsel’s availability when the participant is not represented by the Public Defender.

The Violation/Sanction Hearing may be continued, based upon the availability of the participant’s counsel, if they are not represented by the Public Defender.

WARNINGCriminal cases

The presiding Central Court Magisterial District Judge may grant a continuance for cause shown.

(B) The presiding Central Court Magisterial District Judge may, for cause shown, grant a continuance