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

CRITICALCivil cases

A continuance based on an attorney's or party's required appearance in another county will be granted only if that matter was scheduled before the Butler County matter.

If the basis for a continuance is a required appearance of an attorney or party in a court of another County, the policy of this Court is to grant such a continuance only if the other matter was scheduled prior to the Butler County matter being scheduled.

CRITICALCivil cases

A continuance of an arbitration hearing requires leave of court, must be requested before the assigned judge, and will be granted only for good and sufficient reasons.

Continuances of hearings before board of arbitrators may only be obtained by leave of court. Parties seeking a continuance shall file their requests for continuance before the assigned judge for the case. Continuances will be granted by the Court only for good and sufficient reasons as presented by the parties.

CRITICALCivil cases

A continuance requested after an arbitration hearing time is scheduled requires payment of the arbitrators’ fees.

NOTICE: Any continuance requested after the scheduling of a hearing time for your arbitration hearing as per Butler County L.R.C.P. 1303(d) will require the payment of the arbitrators’ fees.

CRITICAL

The mediation conference may be continued only by order of the court.

The conference may not be continued unless by Order of Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

A hearing continuance must be requested by motion to the assigned judge, and a continuance requested after the hearing time is posted is granted only upon payment of the assessment appeal fees.

Any continuance of the Real Estate Tax Assessment Appeal hearing must be obtained upon motion presented to the assigned Judge. Continuances requested after the posting of the time for the hearing shall only be granted upon the payment of the Butler County Board of Assessment Appeal fees.

CRITICALCivil cases

A continuance must be requested by motion to the assigned Judge, and a request made after the arbitration time is posted is granted only upon payment of the arbitrators’ fees.

Any continuance of the Arbitration hearing must be obtained upon motion presented to the assigned Judge. Continuances requested after the posting of the time for the Arbitration shall only be granted upon the payment of the Arbitrators’ fees.

CRITICALCivil cases

Any continuance requested after this date WILL require the payment of the arbitrators’ fees.

Any continuance requested after this date WILL require the payment of the arbitrators’ fees.

CRITICALCivil cases

A continuance of the Assessment Appeal Conciliation Conference must be requested by motion presented to the assigned Judge.

Any continuance of the Assessment Appeal Conciliation Conference must be obtained upon motion presented to the assigned Judge.

CRITICALCivil cases

A continuance requires leave of Court and a motion filed before the assigned judge; it will be granted only for good and sufficient reasons presented by the parties.

Continuances of the Real Estate Tax Assessment Appeal hearings before a Butler County Assessment Appeal Panel may only be obtained by leave of Court. Parties seeking a continuance shall file their Motion for Continuance before the assigned judge for the case. Continuances will be granted by the Court only for good and sufficient reasons as presented by the parties.

CRITICALCivil cases

A continuance requested after a hearing time is scheduled requires a motion before the Court and payment of the Board of Assessment Appeals’ fees.

NOTICE: Any continuance requested after the scheduling of a hearing time for your Real Estate Tax Assessment Appeal hearing as per Butler County L.R.C.P. L5002 will require a motion before the Court and the payment of the Board of Assessment Appeals’ fees.

CRITICALCivil cases

For a continuance requested and granted after arbitration times are posted, the requesting party must pay the arbitrators’ fees; while unpaid, those fees prevent further steps in the arbitration without prior leave of court and cannot be recovered even if the party succeeds.

Any continuance requested and granted after the posting of the arbitration times as set forth in Rule L1303(d) shall include a requirement that the party requesting a continuance shall be responsible for payment of the arbitrators’ fees as established pursuant to special order of court. The party upon whom such fees have been imposed may not, so long as such fees remain unpaid, take any further step in such arbitration without prior leave of court. The party upon whom such fees have been imposed may not recover such fees if that party is ultimately successful in the arbitration.

WARNINGCivil cases

For continuance applications under Pa. R.C.P. 216(c), the civil trial status-report filing date is treated as the trial-list call date.

The date for filing of civil trial status reports, as set forth in Butler County L.R.C.P. L212.3(b) shall constitute the date for call of the trial list for purposes of any applications for continuance pursuant to Pa. R.C.P. 216 (c).