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

Civil cases

Continuance motions must be filed with the Prothonotary before presentation to the Court, but personal presentment is not required.

All continuance motions must be filed with the Prothonotary before being presented to the Court. Personal presentment is not required.

Civil cases

If the allotted hearing time is not reasonably sufficient, counsel or a self-represented party must request a continuance in writing from the Court Administrator’s office to reschedule sufficient hearing time.

Upon receipt of the scheduling order, if counsel or a self-represented party does not believe that the allotted time is reasonably sufficient, it is the duty of counsel or the party to contact the Court Administrator’s office, in writing, to request a continuance in order to reschedule the time necessary for the hearing.

Civil cases

A hearing may not be continued to a date more than 180 days after appointment unless good cause exists.

No hearing shall be continued to a date more than one hundred eighty (180) days from date of appointment unless upon good cause.

Civil cases

Absent extraordinary circumstances, a continuance based on proceedings in another court of record or appellate court will be granted only if that court’s scheduling order predates the order setting the proceeding at issue.

Since the Court of Common Pleas of the 59th Judicial District routinely schedules cases on a date certain after consultation with all counsel, absent extraordinary circumstances, a motion for continuance based upon proceedings scheduled in another court of record or appellate court will be granted only if the other court’s scheduling order was issued before the order scheduling the proceeding for which the continuance is sought.

Civil cases

A continuance motion must be written, signed, explain its reason, state the opposing party’s position, and, when filed by an attorney, state that the client knows of and consents to the request.

A motion for continuance shall be in writing, shall be signed by counsel or self- represented litigant, shall set forth specifically the reason for the request, and shall contain a statement that opposing counsel or any self-represented litigant either objects or does not object to the proposed continuance. In addition, any motion for continuance filed by an attorney shall include a statement that the client represented by the attorney requesting the continuance has been made aware of the motion and has consented to the continuance.

Civil cases

After receiving the scheduling order, counsel or a self-represented party who considers the allotted time insufficient must request a continuance in writing from the Court Administrator’s office to reschedule argument time.

Upon receipt of the scheduling order, if counsel or a self-represented party does not believe that the allotted time is reasonably sufficient, it is the duty of counsel or the party to contact the Court Administrator’s office, in writing, to request a continuance in order to reschedule the time necessary for the argument.

Civil cases

After receiving the scheduling order, counsel or a self-represented party who considers the allotted argument time insufficient must contact the Court Administrator’s office in writing to request a continuance.

Upon receipt of the scheduling order, if counsel or a self-represented party does not believe that the allotted time is reasonably sufficient, it is the duty of counsel or the party to contact the Court Administrator’s office, in writing, to request a continuance in order to reschedule the time necessary for the argument