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

CRITICALCivil cases

A trial-ready case may be continued once by counsel agreement without court approval, provided no jury has been selected.

(1) A case that has been properly certified as ready for jury selection and is in all other respects ready for trial may, nevertheless, be continued one time by agreement of counsel without Court approval, unless a jury has been selected.

CRITICALCivil cases

After jury selection, a continuance by counsel agreement requires the attorneys’ written consent and court approval.

(2) No continuance by agreement of counsel will be permitted after a jury has been selected without the written consent of the attorneys and approval of the Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

The Court may grant a continuance for a party’s or witness’s death, illness, or incapacity only after argument and presentation of evidence of that circumstance.

(3) A continuance may be granted by the Court in the exercise of its discretion due to the death, illness, or incapacity of a party or witness only after argument and the presentation of evidence of such death, illness or incapacity.

CRITICALCivil cases

An application to continue the pre-trial conference must be addressed to the Court.

(c) Any application for continuance of the conference shall be addressed to the Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

After arbitration is scheduled, a continuance requires Court approval, and the requestor must file a Motion for Continuance with the Prothonotary for the Court to consider it.

Once the case has been scheduled for an arbitration, no continuance shall be granted without Court approval. The requestor must file a Motion for Continuance with the Prothonotary in order for the Court to consider the request.

WARNINGCivil cases

A party's failure to file the specified financial documents is not cause to continue the hearing, and the Court may proceed without them.

(e) The failure of a party to file an income and expense statement, tax return or pay receipts shall not be cause for a continuance of the hearing date set by the Court. The Court shall have the option to proceed to a hearing without the required filings.

WARNINGCivil cases

A change of counsel is not a basis for a continuance unless the Court specifically allows one.

Change of counsel will not be a basis for a continuance of any proceeding unless specifically allowed by the Court.