Court of Common Pleas of Columbia County, Pennsylvania Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

A stay request must be presented to the duty Judge.

A request for a stay of execution pending disposition of a petition to open a default judgment shall be presented to the duty Judge after notice to opposing counsel and any pro se parties of the intended date, time and place of presentation.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The filing attorney must forward documents requiring immediate attention directly to the appropriate Court Administrator.

Any such documents requiring immediate attention shall be forwarded directly to the appropriate Court Administrator by the attorney filing such papers.

WARNING

An attorney seeking replacement as an arbitrator must notify the Court Administrator in writing, state the reasons, and do so no later than ten days before the hearing; if the reason arises after the seven-day period, the attorney must notify the Administrator immediately.

If any attorney wishes to be replaced as an arbitrator in any particular arbitration hearing, the attorney shall advise the Court Administrator, in writing, no later than ten (10) days before the scheduled arbitration setting forth the reasons why the attorney cannot be present at the arbitration and the attorney can be excused from serving on the Board of Arbitration for reasonable cause. If the reason why the attorney cannot appear at the scheduled arbitration arose after the seven (7) day period, the attorney shall immediately advise the Court Administrator of the reasons why he or she cannot attend the arbitration.