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

CRITICALCivil cases

Continuances shall be granted only by court order for good cause shown or notice sent by the court administrator to the parties and the court. Motions for continuances shall be submitted in writing in the form of a motion. A motion for continuance should be filed no later than three days prior to the scheduled date for the arbitration hearing.

Continuances shall be granted only by court order for good cause shown or notice sent by the court administrator to the parties and the court. Motions for continuances shall be submitted in writing in the form of a motion. A motion for continuance should be filed no later than three days prior to the scheduled date for the arbitration hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

A hearing may be continued or adjourned for cause shown or with the agreement of all parties present, and must be reset to a definite date no more than 30 days later.

(d) The hearings may be continued or adjourned for cause shown or upon agreement of all parties present, but each continuance or adjournment shall be to a day certain, not more than thirty (30) days later.

CRITICALCriminal cases

A motion for a continuance must state the reason for the request and whether it is contested or uncontested.

(a) A motion for a continuance of any matter shall state the reason the continuance is requested and whether the motion is contested or uncontested.

CRITICALCivil cases

A continuance motion must be written or made on the record in open court, ordinarily presented at least 10 days before the proceeding, and state prior continuances and who requested each; later motions require substantial reasons that were not previously known or reasonably ascertainable.

Motions for continuance must be made in writing or of record in open court unless excused by the Court for cause. Absent exceptional circumstances, motions for continuance shall be presented no later than ten (10) days before the date of the proceedings for which the continuance is requested. Thereafter, no motions for continuance will be granted except for substantial reasons, which were not previously known or reasonably ascertainable. The motion shall state whether or not the proceedings previously have been continued and, if so, the number of prior continuances with identification of the party upon whose motion each continuance was granted.

CRITICALCriminal cases

A motion to continue an argument or evidentiary hearing must be made at least three days in advance; a later motion may be entertained only if the opportunity did not previously exist, the moving party was unaware of the grounds, or the interests of justice require it.

(d) All motions for a continuance of an argument or an evidentiary hearing shall be made at least three (3) days before the time scheduled for the argument or the hearing. A later motion shall be entertained only when the opportunity therefor did not previously exist, the moving party was not aware of the grounds for the motion or the interests of justice require it.

CRITICALCivil cases

Requests to extend the time to complete the seminar must be made to the Court Hearing Officer.

Any requests for an extension of time within which to complete the seminar shall be made to the Court Hearing Officer.

CRITICALCivil cases

A continuance based on a conflict with another Court of Common Pleas proceeding ordinarily requires that court's scheduling order to predate the order at issue, and the other court's order must be attached to the motion.

Absent extraordinary circumstances, a request for continuance based on proceedings scheduled in another Court of Common Pleas will be granted only if the other Court's scheduling order was issued before the order scheduling the proceedings for which the continuance is requested. If the motion is based on conflict with a matter scheduled in another Court of Common Pleas, the scheduling order from the other Court of Common Pleas shall be attached to the motion.

CRITICALCriminal cases

A motion to continue a non-jury trial must be made at least 48 hours before trial; a later motion must comply with Pa.R.Crim.P.106(C).

(c) All motions for a continuance of a non-jury trial shall be made at least forty-eight (48) hours before the time set for trial. Any motion made later than forty-eight (48) hours before the time set for trial shall be in compliance with Pa.R.Crim.P.106(C).

CRITICALCriminal cases

A motion to continue a jury trial must be made at least 48 hours before trial; a later motion must comply with Pa.R.Crim.P.106(C).

(b) All motions for a continuance of a jury trial shall be made at least forty-eight (48) hours before the time set for trial. Any motion made later than forty-eight (48) hours before the time set for trial shall be in compliance with Pa.R.Crim.P.106(C).

CRITICALCriminal cases

The defendant and their attorney or attorney’s representative must appear for the listed proceedings, and the dates may be changed only with leave of Court.

You and your attorney and/or attorney’s representative are required to appear for the following proceedings. These dates may not be changed without leave of Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

The Stay may be extended by motion following a hearing, and the motion must be filed at least five days before the Stay ends.

It is further provided, however, that the Stay may be extended upon the filing of a motion to extend the Stay and following a hearing. Any motion to extend the Stay shall be filed at least five (5) days prior to the end of the Stay.

WARNINGCivil cases

An extension of the report-filing deadline may be permitted by the Court in a complicated case upon the official’s application showing good cause.

(c) The official shall file the report within ninety (90) days of the appointment provided that an extension will be permitted by the Court upon application of the official for good cause shown in complicated cases.

WARNINGCriminal cases

The Court may waive the late-plea prohibition only with both parties' agreement and good cause, and may continue the case to take the negotiated plea on a date it directs.

(c) The Court may waive this prohibition against late plea agreements only if both parties agree and have shown good cause for doing so to the Court. In the event the Court does find good cause shown and agrees to take the negotiated plea, such plea may be taken at that time or the case may be continued by the Court for the plea to be taken at another date as the Court may direct.

WARNINGCivil cases

If a party fails to file an inventory or pre-trial statement as required by Pa. R.C.P. 1920.33, the Court Hearing Officer may continue the hearing and recommend sanctions.

Upon finding that a party has failed to comply with the requirements of Pa. R.C.P. 1920.33 concerning the filing of an inventory or the filing of a pre-trial statement, the Court Hearing Officer may continue the hearing and recommend to the Court an order of sanctions.

WARNINGCivil cases

Time periods may be extended when cause is shown.

Time periods may be extended for cause shown.

INFOCivil cases

The Court Hearing Officer has authority to grant continuances.

The Court Hearing Officer shall have authority to grant continuances.

INFOCivil cases

The Court Hearing Officer has authority to grant continuances.

4. The Court Hearing Officer shall have authority to grant continuances.