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

CRITICAL

For a continuance of a matter scheduled before an arbitration panel, the motion and proposed order must be filed and presented at least five business days before the proceeding, and the motion must state its grounds, prior continuances, and the other parties’ position or contact efforts.

Where a party seeks a continuance for a matter scheduled before an arbitration panel, that party shall file, with the Prothonotary, a Motion for a Continuance and order that will allow the Court to either grant or deny said motion. The motion shall state the grounds for which a continuance is sought and whether any continuances have been granted previously. The moving party shall indicate whether the other parties object to said continuance or what efforts have been made in contacting other parties. The motion shall be filed and presented to the Court at least five (5) business days prior to the scheduled proceeding.

CRITICAL

For a continuance of a matter scheduled before a Judge, the motion must state its grounds, prior continuances, and the other parties’ position or contact efforts, and be filed and presented at least five business days beforehand when circumstances allow.

Where a party seeks a continuance for matters scheduled before a Judge, that party shall file with the Prothonotary a Motion for a Continuance and order that will allow the Court to either grant or deny said motion. The motion shall state the grounds for which a continuance is sought and whether any continuances have been granted previously. The moving party shall indicate whether the other parties object to said continuance or what efforts have been made in contacting other parties. The motion shall be filed and presented to the Court at least five (5) business days prior to the scheduled proceeding where the circumstances for the continuance allow.

CRITICAL

If the proceeding relates to a support matter, the same procedures applies as in paragraph (i) of this rule above except, the moving party shall file the Motion for Continuance with the Domestic Relations Office. Said motion shall be forwarded to the Judge for consideration. The moving party shall notify Domestic Relations and indicate in the motion, if their office objects to said motion prior to the filing of the motion.

If the proceeding relates to a support matter, the same procedures applies as in paragraph (i) of this rule above except, the moving party shall file the Motion for Continuance with the Domestic Relations Office. Said motion shall be forwarded to the Judge for consideration. The moving party shall notify Domestic Relations and indicate in the motion, if their office objects to said motion prior to the filing of the motion.

CRITICAL

An extension to complete the seminar requires court approval, and the request must be made in writing and forwarded to Court Administration.

Court approval is required for an extension of time to complete the seminar. Said requests for extension shall be made in writing and forwarded to Court Administration.

CRITICAL

A continuance sought for a reason other than an agreement requires a motion filed and presented at least five business days before the proceeding when circumstances allow; the rescheduled date may not be more than 90 days after assignment.

If a party or counsel desires a continuance of the Conciliation Conference for any reason other than an agreement, that party shall file a motion for a continuance with the Prothonotary. The motion shall state the grounds for which a continuance is sought and whether any continuances have been granted previously. The moving party shall indicate whether the other parties object to said continuance or what efforts have been made in contacting other parties. The motion shall be filed and presented to the Court at least five (5) business days prior to the scheduled proceeding where the circumstances for the continuance allow. The moving party shall serve said continuance and order to counsel of record or the parent, if they are proceeding unrepresented, at the last known address of record via first class mail postage pre-paid. The rescheduled date shall not be more than ninety (90) days from the date of assignment by the Court Administrator.

WARNING

The grounds for a continuance in any matter are those set forth in Pa.R.C.P. 216.

(a) Grounds for continuances in any matter shall be those set forth in Pa.R.C.P. 216.

WARNING

At the hearing, the Court will grant continuance requests liberally to help resolve the matter without a full hearing.

The Court will grant liberally, at the time of the hearing, continuance requests in an effort to resolve the matter short of a full hearing.

WARNING

By mutual agreement, the parties may obtain a 30-day continuance to finalize an agreement after giving the conciliator one business day’s notice; if no agreement is presented or rescheduling requested within that period, a new motion and scheduling order are required to schedule another conference.

If the parties believe they have an agreement which has not been fully executed, by their mutual agreement and upon 1 (one) business day’s notice to the Conciliator, the conciliation may be generally continued for thirty (30) days to allow the parties to execute the agreement. Said agreement shall be finalized in accordance with Local Rule 1915.3-8. If after thirty (30) days the parties have neither presented an Agreement nor requested the conciliation to be re-scheduled, then the Conciliator will relinquish jurisdiction and a new motion and scheduling order will be required to schedule a new date for the conciliation. If before the end of the thirty day continuance it appears that the parties are unable to reach an agreement, either party may make a request that the conciliation be re-scheduled to the Conciliator.