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

CRITICALCivil cases

More than seven days before the hearing, the parties may agree to one continuance; the written request must be presented to the Office of Court Administration, which will reschedule the hearing within 60 days of the original date.

More than seven (7) days prior to the hearing date, a case may be continued one (1) time by agreement of all parties. The request for continuance must be in writing and presented to the Office of Court Administration. The Office of Court Administration shall reschedule the arbitration hearing to the next available date, but not more than sixty (60) days after the original date.

CRITICALCivil cases

A request to continue a conference must be made to the assigned conference officer at least 48 hours before the scheduled conference, with notice to the opposing party or counsel.

Requests to continue a conference shall be made to the assigned conference officer no later than forty-eight (48) hours before the time set for the conference with notice to the opposing party or counsel.

CRITICALCivil cases

A continuance request made less than seven days before the hearing, or without all parties’ agreement, must be presented to the Motions Judge for decision after notice to all parties.

Requests for continuance made less than seven (7) days before the scheduled hearing, or, in instances when all parties do not concur in the request for continuance, shall, after notice to all parties, be presented to the Motions Judge for adjudication.

CRITICALCivil cases

A motion to continue a divorce hearing must follow the prescribed form and be filed with the Prothonotary five days before the hearing.

(1) A Motion to Continue the Divorce Hearing must be in the form prescribed by Luz. Co. R.C.P. 1920.51(b)(3) and filed with the Office of Judicial Services and Records (Prothonotary) five (5) days prior to the scheduled date of the Divorce Hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

A hearing before the Hearing Officer may not be continued without a written motion signed by the party and, if any, counsel of record, stating a meritorious reason.

No hearing scheduled before the Hearing Officer shall be continued in the absence of a written Motion, signed by the party and his or her attorney of record, if any, containing a meritorious reason therefore.

CRITICALCivil cases

A continuance motion for a Hearing Officer hearing must be made as soon as the reason is known and no later than 48 hours before the hearing, unless the opportunity did not previously exist or the interest of justice requires a later motion.

A motion for a hearing before the Hearing Officer on behalf of a party shall be made as soon as the reason for the continuance is known, but no later than forty-eight (48) hours before the time set for the hearing. A later Motion shall be entertained only when the opportunity therefore did not previously exist or the interest of justice requires it.

CRITICALCivil cases

A continuance may not be granted ex parte.

No continuance shall be granted ex parte.

CRITICALCivil cases

Notice of intent to file a continuance motion must be served on the opposing party and counsel at least 48 hours before presentation, unless that opportunity did not exist, and must state whether the opposing party concurs or objects.

Notice of the intention to file the Motion for Continuance must be served on the opposing party and his or her counsel of record, if any, not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the Motion will be presented, unless the opportunity to do so did not exist; and state whether the opposing party concurs or objects to the continuance.

WARNINGCivil cases

A continuance request made on the day of the conciliation conference is strongly discouraged, but not prohibited.

Any request for continuance on the day of the conciliation conference by either party is strongly discouraged.

WARNINGCivil cases

The deadline to file the proponent’s supporting brief may be extended by court order for good cause.

Within ten (10) days of the filing of exceptions by either party, the proponent shall file with the Domestic Relations Recording Clerk a comprehensive brief in support of the exceptions, unless the time for filing the brief is extended upon court order for good cause.

WARNINGCivil cases

The Court may consider a late motion to continue if an exigent or emergency circumstance arises within the five-day period or in the interest of justice.

(2) The Court may entertain a Motion filed later than five (5) days before the scheduled date of the Divorce Hearing when an exigent or emergency circumstance arises within said five (5) day period or in the interest of justice.