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

CRITICALCivil cases

If the parties cannot agree to a continuance more than 10 days before mediation, a motion must be submitted to and ruled on by the court; if granted, the mediator must reschedule as ordered.

In the event that the parties cannot agree to a continuance more than 10 days prior to the scheduled mediation date a motion for continuance must be made to and ruled upon by the court. If the case is continued by the court, the mediator shall reschedule the mediation in accordance with the court’s order granting the continuance.

CRITICALCivil cases

Continuances are governed by the court’s continuance policy and will not be granted unless good cause is shown.

Continuances will be granted only in accordance with the court’s continuance policy (See memorandum of November 16, 1993) available on the court’s website at www.mckeancountypa.org/Departments/Court_Of_Common_Pleas. See also Pa.R.C.P. No. 216. No such request will be granted unless good cause is shown.

CRITICALCivil cases

An application to continue the pre-trial conference must be made by motion addressed to the court.

Any application for continuance of the conference shall be by motion addressed to the court.

CRITICALCivil cases

A continuance after a trial date is granted only for extraordinary reasons, and the court may impose on the requesting party reasonable opposing-party costs caused by the application.

(f) Continuances: Once a case has been given a trial date continuances will not be granted except for extraordinary reasons. When a continuance is granted the court may impose on the party making the application the reasonable costs actually incurred by the opposing party which would not have been incurred if the application had not been made.

CRITICALCivil cases

Mediation may be continued once by agreement of all counsel if the continuance is made at least 10 days before mediation, and the requesting counsel or party must give written notice to the mediator.

At least 10 days before the date of the mediation, the mediation may be continued 1 time by agreement of all counsel. The counsel or party requesting the continuance shall give written notice of such continuance to the mediator.

CRITICALCivil cases

Discovery after the 240-day period is permitted only by court order upon good cause shown.

Discovery will not be permitted after the 240 day period except by order of court upon good cause shown.

CRITICALCivil cases

The case may be continued once by agreement at least 7 days before the hearing; the requester must notify the arbitrators in writing, and if the parties cannot agree, a continuance motion must be made to and ruled on by the court.

At least 7 days before the date of the hearing, the case may be continued 1 time by agreement of all counsel and unrepresented parties. The counsel or party requesting the continuance shall give written notice of such continuance to the arbitrators. The chairperson of the Board of Arbitration shall reschedule the case to be heard within 30 days, with notice of hearing to be provided to all arbitrators, counsel and unrepresented parties. In the event that the parties cannot agree to a continuance more than 7 days prior to the scheduled hearing date a motion for continuance must be made to and ruled upon by the court. If the case is continued by the court, the chairperson shall reschedule the hearing following the procedure set forth above.

WARNINGCivil cases

An auditor or master shall file his or her report within 90 days after his or her appointment, unless the court extends the time upon request.

An auditor or master shall file his or her report within 90 days after his or her appointment, unless the court extends the time upon request.

WARNINGCivil cases

The court may extend the time for filing objections.

(d) The court may extend the time for filing objections.

WARNINGCivil cases

If the required authority is not provided, the objections may be summarily disposed of unless counsel promptly requests permission, for good cause, to file the brief or memorandum later.

If not so supported, then the preliminary objections shall be summarily disposed of unless counsel promptly requests permission for good cause to file the required brief or memorandum of law at a later date.

WARNINGCivil cases

Untimely responses may result in the preliminary objections being sustained unless counsel promptly requests permission, for good cause, to file the response later.

If an amended complaint, answer or reply brief is not timely filed, then the preliminary objections shall be sustained unless counsel promptly requests permission for good cause to file the required amended complaint, answer or reply brief at a later date.

WARNINGCivil cases

The court may grant a continuance for the non-filing party to prepare the required materials and may impose resulting litigation costs as a sanction on that party.

The court, in its discretion, may grant a continuance to allow the non-filing party to prepare the required findings, conclusions of law and memorandum, except the costs of litigation thereby caused to the other party or parties to the action may be imposed as a sanction on the non-filing party.

WARNINGCivil cases

Continuance requests must be made as soon as possible after notice is received, use the attached motion, and ordinarily will not be granted if made at the last minute.

Requests for continuances shall be made as soon as possible after receipt of this notice. The attached Motion for Continuance shall be used. Last minute requests for continuances ordinarily will not be granted.

WARNINGCivil cases

Counsel may promptly request permission, for good cause, to file a required supporting brief or memorandum later instead of having the unsupported paper summarily disposed of.

If not so supported, then the motion, responses, exceptions, objections or petition shall be summarily disposed of, unless counsel promptly requests permission for good cause to file the required brief or memorandum of law at a later date.

INFOCivil cases

The court may extend any time period prescribed by the Rules on its own motion or on a party’s motion.

The court, upon its own motion or the motion of any party, may extend any time period prescribed by these Rules.