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

CRITICALCivil cases

A hearing officer’s hearing may be continued only by motion filed under the cited local rules.

Scheduled hearing officer’s hearings may be continued by motion only, filed in accordance with Monroe Co.R.C.P. 208.2(c), 208.2(d) and 208.3(a).

CRITICAL

The President Judge or designee has authority to grant continuances, and continuance requests must be made by motion under the cited rules.

The President Judge or her/his designee shall have the authority to grant continuances and all requests for continuances shall be by motion as set forth in Pa.R.C.P. 206.1(a), Pa. R.C.P. 208.2(d), and Monroe County Local Rule of Civil Procedure 208.2(d).

CRITICAL

Mediation does not delay required pleadings, ordered return dates, or Court Hearings unless interested parties specifically request a delay and the Court orders it.

Mediation shall not delay the required filing of any Pleading or ordered return dates, or the scheduling of Court Hearings, unless specifically requested by interested parties and so ordered by the Court.

CRITICAL

Mediation must take place within 90 days of the request to the Court unless an interested party moves for, and the Court orders, an extension.

All interested parties in a matter docketed before the Court may motion to engage in mediation at any time during the pendency of the matter. Such mediation shall take place within ninety (90) days of the request being made to the Court, unless extended by order of Court upon motion of any interested party.

CRITICALCriminal cases

A written continuance motion must state that opposing counsel's concurrence was requested and describe the response.

A written motion for continuance shall state that counsel has requested opposing counsel’s concurrence and describe opposing counsel’s response.

CRITICALCivil cases

Responses are set out below with signatures of counsel or pro se respondent. No responses were provided. I further certify that the office of the Court Administrator has provided the following prospective dates for the rescheduled hearing officer’s hearing in divorce, all of which are dates on which I am available and movant is available:

Responses are set out below with signatures of counsel or pro se respondent. No responses were provided. I further certify that the office of the Court Administrator has provided the following prospective dates for the rescheduled hearing officer’s hearing in divorce, all of which are dates on which I am available and movant is available:

CRITICAL

A motion to continue an arbitration must be filed at least seven business days before the hearing.

All motions for continuance of an arbitration must be filed a minimum of seven (7) business days prior to the date of the hearing.

CRITICAL

A continuance of the mediation session beyond the period in the referral order requires the assigned judge’s approval.

Any continuance of the mediation session beyond the period prescribed in the referral order must be approved by the assigned judge.

CRITICALCivil cases

Responding parties or their counsel must complete the form within three business days of receiving it, stating whether they concur and indicating availability on the proposed dates even if they do not concur.

Within three (3) business days of receiving the concurrence/non-concurrence form from the moving party, all responding parties, or if represented, their counsel, shall complete the form stating their concurrence or non-concurrence in the motion, and notwithstanding their non-concurrence, shall indicate their availability for hearing on the prospective continuance dates.

CRITICALCivil cases

A respondent must state whether they concur with a motion for continuance and identify their available dates regardless of their position.

I understand that whether I concur or do not concur I am required to identify dates of availability:

CRITICALCriminal cases

A written motion to continue a case to a later trial term must be filed at least 48 hours before the Final Call; a later-filed motion must explain why it was not timely, and a granted continuance will be rescheduled to a new Final Call.

Written motions for continuance of a case to a later trial term shall be filed no later than 48 hours before the Final Call. All cases granted a continuance will be rescheduled to a new Final Call. (1) Any motion filed later than 48 hours before the Final Call shall describe the reason why the motion was not timely filed, such as because grounds for the motion did not previously exist, or that counsel was previously unaware of the grounds for the motion or that the interests of justice require it.

WARNINGCivil cases

Good cause is an exception to the deadline for filing a continuance motion.

Motions for continuance of hearing officer’s hearings shall be filed no later than one week before the scheduled pretrial conference with the master, except for good cause shown.

WARNING

A change of counsel is not a basis for continuing a proceeding unless the Court specifically allows it.

Change of counsel will not be a basis for continuance of any proceeding unless specifically allowed by the Court.