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

CRITICAL

Continuance requests for matters scheduled before a specially presiding tribunal will not be entertained by the Court and must be addressed to that tribunal.

A request for continuance in any matter scheduled before a district justice, special master, Board of Arbitration, hearing officer, or any other specially presiding tribunal will not be entertained by the Court. Instead, all such requests shall be addressed to the appropriate specially presiding tribunal.

CRITICAL

Arbitrators cannot receive a continuance and must serve as appointed unless the President Judge excuses them for good cause.

In no instance will a continuance be granted to an Arbitrator. All Arbitrators are required to serve as appointed and may be relieved of their appointment only by being excused by the President Judge upon good cause shown.

CRITICAL

Absent cause shown in a special case, only one continuance will be granted for a party or similarly interested group, and a party’s request must be made at least one week before the arbitration hearing.

Except for cause shown in special cases, only one (1) continuance of a case will be granted on behalf of one party or group of parties having similar interests, and in no instance shall, a continuance be granted to a party unless the request is made at least one (1) week prior to the date scheduled for the arbitration hearing.

CRITICAL

A party may request an extension to file a brief or a continuance of oral argument by written motion stating the reasons and the opposing party’s position.

A party may file a written request to the court for an extension of time to file a brief or for a continuance of oral argument. The request shall be in the form of a motion with a proposed order and shall indicate the reasons for the requested extension or continuance and shall further state whether the opposing counsel or opposing pro se party or parties agree or object to said request.

CRITICAL

An attorney with a scheduling conflict must notify the Court Administrator at least 72 hours before the arbitration hearing.

If an attorney has a scheduling conflict, he must notify the Court Administrator no less than 72 hours prior to the arbitration hearing.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Requests for continuances in criminal cases must follow L.R. 216.

A. Requests for continuance in any criminal case shall be as provided by L.R. 216.