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

CRITICALCivil cases

A continuance application must be submitted on the prescribed form to the Court Administrator at least 20 days before the hearing, after written notice to opposing counsel, and must state the number of prior continuance requests and whether the request is opposed.

(a) Arbitrators may not grant continuances. Applications for continuances of any scheduled arbitration hearing shall be on the Application for Continuance Form available from the Court Administrator’s Office. The Application for Continuance shall be submitted to the Court Administrator at least twenty (20) days before such hearing and after written notice of such application has been provided to the opposing counsel. The application shall indicate the number of continuances previously requested and whether or not the continuance is opposed.

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For a specially scheduled hearing or one allotted more than an hour, a continuance motion must be presented at least five days before the hearing with the specified notice; if circumstances prevent full compliance, the attorney must notify the parties promptly and present it as soon as practicable, and a continuance of a specially scheduled hearing requires exigent circumstances.

if the hearing has been specially scheduled by a judge (or if more than one (1) hour has been set aside for the hearing), then the motion must be presented to the appropriate judge no later than five (5) days prior to the hearing date, with notice to be given in accordance with paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of Rule 4(G). If the circumstances do not permit full compliance with this time-table, the attorney shall promptly give notice to the parties and present the motion as soon as practicable. Motions seeking a continuance of a specially scheduled hearing will be granted only upon a showing of exigent circumstances.

CRITICALCivil cases

A continuance requested within 20 days of the hearing requires approval of the President Judge or designee and exigent circumstances; in emergency or late-continuance situations, the Court may assess specified actual expenses or added arbitration fees.

Continuances within 20 days of an arbitration hearing shall not be granted without approval of the President Judge or his designees and only upon exigent circumstances. In the event of an emergency continuance, the Court may assess actual expenses against the moving party or counsel which may have been incurred by the Court or the opposing party. The actual costs which may include added arbitration fees, actual work loss, travel expenses, expert fees, etc., shall be certified to the Court by the party incurring such fees for appropriate consideration. Added arbitration fees may likewise be assessed where a late continuance results in the need for additional payment to a Board of Arbitration.

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A request to extend a brief deadline must be submitted in writing through the Court Administrator and approved by the judge handling the case.

Requests for waiver of briefs or extension of brief deadline shall be submitted in writing through the Court Administrator and shall be approved by the judge handling the case.

CRITICALCivil cases

A continuance may be granted on written motion for cause or by attorney agreement with Court approval; unless the Court specifies otherwise, the matter is scheduled for the next argument date.

Upon written motion, continuance of the argument may be granted for cause shown or upon agreement of the attorneys with approval of the Court. The matter shall be scheduled on the next argument date unless otherwise specified by the Court.

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For an uncontested continuance motion, the moving party must present it to the appropriate judge.

if the motion is uncontested, the moving party shall present the motion to the appropriate judge.

CRITICALCivil cases

(e) Arbitrators may not grant continuances.

(e) Arbitrators may not grant continuances.

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A continuance application must be submitted in writing no later than seven days before the scheduled hearing, unless good cause is shown for missing that deadline.

A. Applications for continuance shall be submitted in writing no later than seven (7) days before the scheduled date of the hearing, unless good cause is shown for noncompliance with the above time limit.

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Every continuance request must state how many times the matter was previously continued.

C. All requests for continuances must include the number of times the matter has been previously continued.

CRITICALCivil cases

(d) Continuances within 20 days of an arbitration hearing shall not be granted without approval of the President Judge or his designee and only upon exigent circumstances. In the event of an emergency continuance, the Court may assess actual expenses against the moving party or counsel which may have been incurred by the opposing party. The actual costs, which may include added arbitration fees, actual work loss, travel expenses, expert fees, etc., shall be certified to the Court by the party incurring such fees for appropriate consideration. Added arbitration fees may likewise be assessed where a late continuance results in the need for additional payment to a Board of Arbitration.

(d) Continuances within 20 days of an arbitration hearing shall not be granted without approval of the President Judge or his designee and only upon exigent circumstances. In the event of an emergency continuance, the Court may assess actual expenses against the moving party or counsel which may have been incurred by the opposing party. The actual costs, which may include added arbitration fees, actual work loss, travel expenses, expert fees, etc., shall be certified to the Court by the party incurring such fees for appropriate consideration. Added arbitration fees may likewise be assessed where a late continuance results in the need for additional payment to a Board of Arbitration.

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For a contested continuance motion, the moving party must present the written Form A motion to the appropriate judge on a date agreed upon by the parties; reasonable oral notice of the presentation is sufficient.

if the motion is contested, the moving party shall present the written motion of FORM A to the appropriate judge on a date agreed upon by the parties. Reasonable oral notice of the presentation is sufficient;

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A motion for continuance states the original hearing date and reasons for rescheduling, and avers that the parties received oral notice and indicates their responses.

AND NOW, comes _____ who, in support of the within Motion, avers that a hearing for the above-named respondent(s) was set for the _____ day of _____, 19____, and requests that it should be rescheduled for the following reasons: _____ _____ I aver that oral notice of the presentation of this Motion has been given to the parties listed below and that their response thereto is as indicated: Attorney (or the party if unrepresented): _____ ( ) consents ( ) will not consent _____ ( ) consents ( ) will not consent _____ ( ) consents ( ) will not consent

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A continuance application must be filed in writing at least seven days before the hearing unless good cause supports noncompliance.

Applications for continuance shall be filed in writing with the Court a minimum of seven (7) days before the scheduled hearing, unless good cause is shown for noncompliance with the above time limit.

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A fourth or later continuance request must be in writing and made in open court.

A fourth (4) or subsequent continuance request, in addition to being in writing, must be made in open court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Continuance requests should be submitted to the Prothonotary at least twenty (20) days before such hearing and after written notice of such application has been provided to the opposing counsel. The application shall indicate the number of continuances previously requested and whether or not the continuance is opposed.

Continuance requests should be submitted to the Prothonotary at least twenty (20) days before such hearing and after written notice of such application has been provided to the opposing counsel. The application shall indicate the number of continuances previously requested and whether or not the continuance is opposed.

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The Court may extend the deadline for filing exceptions when cause is shown.

Except as otherwise provided in these rules, all exceptions shall be filed within ten (10) days of the date of the filing of the order, decree, adjudication or other matter, unless said period is extended by the Court for cause shown.

WARNINGCivil cases

After a case has been continued twice following assignment of an arbitration board, the Court Administrator must refer the continuance request to the President Judge or designee for decision.

Whenever any case has been continued twice after assignment of a board of arbitration, the case shall be certified by the Court Administrator to the President Judge or his designee, to rule upon the request for continuance.

WARNINGCivil cases

After a case has been continued twice following assignment to an arbitration board, the Court Administrator must certify it to the President Judge or designee to rule on a continuance request; the judge may order a conference or other appropriate order.

(c) Whenever any case has been continued twice after assignment of a board of arbitration, the case shall be certified by the Court Administrator to the President Judge or his designee, to rule upon the request for continuance. In the interest of expediting disposition of the case the judge may order a conference or enter an appropriate order including but not limited to an order for non pros or an order directing the board to proceed with hearing whether or not the defendant appears and defends.

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After a brief deadline is missed, the Court may grant a continuance on motion of the non-defaulting party.

The Court may also, in its discretion, treat the matter as submitted by the defaulting party and proceed ex parte, grant a continuance upon motion of the non-defaulting party, or impose such other sanctions as the Court may deem appropriate.

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An attorney may be excused from the Criminal Trial List call if a continuance request on the Court Administrator's specified form has been submitted and approved by the Court.

A continuance request on a form specified by the Court Administrator has been submitted and approved by the Court;

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Oral notice of a continuance motion is sufficient, except when the special requirements in subparagraph 6 apply.

oral notice of a motion for continuance is sufficient, except as provided in subparagraph 6;

WARNINGCivil cases

If a continuance is allowed after the pre-trial conference, the case will be rescheduled for trial, and another conference will occur only if counsel requests it or the Court directs it.

Where a continuance is allowed after pre-trial conference, the case will be rescheduled for trial. A subsequent conference will be held only upon request of counsel or direction by the Court.

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The parties or counsel may waive the ten-day hearing requirement, and any party may request that the hearing be scheduled later.

The parties or their counsel may waive the requirement that a hearing on the dependency petition occur within ten (10) days of the filing of the dependency petition. Also, the Court will consider the request of any party to schedule the hearing beyond this ten (10) day period.

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A hearing or trial continued on two or fewer prior occasions may be continued a third time by written motion alone.

B. A hearing or trial which has been continued on two (2) previous occasions or less may be continued a third time by written motion alone.

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A continuance of a case on the list may be granted on written motion for cause shown or by agreement of the attorneys with Court approval.

Upon written motion, continuance of the case on the list may be granted for cause shown or upon agreement of the attorneys with approval of the Court.

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Counsel or an unrepresented party may consent orally to a motion for continuance.

counsel, or an unrepresented party, may orally consent to such a motion;