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

CRITICAL

For a proceeding scheduled before a Judge, a continuance motion and order must be filed with the Prothonotary and presented to the Court at least five business days beforehand when circumstances allow; the motion must state its grounds and address prior grants and other parties’ positions or contact efforts.

Where a party seeks a continuance for matters scheduled before a Judge, that party shall file with the Prothonotary a Motion for a Continuance and order that will allow the Court to either grant or deny said motion. The motion shall state the grounds for which a continuance is sought and whether any continuances have been granted previously. The moving party shall indicate whether the other parties object to said continuance or what efforts have been made in contacting other parties. The motion shall be filed and presented to the Court at least five (5) business days prior to the scheduled proceeding where the circumstances for the continuance allow.

CRITICAL

For a matter scheduled before an arbitration panel, the moving party must file a continuance motion and order with the Prothonotary and present them to the Court at least five business days before the proceeding; the motion must state its grounds and address prior grants and other parties’ positions or contact efforts.

Where a party seeks a continuance for a matter scheduled before an arbitration panel, that party shall file, with the Prothonotary, a Motion for a Continuance and order that will allow the Court to either grant or deny said motion. The motion shall state the grounds for which a continuance is sought and whether any continuances have been granted previously. The moving party shall indicate whether the other parties object to said continuance or what efforts have been made in contacting other parties. The motion shall be filed and presented to the Court at least five (5) business days prior to the scheduled proceeding.

CRITICAL

For a continuance sought for reasons other than an agreement, the party must file a motion stating the grounds, prior granted continuances, and the other parties' position or contact efforts; file and present it at least five business days beforehand where circumstances allow. The rescheduled date must be within 90 days of assignment.

If a party or counsel desires a continuance of the Conciliation Conference for any reason other than an agreement, that party shall file a motion for a continuance with the Prothonotary. The motion shall state the grounds for which a continuance is sought and whether any continuances have been granted previously. The moving party shall indicate whether the other parties object to said continuance or what efforts have been made in contacting other parties. The motion shall be filed and presented to the Court at least five (5) business days prior to the scheduled proceeding where the circumstances for the continuance allow. The moving party shall serve said continuance and order to counsel of record or the parent, if they are proceeding unrepresented, at the last known address of record via first class mail postage pre-paid. The rescheduled date shall not be more than ninety (90) days from the date of assignment by the Court Administrator.

WARNING

By mutual agreement, parties who believe they have an unexecuted agreement may seek a general 30-day continuance on one business day's notice to the Conciliator; if no agreement is presented or rescheduling requested within 30 days, a new motion and scheduling order are required.

If the parties believe they have an agreement which has not been fully executed, by their mutual agreement and upon 1 (one) business day’s notice to the Conciliator, the conciliation may be generally continued for thirty (30) days to allow the parties to execute the agreement. Said agreement shall be finalized in accordance with Local Rule 1915.3-8. If after thirty (30) days the parties have neither presented an Agreement nor requested the conciliation to be re-scheduled, then the Conciliator will relinquish jurisdiction and a new motion and scheduling order will be required to schedule a new date for the conciliation. If before the end of the thirty day continuance it appears that the parties are unable to reach an agreement, either party may make a request that the conciliation be re-scheduled to the Conciliator.

WARNING

An extension of time to complete the seminar requires court approval, and the request must be made in writing and forwarded to Court Administration.

Court approval is required for an extension of time to complete the seminar. Said requests for extension shall be made in writing and forwarded to Court Administration.

WARNING

After a continuance motion is presented, the Court will grant it for later rescheduling or deny it for cause; a denial must be written and state its reason, and the Court forwards its order to the Prothonotary for filing.

As soon as possible thereafter, the Court shall either grant the motion to be rescheduled by Court Administration at a later time or deny the motion for cause. Any denial of the motion shall be in writing and state the reason for the denial. The Court shall forward the Order granting or denying the continuance to the Prothonotary for filing.

WARNING

The Court will liberally grant continuance requests at the hearing to try to resolve the matter without a full hearing.

The Court will grant liberally, at the time of the hearing, continuance requests in an effort to resolve the matter short of a full hearing.