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

CRITICALCivil cases

Continuances are within the President Judge's discretion and must be reset to a definite day and time no more than 30 days after the original date.

(c) All continuances shall be in the sound discretion of the President Judge and shall be made to a day and time certain not more than thirty (30) days from the date originally set.

CRITICALCriminal cases

A proceeding will be dismissed unless good cause for continuing it is shown at the general call.

If no good cause for continuing a proceeding is shown at the general call, an order for dismissal shall be entered forthwith by the court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Continuance applications for mediation must be written, delivered to the Court Administrator by hand, postal mail, or facsimile, and made at least 24 hours before the scheduled mediation.

All applications for continuances of mediations shall be made in writing to the court and shall be delivered via hand delivery, postal mail, or facsimile to the Court Administrator no less than 24 hours before the scheduled mediation.

WARNINGCivil cases

The master alone schedules hearings and conferences and may grant a continuance upon a representation of good cause; a party may challenge the determination by motion to the court.

All hearings and conferences shall be scheduled solely by the master. Continuances may be granted by the master upon representation that good cause exists. Where a party disagrees with a master’s continuance determination, the party may present the matter to the court by motion.

WARNINGCivil cases

The Court may grant an extension for preparing the Memorandum of Understanding for good cause shown.

Extensions for preparation may be granted by the Court for good cause shown.