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

CRITICALCivil cases

A hearing may be continued or adjourned for cause or by agreement of all parties present, but it must be reset to a definite date no more than 30 days later.

The hearings may be continued or adjourned for cause shown or upon agreement of all parties present, but each continuance or adjournment shall be to a day certain, not more than thirty (30) days later.

CRITICAL

Requests to extend the time to complete the seminar must be made to the Court Hearing Officer.

(3) Any requests for an extension of time within which to complete the seminar shall be made to the Court Hearing Officer.

CRITICAL

Continuances shall be granted only by court order for good cause shown or notice sent by the court administrator to the parties and the court. Motions for continuances shall be submitted in writing in the form of a motion. A motion for continuance should be filed no later than three days prior to the scheduled date for the arbitration hearing.

Continuances shall be granted only by court order for good cause shown or notice sent by the court administrator to the parties and the court. Motions for continuances shall be submitted in writing in the form of a motion. A motion for continuance should be filed no later than three days prior to the scheduled date for the arbitration hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

The Stay may be extended only upon filing a motion and following a hearing; the motion must be filed at least five days before the Stay ends.

It is further provided, however, that the Stay may be extended upon the filing of a motion to extend the Stay and following a hearing. Any motion to extend the Stay shall be filed at least five (5) days prior to the end of the Stay.

CRITICALCriminal cases

A continuance motion must state the reason for the request and whether it is contested or uncontested.

A motion for a continuance of any matter shall state the reason the continuance is requested and whether the motion is contested or uncontested.

CRITICAL

A continuance motion must be written or made on the record in open court unless excused for cause, ordinarily must be presented at least 10 days before the proceeding, and must identify any prior continuances and the party who requested each; a later motion is granted only for qualifying substantial reasons.

(f) Motions for continuance must be made in writing or of record in open court unless excused by the Court for cause. Absent exceptional circumstances, motions for continuance shall be presented no later than ten (10) days before the date of the proceedings for which the continuance is requested. Thereafter, no motions for continuance will be granted except for substantial reasons, which were not previously known or reasonably ascertainable. The motion shall state whether or not the proceedings previously have been continued and, if so, the number of prior continuances with identification of the party upon whose motion each continuance was granted.

CRITICALCriminal cases

A motion to continue a jury trial must be made at least 48 hours before trial; a later motion must comply with Pa.R.Crim.P.106(C).

All motions for a continuance of a jury trial shall be made at least forty-eight (48) hours before the time set for trial. Any motion made later than forty-eight (48) hours before the time set for trial shall be in compliance with Pa.R.Crim.P.106(C).

CRITICALCriminal cases

The scheduled proceeding dates may not be changed without leave of Court.

These dates may not be changed without leave of Court.

CRITICALCriminal cases

A motion to continue a non-jury trial must be made at least 48 hours before trial; a later motion must comply with Pa.R.Crim.P.106(C).

All motions for a continuance of a non-jury trial shall be made at least forty-eight (48) hours before the time set for trial. Any motion made later than forty-eight (48) hours before the time set for trial shall be in compliance with Pa.R.Crim.P.106(C).

CRITICALCivil cases

A request to extend the surviving spouse’s election period must be supported by facts justifying the extension and preceded by at least 20 days’ written notice to adversely affected nonjoining persons.

(a) A petition for extension of time in which the surviving spouse may file an election to take against the Will or other conveyances shall be in paragraph form alleging facts relied upon to justify the extension. (b) The petition shall be filed with the Clerk and petitioner shall give at least twenty (20) days written notice of intention to request the extension to all persons adversely affected thereby who do not join in the prayer of the petition.

CRITICALCriminal cases

A motion to continue an argument or evidentiary hearing must be made at least three days beforehand; a later motion is entertained only under the stated circumstances.

All motions for a continuance of an argument or an evidentiary hearing shall be made at least three (3) days before the time scheduled for the argument or the hearing. A later motion shall be entertained only when the opportunity therefor did not previously exist, the moving party was not aware of the grounds for the motion or the interests of justice require it.

WARNINGCriminal cases

The Court may waive the prohibition on late negotiated pleas only with both parties’ agreement and good cause; after finding good cause and agreeing to take the plea, the Court may continue the case to another date.

The Court may waive this prohibition against late plea agreements only if both parties agree and have shown good cause for doing so to the Court. In the event the Court does find good cause shown and agrees to take the negotiated plea, such plea may be taken at that time or the case may be continued by the Court for the plea to be taken at another date as the Court may direct.

WARNINGCivil cases

The Court may permit an extension of the report-filing deadline in a complicated case upon the official’s application and a showing of good cause.

The official shall file the report within ninety (90) days of the appointment provided that an extension will be permitted by the Court upon application of the official for good cause shown in complicated cases.

WARNING

Time periods under the rule may be extended for cause shown.

Time periods may be extended for cause shown.

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The Court Hearing Officer is authorized to grant continuances.

(c) The Court Hearing Officer shall have authority to grant continuances.

INFO

The Court Hearing Officer may grant continuances.

The Court Hearing Officer shall have authority to grant continuances.