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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 01-1211

THE COURTS

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY

Rule of Civil Procedure N216--Continuances and Modification of Time; C0048CV2001--005012

[31 Pa.B. 3519]

Order of Court

   And Now, this 15th day of June, 2001, Rule N216, Continuances and Modification of time is adopted effective September 1, 2001. Seven (7) certified copies of the within rules shall be filed with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts; two (2) certified copies shall be distributed to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, and one (1) certified copy shall be filed with the Civil Procedural Rules Committee. One (1) copy of these rules shall be kept available in the Office of the Clerk of Courts--Civil Division. A copy shall be published in the Northampton County Reporter.

By the Court

ROBERT A. FREEDBERG,   
President Judge

Rule N216.  Continuances and Modification of Time.

   1.  (a)  Applications for continuances shall be on a form available in the Court Administration Office.

   (b)(1)  Applications for continuance of the following matters shall be submitted to the President Judge: civil jury trials, and civil non-jury listings.

   (2)  Applications for continuance of a domestic relations section matter shall be submitted to a domestic relation section judge.

   (3)  Applications for continuance of a juvenile section matter shall be submitted to a juvenile section judge.

   (4)  Applications for continuance of any post-trial proceeding shall be submitted to the trial judge.

   (5)  All other applications for continuances shall be submitted to the judge assigned to hear the matter, if any, or to the motions judge, if there is no assigned judge.

   (c)  An unopposed application for continuance of a civil jury trial shall be accompanied by a proposed date agreed to by all counsel for attachment of counsel for trial.

   2.  (a)  An application for continuance from a civil jury or non-jury trial list shall be submitted to the Court Calendar Officer in the Court Administration Office prior to submission to the President Judge.

   (b)  A motion for continuance of a matter from a domestic relations court non-compliance list may be presented only after a copy of said motion has been given to the Director of Domestic Relations Section at least three days prior to the intended date of presentation. Notice of the time and place of presentation must accompany the copy of the motion.

   3.  A request for modification of deadlines contained in any pre-trial or status order shall be by petition with notice to all counsel and unrepresented parties. Said requests shall be submitted to the assigned judge, if any, or to the motions judge, if there is no assigned judge.

   Comment See also Rules N212A(c) and N212B(c).

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 01-1211. Filed for public inspection July 6, 2001, 9:00 a.m.]


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