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Blair Cnty. C.P. Local Rules - Civil Rule 216
CONTINUANCES
(a) The Court disfavors continuances due to the difficulty in promptly rescheduling matters. All
applications for continuance shall be made by written civil continuance form affixed herein
as ATTACHMENT “A”. The continuance shall specify the factual basis for the request of
the proposed continuance. The request for continuance shall be filed with Court
Administration and will be forwarded to the assigned judge.
(b) Any request must specify the position of the opposing party/parties. Failure to specify
the position of the opposing party/parties results in automatic denial of the request
.
(c) Requests for continuances shall be filed at least ten (10) days in advance of the hearing date.
Where the continuance is not timely filed, the reasons for the delay shall be specifically set
forth in the motion. Faxed continuances will only be accepted in emergency situations.
(d) Any continuance request shall contain certification that the client has been notified and
does not oppose the request.
(e) Court Administration shall notify the requesting party of the Court’s decision on the
motion and it shall be the requesting party’s obligation to notify all parties of record.
(f) Continuance pro formas shall be prescribed by the Court and obtained from Court
Administration.
(g) Continuances for Domestic Relations, Juvenile Probation and Custody Proceedings
shall be filed with the respective departments.
Provenance
- Source
- www.blaircountypa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-30
- Edition
- 2026-09-30
- Content hash
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