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-L76 Definitions
-L205.2 Filing Legal Papers
-L206.4(c) Rule to Show Cause
-L208.2 Motions. Form. Content
-L208.3 Motions. Procedures. Brief
-L212 Pre-trials and Trial Scheduling
-L216 Continuances
-L220 Jury Size in Civil Trials
-L227.3 Transcript of Testimony
-L230.2 Termination of Inactive Cases
-L250.1 Americans with Disabilities Notice
-L261 Court Administrator
-L300 Dockets
-L400.1(b) Service of original process
-L411 Action for Support
-L430 Service by Publication
-L440 Use of Prothonotary's Office Mail Box
-L501 Meeting Place
-L502 Substitution After Appointment
-L503 Organization
-L504 Notice of Appointment
-L601 Security for Costs of Non-residents
-L602 Bill of Costs
-L702 Satisfaction of Judgment
-L901 Money Paid into Court
-L902 Appeal as Supersedeas
-L1007 Commencement. Case Scheduling
-L1012 Appearance. Withdrawals
-L1018.1 Notice to Defend
-L1025 Designation of Trial Attorney
-L1028(c) Preliminary Objections
-L1034(a) Judgment on the Pleadings
-L1035.2(a) Motion for Summary Judgment
-L1049 Itemized Statements
-L1066 Entry of Judgment. Advertisement
-L1301 Cases for Submission
-L1302 List of Arbitrators
-L1302.1 Selection of Arbitrators
-L1303 Scheduling of Hearings
-L1304 Arbitrator’s Questions
-L1304.1 Continuances
-L1306 Awards
-L1308 Compensation for Arbitrators
-L1311 Appeals
-L1315 Settlements
-L1910.10 Hearing Procedure
-L1910.12 Exceptions Procedure
-L1910.14 Defendant Leaving Jurisdiction
-L1910.15 Paternity
-L1910.22 Attachment of Wages
-L1915.3 Custody Petitions and Procedure
-L1915.3-1 Initial Conference
-L1915.3-2 Exceptions
to Interim Orders
-L1915.3-3 Recommended Orders/Approval
-L1915.7 Settlement
-L1915.8 Examinations and Home Studies
-L1915.10-1 Pre-Trial Conference
-L1915.10-2 Continuances
-L1915.12
Required Certification
-L1915.13-1 Emergency Custody Relief
-L1915.13-2 Emergency Relief. Moving
-L1920.13 Interim Relief. Family Court
-L1920.16 Bifurcation
-L1920.21 Bill of Particulars. Non pros
-L1920.31 Joinder of
Economic Claims
-L1920.32 Joinder of
Custody Claims
-L1920.33 Joinder of
Property Claims
-L1920.42 Divorce Affidavit and Decree
-L1920.43 Special Relief
-L1920.45 Counseling
-L1920.51 Hearing by Court. Master
-L1920.53 Hearing By Master. Report
-L1920.55 Exception Procedure
-L1920.71 Form of Notice to Defend
-L1930.5 Discovery
-L2039 Minor's Compromise, Settlement
-L2232 Notice of Pendency of Action
-L4005 Interrogatory Limits
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L216. Continuances.
A. Time limitations. Applications for continuance under Pa.R.C.P. No. 216 shall be submitted no later than the time set for pre-trial conferences.
B. Prior commitments of counsel. No continuances will be granted by reason of prior commitment of counsel in any court, state or federal, where such commitment was reasonably foreseeable and counsel has not made a reasonable attempt to secure substitute counsel.
C. Form. All requests for continuances of any matter before the court or board of arbitration shall be made on a one-page form as promulgated by the court and obtainable from the court scheduling office or www.lycolaw.org. The form shall be completed as indicated and submitted to the court scheduling technician who will deliver it timely to the judge involved. The judge will take action on the request and will return it to the court scheduling technician for filing. Distribution to the parties will be made by the prothonotary, unless the court directs otherwise. Continuance requests on the required form may be submitted to the court scheduling technician by fax, and if so, the original need not be submitted unless requested by the court.