Prothonotary shall immediately notify Court Administration of the same.

  • Continuance. A continuance of the scheduled hearing may only be granted by the Court of Common Pleas upon motion filed with the Court. All continuance requests must be filed at least 60 days prior to hearing absent exceptional circumstances. Unless compelling interests of justice require otherwise, untimely requests for continuance shall be denied.
  • Hearing.
  • Unless a party advises the Court in writing that the matter for arbitration is a complex case requiring additional time for the presentation of evidence, each party to an arbitration shall be limited to one hour to present argument and evidence to the board of arbitrators. A party anticipating rebuttal testimony may reserve time from their initial presentation for the presentation of rebuttal testimony. No hearing shall exceed two hours from beginning to conclusion unless the matter is identified as a complex case.
  • Upon filing the report and award with the Prothonotary, the Prothonotary shall provide notice of the same to Court Administration in order to initiate payment to the arbitrators.
  • Notice. When a hearing is initially scheduled by Court Administration, notice of the hearing, as required by Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1303, shall be provided to the parties or their attorneys of record. The notice shall be in the following form:

AND NOW, this _____ day of _____, 20___, upon consideration of the within Petition, the Court does hereby appoint _____, Esquire, _____, Esquire, and _____, Esquire as arbitrators in the above-captioned matter.

An arbitration hearing is scheduled for _____ at

in Conference Room 307C on the third floor of the Adams County Courthouse.

It is further Ordered that the sum of $650 be paid by the County of Adams to the arbitrators in accord with the provisions of Local Rule 1302(d) upon certification by the Court Administrator to the Controller of the County that the report and award of the arbitrators has been filed.

At the arbitration hearing before the arbitrators, each party shall be limited to one hour to present the party's evidence to the board of arbitrators. The Plaintiff may reserve a period of time to present rebuttal testimony, however, a party's total presentation shall not