continuance request may be acted upon by the MDJ presiding over the specific block on the specific day in question. In this instance, notification of the decision shall be the responsibility of the MDJ office reviewing the continuance request, who shall also notify the originating MDJ Office of any decision.
c. For continuances granted on the day of Central Court, written notification shall be the responsibility of the presiding MDJ, and if possible, to be provided to the parties at Central Court. All written notifications of continuances shall be in accordance with Pa.R.Crim.P. 542. The original file will remain with the General Clerk from Court Administration, to be made available to the MDJ that will preside over the matter on the continued date.
All preliminary arraignments occurring after 8:00 AM on Fridays shall result in the preliminary hearing being scheduled for the second Wednesday thereafter. Original charging documents in possession of Central Booking shall be sent via interdepartmental mail to the originating MDJ office who, after properly docketing the matter, will thereafter forward it to the General Clerk from Court Administration for availability on the day of Central Court.
When a complaint is filed in a MDJ office, the docket transcript shall be prepared by that office. The summons shall be sent to the defendant by the originating MDJ office notifying the defendant of a preliminary hearing in accordance with the applicable Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure. The hearing shall be scheduled no sooner than three (3) weeks after issuance of the summons.
Upon issuing a summons, the MDJ Office shall enter the scheduling information on a centrally located template accessible to all District Courts and the General Clerk from Court Administration. All case files, including the original copy, shall be maintained in the originating MDJ Office until the Monday one week prior to the next Central Court Date. At that time, the original case filings necessary for the preliminary hearing and itemized in Exhibit "A" attached hereto (the MDJ office maintains copies) shall be forwarded to the General Clerk from Court Administration via interdepartmental mail to arrive on the Wednesday one week prior to Central Court. Any document listed in Exhibit "A" and received by the originating MDJ after the case file has been sent to Central Court shall be sent promptly via facsimile (fax or electronic) to the General Clerk from Court Administration prior to the date set for Central Court for that case.