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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF MERCER COUNW, PENNSYLVANIA
IN RE: APRIL CALL OF LIST/PRETRIAL
EMERGENCY CHANGES
No. 2020 - ( AID
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER
AND NOW,
this
day of March. 2020,
in consideration of the
continuing coronavirus health crisis and the need to protect the public,
the court’s schedule is modified as follows:
I. APRIL 8, 2020 CALL OF THE LIST
A.
The April 8, 2020 Call of the List is NOT cancelled but modified as
follows:
1.
No criminal defendant shall appear In person at the Mercer
County Courthouse whether represented or unrepresented.
a.
Any defendant appearing shall be advised by the
Sheriff’s department
that his/her hearing has been
rescheduled for Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 8:30 am.
in Courtrooms 1 or 2 on the second floor of
the
courthouse.
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b.
Defense attorneys are responsible for notifying their
clients of this continuance.
2.
Afforneys shall appear for Call of the List to discuss their cases,
a.
Attorneys may appear by teleconference provided
they have
coordinated such
appearance with
opposing counsel such that opposing counsel will be
present at the time of the teleconference.
b.
Attorneys may submit any motion, agreement, or status
report in writing provided the writing is signed by both
afforneys.
c.
Afforneys shall use their best efforts to resolve or at least
reach a consensus on how the case will proceed.
3.
All four courtrooms will be handling Call of the List:
a.
Judge Amrhein’s list will be split with President Judge
Yeatts, with Judge Amrhein taking the first half of his list
(it an odd number, Judge Amrhein will take the extra
case) and with President Judge Yeaffs taking the
second half of the list.
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b.
Judge Wallace’s list will be split with Judge Nesbit, with
Judge Wallace taking the first half of his list (if an odd
number, Judge Wallace will take the extra case) and
with Judge Nesbit taking the second half of the list.
4.
No defendants will be brought over from the Mercer County
Jail; however, afforneys will be expected to discuss The status
of those cases.
B.
All persons present, including attorneys, court staff, sheriff deputies,
and others shall practice social distancing and take all other precautions,
In the smaller courtrooms this may result in afforneys waiting outside the
courtroom until it is their turn to present their cases.
II. APRIL 13, 2020 CRIMINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCES
A.
The April 13, 2020 criminal pretrial conferences are NOT cancelled
but modified as follows:
No defendant shall appear in person.
1.
2.
Unless their client Is entering a plea, attorneys may appear via
teleconferencing provided they have coordinated such
appearance with opposing counsel such that opposing
counsel will be present at the time of the teleconference.
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3.
Only Mercer County Jail cases will be heard. The defendant
shall appear by video conferencing in accordance with the
following schedule:
a.
b.
2.
10:30 a,m.
noon.
3:00 p.m.
The pretrial conferences will be held in Courtroom No.
Judge Amrhein’s cases will be heard from 9:00 a.m, to
c.
Judge Wallace’s cases will be heard from 10:30 am, to
d.
Judge Nesbit’s cases will be heard from 1:30 p.m. to
e.
President Judge Yeaffs’ cases will be heard from 3:00
p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
4.
5.
Guilty pleas, if any, will be taken by video conference.
All persons present,
including afforneys, court staff, sheriff
deputies, and others shall practice social distancing and take
all other precautions
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III. MAY 6, 2020 CALL OF THE LIST
A.
As of this time the May 6, 2020 Call of the List and the May 11, 2020
criminal pretrial conferences will be heard as scheduled subject to further
Order of Court.
It is an anticipated that the May Call of the List will be very
long considering the modifications of the April Call of the List.
Therefore, the following shall occur.
a.
Afforneys shall use their best efforts to speak with one
another prior to May’s Call of the List to see what cases
b.
It is possible that all four courtrooms will be scheduled
can be resolved.
to hear cases.
c.
Counsel are advised that Call of the List could run very
long into the evening and they shall prepare their
schedules accordingly.
d.
Counsel shall advise their clients that they should come
alone and recommend to them for health reasons that
others accompanying the defendant should remain in
their cars.
If a defendant insists that these others be
present we will call that case as early as possible.
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e.
All persons present,
including attorneys, court staff,
sheriff deputies. and others
shall practice social
distancing and take all other precautions.
In the smaller
courtrooms this may result in attorneys and defendants
waiting outside until their case is ready to be presented.
IV. MISCELLANEOUS
It
is expected that all persons present will act with courtesy and
patience during this crisis period.
Robert G. Yeaffs, President Judge
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