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A spokeswoman for the court, in the southern city of Krakow,
said the hearing would take place on Feb. 25.
Polanski, who lives in France and is preparing to make a film in
Poland, will attend. "In line with the declaration that was made
before, Mr. Roman Polanski will appear in the court," attorney
Jan Olszewski said.
Under Polish law, if the court rules in favor of the extradition
request, the justice minister will then decide whether to
approve it.
The Oscar-winning filmmaker pleaded guilty in 1977 to having
unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl during a photoshoot in Los
Angeles fueled by champagne and drugs.
Polanski served 42 days in jail as part of a 90-day plea
bargain. He fled the United States the following year, believing
the judge hearing his case could overrule the deal and put him
in jail for years.
In 2009, Polanski was arrested in Zurich on a U.S. warrant and
placed under house arrest. He was freed in 2010 after Swiss
authorities decided not to extradite him.
Now 81, he is viewed by many Poles as one of their greatest
living cultural figures.
Internationally renowned for films including "Chinatown" and
"The Pianist", Polanski is preparing to make a film in Poland
about the Dreyfus affair, a political scandal that shook France
more than a century ago.
It was unclear whether Polanski was currently in Poland, his
lawyer said.
(Reporting by Wojciech Zurawski; Writing by Marcin Goclowski;
editing by John Stonestreet)
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