LYCOMING COUNTY Amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure; 01-02100 [32 Pa.B. 11] Order And Now, this 3rd day of December, 2001 , it is hereby Ordered and Directed as follows:
1. Lycoming County Rules of Civil Procedure L206 and L212 are revised as indicated.
2. The Prothonotary is directed to:
a. File seven (7) certified copies of this order with the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts.
b. Forward two (2) certified copies of this order to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
c. Forward one (1) certified copy of this order to the Pennsylvania Civil Procedural Rules Committee.
d. Forward one (1) copy of this order to the Lycoming Reporter for publication therein.
e. Forward one (1) copy to the chairperson of the Lycoming County Customs and Rules Committee.
f. Keep continuously available for public inspection copies of this order.
3. The rule revisions approved by this order shall become effective 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
By the Court
CLINTON W. SMITH,
President JudgeL206. Motion Procedure.
F. Scheduling. The court shall schedule argument, hearing or briefing as required, note the scheduling information on the cover sheet, and issue the scheduling order appearing on the cover sheet. The due dates of briefs, if ordered, shall also be noted on the cover sheet. The prothonotary shall forward the completed cover sheet to [the filing party or counsel] all parties identified on the cover sheet. The filing party or counsel shall be responsible for identifying all parties or their counsel on the cover sheet [and for serving the completed cover sheet upon all parties or their counsel]. If a party was not served with a copy of the executed cover sheet as a result of an omission of the filing party, the argument or hearing may be rescheduled or, in the discretion of the court, the request for relief may be denied.
G. Form. The form of the cover sheet shall be substantially as follows:
LYCOMING COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
LOCAL RULE L206 COVER SHEETCaption (may be abbreviated) Docket No. ______
vs.
Case assigned to Judge _________________
[ ] none1. Name of filing party __________
2. Filing party's attorney __________
3. Type of filing __________
4. The following is/are required:
[ ] Issuance of a rule to show cause - See
Pa.R.C.P. No. 206.5 for form)
[ ] Argument
[ ] Evidentiary Hearing
[ ] Court conference
[ ] Entry of order in an uncontested matter or
upon agreement of the parties (attach
order and all supporting documentation)
[ ] Expedited consideration. State the basis:
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
5. Time required: _________________6. Name and addresses of all counsel of record and unrepresented parties (Continue on separate sheet.) ORDER 1. An ____ argument ____ factual hearing ____ court conference is scheduled for
_________________ at ____ m in courtroom no. ____ , Lycoming County Courthouse,
Williamsport, PA.2. ____ Briefs are to be filed by the following dates:
Filing party _________________ .
Responding party(ies) _________________ .3. ____ A rule to show cause or other order is issued as attached.
4. [THE FILING PARTY SHALL SERVE A COPY OF THIS EXECUTED SCHEDULING ORDER ON ALL COUNSEL OR UNREPRESENTED PARTIES AND ALSO ON] Other: __________
_______________________________________________ .
_________________
Judge
______
DateL212. Pretrial Conferences and Trial Scheduling.
B. Pre-trial conferences.
2. [On or before the date set for] Seven days prior to the date set for the pre-trial conference, each party shall file three copies of a pre-trial statement. A copy of the pre-trial statement shall be [handed to the judge conducting the pre-trial conference at the time of the pre-trial conference] served on all other parties simultaneously with the filing. The pre-trial statement shall be in substantially the following form:
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 02-4. Filed for public inspection January 4, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]
