699 Rules of the court of common pleas; no. 5 of 2005 rules doc.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY

Rules of the Court of Common Pleas; No. 5 of 2005 Rules Doc.

[35 Pa.B. 2273]

Order of Court

   And Now, to-wit, this 29th day of March 2005, pursuant to action of the Board of Judges, the following Amended Local Rule 1304 affecting the Civil Division of the Court of Common Pleas is adopted, effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

By the Court

JOSEPH M. JAMES,   
President Judge

Amended Local Rule 1304

   (2)  A non-jury verdict entered at a hearing held pursuant to Rule 1304(1) shall not exceed $25,000.

   Existing Local Rule reads as follows:

Local Rule 1304. Conduct of Hearing. Failure to Appear for Hearing.

   If a party fails to appear for a scheduled arbitration hearing, the matter may, if all present parties agree, be transferred immediately to a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for an ex parte hearing on the merits and entry of a non-jury verdict, from which there shall be no right to a trial de novo on appeal.

   Note: This local rule results in the loss of the right to a trial de novo on appeal, as described in the local rule. A dismissal or judgment which results from this local rule would be treated as any other final judgment in a civil action, subject to Pa.R.Civ.P. 227.1.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-699. Filed for public inspection April 15, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]