Chapter 200. BUSINESS OF COURTS  


Section 201. Agreements of Attorneys
Section 202. [Rescinded]
Section 203. [Rescinded]
Section 204. [Rescinded]
Section 204.1. Pleadings and Other Legal Papers. Format
Section 205. [Rescinded]
Section 205.1. Filing Legal Papers. Mailing. Personal Presentation by Attorney Not Necessary
Section 205.2. Filing Legal Papers with the Prothonotary
Section 205.3. Filing Pleadings and Other Legal Papers with theProthonotary. Originals and Copies
Section 205.4. Electronic Filing and Service of Legal Papers
Section 205.5. Cover Sheet
Section 206. [Rescinded]
Section 206.1. Petition. Definition. Content. Form
Section 206.2. Answer
Section 206.3. Verification
Section 206.4. Rule to Show Cause. Alternative Procedures. Exception
Section 206.5. Rule to Show Cause. Discretionary Issuance. Stay. Form of Order. Rule Inapplicable to Petition to Strike Default Judgment
Section 206.6. Rule to Show Cause. Issuance as of Course. Stay. Form of Order
Section 206.7. Procedure After Issuance of Rule to Show Cause
Section 207. [Rescinded]
Section 207.1. Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony Which Relies Upon Novel Scientific Evidence
Section 208. [Rescinded]
Section 208.1. Motion. Definition. Scope
Section 208.2. Motion. Form. Content
Section 208.3. Alternative Procedures
Section 208.4. Initial Consideration of Motion. Court Orders. Issues of Disputed Fact
Section 209. [Rescinded]
Section 210. Form of Briefs
Section 211. Oral Arguments
Section 212. Pre-Trial Conference
Section 212.1. Civil actions to be tried by jury. Notice of earliest trial date. Time for completing discovery and filing pre-trial statement
Section 212.2. Civil actions to be tried by jury. Pre-trial statement. Content. Sanctions
Section 212.3. Pre-Trial Conference
Section 212.4. Applicability of Rules. Eminent Domain
Section 212.5. Settlement Conference
Section 212.6. Settlement Conference. Form of Order
Section 213. Consolidation, Severance and Transfer of Actions and Issues within a County. Actions for Wrongful Death and Survival Actions
Section 213.1. Coordination of Actions in Different Counties
Section 214. Preferences on Trial Lists
Section 215. [Rescinded]
Section 215.1. [Rescinded]
Section 216. Grounds for Continuance
Section 217. Costs on Continuance
Section 218. Party not Ready when Case is Called for Trial
Section 219. View of Premises
Section 220. Challenge to the Array
Section 220.1. Preliminary Instructions to Prospective and Selected Jurors
Section 220.2. Sanctions for Violation of Rule 220.1
Section 220.3. Voir Dire
Section 221. Peremptory Challenges
Section 222. Attorneys as Witnesses
Section 223. Conduct of the Trial. Generally
Section 223.1. Conduct of the Trial. Trial by Jury
Section 223.2. Conduct of the Jury Trial. Juror Note Taking
Section 223.3. Conduct of the Trial. Actions for Bodily Injury or Death. Jury Instructions on Noneconomic Loss
Section 224. Regulation of Order of Proof
Section 225. Summing up
Section 226. Points for Charge. Motion for Directed Verdict
Section 227. Exceptions
Section 227.1. Post-Trial Relief
Section 227.2. Court en Banc
Section 227.3. Transcript of Testimony
Section 227.4. Entry of Judgment upon Praecipe of a Party
Section 228. Testimony as to Misconduct of a Juror
Section 229. Discontinuance
Section 229.1. Settlement Funds. Failure to Deliver. Sanctions
Section 229.2. Petition to Transfer Structured Settlement Payment Rights
Section 230. Voluntary Nonsuit
Section 230.1. Compulsory Nonsuit at Trial
Section 230.2. Termination of Inactive Cases
Section 231. Second Action
Section 232. Counterclaim. Termination of Plaintiff’s Action
Section 233. [Rescinded]
Section 233.1. Frivolous Litigation. Pro Se Plaintiff. Motion to Dismiss
Section 234. [Rescinded]
Section 234.1. Subpoena to Attend and Testify
Section 234.2. Subpoena. Issuance. Service. Compliance. Fees. Prisoners
Section 234.3. Notice to Attend. Notice to Produce
Section 234.4. Subpoena. Notice to Attend. Notice to Produce. Relief from Compliance. Motion to Quash
Section 234.5. Failure to Comply with Subpoena. Notice to Attend or Notice to Produce
Section 234.6. Form of Subpoena
Section 234.7. Form of Notice to Attend
Section 234.8. Form of Notice to Produce
Section 234.9. Notice and Acknowledgment of Receipt of Subpoena by Mail
Section 235. Notice to Attorney General. Constitutionality of Statute. Charitable Bequest or Trust
Section 236. Notice by Prothonotary of Entry of Order or Judgment
Section 237. Notice of Praecipe for Final Judgment
Section 237.1. Notice of Praecipe for Entry of Judgment of Non Pros for Failure to File Complaint or by Default for Failure to Plead
Section 237.2. Agreement to Extend Time to Plead Following Notice of Intention to Enter Judgment. Judgment of Non Pros or by Default
Section 237.3. Relief from Judgment of Non Pros or by Default
Section 237.4. Form of Notice of Praecipe to Enter Judgment of Non Pros
Section 237.5. Form of Notice of Praecipe to Enter Judgment by Default
Section 237.6. Form of Agreement to Extend Time
Section 238. Damages for Delay in an Action for Bodily Injury, Death or Property Damage
Section 239. Local Rules
Section 239.1. Pleadings and Legal Papers. Local Rules 205.2(a) and 205.2(b)
Section 239.2. Petitions. Rule to Show Cause. Local Rules 206.1(a) and 206.4(c)
Section 239.3. Motions. Local Rules 208.2(c), 208.2(d), 208.2(e), 208.3(a) and 208.3(b)
Section 239.4. Briefs. Local Rule 210
Section 239.5. Preliminary Objections. Local Rule 1028(c)
Section 239.6. Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. Local Rule 1034(a)
Section 239.7. Motion for Summary Judgment. Local Rule 1035.2(a)
Section 239.8. Local Rules. Promulgation. Publication. Effective Date
Section 239.9. Electronic Filing. Local Rule 205.4
Section 240. In Forma Pauperis
Section 247. [Rescinded]
Section 247.1. [Rescinded]
Section 248. Modification of Time
Section 249. Authority of Individual Judge
Section 250. Scope of Chapter