Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County, Pennsylvania Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

CRITICAL

LR211C governs the briefing schedule unless the court orders otherwise, and each party may file only one brief unless the court grants leave for additional briefing.

(5) The briefing schedule is governed by LR211C unless otherwise ordered by the court. Only a single brief may be filed by each party unless granted leave of court for additional briefing.

CRITICAL

Whether or not it has already been filed, counsel for the petitioner must present the petition at the Court's prescribed motion-receipt time, provided notice complies with LR206.1(c).

Whether or not the petition has been filed, it shall be presented to the Court by counsel for the petitioner at the time prescribed for the receipt of motions by the Court, provided noticed is given in accordance with LR206.1(c).

CRITICAL

For preliminary objections raising specified Pa.R.C.P. 1028 issues, the filing party must first present a scheduling-order motion in Civil Motions Court with the intended objections attached as an exhibit and an accompanying proposed order.

(4) Where preliminary objections raise an issue under Pa.R.C.P. 1028(a)(1), (5), (6), (7) or (8), the filing party shall first present a Motion for a Scheduling Order in Civil Motions Court, along with a copy of the preliminary objections which the party intends to file attached as an exhibit and accompanied by an Order in substantially the following form:

CRITICAL

Any party who desires the signature of, or action by a judge on a legal paper and will deliver the paper to the Prothonotary for filing in accordance with Pa.R.C.P. No. 205.1, must first present the paper in motions court for entry of the order. Note: The paper must be presented to the court personally by or through counsel. This rule does not apply to motions for summary judgment, motions for judgment on pleadings or post-trial motions.

Any party who desires the signature of, or action by a judge on a legal paper and will deliver the paper to the Prothonotary for filing in accordance with Pa.R.C.P. No. 205.1, must first present the paper in motions court for entry of the order. Note: The paper must be presented to the court personally by or through counsel. This rule does not apply to motions for summary judgment, motions for judgment on pleadings or post-trial motions.

CRITICAL

Before the Court will entertain a contested motion, counsel or any self-represented party must first confer and attempt to resolve the issues, except when both parties are self-represented and subject to an existing Protection from Abuse Order.

(3) No contested motions will be entertained by the Court unless counsel for the parties or any self-represented party shall have first conferred and attempted to resolve the issues. (iii) In the event that both parties are self-represented and subject to an existing Protection from Abuse Order, the parties are excused from conferring to resolve the dispute.

CRITICAL

LR211C governs the briefing schedule unless the court orders otherwise, and each party may file only one brief unless the court grants leave for additional briefing.

(4) The briefing schedule is governed by LR211C unless otherwise ordered by the court. Only a single brief may be filed by each party unless granted leave of court for additional briefing.

CRITICAL

Before the court will entertain a discovery motion, counsel for the involved parties must confer and attempt to resolve the issues.

No motion relating to discovery will be entertained by the court unless counsel for the parties involved shall have first conferred and attempted to resolve the issues.

WARNING

The court issues the scheduling order when the motion is presented, and a party's failure to comply with this subsection may result in sanctions.

At the time of the presentation of the motion, the Court shall issue a scheduling Order in accordance with the proposed Order set forth above. Failure of a party to comply with this subsection may result in sanctions.

WARNING

The Court will be available to receive petitions at the times and in accordance with the practice which is published for the presentation of motions in the annual Court Calendar. The original petition should be presented to the Court in scheduled Motions Court prior to filing with the Prothonotary.

The Court will be available to receive petitions at the times and in accordance with the practice which is published for the presentation of motions in the annual Court Calendar. The original petition should be presented to the Court in scheduled Motions Court prior to filing with the Prothonotary.

INFO

In appropriate cases, the court may decide the matter on briefs alone, but a party may thereafter request oral argument.

In appropriate cases, the court may order the matter to be decided on briefs only unless a party requests oral argument thereafter.