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

CRITICALCivil cases

Before filing a discovery motion, moving counsel must confer or attempt to confer with opposing counsel and interested unrepresented parties to resolve the dispute, and be unable to reach a satisfactory resolution.

Motions relating to discovery shall include a certification by counsel for the moving party that counsel has conferred or attempted to confer with opposing counsel and any unrepresented parties having an interest in the motion in an attempt to resolve the matter without court action and has been unable to reach a satisfactory resolution of the issues presented.

CRITICALCivil cases

A party choosing to file a brief must do so 10 days before argument court if moving and 3 days before argument court if responding.

Any party desiring to file a brief shall do so upon the following schedule: (1) The moving party shall file a brief ten days in advance of argument court and (2) The responding party shall file a brief three days in advance of argument court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Requests to withdraw an appearance requiring court approval must comply with Pa. R.C.P. 1012 and L208.3(a); if unopposed, they need not be scheduled for argument and may be presented in chambers.

Requests to withdraw appearance which require court approval shall comply with Pa. R.C.P. 1012 and with L208.3(a), except that said motions, when not contested by the opposing party, need not be scheduled for argument but may be presented in chambers.

CRITICALCivil cases

The opposing party must file an answer and reply brief within 30 days after service of a motion for judgment on the pleadings, unless the court modifies the response time.

The opposing party shall file an answer and reply brief to the motion within thirty (30) days after service of the motion, unless the time for filing the response is modified by court order.

WARNINGCivil cases

A response to a motion is not required unless the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure or the Court's scheduling order requires one.

No response is required to any motion unless required by Pa.R.C.P. or unless required by the Court in the scheduling order. See L210 for briefing requirements.

WARNINGCivil cases

A response to preliminary objections is not required unless the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure or the court's scheduling order requires one.

No response is required to any preliminary objection unless required by Pa.R.C.P. or unless required by the Court in the scheduling order.

WARNINGCivil cases

Oral argument is limited to 10 minutes per party unless extended by the Court, rebuttal and surrebuttal require leave, and the argument list closes 20 days before argument court.

Oral arguments shall be limited to a maximum of ten (10) minutes for each party unless extended by the Court. Rebuttal and surrebuttal argument shall be permitted only by leave of Court. The Court Administrator shall schedule oral arguments. The argument list shall close 20 days before argument court.