Penn. Gr.Co.R. 4

As amended through January 1, 2018
Rule 4 - Presentation Of Motions And Petitions
a. Motions shall be presented at 9:00 o'clock a.m. on the first and last working day of each week and such other times as may be designated by the Court. Emergency motions shall be heard as needed.
b. All motions presented shall comply with the following requirements:
1. Motions shall be personally presented to the Court by the attorney of record, an attorney acting on behalf of the attorney of record, or a party to the proceeding if unrepresented by an attorney except as set forth in subparagraph 5 below.
2. All motions shall be in writing and shall include a proposed order accompanied by a certificate of service and notice of motion substantially in the form as follows:

Certificate of Service and Notice of Motion. I hereby certify that I am this date serving the foregoing document and giving notice of its presentation to the Court on the ____________ day of_________________, ______, at _____________ o'clock upon the person and in the manner indicated below.

DATED: ________________________________

________________________

Attorney for___________________________

3. Notice of the presentation of the motion shall be in writing and a copy of the motion received by opposing counsel or an unrepresented party at least 24 hours in advance of its presentation to the Court.
4. All agreed upon motions shall contain the consenting signatures or attached consents of all attorneys or unrepresented parties of interest.
5. Motions for routine scheduling of hearings and rule returnable/citations may be mailed or otherwise presented to the Court Administrator.

Penn. Gr.Co.R. 4