Pot. Cnty. Pa. L309

As amended through March 15, 2024
Rule L309 - Trial Sessions And Trial List
(a) Except as specially scheduled by the Court Administrator, Jury trial sessions will be held at such times as shall be established in the annual court calendar.
(b) All civil cases to be tried by either Jury or Judge shall be listed by filing with the Prothonotary a Praecipe to List. The Praecipe shall contain the date on which it is submitted to the Prothonotary and whether Jury or Non-Jury Trial is requested.
(c) To place a case on the trial list, counsel for one or more of the parties in the case shall file a Praecipe to List for Trial. Listing a case for trial constitutes a certification by the listing attorney that the case is in fact trial ready. The Praecipe shall include a statement of concurrence or non-concurrence of the trial listing from all other parties. The party placing a case on the trial list shall forthwith serve a copy of the Praecipe upon all other counsel of record, who, if for any reason oppose such certification, shall within ten (10) days thereafter file their reasons opposing listing.
(d) Upon receipt of the Trial List, the court shall schedule a pre-trial conference to be held on each case on the Trial List. Said conference shall be held in the manner provided by Local Rule L212.3.
(e) No continuance will be granted because of any litigant being "not ready for trial" unless notice that the litigant is not ready is presented to the Court within ten (10) days from the date of said listing. Lawyers involved in said civil litigation shall present themselves, clients and other parties, if directed, before the Court and at the Court's direction for a status update at any time.
(f) Upon completion of the pre-trial conferences, if a jury trial or non-jury trial is required, the Court will direct the Court Administrator to schedule the matter for trial and notice of the trial shall be provided to counsel.

Pot. Cnty. Pa. L309

Amended effective 4/18/2019.