Current through Register Vol. 54, No.43, October 26, 2024
Section 1021.94 - Dispositive motions other than summary judgment motions(a) Dispositive motions, responses and replies shall be in writing, signed by a party or its attorney and served on the opposing party in accordance with § 1021.34 (relating to service by a party). Dispositive motions shall be accompanied by a supporting memorandum of law or brief. The Board may deny a dispositive motion if a party fails to file a supporting memorandum of law or brief.(b) Parties, other than the moving party, that wish to support a pending dispositive motion may file a memorandum of law within 15 days of service of the motion or within 15 days of the deadline for filing dispositive motions, whichever comes first. The scope of facts that the Board will consider in support of the motion is limited to the scope in the original motion unless a separate dispositive motion accompanies the supporting party's memorandum of law.(c) A response to a dispositive motion shall be filed within 30 days of service of the motion or, if a supporting party files a memorandum of law alone, within 30 days of service of that memorandum of law. The response to a dispositive motion must be accompanied by a supporting memorandum of law or brief.(d) A moving party, or a supporting party that files a memorandum of law alone, may file a reply to a response to a dispositive motion within 15 days of the date of service of the response. The reply may be accompanied by a supporting memorandum of law or brief. Reply briefs or memoranda of law shall be as concise as possible and may not exceed 25 pages. Longer briefs or memoranda of law may be permitted at the discretion of the Board.(e) An affidavit or other document relied upon in support of a dispositive motion or response, that is not already a part of the record, shall be filed at the same time as the motion or response or it will not be considered by the Board in ruling thereon.(f) When a dispositive motion is made and supported as provided in this rule, an adverse party may not rest upon mere allegations or denials of the adverse party's pleading or its notice of appeal, but the adverse party's response must set forth specific issues of fact or law showing there is a genuine issue for hearing. If the adverse party fails to adequately respond, the dispositive motion may be granted against the adverse party.(g) Subsection (a) supersedes 1 Pa. Code §35.177 (relating to scope and contents of motions). Subsection (b) supersedes 1 Pa. Code §35.179 (relating to objections to motions).The provisions of this §1021.94 amended June 28, 2002, effective 6/29/2002, 32 Pa.B. 3085; amended November 29, 2002, effective 11/30/2002, 32 Pa.B. 5883; amended February 10, 2006, effective 2/11/2006, 36 Pa.B. 709; amended November 21, 2014, effective 11/22/2014, 44 Pa.B. 7365 and 44 Pa.B. 7368. This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 1021.95 (relating to miscellaneous motions); and 25 Pa. Code § 1021.133 (relating to reopening of record prior to adjudication).