Rule 212.1 - Placement Of Civil Actions On The Trial List(a) Certificate of Readiness for Trial: To place a case on the trial list, both jury and non-jury, counsel for one or more of the parties in the case shall file a Certificate of Readiness in the form hereinafter provided. A party placing a case on the trial list shall forthwith serve a copy of the Certificate of Readiness upon all other counsel of record, who, if for any reason opposes such certification, shall within twenty (20) days thereafter file their reasons opposing the Certificate of Readiness for trial. The certificate of readiness to be used in Clarion County shall be in the following form:
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(b) Prothonotary's Active Trial List:When a case has been certified as ready for trial, the prothonotary shall place the case upon the trial list. The trial list shall close approximately every two months on a date designated on the annual court calendar. Within three business days after each closing of the trial list, the prothonotary shall deliver to the court administrator a copy of the trial list which shall be current to and include the last date which was designated for closing, together with all record papers for each case on the said list. When the prothonotary delivers the trial list to the court administrator, the court administrator shall determine how much time shall be allotted to each pre-trial conference and shall determine the exact time of day each pre-trial conference shall begin.Amended effective 7/1/2005.