Current through April 27, 2017
(i) All Petitions and Motions, except those made in the course of trial or hearing, shall be in writing. The signing of a Petition or Motion by the attorney of record shall constitute a certification that he or she has read the Petition or Motion and that to the best of his or her knowledge, information and belief, there are good grounds to support it and that it is not interposed merely for delay.(ii) All Petitions and Motions shall state with particularity the grounds on which they are based and, where written shall be in paragraph form, in conformity with Pa.R.C.P. 206.2. Further, all Petitions and Motions in writing shall precisely state the relief which is being sought and shall cite any statute or procedural rule authorizing the grant of such relief.(iii) Petitions and Motions authorized by Pa.R.C.P. 1017(b) (Preliminary Objections), 1034 (Summary Judgment) and 1509 (Preliminary Objections) shall be filed with the Prothonotary. All other motions shall also be filed with the Prothonotary.(iv) Any motion which does not require argument or hearing may in the sound discretion of the Court be signed granting the relief requested in the motion. All other motions shall proceed in the manner prescribed in 206.1 et. seq.(v) No motion shall contain exhibits which are already filed of record. To the extent that exhibits may be necessary at time of hearing the Court will take judicial notice of those exhibits. If necessary to resolve any factual issues, the Court shall admit such exhibits as part of the hearing record.