Rule 1028(c) - Procedures Concerning Disposition of Preliminary Objections(A) Procedure Defined. (1) Preliminary Objections shall be accompanied by a memorandum of law and must be filed with the office of the Prothonotary.(2) Service shall be made in conformity with Pa.R.C.P. No. 440.(3) All Preliminary Objections shall be accompanied by a notice plainly appearing on the face thereof of the date the motion was filed with the Prothonotary and advising that a reply memorandum of law must be filed within thirty (30) days from that date. The moving party shall also file an affidavit of service which shall state that the notice required by this rule has been given.(4) The Prothonotary shall immediately send the Preliminary Objections and the accompanying memorandum to the Court Administrator who shall refer the matter to the appropriate Judge. All requests for an extension of the thirty (30) day period to answer Preliminary Objections must be approved by the Court by a motion addressed to the Court Administrator; no agreement entered into solely by the parties will be honored by the Court.(5) Any Preliminary Objections filed without the accompanying memorandum may be dismissed. If a reply memorandum has not been filed pursuant to the notice required by subsection (3) of this rule, the Court may dispose of the matter without such memorandum.(6) If any matter is settled or withdrawn prior to disposition, the Court Administrator shall be promptly advised, and the moving party shall file an appropriate praecipe with the Prothonotary.(7) The Court in its discretion may grant additional time in which to file a reply memorandum, request additional memoranda, call for oral argument, advance the time for submitting memoranda, or enter an Order prior to the expiration of the thirty (30) day reply period.(B) Matters Requiring Factual Supplement to the Record.(1) In the case of Preliminary Objections challenging jurisdiction or service, a memorandum of law and notice to opposing parties to file a reply memorandum of law within thirty (30) days need not be filed contemporaneously with the Preliminary Objections. Instead, the party filing the Preliminary Objections shall indicate that additional testimony is required.(2) In all such cases, the party filing the Preliminary Objections shall undertake to supplement the record with the necessary facts by affidavit, deposition or testimony, as the case may require, within sixty (60) days from the filing of the Preliminary Objections.(3) If the Court requires, the party filing the Preliminary Objections shall file a memorandum of law within two (2) weeks from the completion of the supplementation of the record. This memorandum shall be processed as stated above.Amended effective 12/4/2023.