Rule 1028(c) - PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS(1) All preliminary objections will be disposed of by one Judge on behalf of the Court, unless such objections are certified by the Judge to be of sufficient importance to require disposition by the Court en banc.(2) Preliminary objections shall be accompanied by a memorandum of law in support of the objections. A certification of service thereof upon opposing counsel shall be filed within 10 days after the filing of the preliminary objections.(3) Respondent's memorandum of law contra the preliminary objections shall be filed within twenty (20) days after service of the brief of the moving party, and shall contain a certification of service upon the moving party.(4) When the date for the filing of respondent's memorandum has passed, the Prothonotary shall deliver the preliminary objections, memorandum of law, and other file papers to the Court Administrator. The Judge to whom the preliminary objections are assigned may, if requested, set the matter for oral argument, or may dispose of the objections on the briefs submitted.(5) Preliminary objections filed in domestic relations and paternity cases shall not be cause for delay in hearings or interviews scheduled by the Domestic Relations Office. Such objections will be determined by the Court when and if hearings before a Judge and/or a jury are required for adjudication of the issues involved in the petition or complaint. Defendant's brief will be filed with the objections and plaintiff's brief shall be filed 3 days before any scheduled hearing.(6) In the event disposition of a preliminary objection requires fact finding, the filing party shall accompany the preliminary objections with a praecipe to transmit pursuant to Sch.R.C.P. 205.2(b), specifying that a hearing is required and the reasons the hearing is necessary.Amended effective 3/1/2021; revised 2/23/2022; amended effective 2/1/2024.