As amended through January 1, 2018
Rule 212 - Trial List And Pre-Trial Procedure(a) Cases other than actions for divorce and those subject to compulsory arbitration shall be ruled for trial upon praecipe to the Prothonotary by record counsel or parties, filed no later than the day for the close of the trial list, as set the Court Calendar.(b) No later than five (5) days after the close of the trial list, the Prothonotary shall submit a list of all cases for trial to the District Court Administrator.(c) The District Court Administrator shall assign a date and time for pre-trial conference to each case on the trial list, received pursuant to Paragraph (b) hereof, and give notice by ordinary mail thereof to counsel of record and unrepresented parties, sent not later than seven (7) days prior to the date of such conference. Said notice shall be accompanied by a pre-trial memorandum from to be completed by all conferences and submitted to the court at the conference.(d) The Prothonotary shall publish the trial list determined under this Rule in one newspaper of general circulation published in and for the county once a week for two weeks, the first insertion to no later than ten (10) days after the close of the trial list.(e) The Prothonotary shall list a general call on the first day of miscellaneous court held after September 1 of each year, or on such other date as the Court may designate from time to time, all civil matters in which no steps or proceedings have been taken for two (2) years or more prior thereto and shall give notice thereof to counsel of record, and to the parties for whom no appearance has been entered, as provided by Pennsylvania Rule of Judicial Administration, No. 1901(c). If no good cause for continuing a matter is shown at the general call, an order shall be entered forthwith by the court for dismissal.44th Jud. Dist. Rule-Civil 212