Rule 5000.8 - Hearing By Master. Report. Objections. Transcript(a) Any party may file objections to the report and recommendation of the master within thirty (30) days of the filing of the report and recommendation. Objections must be accompanied by a certification of counsel, or a party if unrepresented, that a transcript of all proceedings before the master, or necessary portions of the transcript, have been requested from the Court Administrator. (1) Any request for a transcript shall be governed by the applicable Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration pertaining to court reporting and transcripts.(2) If no trial transcript is filed within sixty (60) days of the date the Objections were filed, the Court Administrator shall send the objecting party a letter, with copies to all counsel and parties not represented by counsel, stating that the transcript must be paid for and filed within thirty (30) days of the date of the letter, and that if no transcript is filed within the time period, then a court order shall be issued overruling the objections with prejudice. (FORM 5000.8(2)) .(b) Within twenty (20) days of the date on which the transcript is filed of record, the objecting party shall file a Brief in Support of Objections. The Brief in Support of Objections shall refer to transcript page numbers where possible.(c) If no brief is filed within twenty (20) days of the date the transcript is filed, the Court Administrator shall send the objecting party a letter, with copies to all counsel or a party if not represented by counsel, stating that if a brief is not filed within twenty (20) days of the date of the letter, then a court order will be entered overruling the objections with prejudice. (FORM 5000.8(c)) . Note: If a Brief in Support of Objections has been filed by a taxing authority, other taxing authorities may file a statement joining in that brief, and forego filing their own brief.
(d) Within twenty (20) days after the moving party has filed its Brief in Support of Objections, all responding parties shall file their Briefs in Opposition to Objections.(e) If no Brief in Opposition is filed and served within twenty (20) days, the Court Administrator shall send the opposing party a letter, with copies to all counsel and parties not represented by counsel, stating that if an opposing brief is not filed within twenty (20) days of the date of the letter, the decision will be made without reference to any brief that you may file thereafter. (FORM 5000.8(e)) .(f) A copy of any brief filed shall be served on all counsel of record, a party if unrepresented, the Court Administrator, and the Court. Note: If a Brief in Opposition has been filed by a taxing authority, other taxing authorities may file a statement joining in that brief, and forego filing their own brief.
Amended effective 1/1/2022