Rule 212.3 - Pretrial Conferences(a) When an action is ready for trial, any party who desires to proceed to trial shall list the action for a pretrial conference by filing a praecipe with the Prothonotary, and delivering a copy of the praecipe to the Court Administrator for assignment to a judge.(1) The praecipe shall request a pretrial conference and indicate whether the proposed trial is a jury or a nonjury trial.(2) Copies of the praecipe shall be sent to all counsel and unrepresented parties of record. A certificate of service identifying all counsel of record, who they represent, and all unrepresented parties, with addresses and telephone numbers shall be attached to the praecipe.(3) The praecipe shall be in substantially the same form as that set forth in York R.C.P. 214(h).(b) No party shall list an action for pre-trial conference until after: (1) A Case Management Plan has been executed by all parties and filed with the Prothonotary, and all dates contained therein have passed; or(2) The listing is consistent with the provisions of a scheduling order filed in the action.(c) All actions listed for a pretrial conference shall be assigned to a judge by the Court Administrator. (d) One original of each party's pre-trial memorandum in such form and containing such information as is directed in an order scheduling a pre-trial conference shall be filed with the Prothonotary at least one week prior to the date of the pre-trial conference. Pre-trial memoranda shall not contain copies of proposed exhibits, copies of matters previously filed of record, or copies of discovery materials.(e) In the event that the parties are unable to agree on a case management plan, or upon other cause shown, a party may move the court to schedule a case management conference or issue a case scheduling order.(f) Motions implicating matters set forth in any order resulting from the pre-trial conference, including requests for discovery, sanctions, and motions in limine shall be assigned to the Judge who conducted the pre-trial conference.Amended effective through 8/1/2023.