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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 14-2543

THE COURTS

ARMSTRONG COUNTY

Adoption of New Local Rules of Court—2002; No. CP-03-AD-0000189-2002

[44 Pa.B. 7661]
[Saturday, December 13, 2014]

Order of Court

 And Now, this 21st day of November, 2014, it is hereby Ordered as follows:

 1.  A new Local Rule of Civil Procedure numbered 1061.1 is hereby promulgated to read as follows:

Rule 1061.1. Adverse Party Compelled to CommenceAction in Ejectment.

 When an adverse party in a quiet title action is compelled to commence an action in ejectment, such an action shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint at a new case number. The new action shall be governed by the rules pertaining to an action in ejectment.

 2. A new Local Rule of Judicial Administration numbered 1901.1 is hereby promulgated to read as follows:

Rule 1901.1. Status Conference in Certain Cases.

 (a) The Court Administrator shall cause a status conference to be held before a judge approximately 180 days after a complaint in civil action, as defined below in subsection (c), has been filed, unless the case has already been placed on the Pre-Trial Conference List pursuant to L.R.C.P. No. 212.1.

 (b) At the status conference, the Court may do any or all of the following:

 i) establish deadlines for discovery;

 ii) establish deadlines for the filing of amended pleadings or the joinder of additional parties;

 iii) order a severance or consolidation pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. No. 213;

 iv) schedule a pre-trial conference;

 v) schedule a trial;

 vi) take any other action to expedite the resolution of the issues.

 (c) For purposes of this Rule, ''civil action'' includes only tort, mass tort, professional liability, contract, and equity actions.

 3. The Court Administrator shall take all steps required by Pa.R.C.P. No. 239 for the publication, distribution and dissemination of the amendments and supplements provided for herein.

 4. This Order shall become effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

By the Court

KENNETH G. VALASEK, 
President Judge

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-2543. Filed for public inspection December 12, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]


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