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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 14-2675

THE COURTS

Title 255—LOCAL
COURT RULES

BEAVER COUNTY

Local Rules of Civil Procedure; No. 11811-2014

[44 Pa.B. 8014]
[Saturday, December 27, 2014]

Administrative Order

 The following amendments to the Beaver County Local Rules of Civil Procedure are hereby adopted, effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, in accordance with Pa.R.C.P. No. 239(d). L.R. 210, L.R. 1028(c), L.R. 1034(a), L.R. 1035.2(a) and L.R. 4011 governing Form of Briefs, Disposition of Preliminary Objections, Disposition of Motions for Judgment on the Pleadings, Disposition of Motions for Summary Judgment and Limitation of Scope of Written Discovery and Depositions, are adopted. (Added language is bold.)

 The District Court Administrator is Directed to:

 (1) file one (1) certified copy of the Local Rules with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts;

 (2) submit two (2) certified copies of the Local Rules and a copy on computer diskette or CD-ROM containing the text of the Local Rules to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin;

 (3) submit one (1) certified copy of the Local Rules to the Civil Procedural Rules Committee of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court;

 (4) keep a copy continuously available for public inspection and copying in the Office of the Prothonotary of Beaver County; and

 (5) keep a copy continuously available for public inspection and copying in the Beaver County Law Library.

By the Court

JOHN D. McBRIDE, 
President Judge

BUSINESS OF THE COURTS

LR210. Form of Briefs.

 In addition to the requirements of Pa.R.C.P. No. 210, briefs shall comply with the following requirements:

 A. Except for quotations, briefs shall be double spaced, single sided on white paper size 8 1/2 x 11 inches and shall not exceed 10 pages, excluding exhibits and cover sheets, in length unless otherwise permitted by Order of Court for cause shown or by agreement of the parties by filed stipulation.

 B. Briefs shall contain:

 1. a procedural history of the case;

 2. a statement or counter-statement of facts;

 3. a statement of the questions involved;

 4. legible copies of any documents which are attached thereto;

 5. an argument with citations to the authority relied upon.

 6. a conclusion setting forth the requested relief sought.

 C. Any exhibits attached thereto must be tabbed and identified.

CIVIL ACTION

LR1028(c). Procedures for Disposition of Preliminary Objections.

 Except as otherwise permitted by Order of Court for cause shown or by agreement of the parties by filed stipulation, Preliminary Objections shall not exceed five (5) pages in length and supporting briefs as well as briefs in opposition shall not exceed 10 pages in length. Preliminary objections shall be placed on the argument list by the Court Administrator upon the filing of a Praecipe for Argument by either party.

 (1) A Praecipe for Argument form can be secured from the Prothonotary. The original must be filed with the Prothonotary and a copy must be delivered by the filing party to the Court Administrator, along with a copy of the preliminary objections.

 (2) Upon receipt of a copy of the Praecipe for Argument and the preliminary objection, the Court Administrator shall place the case on a list to be argued, assign the case to a judge and send notice of the date, time and place of oral argument. In appropriate cases, the court may order the matter to be decided on briefs only unless a party requests oral argument thereafter.

 (3) The briefing schedule is governed by LR211C unless otherwise ordered by the court.

LR1034(a). Disposition of a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings.

 Except as otherwise permitted by Order of Court for cause shown or by agreement of the parties by filed stipulation, Motions for Judgment on the Pleadings shall not exceed five (5) pages in length and supporting briefs as well as briefs in opposition shall not exceed 10 pages in length. Motions for Judgment on the Pleadings shall be placed on the argument list by the Court Administrator upon the filing of a Praecipe for Argument by either party.

 (1) A Praecipe for Argument form can be secured from the Prothonotary. The original Praecipe must be filed with the Prothonotary and a copy must be delivered by the filing party to the Court Administrator, along with a copy of the Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings.

 (2) Upon receipt of a copy of the Praecipe for Argument and the Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, the Court Administrator shall place the case on the list to be argued, assign the case to a judge and send notice of the date, time and place of oral argument.

 (3) The briefing schedule is governed by LR211C unless otherwise ordered by the court.

LR1035.2(a). Disposition of Motions for Summary Judgment.

 Except as otherwise permitted by Order of Court for cause shown or by agreement of the parties by filed stipulation, Motions for Summary Judgment shall not exceed five (5) pages in length and supporting briefs as well as briefs in opposition shall not exceed 10 pages in length. Motions for Summary Judgment shall be placed on the argument list by the Court Administrator upon the filing of a Praecipe for Argument by either party.

 (1) A Praecipe for Argument form can be secured from the Prothonotary. The original Praecipe must be filed with the Prothonotary and a copy must be delivered by the filing party to the Court Administrator, along with a copy of the Motion for Summary Judgment.

 (2) Upon receipt of a copy of the Praecipe for Argument and the Motion for Summary Judgment, the Court Administrator shall place the case on the list to be argued, assign the case to a judge and send notice of the date, time and place of oral argument.

 (3) The briefing schedule is governed by LR211C unless otherwise ordered by the court.

DEPOSITIONS AND DISCOVERY

LR4011. Limitation of Scope of Written Discovery and Deposition.

 A. Written discovery in all civil cases shall be limited to 30 written questions, including subparts, except in those cases governed by Pa.R.C.P. 1930.5 (domestic relations matters) and LR1301A et seq. (compulsory arbitration).

 B. In order to avoid unreasonable annoyance or expense, all requests for discovery or depositions in cases governed by Rule LR1301A et seq. (compulsory arbitration) shall be limited in scope to the standard interrogatories, attached hereto as Form A and Form B, unless leave of court to seek additional discovery is first secured for cause shown.

 C. In order to avoid unreasonable annoyance or expense, unless otherwise ordered by the Court for cause shown, or by agreement of the parties, discovery depositions shall be limited to 1 1/2 hours in length with an additional 1/2 hour per each additional party. The total accumulated time allotted each side for all discovery depositions shall not exceed five (5) hours.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-2675. Filed for public inspection December 26, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]


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