THE COURTS

SOMERSET COUNTY

Consolidated Rules of Court; Administrative Order No. 4 of 2017; No. 4 Misc. 2017

[47 Pa.B. 6203]
[Saturday, October 7, 2017]

Adopting Order

 Now, this 19th day of September, 2017, it is hereby Ordered:

 1. Somerset County Rule Of Judicial Administration 1901.7 governing case management conference is Adopted, effective thirty (30) days after publication in The Pennsylvania Bulletin and on the Unified Judicial System Portal.

 2. The Somerset County Court Administrator is directed to:

 A. File one (1) copy of this Order and the following Local Rule of Judicial Administration with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts via email to adminrules@pacourts.us;

 B. File two (2) certified copies of this Order along with electronic copy to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

 C. Publish the Local Rules of Judicial Administration on the Somerset County website;

 D. Within thirty (30) days after publication of the Local Rules of Judicial Administration in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, incorporate the Rules into the complete set of Local Rules published on the Somerset County website;

 E. File one (1) copy of the Local Rules of Judicial Administration in the Office of the Prothonotary of Somerset County, which copy shall be continuously available for inspection in said Office.

 F. File proof of compliance with this Order in the docket for this Order, which shall include a copy of each transmittal letter.

D. GREGORY GEARY, 
President Judge

Local Rule of Judicial Administration 1901.7; Administrative Order 4 of 2017; No. 4 Misc. 2017

Administrative Order

 And Now, this 19th day of September, 2017, It Is Hereby Ordered that the Court of Common Pleas of Somerset County, Pennsylvania adopts the following Local Rule of Judicial Administration 1901.7 governing case management conference.

By the Court

D. GREGORY GEARY, 
President Judge

S.R.J.A. 1901.7. Case Management Conference.

 (a) The Court shall cause a Case Management Conference to be held before a judge approximately 365 days after a civil action, as defined below in subsection (c), has been commenced, unless a Trial Scheduling Praecipe has been filed with the Prothonotary in accordance with Som.R.C.P. 214.

 (b) At the Case Management 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. 213;

 (iv) schedule a pre-trial conference;

 (v) establish a designated Civil Trial Term or date-certain scheduling for disposition of the matter;

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

 (c) For purposes of this Rule, ''civil action'' includes any proceedings set forth in Section B of the Court of Common Pleas Civil Cover Sheet as promulgated by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and shall specifically exclude all Family Law Matters as subject of Pa.R.C.P. 1901 through 1940.9 including Protection From Abuse, Support, Custody, and Divorce.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 17-1667. Filed for public inspection October 6, 2017, 9:00 a.m.]

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