Business of Courts

• PA ST RCP Rule Business of Courts, Refs & Annos
• Rule 201. Agreements of Attorneys
• Rule 202. Rescinded April 4, 1990, Effective July 1, 1990
• Rule 203. Rescinded April 4, 1990, Effective July 1, 1990
• Rule 204. Rescinded April 4, 1990, Effective July 1, 1990
• Rule 204.1. Pleadings and Other Legal Papers.  Format
• Rule 205. Rescinded Oct. 12, 1976, Effective Oct. 27, 1976
• Rule 205.1. Filing Legal Papers.  Mailing.  Personal Presentation by Attorney Not Necessary
• Rule 205.2. Filing Legal Papers with the Prothonotary
• Rule 205.3. Filing Pleadings and Other Legal Papers with the Prothonotary.  Originals and Copies
• Rule 205.4. Electronic Filing and Service of Legal Papers
• Rule 205.5. Cover Sheet
• Rule 205.6. Confidential Information and Confidential Documents.  Certification
• Rule 206. Rescinded Sept. 8, 1995, Effective Jan. 1, 1996
• Rule 206.1. Petition.  Definition.  Content.  Form
• Rule 206.2. Answer
• Rule 206.3. Verification
• Rule 206.4. Rule to Show Cause.  Alternative Procedures.  Exception
• Rule 206.5. Rule to Show Cause.  Discretionary Issuance.  Stay.  Form of Order.  Rule Inapplicable to Petition to Strike Default Judgment
• Rule 206.6. Rule to Show Cause.  Issuance as of Course.  Stay.  Form of Order
• Rule 206.7. Procedure After Issuance of Rule to Show Cause
• Rule 207. Rescinded Sept. 8, 1995, Effective Jan. 1, 1996
• Rule 207.1. Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony Which Relies upon Novel Scientific Evidence
• Rule 208. Rescinded Sept. 8, 1995, Effective Jan. 1, 1996
• Rule 208.1. Motion.  Definition.  Scope
• Rule 208.2. Motion.  Form.  Content
• Rule 208.3. Alternative Procedures
• Rule 208.4. Initial Consideration of Motion.  Court Orders.  Issues of Disputed Fact
• Rule 209. Rescinded Sept. 8, 1995, Effective Jan. 1, 1996
• Rule 210. Form of Briefs
• Rule 211. Oral Arguments
• Rule 212. Renumbered as PA.R.C.P. NO. 212.3, August 11, 1997, Effective December 1, 1997
• Rule 212.1. Civil Actions to be Tried by Jury.  Notice of Earliest Trial Date.  Time for Completing Discovery and Filing Pre–Trial Statement
• Rule 212.2. Civil Actions to be Tried by Jury.  Pre–Trial Statement.  Content.  Sanctions
• Rule 212.3. Pre–Trial Conference
• Rule 212.4. Applicability of Rules.  Eminent Domain
• Rule 212.5. Settlement Conference
• Rule 212.6. Settlement Conference.  Form of Order
• Rule 213. Consolidation, Severance and Transfer of Actions and Issues Within a County.  Actions for Wrongful Death and Survival Actions
• Rule 213.1. Coordination of Actions in Different Counties
• Rule 214. Preferences on Trial Lists
• Rule 215. Rescinded July 23, 2002, IMD. Effective
• Rule 215.1. Rescinded Sept. 22, 1976, IMD. Effective
• Rule 216. Grounds for Continuance
• Rule 217. Costs on Continuance
• Rule 218. Party Not Ready when Case is Called for Trial
• Rule 219. View of Premises
• Rule 220. Challenge to the Array
• Rule 220.1. Preliminary Instructions to Prospective and Selected Jurors
• Rule 220.2. Sanctions for Violation of Rule 220.1
• Rule 220.3. Voir Dire
• Rule 221. Peremptory Challenges
• Rule 222. Attorneys as Witnesses
• Rule 223. Conduct of the Trial.  Generally
• Rule 223.1. Conduct of the Trial.  Trial by Jury
• Rule 223.2. Conduct of the Jury Trial.  Juror Note Taking
• Rule 223.3. Conduct of the Trial.  Actions for Bodily Injury or Death.  Jury Instructions on Noneconomic Loss
• Rule 224. Regulation of Order of Proof
• Rule 225. Summing up
• Rule 226. Points for Charge.  Motion for Directed Verdict
• Rule 227. Exceptions
• Rule 227.1. Post–Trial Relief
• Rule 227.2. Court en Banc
• Rule 227.3. Transcript of Testimony
• Rule 227.4. Entry of Judgment upon Praecipe of a Party
• Rule 228. Testimony as to Misconduct of a Juror
• Rule 229. Discontinuance
• Rule 229.1. Settlement Funds.  Failure to Deliver.  Sanctions
• Rule 229.2. Petition to Transfer Structured Settlement Payment Rights
• Rule 230. Voluntary Nonsuit
• Rule 230.1. Compulsory Nonsuit at Trial
• Rule 230.2. Termination of Inactive Cases
• Rule 231. Second Action
• Rule 232. Counterclaim.  Termination of Plaintiff's Action
• Rule 233. Rescinded June 20, 1985, Effective Jan. 1, 1986
• Rule 233.1. Frivolous Litigation.  PRO SE Plaintiff.  Motion to Dismiss
• Rule 234. Rescinded Dec. 14, 1989, Effective Jan. 1, 1990
• Rule 234.1. Subpoena to Attend and Testify
• Rule 234.2. Subpoena.  Issuance.  Service.  Compliance.  Fees.  Prisoners
• Rule 234.3. Notice to Attend.  Notice to Produce
• Rule 234.4. Subpoena.  Notice to Attend.  Notice to Produce.  Relief from Compliance.  Motion to Quash
• Rule 234.5. Failure to Comply with Subpoena.  Notice to Attend or Notice to Produce
• Rule 234.6. Form of Subpoena
• Rule 234.7. Form of Notice to Attend
• Rule 234.8. Form of Notice to Produce
• Rule 234.9. Notice and Acknowledgment of Receipt of Subpoena by Mail
• Rule 235. Notice to Attorney General.  Constitutionality of Statute.  Charitable Bequest or Trust
• Rule 236. Notice by Prothonotary of Entry of Order or Judgment
• Rule 237. Notice of Praecipe for Final Judgment
• Rule 237.1 Notice of Praecipe for Entry of Judgment of Non Pros for Failure to File Complaint or by Default for Failure to Plead
• Rule 237.2 Agreement to Extend Time to Plead Following Notice of Intention to Enter Judgment.  Judgment of Non Pros or by Default
• Rule 237.3. Relief from Judgment of Non Pros or by Default
• Rule 237.4 Form of Notice of Praecipe to Enter Judgment of Non Pros
• Rule 237.5 Form of Notice of Praecipe to Enter Judgment by Default
• Rule 237.6 Form of Agreement to Extend Time
• Rule 238. Damages for Delay in Actions for Bodily Injury, Death or Property Damage
• Rule 239. Local Rules
• Rule 239.1. Pleadings and Legal Papers.  Local Rules 205.2(a) and 205.2(b)
• Rule 239.2. Petitions.  Rule to Show Cause.  Local Rules 206.1(a) and 206.4(c)
• Rule 239.3. Motions.  Local Rules 208.2(c), 208.2(d), 208.2(e), 208.3(a) and 208.3(b)
• Rule 239.4. Briefs.  Local Rule 210
• Rule 239.5. Preliminary Objections.  Local Rule 1028(c)
• Rule 239.6. Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings.  Local Rule 1034(a)
• Rule 239.7. Motion for Summary Judgment.  Local Rule 1035.2(a)
• Rule 239.8. Local Rules.  Promulgation.  Publication.  Effective Date
• Rule 239.9. Electronic Filing.  Local Rule 205.4
• Rule 240. In Forma Pauperis
• Rule 242. Citation of Authorities
• Rule 247. Rescinded May 24, 1979, Effective Dec. 30, 1978
• Rule 247.1. Rescinded March 16, 1981, Effective May 15, 1981
• Rule 248. Modification of Time
• Rule 249. Authority of Individual Judge
• Rule 250. Scope of Chapter