Armstrong Cnty. C.P. Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 208.3(a)

Court

(1) The designated Motions Judge shall sit every Tuesday

and Friday at 8:30 A.M., except on holidays (“Motions Court”).

(2) Motions, requests and applications intended for

consideration by the Motions Judge shall be presented at Motions

Court, and are not to be filed in the Office of the Prothonotary

in advance of such presentation. The Prothonotary or a deputy

shall be present at every session of Motions Court to receive

such papers for filing.

(3) Except in an emergency situation, no motion, request or

application shall be presented without compliance with the

notice provisions of this rule. In an emergency situation, the

nature of the emergency and the reasons why the required notice

could not be given must be set forth in the motion, request or

application then being filed.

(4) For all motions, requests and applications subject to

the notice requirements of this rule, a copy of the same

together with a notice of the date and time of the intended

presentation shall be served upon the other parties at least two

(2) business days in advance of the presentation. Service of

the copy and the notice may be accomplished personally, by first

class mail or by facsimile transmission. Service by mail shall

be deemed to be accomplished on the date the mail was received.

(5) A copy of the notice of intended presentation shall be

presented to the Motions Judge at the time of presentation of

the motion, request or application. The copy shall have

attached to it a certificate stating the date and manner of

service.

(6) The notice of intended presentation shall be

substantially in the form prescribed as follows:

[CAPTION]

NOTICE OF INTENT TO PRESENT MOTION,

PETITION OR APPLICATION TO

MOTIONS JUDGE

To: (name of person)

TAKE NOTICE that the attached (Name of legal

paper) will be duly presented to the

Motions Judge in Motions Court on the second floor of the

Armstrong County Courthouse, Kittanning, Pennsylvania on

(day of week), ______________, 2_____, at ______.M. The

Motions Judge will be asked to sign an order granting the

prayer for relief. You may appear and be heard at that

time if you wish.

___________________________

Attorney

(7) The certificate of service shall be substantially in

the form prescribed as follows:

[CAPTION]

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

(Civil Division Matter)

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I caused a

copy of the attached Notice of Intent to Present Motion,

Petition or Application to Motions Court Judge to be served

upon

Name of Person Method of Service Date of Service

and that attached to said Notice was a true and correct

copy of the legal paper referred to therein.

__________________________

Attorney

(8) Every motion, request, and application presented to the

Motions Judge shall have attached thereto a suggested order

granting the relief requested.

(9) After presentation of a motion, request, or

application, the Motions Judge may enter any order permitted

under Pa.R.C.P. No. 208.4

Comment

Motions Court is not intended as the forum for the

presentation of petitions as defined by L.R.C.P. No.

206.1(a). A motion to continue is properly presentable in

Motions Court pursuant to L.R.C.P. No. 216, as is a

petition to compromise, settle or discontinue an action

brought by a minor pursuant to L.R.C.P. No. 2039.

Adopted April 25, 2005, effective August 10, 2005