Armstrong Cnty. C.P. Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 212.3

(a) Unless excused by the Court, all parties must be

present in the Armstrong County Courthouse during the pre-trial

conference. When a party is an entity such as a corporation or

partnership, an officer, principal or employee of such entity

shall be present, who must have authority to settle. When the

real party in interest is an insurer, the presence or immediate

availability by telephone of a representative of the insurer who

has authority to settle will be sufficient.

(b) Attorneys present at the pre-trial conference must have

complete authority to enter into stipulations concerning

liability, evidentiary, and other trial related issues.

(c) If discovery has not been completed before the pre-trial conference is conducted, the Court at the conference may,

on motion of any party or on its own motion, set a date by which

all discovery must be completed.

(d) The Court may proceed with a pre-trial conference when

not all parties are present or represented, if it appears that

notice of the conference was given under these rules.

(e) At the pre-trial conference, when it appears that the

case is or will soon be ready for trial, the Court may set a

date certain for the trial or may cause the case to be placed on

the Ready for Trial List.

(f) The Court may impose appropriate sanctions upon a party

for failure to abide by any rule pertaining to pre-trial

statements or pre-trial conferences.