Blair Cnty. C.P. Local Rules - Civil Rule 208.3(a)

(1) All motions and petitions requesting an Order of Court shall be filed with the

Prothonotary’s Office, which shall forward the motion or petition to the Court

Administrator’s Office for further processing.

(a) Exceptions: The following motions or petitions shall be filed directly with the Court

Administrator’s Office, which will forward them to the appropriate judge:

(i) Motions for Continuance, except with respect to juvenile, custody and domestic

matters. B.L.C.R. 216.1.

(ii) Petitions for Court approval of stipulations or agreements.

(iii)Notice of Argument/Hearing, or agreed upon Order, may be presented to the Court

Administrator’s designee immediately prior to the beginning of Motions Court. The

Court Administrator’s designee will then assign a date and time and will submit the

Notice of Argument/ Hearing or Order for the judge to execute said Order without

counsel being present. B.C.L.R. 301.

(b) Counsel shall always prepare and submit with any motion or petition a proposed order

granting the requested relief.

(c) The movant and respondent shall serve copies of their respective filings upon the

opposing party at the time such filings are promptly time-stamped with the Prothonotary’s

Office in order to afford opposing party immediate notice of the filing. After receiving a

date for hearing, the movant shall inform the opposing party of the date and time of the

hearing. The movant shall likewise serve the opposing party with a copy of signed orders

for scheduling hearings. (Failure to do so may result in dismissal and/or sanctions).

(2) The Court shall initially consider a motion without written responses or briefs. For a

motion governed by this subdivision, the Court may not enter an order that grants relief to

the moving party unless the motion is presented as uncontested or the parties to the

proceeding are given an opportunity for argument.

(a) This rule does not prevent the Court from denying the moving party’s request for relief

without the opportunity for an argument where the motion is procedurally defective,

untimely filed, or fails to set forth adequate grounds for relief.

(b) Parties may choose to submit responses and briefs at the time of presentation provided

that copies have been served on every other party. However, parties are not required to

file responses and briefs in these instances.

(c) When filing a motion, the procedure as set forth in B.C.L.R. 206.4(c) is likewise

applicable under this section.