Dauphin Cnty. C.P. Rule 1038 - Trial Without Jury

RULE 1038. TRIAL WITHOUT JURY

(1) When a case is READY IN ALL RESPECTS to be scheduled for a trial

without a jury, any party may file an original and one copy of a

Certificate of Readiness with the Prothonotary.

(2) The Prothonotary shall forward the original Certificate of Readiness

to the Court Administrator’s Office and shall retain the copy in the file.

(3) The Court Administrator’s Office, under the direction and supervision of

the Civil Calendar Judge, shall assign the case to be tried without a jury to

a judge who has had prior significant involvement with the case or, if no

judge has had prior significant involvement, to a judge on a rotating basis.

Parties shall provide a copy of all subsequent pleadings, filings, briefs and

memoranda to the assigned judge simultaneously with the filing thereof

with the Prothonotary.

(4) The Certificate of Readiness form is available in the Prothonotary’s Office,

in the Court Administrator’s Office and online at the Dauphin County

website (www.dauphincounty.org). Parties filing a Certificate of Readiness

form must ensure that the most current form is utilized. Failure to utilize

the most current form shall result in the rejection of the Certificate of

Readiness.